Milford chronicle., 1915-06-25
GEORGETOWN.

Oak Orchard is going to outdo ;tseIf
this year with its Fourth of .Jnlv - ceIal
bration. Believing that the farmers
would enjoy spending Saturday and Snn9
cay on the bay instead of CELEBRATING
Monday, the Oak Orchard celehrat;o55
VIII take : lace Saturday, July 8rd. The
hotel VIII be open and an old fashion
country picnic will be the order of the
1ay, ana there will be swimming and
boat races in the afternoon. and the
people OF Baltimore Hundred who picnic
at Sandy Landing will run boats back
ana forth between that place and Oak
orchard. 1t is expected that this Fourth
OF July will outdo the regular Big Thurs
uay cele6ration. A boat runs from Mills
ooro to Oak Orchard from each train.
Miss Olive Hurley left for Philadel-
phla Thursday morning and expects to
return Saturday night.
A cl losely contested game of ball was
played at the Y on Saturday afternoon
between Georgetown and Rehoboth.
The game was tie at the ninth inning
and ten innings were played, George
town winning by the score of 10 to g.
On the charge of selling drugs with
out license Reuben Smith, Jr., colored. !
was brought to Georgetown Sunday from |
Seaford and committed to jail. Smith |
processes to be a doctor and Baptist
preacher, and is probably setting an ex
ample for his flock to follow.
Two small Southern magnolia trees
were planted in front of the Masonic
Temple at Georgetown last week by DR..
j. W. Messick. E. D. Hearne, ESQ,
who is Auditor of the Treasury and other
at Washington, presented
the trees to Franklin Lodge.
While using a broad axe at the Will
plant of the American Car and
Foundry Co., Webster Walls, nephew of
w. S. " alls, cut two toes
off his left foot on Monday of last week.
Harry Redden, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carroll Redden, has been seriously i'll {
for the last week.
Rev. David Reed, of Dover, preached
n the Presbyterian Church at George [
.own Sunday evening.
]. G. Townsend, Jr., & Co. has closed
he juice factory at Georgetown having |
illed all orders.
Rev. J. w. Colona of Georgetown will I
preach at Bethesda M. E. Church, near /
'tockley, June 9th, at p. m. d
W. B. Donovan and Edgar l.. Simpler
asst week purchased the business of the T
Garage & Supply Co. 8
On Monday of this week Rev. w. A. f
lelvin, of Washington, D. c., gave a
ecture on the Holy Land at the M. P. e
'hurch of Georgetown. S
Leonard Barnes, of Havre de Grace, I
ID, and Bessie May Birmingham, of
were married last week at C
he Zoar Parsonage by Rev. Thomas p
ardee. II
Children's Day services was held at S
oar Church Sunday night. Many young e,
eople from Georgetown attended, the ii
srvices. n
Professor Henry G. Swayne, who
)rmerly was principal of the George
,wn High School, and also at Laurel.
as accepted the principalship of the :,
.hoOls at MOntrose, Pa. In addition to =,
lis Mr.. Swayne will also conduct u'
INNER normal school for teachers at a
lat place. MontrOse, which is noted as =, ~
summer resort, is located at an eleva- - p
On of two thousand feet above the sea . .
vel. =;
William Rust, son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. ,. ,.
ust of Springfield Cross Roads, has 9,
zen seriously i'll for the last week. 1t q.
believed he is afflicted with appendi- u u
it's, and is expecting to go to Philadel nr .ir
ia in day or so to have the appendix de- de-
moved. ~,
Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Mr.. and w
RS. William Wyatt, was i'll with quinsy y,
It week but is now able to be about A,
ain. Il,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry M. Vickers, who Jl da
We been in Florida for several weeks he he
r the improvement of Mr.. Vickers' G.,
alth, are now on their way home and ~ ~
e expected to arrive in Georgetown in 70, 70,
,ew days. W.
J. C. Abbott and son. J ohm L. Abbott, ~ ~
re in Philadelphia and Wilmington b+
,nday and Tuesday Of last week. ~.
Herbert Rose has accepted position o.,
Rehoboth for the summer. He left 5o'
that place on Thursday Of last week 81
Day services were held at n
nd Hill Church Sunday evening and sci 81
to be held at st. Johns next Sun orl 1Tl
2 night. sAvs.~ H-- 70,
dr. and Mrs. W. B. Donovan, of 80, 80,
orgetown, are the proud pOssessors HI
a baby boy, which was born Friday sne srl
last week. II
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