Milford chronicle., 1915-08-06
GEORGETOWN.

There was some excitement in George
town on Thursday of last week when two
detectives from Philadelphia came to
Georgetown in search of William VIM
bic and George Ellinger who returned to
this town about two weeks ago with oodles
of money. When the detectives arrived
the boys had gone to Ocean City, Md,
for the day. When the excursion train
pulled in Georgetown station the two
boys were not aboard. The men started
at once for Ocean City in an automobile.
They found the two young sports on the
boardwalk, enjoying a ride in wheel
chair, They were very much taken by
surprise when arrested. Wimble left
Georgetown about month ago and when
he returned George Ellinger came with
him. In day or so they boughta horse
and buggy, paying two hundred and
twenty-five dollars for it. They seemed
to have plenty of money, and played the
sports in general. The detectives tell the
story thus John Gallon, a saloon pro- |
prietor, sold his business and saloon for |
fourteen hundred dollars, and treated the |
crowd in his saloon to drinks. Wimble, |
Ellinger and two other BOYS were in there. |
Ellinger started a fight, and Callan re-
moved his coat, to be able to put more
boys grabbed the coat, and all four started
in entirely different directions. The boys
were taken to Philadelphia Friday morn
ing, where they were asked by the mag
istrate why they did not buy an automo
bile, and replied that they did not know
how to run one. They were put under
eight hundred dollars bail each. All
their share of the money-which was di-
vided among the four-except two hum
dred dollars, had been spent. The other
two boys have not been found yet.
Last week a new roof was placed on
the P. c, Green storehouse on Market
street
On the lot he recently purchased from
7. Spence Marshall, John Knowles, a
railroad man, is building a new home on {
North Bedford street. 1t is located be-
tween the residence of Harry +. Hudson {
and 7. S. Marshall. James A. Carey is t
the contractor.
The general store owned by George w. /
on North Bedford street, |
Georgetown, has been purchased by I
Martin Graham and Joseph Smith, and q
business will be carried on under the
firm name of Graham & Smith. c
Through their agent for Sussex county, I
Howard J. Cooke, Esq, the United States {
Fidelity and Guaranty Company, of Bal E
simore, furnished the bond of eleven t
hundred dol ars to the Sussex County '
Levy Court, for Holt & Hudson, contrac-
tors of Milford, to whom was awarded !
the contract for building the Wooden
hawk bridge over Marshy Hope Creek,
near Greenwood. I
Mr.. Charles NJ. Upham, chief engineer
Of the Coleman dupont road, informed a
the public Wednesday that bids for the I
of the section of the boule |
ward between Frankford and NIillsboro
would be opened Saturday and that the S
contracts were to be signed on Monday.
Drs. G. Frank Jones and John H. Ham
mond removed needle about two inches t
long from the leg of Marian Sylvia, the t
sold daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Ableman. 1t is not known
how the needle got into the little girls
eg.
Mr.. E. c. Cox, organizer of the Order
Of Owls, is now stationed at Lewes, or ]
yanizing a nest of that society, and as i
soon as organization of a Nest of Owls is i
Effected at that town, he expects to come a
o Georgetown.
The Sunday School of Wesley NJ. E. o
Church, of Georgetown, held their picnic i
It Oak Orchard on wednesday. About L
)ne hundred automobiles were placed at l
he service of the picnickers. +
A new pipe organ was placed in the
St. Paul's Episcopal Church last week. t
On Thursday F. P. Hummer and fam
ly, who occupied Mrs. Hannah Hart's o
louse on East Market street, moved to fl
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebe Rust, Miss Hazel h
Green, Mr.. Calvin Short and Harry
Boyer and family, spent last week at the j
,oka Cottage at Oak Orchard. N
On Friday afternoon the Sand Hill Q
unday School picnicked in the grove ii
djoining the church.
The marriage licenses issued this week N
re as follows Clarence Goswellin, Snow la
ill, Md, and Cynthia Hearne, George W
own, Del; Rathwell w. Reed, Milton, al
Del, and Sallie NJ. Veasey, Harbeson, NJ
'el.; Louis NJ. Carr, Ellendale, Del,
nd Prudence Amity Keith, Ellendale, p;
'el.; Joseph w. Walls, Lewes, Del, and
Ielen Bartlett, Lewes, Del; George D. F
urner, Seaford, Del. and Bernice Mich J..