Milford chronicle., 1914-11-20
GEORGETOWN.

A Lyceum entertainment was given last
week BY the teachers of the Georg
High School, to aid the purchase of rel
erenoe books for the school library.
A large portrait of one of their mem
bers, VIM. T. Hobbs, was presented To-
the Grand Lodge of Delaware bv Union
Lodge of Odd Fellows at Georgetown.
Mr.. Hobbs has just concluded a year as
Grand Master OF the State
Only twenty four cunning licenses have
been issued this ear at Georgetown. not
withstanding the heavy fine for cunning
without license.
Two game wardens, who were looking
for vltlators Of the cunning lawsa at Days
boro, were given twenty-four hours to
leave the town by iIate farmers. The
wardens left
Although few farmers kill hogs before
Thanksgiving Day, many in Sussex have
slaugf tered IN the past few weeks for fear
OF the fatal hoOf and mouth disease, which
has destroy ed many animals during the
past few weeks
A passing railroad train set FIRE to the
timber on the farm Of Charles Milshaw.
near Georgetown, on Thursday and de
stroyed about S4O0 worth of pine and oak
wood.
Last week the new Court House at
Georgetown was illuminated with electric
lights III the tower, for the first time.
Martin ShocKley. game warden, has
been watching for violators of the game
laws around GeorgetoWn for the past
week, but has been unable to find any
one cunning without license
Fred est, a Oung Georgetown mer-
chant, mas been appointed deputy sheriff
by tile newly elected Sheriff, Jacob West.
Georgetown people who are interested
in attempts to drill for oil at Parsonsburg.
made trips to the fields and returned so
enthused that new drilling will be sunk
around Gumboro.
Miss Lily Joseph, formerly of Philadel-
phia, has opened store for ladies' goods
at Georgetown.
A heating plant is being installed in
the reCtory of st. Paul's Episcopal parish
in Georgetown.
The price of chickens has gone down
to ten cents a pound, notwithstanding
the price OF e, IS being at 4lc dozen.
When she made slight msstep on her
porch last week, Mrs Emma Lingo, of
loves Cross Roads, fell and broke her
Ley in several places. She was taken to
a Philadelphia hospital.
Annual services IN the old Baptist
Church at Broad Greek were held Sunday
with sermons BY the Rev. Coulter, of
Philadelphia, and Elder w. Francis. of
Delmar
Revival services were started in Wesley
NJ E. church this week.
H. c Stewart, Georgetown agent for
r. A Strout Farm Agency, has sold the
2O-acre farm owned by J. 5. Smith, one
mile from Georgetown, to Charles Will |
sham, of Canada; the 90 acre farm owned
by Robert Elliott. situate near rorbert's
Store, to Theo. Joslin, of Staten Island, I
and the S6-acre farm owned by Joseph
on the Bridgeville Road, to /
E. B Blake, of Long Island.
The large catches of rock fish in the
creeks that empty into Indian River are
still continuing and with the price at l9
cents a pound. fishermen are making /
from $40 to SIS day. /
Concluding a big season in his fruit /
preserving plant and cannery, John G. :
Townsend, who already owns canneries
It Rehoboth Beach and Selbyville, has
,tarted the erection of one of the largest
md most modern plants in the east at
Georgetown The new plant will pre-
serve strawberries and can all kinds of
fruit and vegetables, giving work to over
a hundred people. Contracts have been
made for next year 5 pack of tomatoes,
Is cents basket being paid, an increase
over previous years, while many acres OF
strawberries have also been contracted
for. The new industry will open up