Milford chronicle., 1914-11-06
GEORGETOWN.

nOWdrQ ADDOLl, the son OF Ru1ul
Abbott, merchant at Redden, fell anC
broke his arm, while playing at the
depot at Redden.
Carlton Fooks. son of Robert Fooks,
of the Farmers Bank at Georgetown,
has taken a position as a chemical en-
gineer with the Du Pont Company at
| Wilmington.
Mrs. J. b. NAPLES, Jr.. of George
town, fell and sprained her ankle. when
she attempted to swat a fly.
One hundred and fifty dollars has been
I collected in Georgetown for the suffer
ing Belgians. The girls of the George
town High School have organized a
knitting club. The members of this club
are knitting useful articles for the Bel
gians.
The parts have been received in
Georgetown for the new town clock,
which will be erected on the tower of
the new court house and which will be
lighted at night by electricity.
The season for shooting ducks opens
next Monday and residents of the section
around Fenwicks Island report large
quantities of ducks, geese and other
wild fowl, along the ocean marshes.
A blazing chimney at the home of
Greensbury Short near Georgetown,
alarmed the whole town. last week.
The flames were discovered in time to
save the house.
The Federal Government has sent d.
c. Speenburg of New York to MillsborO,
to look after the observance of the law
in regard to shooting ducks
The Senior Class of the Georgetown
High School gave a masquerade party
Friday night, in the Scout Hall. Many
unique stunts were invented by the
masqueraders.
Resolutions were passed commencing
president Wilson and Secretary of State,
Bryan, for their neutral position in the
present European War, by the Della
ware Federation of WOmen's Clubs re-
presented by the State Executive Com |
mittee, which met at Bridgeville, Thurs |
day.
Old gunners report that the approach
ing season for quail and rabbits will be /
the bestin many years. Game has never 4
so plentiful around Millsboro, while the .
Indian River is filled with ducks.
Judge H. G. COnard of Georgetown .
has invited members of the Sussex
County Bar and county officials to his
home The Judges, to meet the newly
member of the State Bench,
Judge Thomas B. Heisel. Wednesday
night.
Theodore Jeslin of Staten Island has
purchase a 60 acres farm near George
.own, from Robert Elliott S2300. through
Il. c. Stewart, agent for the f. A.
StrOut Farm Agency.
Seventy five cents a bushel for buck
wheat is the high water price being paid
for car loads at Georgetown.
Farmers around Georgetown who
nave raised sweet potatoes this year are
making from one hundred dollars to one
hundred and fifty dollars, an acre, from
he crop at thirty cents a basket
Big fiOcks of wild ducks have been
lying over Georgetown for the SOUTH
)ne flock flew so low to the public square
hat they were within shooting distance.
Walter johnson of Georgetown is
moving a patch of potatoes vines which
IRE bearing small potatoes on the tops
i the vines as well as under the ground.
The phenomena is an unusual one, and
lxcites considerable interest among
Rollie Gold Dust, at one time a speedy
oading horse, died last week from old
ige. For the past year, he had done
little work and has been cared for by
.eroy Tyndal, overseer of the county
lmshouse, Georgetown, who raised the
Orse from a clOt.
Two small boys broke into the poultry
ouse Of Charles 7. Pepper at George
own Friday and stole a number of his
est fowls.
Unable to walk for several years
larry Hatfield, the small son of Mr.. c
nd Mrs. Alfred Hatfield of Georgetown I
1ill leave a Philadelphia hospital in Z
ew days, able to walk as well as any '
ne. >
Although it is the usual custom in .
'wer Delaware to get rid Of stock be-
ore winter begins, there is a heavy de- t
land for mules just at this time and at
Il the sales, the bidding has been un- 8
sually high. h
Letters Of administration have been Y
ranted on the following estate this