Milford chronicle., 1915-05-28
Fire Scare on Sunday.

Fire Scare on Sunday.
Although considerable excitement
was caused by a fire at the basket
and crate factory of John T. Waga-
mon. near the Geo. getOwn railroad
night of last week, the fire company
extinguished the fire before it had
gained much headway and therefore
very little damage was done.
The new cottage which is being
built at Oak Orchard on the lot owned
by Jehu F. Hudson, will be finished
this week.
As a safeguard against the escape
Of prisoners, Sheriff Jacob West has
had a cement floor placed in the cor
rid0r of the county Jail. Other i'm
provements will also be made to the
building
Mrs Levin T. Salisbury made
misstep and fell to the ground while
descending the rear steps of her home
on West Market street, and sustained
severe injuries.
Sunday was observed as Missionary
Day at Cokesbury and Bethedda NJ.
& Churches
Howard Stoeckles has resumed his
position as brakeman with the Penn
syyania Railroad
Examinations were held at the
Georgetown High School this week
Examinations were passed Wednes-
day morning of last week
Graduates Listen to Sermon.
Rev J. W. Colona preached the bac-
calaureate sermon to the graduating |
class of tn Georgetown High School |
Sunday night at the Methodist Church |
near Georgetown. With Mrs. Linda |
Rodney at the organ, the graduating |
filed into the church from two entran-
ces in single file Next in order came |
the graduating class of Commercial |
Department, the the Junior class and |
the High School teachers and School |
Board of the Georgetown High school, |
The Seniors wore their class flower, /
the daisy, while the Juniors wore
American Beauty roses. The decOra-
tons were daisies and American
Beauty roses, the class flowers of the
respective classes An anthem was
sung by Mrs. George T. Lynch, Miss
Linda Hudson, Mrs. ]. w. COlOna and
Miss Kate Hayes. -
Eight carloads of strawberry pick
ers passed through Georgetown on
special train Thursday morning of
last week, enroute to Selbyville,
where they will be employed by John
G. Townsend. Il
The juice factory at Georgetown be-
gan operations Thursday morning.
Inc farmers are bringing in great
loads of berries, which are made into
lrult juice. About two hundred peO-
PIE are employed at the factory this
season.
The First Quarterly Conference of
Georgetown M. E. Circuit was held
at the parsonage Saturday of last
A necktie social was held at the
parsonage Thursday night of last {
week by the Christian EndeavOr SOci-
ETY. Of the NJ. P. Church. 9
Judge H. G. Conrad has been select
eu as the commencement orator for r
lle graduating exercises of the Mill 7
vile High School. +
= uniOr Lodge of Odd Fellows in 4
georgetown has been invited to be !
SHe guests of Crystal Font Lodge of +
Miltord at their celebration next Sat 5
urday :
Boy Badly Injured.
George Barr, the eleven year old v
son OF John Barr, was seriously in
lured Friday, when he fell beneath G
gravel wagon loaded with three e
-ohs OF gravel. The boys arm and "
es We're split entirely down one side C
ulu II took seventeen long stitches a
y close the wound in the leg. It is N
cared the bOv ie infaruaI1v in i11rnd n
ls he cannot save himself He was il
.ii.alng on the wagon when the seat e
'hpped- and threw him down between e-
ne mules and the front of tile wagon. h
le hung to the chains and dragged al
snlle he tried to- stop the mules. but Il
IN oil bruses on his body it is sup Ia
M ,Jseu one Of the mules kicked him IL
'ueh ne let go of his hold and the