Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1914-07-24
GEORGETOWN.

saturday on Market Street, DR.. Frank
Jones lost control of the machine which
ran back and tore down three awning
Bosts IN front Of Walls store. Caleb
mrgnt, the small son of the Clerk of
Feace was standing directly back of the
car out was gotten out Of the wav bv
Joseph Walls. The car was badly dam
aged and DR.. Jones was cut. although
not very badly.
Big Thursday will be held at Oak
Orchard this year on August 18th.
James Knowles a negro who was
wanted by the Philadelphia authorizes
was arrested near Georgetown Monday
and held at Georgetown for extradition
papers.
Fleming Hart had one finger severlv
cut Whlle shaving ice, with an ice shaving
machine.
Eden Hudson fell Saturday and broke
his arm in two places. Elden's arm had
Just, healed from a break of several
weeks ago.
The Georgetown Odd Fellows expect
to make a big showing at Atlantic CITY
when the Sovereign Grand Lodge meets
on September the 23rd., in their annual
eonvocation. Members from George
town have already ordered marching
suits and expect to take part in the big
parade to be held that day A special
train will be run from Delaware to
Atlantic City and all ready the George |
town boys are wearing the buttons with
the words "R U Going advertising the
trip.
Because of the non appearance of
horses the races at the Georgetown
| Driving Park were postponed till Satur- |
day when the Management expects to I
| have number Of good horses here. /
/ There viii be four classes including a
colt race.
James NJ. Tunnel, a well known
lawyer in Georgetown has purchased of /
| William H. Truitt, Of Dagsboro, a 250 /
acre farm for $4,000,
Oak Orchard is preparing for its an
nual big Thursday" celebration to be /
held along the Indian River August 18th. /
Hundreds Of farmers usually select that
day for picnic and this year promises
a bigger celebration than ever
Georgetown people who are summer
ing at Oak Orchard are now compelled
to receive their mail by rural free deliv-
cry. For the past three years the Gov
eminent has maintained a summer post
office there. but this year James Phillips
resigned as postmaster no one else could
be found to take his place and as a re-
suit the post Office is closed.
Frank Rand as a former Virginia far
mer has shown what outsiders can 40
with Delaware land. A year ago he
bought farm near Georgetown and
now is supplying the town with sweet
corn, being the first farmer to bring this
summer luxury into the market. Mr..
Rand has also set out fine apple orchard
and has improved his farm greatly since
he purchased it.
The Good Road meeting held at Laurel
Saturday is announced as being only the
beginning Of a number Of meetings which
are scheduled to be held in Sussex County
in the next two weeks. The end of the
campaign for good roads will take place
in Georgetown with a monstral central =
meeting, when a committee Of ten will
be appointed and bill order drawn for ]
at the next legislature.
The organization is at present pledging /
its members to support no man for the
legislature VIII, will not promise to favor
Sussex County for 500, 900 for good
roads.
The long looked for harmony meet /
ing between the Progressive and the
took place in Georgetown /
Tuesday aftera oon. Upon the invitation
of the Republican County Committee
the Progressive County Committee APP
peared in a body at the Hall on Market
Street. Robert G.. Houston, DR.. G. X.
Layton and l.. A. DreXler acted as
for the Progressives and laid
before the Republicans a platform con
sisting Of the Iniative the Referendum, !
the Recall of judicial Decisions, Re v
vised Tax System, a Graduated lnheri-
lance Tax, Good Roads and Public Drain @
age, and demanded tuat the Republicans
endorse tina. platform and allow the
to name the member of the !
legislature in eacn District to carry out y
the making Of those laws. After a short q
debate they tired. and the Republicans .
after consideration appointed commit ]
tee who will decline the demands made
bv the PrOerl sives. There seemed but {
little hope Of any amalagamation taking {
place this year between the Republicans
and the PrOgressiyes.
The Bov Scouts of Georgetown will y
take their annual hike to Oak Orchard i
IN August and will spend a week camp S
ing out there. DR.. Page P. A. Chesser
will have charge Of the boys during their 2
outing go, I
The annual home at Ocean View will d
be held the 18th, Of August and num-
Der of prominent speakers will be y
present.
While trying out his new motor cycle {
around the track at the George Driving \
Park John w. West, of Georgetown,
who is the principal Of the Glendale il
school was thrown from the machine
and considerably bruised. Il
Elmer Tindall who lives at Asbury +
near Georgetown had valuable COW Z
killed by lightning last week. b
The privilege CT selling goods at Lambs
camp near frankfort was sold last week a
% the highest bidders and Melted the
management Of the Camp meeting about a
900.
Dagsboro poultry houses were stricken Il
With misfortune this week when rats y
rot into a flock of 10 young chickens P
,wned by the Rev. J. W. Massey and kill ;
ID them all. On the same night thieves
rot into the hen house owned by Mrs; n
Jennie johnson and stole over hundred
lens. ,.,... Z
Declaring for State wide prohibition, Z
he prohibition forces in Sussex County
'ormed an organization in Georgetown y
W electing DR.. c. R. Layton, former P
,Sooratayv of State chairman and u. Z