Milford chronicle., 1915-08-20
GEORGETOWN.

Miss Rosalie Martin, assistant princi-
pal of the Georgetown High School, has
resigned and accepted a position as
teacher i'll the school at Belair, Md The
report that Miss Margaret Gilliland. the
! language teacher had also resigned was
proven 10 be false.
! Robert Short has had the double dwell
/ ing house on the corner of Race and
Pine streets painted
On Saturday the infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. James T.. DiCkerson died Of cholera
infantEm at their home near Cokesbury
Nj. r. Church. On Sunday afternoon
interment was made at Cokesburv
Church Cemetery
46S tickets were sold at the lower road
railroad stations on Tuesday morning for
the excursion to Atlantic City. Last
year only $50 were sold here
A severe electric storm passed over
Zoar Camp ground about two O'Clock
Monday morning, one bolt of lightning
striking the horse pound which FORUM
ately had no occupants The camp
opened Sunday with a fair sized crowd
in attendance.
Miss NJ Phrendeable and brother
James, of Harrington, formerly of Texas,
have purchased the William Warrington
farm near Georgetown. As the dwell
ing was burned about three weeks ago
Miss Phrendeable and brother are living
in little canvas tent while the new
dwelling house is being constructed.
The Utility Construction Company of
New Brunswick, y. J., was the lowest /.
bidder and therefore was awarded the
contract for the construction of the four
mile stretch of the DUPONT Boulevard be /.
tween StOckley and Georgetown. The /
contract for the stretch of road between /
Millsboro and Stokley was awarded to
The Atlantic Bitulithic Company of Rich
mond, Va, their bid being $40, or for
the distance of four miles,
Harry {. Walls, son of George r.
Walls of Coolspring, and Miss Chattie
NJ. Davidson, daughter of R. c. David
son of Harbeson, were married at Lewes,
night, August 9TH, by Rev. 0.
E. Jones.
Members of the Chautauqua Commit
tee are trying to sell season tickets this
week. Chautauqua week at Georgetown
is from September the 9TH to 18th A
pamphlet called the Chautauqua Courier
IS being distributed among the residents
IF the town.
Mrs. /. Donoway, son and daughter,
Stewart and Medora, formerly of George
own but now of Philadelphia, are visit
ng her parents, Mr. and Mrs w. Rog-
.rs of Georgetown.
On Saturday night bicycle was stolen
rom the home of Noah King, of George
own, There is no clue as to the identity
If the thief
On Saturday morning Miss Edith
Wiley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. limo
hy Wiley, of Georgetown, died with
iidney trouble. She was p years old. '
9Tom Thursday morning unril Saturday
he was in state of coma, and on Fri
lay morning she had fifteen convulsions, y
which weakened her so that there was {
10 possible hope of recovery. Funeral
ervices were held Monday afternoon at
georgetown.
Caleb Layton, wife and daughter are
listing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Caleb
I. Layton of Georgetown.
Miss Phyllis Sammons, who clerks in
he department store owned by Benjamin I
Ableman, has returned from her vacation 1
rip to Philadelphia. 7
Samuel Derrickson, of Georgetown, is [
listing his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Jas.
(. Derrickson at Pocomoke City, Md. !
Miss Minnie Kreer returned to George I
own on Tuesday morning after spending 1
week with Mrs. Oscar Woodbridge at I
Norfolk, Va, and Mrs. E. H. Hardesty a
t Seaford.
Misses Mary and Elizabeth Huston re- T
urned Sunday night from house party
t Slaughter Beach, which was given by t
1iss Harriet Wilson of near Milton. 10
Ernest Wyatt of Edgemoor, is spend a
ng the week with his parents, Mr.. and
Irs. Vim. Wyatt, of near Georgetown.