Milford chronicle., 1949-07-15
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

The Late Disciple Sunday School
Glass will hold it's annual banquet
at Rehoboth in the Avenue Restaur-
ant on July 20 at z p. m. Those who
can go please call Dorothy Argo
or Thelma Carpenter by Monday
morning, July 1S, and make reser-
vations.
Granville H. Hill, farmer of Har-
beson, filed a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy in the U. S. District
Court recently. The petition, pre-
pared by Robert W. Tunnel, attor-
ney, Georgetown, lists MIR. HIPS
liabilities as $12,54S and his as
sets as $5,68O
The parking lot adjoining the
"red bridge" in downtown Milton
is being resurfaced. The newly
constructed lot behind the John
Wilson store is now ready for the
public's use and on Saturday last
during the rush hours a number
of shoppers took advantage of the
new parking space offered by the
town.
Prothonotary w. Marion Stew
enson has listed nine suits for
divorce for hearing before the
Kent County Superior Court on
Monday, July IS, as follows:
Edith Walls Patterson VS.. Frank
. / Tr 90.
brought by the husband; Florence
IC. Ziegler VS. Howard G. Ziegler,
Margaret v. Tarburton Chambers
VS.. James A. Chambers, Eva G..
Ross VS.. Solomon Ross, Mary Ell
len Stevens VS.. William A. Stew
ems, Joseph S. Demby, Jr., VS.. Elsie
M. Demby, Dolores Tribbitt VS..
James Thomas Tribbitt, Sr., Eli
wood G. Craig VS.. Gladys " Craig.
r An order restraining the pro-
3 prietors of the Milford Packing
J ECompany, Inc, from disposing of
any of the concerns assets and
! from shipping any raw or process
: ed materials outside the state was
] issued by Vice Chancellor Collins
! j. Seitz last Thursday pending
/, hearing on July 26 in connection
with complaint filed by stock
holder.
, The complaining stockholder,
: Leon Amanoff, who was for sever
! al months the general manager of
the plant, alleges several instances
of business transactions not to the
advantage of the company. The
!, principal owners of the firm, which
is engaged mainly in picking, are
O Leon and David Liebowitz of
! Brooklyn.
j. Harry Raughley, former mayor
of Harrington, whose sight has be-
,, come impaired to such an extent
! that he has to use a cane to feel"
!, his way around, at home, suffered
q only scratches and bruises when
y he fell downstairs at his home last
]; Saturday night.
Mr.. Raughley is recuperating
- from his injuries and shock at the
- home of his brother and sister-in-
= law, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Raugh.
- ley.
- The former mayor, who is rs
years old and bachelor, has lived
retired life for the last few years
a Mr.. Raughley, besides serving on
T. the town board for 10 years, the
II last six of this period as mayor,
II u was a member of the Kent County
q Levy Court in 1918, and later serv-
y ed in the Delaware House of Rep
e resentatives.
It A barn partially filed with hay
,r and grain, and a tractor and other
Il farm machinery were totally de
stroyed on the farm of Marvil
Wheatley, one mile north of Lau-
)r real at l O'Clock last Sunday NOR
,e ming. The Laurel firemen respond
n ed to the call for help, and assisted
70 in preventing the spread of the
v flames to the dwelling and other
IS outbuildings, but the blaze had
te gained such headway that it was
o. impossible to- save the barn and
k contents.
in Mr.. Wheatley had worked in the
no field until midnight with the trac.
IN tor. He put the tractor in the barn
at and went to bed, he said, only to
be aroused an hour later by the
flames. Neighbors saw the blaze
,,s and called the firemen. 1t was i'm
-, possible to save any of the con.
=, tents when help arrived. The los!
~ was estimated at S2,500, partly GOV
- cred by fire insurance.
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in Summer lessons in instrumental
sr- music are being taken by NOR
of than 100 students of Caeser Rod
10. ney School through Edwin +
lat Engelhart, band director at tn
)e- school and at central points il
T., Frederick, Rising Sun, Willow
Grove, Woodside, Hazlettville, an,
Mud Mill.
,or Both the senior band and tn
.ar junior band hold one evening re
in hearsal week at school. The sen
ar. iOr band will participate in sev
Ior eral paIades during the summe
in cooperation with the Camden
re- Wyoming Fire Company.
ng. During August, an evening elias
is will be organized for students G
n the school who have deficiencies i
~ their school subjects.
~ In addition to the educationa
ar. and recreational activities, tn
81. maintenance staff has the annua
n refinishing of floors we'll unde
way,