Milford chronicle., 1914-12-18
GEORGETOWN.

After serving eight years, the term
of Postmaster Scott Walls, of George
town, expired December Ia. The ap-
pOintment of new postmaster is ex-
pected in a few days. The applicants
are George r. Mears. a business man /;
Thomas Hart, newspaper man, and
William Nickers, at present employed
in the post office.
The Georgetown Camp of the modern
Woodman has elected w. S. Lacey,
consul, and George Warren Jones. clerk,
for the coming year.
A letter thanking her for her work in
securing help for the Belgian people
has been received by Mrs. S. Richard
son of Georgetown from the BelgiaR
consul at New York
John Brumley, of Georgetown, is ex-
hlbltlng a pumpkin which weighs "a
pounds, which was grown on his farm.
proclamation has been issued by
Sheriff j. B. Dukes for the sitting of
the Court of Oyer and Terminer at
Georgetown. on January 6.
BY next week, the new court house
at Georgetown is expected to be com
pleted and turned over to Levy Court
of the county by the contractors.
The members of the Cleveland, Ohio |
Stanta Claus Club have sent to George
town for 10, 900 holly wreaths and car
load of cedar trees, which are to be
distributed among the poor children of
that city.
A tract of timber near Redden has
been purchased by Reuben Savage and
Benton Gordy Of Georgetown from Rob
ert Short for $4,000.
Two hogs which weighed All and 424
pounds respectively were butchered this
week by George P. Green, of Spring
field Cross Roads.
The Georgetown New Century Club
was entertained at a victrola concert at
the home of Mrs. John NJ. Richardson
Thursday afternoon.
10 grow apples around Georgetown
the Sunnyside Orchards Company of
Georgetown has been incorporated for
$n 900.
Thomas Hinckley, son of Robert Hinck-
ley, Sr., of RehOboth Beach, who is in
the American Embassy at Vienna, has
been granted permission to spend fifteen
days at the battle front by Kaiser
Wilhelm.
A three days bazaar was opened on
Thursday by the ladies' of the Wesley
Methodist Church of Georgetown and
will conclude Saturday night with a
Dutch supper.
W. INnAB lAlEn lLOLl EllENuhlG were
arrested this week by Game Warden
Charles Jester of Georgetown for gun
ning without licenses. Both paid their
fines.
If he is declared innocent of shooting
an Ellendale boy in the foot, when VIII
liam Jorden leaves the county Jail at
georgetown, he will at once be arrested
or cunning without a license.
). Milton Cleary, of Wilmington, has
leen assigned by the Great Sachem of
delaware, w. G. Morrow, to be the Of
iclal representative for Sussex County.
On his official trip through the state
irand Chief N. B. Warrington of Will
nington visited Georgetown Castle of
knights Of the Golden Eagle December
9TH.
At the Christmas celebration of the
georgetown High School Literary So
iety, Judge H. c. Conrad and Federal
agricultural Agent, w. c. Pelton, will
scture on Wednesday.
The case of John, Robert and Coulter
harmon for the murder of Alfred Rick
tvs last summer at Rehoboth Beach,
NJ be tried at the session of the court
t Georgetown January 9Th.
Edmund Johnson. colored. was acci-
entally shot by Willis Harmon last
uesday week while hunting game. The
hole load of rabbit. shot lodged in the
VASCULAR part Of Johnson's leg. He was
rought to the office of DR.. Joseph b.
'aples, Jr., who after giving him first
d, sent him to the Delaware Hospital
Wilmington, where the whole limb
as amputated, as gangrene had set in.
Letters of administration have been
'anted this week on the estates of
'seph w. Reed of Broadkiln Hundred
William j. Mustard William J. Grey
baltimore Hundred to William j. Grey
The marriage licenses issued this week
e as follows: Dennis Gile, Bridge
lie, Del. and Bessie Ennis, Laurel.
el.; Eli A. Campel, Frankford, Del.
d Estella G. German, Dagsboro. Del.
larles I. Nelson, Lewes, Del, and
nth M. Pierce. Lewes, Del. Sylvester
nllin, Millville, Del, and Ida Lingo,
ean View, Del.