Milford chronicle., 1912-01-12
GEORGETOWN.

Jury Commissioners Henry A. Hous
ton. Of Millsboro, and Curtis +. Davis, Of
Lanrel, have drawn the following Grand
Jurors TO serve for this year, and Petit
Jurors to serve az the coming February
term Of Superior Court and Court OF Gen
elal Sessions:
Grand Jurors.
First Representative, Mark !. Bennett,
Wiiham V. Sipple, Jr Second District,
Oliver A Newton, James II. Raughley,
William T. Carlisle; Third District, Isaac
S. Giles, William Il. Thorne, George
Hearne; Fourth District, Daniel Short.
John f. Phillips; Fifth District. Harry
X Fooks, George H. Otwel, Theodore
A. Phillips; Sixth District, Everett Hick-
man, Jonathan Baker, Robert 1. Houston;
Seventh District, Furman b. Long Frank
W. Holloway; Eighth District, Thomas
johnson; Ninth District, jacob T. Chip
man, Robert Short; Tenth District, John
p. Tomlinson, David 7. Atkins, Robert
Il. Palmer.
Petit Jurors.
First Representative District, Seward
Simpson, Charles D. Abbott, William b.
Tucker Second District, Irwin Spanish,
Thomas H johnson, Samuel Milman;
Third District, Joseph S. Smith, John r.
Twiiley, Thomas w. Swain; Fourth Dis
trict, John Lowe, Vernon Stanton,
Greensbury p Dukes; Fifth District
William K. Phillips, Charles 6. Otwell,
Charles + WOOtten; Sixth District Elihu
W. Bryan, Charles J. Stoeckel, Jesse T.
Wele; Seventh District, William W. Mel
con, Harry Derrickson, William Long;
Eighth District, W. Clarence johnson,
! H. tnkh eeiu
Warren, Jacob I Sharp, Olin d John
son; Tenth District, Henry Ennis, Nathan,
lei I. Neasey, William Mason, William
A. Green.
At the examination for rural mail car
rier to fill the vacancy caused by the res
ignatiOn Of William H. Wilson, last Sat
urdsy afternoon at the public school
building, there we're eighteen persons
among them being the wife of mail car
rler Frederick Warrington, of this town,
who at the present time is her husbands
assistant. Elmer E Wilson, Democrat,
and Editor Oi the Union Republican, and
Deputy Sheriff Jehu f. Hudson, also took
the examination.
Ewell Calhoun, son of John I Calhoun,
GeOTgetOwn's leading tOnsOrial artist, fsll
last saturday afternoon while trying to
learn how to skate down a ditch near his
parents home, and broke both bones of
the left arm Dr. Caleb R. Layton was
summoned and reduced the fracture.
Revival meetings are now in progress
at Wesley NJ. r Church, and large
crowds are attending them nightly
Rural mail carrier EbenezeT Workman |
was hurt quite severely last Saturday |
night upon his return to the postofiCe, |
when he noticed his horse was lImping |
and upon getting out TO ascertain the |
cause was Knocked down and run over |
by the starting Of the team He was I
bruised and laCerated abovt the head and I
face.
Woolford G. White q Co., is the firm
name that has purchased the hardware
store Of W. White, on North Bedford
street. The parties interested are pro-
thonotary N. Wallace White and son,
Wooliord Z. White. the latter until she
time Of the purchase of the store was in
the employ OF former Register Of Wills
Thomas r. Purnell, as boob keeper for
his large hardware establishment on the /
Public Square.
The heating plant at the Georgetown
Public Schools failed TO work Monday, ,
and as a result sessions could not be held ,
The Jewish rites were performGd on {
the nine day old son Of Benjamin Abe I
by Rabbi Isaac Bernard, cantor of AdRsh
Kodesh. l0l Z. 2nd street, Wilmington, Z
in the presence OF nearly one hundred Of g
the residents OF the town This is the
first born to Mr.. and Mrs. Abelman, and &
has been given the name Of PeTciyal JOS !
eph Abeman. Mr. Ableman is one Of
the largest clOthiers in Sussex county, 6
occupying a part Of the Thoroughbred {
Block on Market street.
Miss Carrie Henderson hae been chosen {
an assistant of the Commercial Depart r
ment Of the Georgetown Public Schools. I
Miss Mary Patterson, one of the assist.
ants at the FIRST National Bank fell Mon. s
day afternoon upon the slippery pave q
ment short distance from the inetitu e
lion, which she was leaving to attend to 6
some duties, and badly hurt her hip and Il
eg DR.. William Il Messick, of RehO. v
both, who happened to be near when the
lccident happened, in bis automobile
vent 70 her assistance and carried her
home where medical attention was given
The caravan ri mnles received from
Jam bridge, Md, several weeks ago have
leen taken back, work for the present
iaviDg been suspended on the DUPONT "
Oad. Many of the italian labOrers left
Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. G. E. Mccullough, who has been h
eleased by the official board of First NJ Ia
, Church. having been given a call by
he congregation Of the church at Cuba, d
n near the city Of Chicago, left Wed 9
IPsday morning for his new field. Ii
Commencing this week, the local post
,OsitOry office. 5