Milford chronicle., 1939-07-28
SEAFORD

The Court of Oyer and Terminer
edjourned last week until August 4th
efter hearing argument for a new
trial in the case Of Samuel w. El-
lott, Jr., of Rehoboth. a son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel W. Elliott of this
town. convicted last week on the first
count of manslaughter. Briefs must
be filed in the case by July 9th. Ell
liott was found guilty by a jury of
operating his motor vehicle without
keeping and maintaining a proper
lookout for others lawfully using the
highways" The charge grew out of
an auto accident resulting in the
Geath of Mrs. Jessie Ennis Lingo.
The PWA resident engineer inspec-
tor, L. H. Kramer. recently stated
that the construction of the school
! edition here was about three
, fourths completed and the work is
we'll on its way towards completion
| within the specified time. The prof.
ect is being carried out with PWA
aId.
Work is already completed on the
exterior brickwork. concrete col
umns, beams and floors. interior par
, titions and the waterproofing Still
, to be completed is the interior brick
work. heating. plumbing. plastering.
painting. electrical work. roofing.
flooring, interior trim. setting of
lockers, and the installations of
blackbOards. II is expected that the
addition will be ready for use by
August 30.
Twenty-eight Future Farmers of
America. students of the Seaford
High school, under the leadership of
Samuel Sloan, agriculture instructor
or the local school. returned home
last Saturday after spending three
days at the New York kair.v
The annual reunion of the Sons and
Daughters of Concord will be con-
Quoted on Saturday, August 10. Since
the beginning Is years ago. these re-
unions have grown to proportions far
H. excess of the initial session. which
was headed by DR.. Horace Jones.
Joshua Ellegood, George and Harvey
Morgan and few others, all of whom
are now dead. This years officers of
the Sons and Daughters of Concord !
are: President. Everett C. Cannon of /
Princess Anne. Md; vice-president,
Lynford Outten of Dover: secretary.
Walter Conaway of Concord. and .
treasurer. Mrs. Mary Calhoun of Con-
cord.
Hours for hte Seaford Library have
Leen changed effective last week:
Open daily except on Sunday. from
P. NJ. to P. NJ. and on Tuesday and
Friday from $3.50 until 1880 A. NJ.
Many new books have been added to
the library.
Mrs. Laura Massey. wife of Will
liam NJ. Massey of Bethel. and mo-
ther of Mrs. Levi S. Warrington and
Mrs. Karl P. Thompson of Seaford.
was seriously injured last Saturday
when she tripped and fell over an oil
can on her back porch. She sustained
1 fractured hip and also a broken
one and several other minor bruises.
She was taken to the Milford Memoir
al Hospital. where she will be
,atient for some time. ;
Mrs. Lillian Christopher of this
{ wn was severely injured when she
fell nearly the entire
ength of the cellar stairs at her
lome. She is confined to bed under g
he care of a physician.
Frank Monaco, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Z
fike Monaco. who was recently oper-
ted on at the Kent hospital. Dover.
as returned home and is improving a
apidly. t
Mrs. Roland Mumford. the former z
iiss Agnes Hurley. daughter of Mr.. +
nd Mrs. Wilbur G. Hurley. of Raj
igh, N. c.. is spending two weeks il
18th her parents at their Bethel b
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