Milford chronicle., 1914-11-13
GEORGETOWN.


3 Dqrlng a high wind the smokestack
on the electric light plant at George
3 Town was blown down and the town
was without electric lights for the whole
evening. "''o'e
High officials of the Delaware Odd
EelioWs were entertained at a banquet
tnls week by the members of Ocean
wave Lodge at Rehoboth Beach.
fisherman are making large catches
OF bass in the Nanticoke River. The
nsh nave never bit better and the quail
lnty OF those caught have never been
finer.
Big forest fires which have been burn
ing all around between Redden. Milton
and Georgetown have DESTROYED most of
the holly in that section and will make |
the loss IN the wreath business, a heavy .
one to the farmers.
One hundred and fifty farmers around
Georgetown have given notice that
those who take out state cunning lie
enses, cannot gun on their lands without
a Incense. A gunner is subject to a
heavy fine.
John Wright. a farmer near Oak
Grove had one finger nearly bitten off
when a pet horse became jealous while
wright was feeding a mule.
While the members of the Ladies Aid
OF the Wesley Methodist Church were
enjoying a social at the parsonage in
Georgetown, thieves slipped in the back
way and stole the refreshments.
The ladies of the Bethesda Methodist
Church sold a large silk quilt in the .
square at Georgetown Saturday for !
$50 for the benefit of their church. :
Following a custom of over a hun 4
ired years, thousands of people fiocked +
10 Georgetown to celebrate the Return 8
Day and to hear the official count of
he ballots of the recent election by the
state Judges. Years ago when there
we're no telephones. Sussex County
'eople did not know the result until
Return Day" and this year because oi
# the close election. the vote was also 81
ot certain until counted. The Demo- Il
rats won all of the county offices ex- aC
ept those of Sheriff and Clerk k-of-the- "
'eace. Pone bread. ginger cake, coun- W
ry cider and fried fish were cooked and
old along the streets. The main street sh
'as roped off and the victorious party w
nd it's followers paraded and rejOiced. K
was the largest crowd of many years
Georgetown and it was not until late on
lat the automobiles and carriages is
)nveyed the people back to their homes
ltil another Return Day" two years Su
ence. lot
While driving home late in the even
g, Stephen Lynch, of Little Creek,
as run into by an automobile, thrown
It and had three ribs broken. The oc-
pants Of the automobile went on with
It aiding the unfortunate man. @ -.
Gamers who have been stopped from ON
loring tomatoes with chemical matter \
the Pure Food Department now yyri
aims to have found a method of pro- 4
ling the color by using red peppers. on,
The Rev. K. H. j. Andrews, rector On
charge of All Saints Episcopal Mis- :
N at Rehoboth Beach has resigned ter
cause of his increased duties as rec Wi
: of Christ Church at Milford. n
With plenty of red holly berries in the sne
ods, Sussex farmers are being offered Tn,
icy prices for holly wreaths and the
ristmas season which begins now for
IN, will be the best in many years. AV
BY hard work the forrest fire near q
dden which did much damage, has
IN put out. -
,harles Wilshaw of Canada has pur-
sed twenty acre farm of John S.
ith near Georgetown, through II. C. -
wart a Georgetown real estate man.
With weekly meetings of school teach
in different sections of Sussex =
nty, County School Superintendent,
S. Hardesty is making an effort to
ease the efficiency of the public =
)ols.
ldges Conrad and Heisel completed
count of the vote in Sussex County -
week at Georgetown and found the
ner returns correct despite two con-
S made against members of the Leg -
uTe in the Sixth and Tenth districts
the Democrats. Sussex will have
Democrats and five Republicans in =
Levy Court and the same number 81
in the Legislature.
llph Nelson, formerly of Philadel- -
has purchased the grocery store
scar King in Georgetown.
IS Ora B. Cannon, daughter of =
Der of Legislature, Granville B,
ION, of DagsbOro, was married to
nond Lingo, a popular young mer- =
t and automobile salesman of Mills
in Wilmington.
len Ebe Chandler struck a lonely
along the road between MillsbOrO q
)agsboro and heard loud report, ~
tinctly felt the whiz of a bullet