Milford chronicle., 1915-09-10
GEORGETOWN.


Walter Roach, timber dealer OF
Georgetown, purchased a new Over
land touring car last week.
The banks and pOstoffice were clos
ed at Georgetown, Monday of this
week, as it was Labor Day.
The regular session of the Or
I phan's Court and the Court of Chan
/ Gerry convened in Georgetown Monday
OF this week.
j. Elwood Dukes. son Of eX-Sherin
Jane p. Dukes. who recently gradu-
! ated from Dickerson College has ac-
cepted the local agency of the Pru-
dental Insurance Company, i'm place
Of Ralph /. Richardson. resigned.
On Monday night of last week.
Drayman Hugh d. Smith lost a val
liable horse. The cause of its death
is unknown. This was the third horse
Mr. Smith has lost from some un-
known cause this year
Sunday morning baby girl came
to brighten tie home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Prichett OF Georgetown
Charles West. son Of the late John
T. West, while at work in the mill of
John T. Wagamon. had the middle
finger OF the left hand cut open by
cutoff saw
The sale Of the personal property
of Jacob II sharp took place Satur-
day at his residence ON North Bed
ford street. at 10 o'clock. a. m.
Mrs. Mary A. Spicer, widow of the
late William j. Spicer, died at her
home near sand Hills. last week. She
was the mother of William J. Spicer
and John G.. SpicerG of near George
town. Funeral services took place at
Sand Hills H. Z. Church, Saturday
morning.
Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock,
q Chautauqua parade was held in
Georgetown, and photographs of the
parade We're taken and shown in the
moving picture Tuesday night. The
parade was the official opening of the
Georgetown Chautauqua. 1t formed
on East Market Street, past the Pro-
testant Chu ch The parade was
headed by the Cross Keys Cornet
Band led by Alfred Carey. a recent
graduate of the Delaware College, fol-
lowed by tie Fire Department, in
charge OF joseph Greene, automobiles
in charge OF Norman Jones, Boy
Scouts. in charge OF Dr.. P. A. Chesser,
town organizations including the Red
Men and other secret organizations,
in charge of Leroy Dennis, the Junior
Chautauqua carrying parasols deco
rated with red and white, in charge
Of Mrs. Cyrus Hatfield and Mrs. Geo.
Lynch, and Miss Bessie White and
Edith Jones of the young ladies' while
the masked division of the parade was
in charge of Ben. Ableman. All those
who took part in the parade were the
guests of the Chautauqua Association
at the afternoon performance at the
big tent on the Layton lot, while NOV
ing pictures which were taken of the
parade were exhibited that evening.
The committee in charge was H. c. |
Stuart the real estate agent; DR.. Jas. !
of the firm of Marshall & |
and DR.. P. A. Chesser, the |
dentist.
Jesse H. Wilson of Georgia, was
given a hearing on the charge of non !
support brought by his wife, who |
claimed that after a cOurtship of two |
weeks they were married and in a |
month he left her. Squire Samuel |
R. Wilson, after hearing the evidence,
placed him under $500 bail for his ap-
pearance at the October term of court
in default of which he was committed
10 Jail, at Georgetown.
Elihu Curdy. a Georgetown rail-
road man, son of former constable
William J. Curdy, and Miss Anna
[rouse of Baltimore, were married at
Wesley NJ +. parsonage, last Sunday
hight. by the Rev J. w. COlOna.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Nelson Of
APE Charles. Va, are the guests OF
lis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
Nelson 81, of Georgetown.
Nelson J. Forney, of Cleartield, Pa,
Who purchased of John c. Abbott, ad
Of John L. Abbott, de-
.eased. the iewelry store of said de-
.eased in Georgetown, and who took
harge of the shop last week, is high
V recommended as a repairer OF
Watches Mr. Forney is occupying the
.welliug portion of the building in
which his store is located, Mr.. Abb .
,ott and family have moved to the .
ooms in the Old Eagle Hotel.
During the month Of September the ,
marriage licenses have .
.een issued at the Office of the Clerk :
# the Peace in Georgetown Court :
louise: William ID. Burton, Mills
orc, Del, and Ola Burton, MillsbOro, :
lel.; Charles Z. Darby, Milton, Del,
nd Lulu Warrington, Milton, Del;
Iomer Anderson. Staten Island, n. Y,
nd Elma Deputy, Lincoln City, Del