Milford chronicle., 1915-12-03
GEORGETOWN.


Wesley M. E. Church of Georgetown
was held last Friday night at o'clock.
Thanksgiving night E. j. Ryon gave
a benefit show at the Peoples Theatre
for the benefit of the Senior Class
Washington Fund. The Seniors sold
tickets to the townpeople, getting half
of the amount resulting from the tickets
sold. S15 rs was the amount cleared by
the class.
The Senior Glass of the Georgetown
High School invites all who will be
present at the County Corn Show to be
held in the Odd Fellows Hall oyer the
Post Office at Georgetown to give them
their patronage at the lunch counter,
where they will serve pie, sandwiches
and steaming hot coffee.
A new system of marching from one
classroom to the other has been installed
in the Georgetown High School this
week. Monthly examinations were held
on Wednesday and Thursday of this
week.
On Thursday of last week John
Knowles and family moved into their
new home on Bedford Street
An epidemic of hog cholera is sweep
ing the country around the vicinity of
Georgetown. Last week Charles
Dickerson lost a large fattening hog
weighing nearly three hundred. On
Sunday Truitt Pettyjohn of near Spring
field also lost one weighing between
three and four hundred.
The Georgetown High School football
team played with the Laurel team here
on Saturday. The score was SO to in
favor of Georgetown.
On Tuesday of last week Mrs. Eliza
beth T. Spicer, widow of the late James
Spicer, aged 73 years, died at the home
of her son, Sheppard L. Walls, near
On Wednesday afternoon. November
oath, DR.. Oliver D. Robinson, Register |
of Wills for Sussex County, and Mrs.
Mary L. Cannon, daughter of Mr.. and |
Mrs. Wilbur F. Tunnel of Georgetown,
were quietly married at the brides
home on East Market Street at 2.30 p.
m, by Rev. James w. Colona. pastor
of Wesley M. E. Church. They left on
the O. clock train for trip to New York.
Miss Ella May Holden and G. Fred
Rust, both of Georgetown, were mar
ried at the M. P. Parsonage on Sunday,
November 21st, by Rev. j. A. Wright.
Miss Aleine Hilyard, daughter of W.
B. Hilyard of Georgetown, was home
from Darlington Seminary for the
holidays. She graduates
in June.
Firman Penuel, Earl Hudson and Elmo
Newman, all students at Delaware Col
lege, spent the Thanksgiving holidays {
at their home in Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Jones enter :
tanned over the Thanksgiving holidays
Prof. and Mrs. E. J. Hardesty and
laughter of Seaford.
On Sunday night while trying to pass
IN automobile, a team driven by two
.olored men ran into the team driven by
Herman Short Of near Georgetown, serI-
,usly injuring the horse and the occu-
pants of the carriage. The colored men /
Itole the horse to take ride, and find Z
ng what they went after, cider, they
)ecame so chesty as to think they could {
PASS an automobile, and did not see the I
,ther team which was well cut OF the Y
way of the automobile.
A AParent- Teacher Association meeting Q
vas held in the assembly room Of the
Iigh School last Friday afternoon. S
The Young Ladies Auxiliary OF the
Church will serve a New
England Supper on Friday, December v
tn in the ]. w. Faucet property on
ne corner OF EhHb mhEhSL DtLSCbs OuP- G
er will be served at $50. Come and
njoy a novelty. K
The girls of the High School are prac-
icing every afternoon after school hours P
t the basketball grounds. Miss Mar D
aret Gilliland, teacher of languages. is
Oaching them and hopes to have first W
ate team by the beginning of the season. =
Harry West, of Philadelphia, spent =,
st week with his uncle, Harley Como l.
ay, Of Georgetown.