Milford chronicle., 1912-01-05
GEORGETOWN.


= household effects of Samuel r. Wilson
II last Monday, the small son of Virgi
s. IAttleton had his left leg broken at tn,
d ankle DR.. G. Frank Jones reduced til,
Il fracture.
e News of the wedding of Miss Margare
l. Prettymau, of Coolspring, daughter o
II Mr. and Mrs Geo Prettyman, to Edward
y Holland, son of Mrs Laura Holland, o.
j Midway, in Wilmington a few days ago,
i has reached here and has caused much
surprise to their many friends in this
d section of the county. Both are promi-
o nent in this section.
a Persons from all parts of the county
v were in attendance at the annual New
Year dance given last Monday night in
! the old Opera House, which was pro-
+ nounced to be one of the best ever held
here.
} W. L. Lowe, owner of the moving pic
ture theatre. is selling out his stock of
confectioneries in the thoroughbred
Block in order to make way for the pool
, room that is to be started.
At the Office of Prothonotary n Wal
lace White Saturday afternoon Resident
Judge Henry c Conrad. on application
of the Coleman DUPONT Rroad, incorpora
ted, appointed the following a commits
sion to 90 down in Baltimore hundred
and view about five hundred acres of
land with view of condemning it for
the boulevard John NJ. Robbins Mil
ton; Harry Niven, Bridgeville; b. +. B.
| Woodall, Milford; William T. Richards,
| Laurel; Emanuel Greenabaum, Seaford
/ The commission, it is said. will soon
go over the tracts and make their report
! Last Monday was observed as NOV
] n !
| from the reports of the several towns of
the county, there seems to be a scarcity
of houses. In this town some of the
families found it necessary to move in
with their relatives until available houses |
can be secured. One or two families |
were forced to vacate where they were
living and place their goods out on the |
ground and 90 around the town i'll search /
for a place to store them.
The cunning season in Sussex came to
a close last Saturday, and according to |
tile spor,smeu hereabouts the season was
not as profitable as that of former ones (
because Of the fact that the birds and
rabbits did not stay in the open fields.
but hOvered in the wood. Another rea-
son given is because of the new law
which prohibited the killing Of more
than six rabbits and twelve birds a dav.
The new law has been very displeasing
to gunners in this section of the county.
Notwithstanding the fact that it has had
q tendency TO preserve the game.
For the benefit OF the Junior Christian
Endeavor Society of First NJ. p. Church,
Rev. {. F. McCullouoh. pastor of the
church, gave a stereopticon entertain
ment and illustrated lecture entitled,
'Artaban, the Other Wise Man, also
illustrated hymns in the Sunday School
room of the church Monday night
Thirty-seven marriage licenses were
issued by Clerk of the Peace Mark l.. g
Davis during tie month of December, or F
a record of six more than were granted
during the same month i'll 1909 d
Miss Mary Wilson, daughter of Kaisei
Wilson residing near here, and Clarence Il
Thompson, of Ioar, were married Thurs n
lay night OF last week by the Rev. ]. L.
Derrickson, pastor of Zoar Circuit, at the Il
parsonage i'll this town. The bride and
groom were accompanied to the Office of D
he Clerk of the Peace by the girls father II
Il order that he might give consent to
he marriage because OF the fact that she 81
vas only about sixteen years old g
Commencing with the first meeting d
his month. the New Century Club of St
Africa
With high wind raging, townsmen
we're much frightened Thursday night of
asst week when he fire alarm at the plant
f the plant of the Georgetown Light. in
Ieat x Power Company was sounded. ca
he blaze was found to be the chimney
f the Rev. W. S. II Williams. Fire m
zen quickly responded. and soon the hi
ames were under control before any B.
amage was done. P,
Advised by physician that the climate
'as detrimental TO his health and having su
eceived a flattering offer from the con-
regation of the NJ. Church at Cuba, tn
H., to become their pastor at a meeting
the official board of First NJ. P. Church tn
tins town, 1t was deemed advisable to
elease the pastor, Rev. c. + Mccullough, he
] order that he may better his condi- bl
ons. Georgetown residents regret the
linister and family are to leave here. m
ext Sunday will be the last day of ser SC
ices to be conducted by him before hs
,aving for his new field of labor. NJ
Last Monday the Eagle Hotel, one of
le oldest and best known hosteleries in tn
'wer Delaware, was closed to the travel de
ng public. Some of the lower rooms NJ
ave been rented for Offices. John NJ.
lChardson and Albert F. Polk, ESqs. he
aving procured a suite of rooms and *
owed their law offices. William c. to
cDaniel, who for the past year has been Es
the hotel, has gone to Green la
ood, where he will assume charge Of
e hotel at that place. The hotel in w
.ars gone by has been the scene of7nany wi
'ted gatherings of politicians, especially
/ the eve of of a county or State con pa
ntiOn. pc
The Sussex County Levy Court met an
re Tuesday and selected the following
a board of revision of assessments for no
e county: Cedar Greek hundred. c. H.
ckett, J. Stanley Short; Northwest hel
'rk hundred, Wilbert Morgan, o. L. tor
yton; Nanticoke hundred, Jas. Raugh-
?, Joshua ]. Lambden; Seaford hun rel
ed, {. E. Hurley, D. W Ellis; Broad {
eek hundred, john NJ c. Moore, S. ]. as
heatley; North Little Greek, Levin NJ. mo