Milford chronicle., 1914-07-17
GEORGETOWN.

me Sussex County Levy Court me
tuesday pursuant to adjournment al
lIe members were present. IT tvae MOI,
ca and carried by the Court that III.
5houon passed at the last meeting of RI,
Levy Court, allowing Clendaniel <, Al
Oott contractors, the balance of con+rsc,
money Tor building Vines Creek Rridge
III Baltimore hundred. be eonsidared
ms IS the bridge the contractors built
LOT the county and the one thar tba
people OF that district complained of not
oonlihg up TO the plans and specifications
80 we are informed. The Court THOUGHT
II pest to reconsider the motion passed
at thelr last meeting. and thew nassed
a motion that all the members Of said
court visit the bridge on Wednesday
July 10th, at one O'Clock.
county Road Engineer Morgan #
Jun Jun was instructed by the Court to in
ssaIi In,ee forty inch pipes in place of
15ie Viu bridge IN the town of Dagsboro.
ne Dond OF George L. Short, collector
81 8 taxes Tor the Tenth Representative
Dlstrlct was accepted. The communi-
cstlon Of George W. Donoho. president
OF tne Town Council of Seaford. and
phi from Stacy B. Collins. of Blades.
Tor money paid out during the ouaran-
timing OF dogs of Blades. were laid upon
the table. Several road warrants were
allowed Court adjourned until the first
Tuesday in August.
William ID. Hatfield, who started from
ms home at Salida, Colorado. in an auto
mobile to visit his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
George W. Hatfield. at Georgetown.
nIteen days ago, arrived at GEORGETOWN
Tuesday. Mr.. Hatfield and his family
camped out every night except one, and
never struck any rain until lust below
Dover. Mr.. Hatfield was extremely
lucky as he only had one blowout and
elgnt punctures during the whole 24OO
miles. he has not been home for ten
years.
Siras Hatfield Georgetown Railroad
man has one of the finest gardens in /
town. He has forty-six hundred cab !
bage plants out and there is a steady |
demand for his cabbage because of its
fine quality. He looks after the garden
himself as a relaxation after the cares
Of his business.
John Barr who is conceded to be one
u the best mechanics in the state re-
fuse to continue the erection of the
over on top of the court house at
Georgetown, unless he is allowed to
lrace 1t as he pleases. The architects
declares it will not need extra braces.
,ut after the way the storm blew over
he first one erected, Barr declares he |
Will not risk his reputation as a builder
nless he is allowed to erect it in the
roper shape.
While working on the courthouse
'amuel Wilson a carpenter fell and broke
rib.
L. C. Marvel at Stockley has been
citing six and eight dollars a barrel for
is early potatoes. He is about the
My farmer in this section who success
1lly raised.
At meeting of the Republican Com !
littee held at Georgetown last week 1
was passed inviting all Pro {
resslve to meet them in a conference
uiy 2lst, at Georgetown.
Martin Carey near Georgetown scratch
an itching sore and as a result has
cen taken with blood poision.
A new method Of crawling streets is
eng carried out very successfully in l
georgetown and the same plan will 4
LODublg NC L tGu vi Tie OpQHLy nOdQS. 1 -
lstead of pihng the gravel on top of
le old road and the letting it slide /
own on the sides, the center of the
,ad is now dug out and gravel inside, F
len after being wet and rolled makes
good hard roadway. A
A big probation meeting was held in {,
e Protestant Church Monday night +
hen DR.. c. R. Layton and Colonel r.
Houston of Georgetown and both a
ointment Bull Mosers were the princi- T.
Il speakers.
In a fight at Postum Point on the luz
dian River Edward Jones and Philip /
i'll were seriously cutby man named 4
itche Y
Announcement has been received in n
of the marriage of Miss
innie Bell Truitt formerly of George al
wn and Lewel-Lyn Howard Gedgs
mixer of Frost Prof Florida. d.
Over one thousand tickets We're sold in
Georgetown depot to Rehoboth on
urth Of July. %,
A farmers wife living on the road from
to Rehoboth counted one III
ndred and eighteen motor cars pass
: the house Fourth Of July as compar- vs.,
with eighty one which passed last NJ
ar