Milford chronicle., 1914-12-11
GEORGETOWN.

Last Saturday, a Teachers Institute
for Sussex County teachers was held in
tbe Georgetown High School.
A transportation company has started
several big automobile carryalls, which
nm on regular schedule from George
town to various county towns.
Miss Hattie Flowers, of Laurel, and
Ernest Oldfeld, a former Georgetown
moving picture owner, were married
Saturday night in Laurel.
A. Abeman, of Millsboro, has pur-
chased % head of well bred horses at
Madison Square Garden, in New York
Citv. and brought them to Millsboro in
tbe hope of bettering the breed of horses
in lower Delaware.
When he fell on a stone road. Charles
Short. of Georgetown, had his face and
head badly cut and bruised this week.
John Sammons, an assistant in the
Georgetown National Bank, ic now down
with pneumonia, after just having re-
covered from a serious operation.
With the building of new courthouse.
a large garage and big sale stable, be-
sides about fifteen private residences,
Georgetown carpenters are having plen-
ty Of work.
-
ing cattle at low prices, with but few
BUYERS, because of a fear that the hOOf
and mouth disease may strike the cattle
herds in Sussex County.
For the second time within the past
few months the Levy Court of Sussex
County put itself on record as being Op-
posed to the allowance of extra clerk
hire in the county offices. by turning
down a bill of S841.S8 presented by the
Recorder of Deeds for money expended
bv him for extra clerks. The rejection
can be Immediately traced to the recent
protest made against high salaries in the
county, and law which was passed deny
ing office holders to have deputies at the
eXpenseof the county. The Recorder of
Deeds in his request, showed that large
amount of extra work has been forced
upon him and in order to keep the office
up to its usual efficiency, he had been
compelled to hire an extra clerk at cost
to himself of over eight hundred dollars. |
After consideration, the Levy Court re-
fused to pay the bill by vote of to 4, |
with one member being absent.
Charles Connor, Civil War veteran, I
and widely known sign painter, fell IN
his back yard at Georgetown Monday, .
stricken with paralysis.
William w. Warrington, of George
town, is the first holly wreath buyer to
put on an automobile truck in Sussex
County and he is now running two trips
a day over a radius of forty miles buy
ing up the holly.
Henry Mitchell, removed go pounds of
honey. this week from the caves of his
home near Mission, which was the place
where the bees had made a home this
summer.
DR.. o. D. Robinson, of Georgetown,
who has been elected Register of Wills
for Sussex County, has selected Walter
Townsend as his clerk
The County Levy Court has appointed
Judge H. C. Conrad and Messrs. john
son, Virden and Lynch to select furni-
ture for the new court house at George
town.
The residence of the late Harry Hay
man at Stockley, has been purchased
this week by Theodore Wilson, for 1890.
At corn show in Georgetown, Sus-
sex County Farmers exhibited their
corn for the first time in the history of
the county, Saturday. At this exhibit
ton all exhibits except corn raised IN
the county were barred. Besides the
corn, exhibits were shown of parcel post
packing for eggs. fruit and many
samples of grain, apples and hay. An
exhibit was also given for the public
school teachers of the county to interest
them in the future teaching of agricll-
ture in the schools. The exhibit was
under the direction of the Federal agrl- ]
cultural agent, w. c. PeltOn, who is
now located in Georgetown. The prize
were White corn sweepstakes,
Y. R. Allen, of Seaford first prize,
John Ponder, of Milton second prize,
Jerome G. Phillips, of Hollyville third
prize, WilliamJ. Penuel, of ofGeorgetown. l
Y elbow corn, first prize, Roberto. Hous-
ton, of Georgetown second prize, James [
E. White, Of Overlook third prize, {
h. b. Lank, of Nassau special prize Z
70 Harry J. Short, aged II years, of ;
Georgetown. :
Sussex County Gamers are holding
)ack the seasons pack awaiting a !
heavier demand for canned goods, which I
hey are certain will come with the re- /
umption of business. At the beginning S
# the tomato season, this year, short {
rop was the indication and Gamers G
urriedly contracted for all the tomatoes /
hey could get at high prices. The crop :
vas larger than expected and they are
ow holding about three fourths of the
aek and expecting high market as a
OOn as the demand opens. n
Letters of administration have been e
ranted this week on the following es- b
tates On the estate of David H. Belts,
roadkiln Hundred, to Reedy Belts
nd Alfred S. Belts on the estate of
ancy l. Webb. Cedar Creek Hundred
} Jane NJ Webb and Mark L. Davis =;
q the estate of Nancy L. Floyd, Balti
iore Hundred to Albert F. Williams tt
nd William H. Hudson on the estate b,
George W. Elliott, North West Fork ii
undred, to Laura B. Elliott and Jebey r.
. Willie on the estate of James H.
overs, Seaford Hundred to Wilhelimina :,
overs and John Me ten on the estate q
jackson L. Ellis, little Creek Hun "a
'ed to Ida G. Ellis and jackson P. al
Ills /; on the estate Of Solomon Neal, o.
road Creek Hundred t. Victor A. Moore su
Id John w. Murray.
The following marriage licenses have II,
zen issued this week John Wilkin- 81
N, Millsboro, Del. and Gertrude Ad- -
ms, Frankford, Del, Charles W. Belts, nc nc
illsboro, Del, and Sarah c. Shockley, sc
illsboro, Del. en-