Milford chronicle., 1914-08-28
GEORGETOWN.

l. MISS Lucy H. Ellamaker, a teacher Of
y Georgetown High School. has resigned
ana IN her place Miss Mary Ellen Smover
Il oI AIoyerstown, Pa, has been selected
During an electric storm a curious ac.
t cident happened when bolt of lightning
struck the barn of Mahlon c. Belts Of
near Stockley, killing valuable horse
and the pair of mules in the adjoining
stable escaped unscathed.
Ioar Camp. one of the oldest camns in
lower Delaware, closed Sunday night
with large crowd in attendance. Zoar
camp made a new record this wear in the
marriages Solomenized during the ,veat,
Oh the hrst Saturday night Harvey Short
ana Delema ConOway went from George-
town IN an automobile and were married
oy the Kew Thomas Pardee, and SUNDAY
! morning Daniel W. Lawson. a rural mail
! ulVeT OF Mlllsboro, and Miss Rosie NJ |
noyan' were married. Such a large |
crowd gathered to see the marriage that |
MI. Lawson changed his mind and de /
clued to delay the ceremony until there /
was not such a large crowd. but after
TWO ialse starts they succeeded in Slip
ping into the church where only a few
relatives were present and the knot was
finally tied
". Elwood Wright has announced his
candidacy for the Office of the Clerk of
me Peace. Mr.. Wright has been a
deputy IN that office for twelve years and
a." county affairs is said to be the best in
t"rnt0 man in the State.
Wo tomatoes, one weighing / pound
"lI quarter, the other a pound and
hiAe ounces. were grown in the garden
OF eX-Sherit J. b. West of Georgetown.
Mrs. Alice Peuuel, who has been in
europe during the last month or so. ar
nved Sunday in New York, and She is I
expected to arrive at Georgetown in
lew days. Mrs Penuel was touring in Y
Germany when the present war broke
ont !
Ed. Wright, of Harrington, has been v
secured by Cedar Greek Hundred to y
'crape and pillow their roads with his big
-oad engine y
No names has been filed for the can a
lidates for the offices of sheriff. register =
If Wills and recorder of deeds for the u
ounty Democratic primaries. Il
John G. Townsend, a prominent can
er who has factories at Selbvville \
georgetown and Rehobotb Beach. has Oh
een named as candidate for the Repub
can nomination to Congress. n
The Millsboro High School has elected II
VERT Barr, former Deputy Clerk of the W
'rphans Court in Sussex County, as as
stant principal
Post Office Inspector G, W. Plummer
as in town Saturday and went carefully
yer some of the most available sites for
le erection of a post office and federal p
lildings in Georgetown. The Moore "a,
nee building at Market and Race streets, -
lie Hammond dwelling at Bedford and an
inc Streets and the Faucet building at l..
aurel and Race Streets. are the most s .ia
vorable and popular ones. u"
Elberta peaches are selling for forty
nts basket without any buyers this ,Mase
eek because of the high price of sugar. rs rs
ost of the women say they cannot af- ~
rd to buy sugar enough at nine cents w
und to do the jellies and preserves no
at as a general rule are put up during w
e fall, and the apples and pears that ~
2 also preserved and canned will be a'i'
lde into cider. Canteloupes cannot ! -
lch more than be given away and most 20
the farmers are shipping them to the - -.
y where better price is given. Pai IN
ord Af-s r.,,ai iI i: Te;u .i'ei frie
is walking on crutches be- r.
Ise of bad ankle sprain, the result y
a fall sustained when She fell out of a
E in which she was climbing iies
:. S. Richards A. L. Hudson and Leroy
ndall have been elected as delegates =
the State Convention by the Republi- \
laaIarc Tr,f .r,1 Il
riff Thomas B. Pritchett has been tod
ted Committeeman in Georgetown =.
rict. ~ M
harles J. Stocked, a grain and feed ~ tnV =
-chant of Georgetown, had a bad \,
e and slightly damaged store when tor "
lie one threw a lighted match in the s,,t1
te paper basket last week, starting a Nj NJ
whicn was soon put out by the hre- IN ;
t the Children's Day exercises held ,fta.
Camp Sunday, thous- NJ
S of people were present. t,,-r
Chautauqua week beginning Sep -,
Der the Sth, is being arranged, and IT,
business men of Georgetown have r.
cribed about fourteen hundred dol 49,,
Fifty automobiles have been prom NJ,
for an automobile tour, which is to NJ; NJ.
in most of the large towns of Sus- -
This tour has been arranged 49,,
lvertise the Chautauqua and Home ".
ing Week 49,.
st Monday night the farmers vel -, =
ID rain storm which broke the -
ght, which has lasted now for sew 60
weeks. The farmers crops of corn 80
'1iiei ~ an 'Ns up visitc