Milford chronicle., 1915-02-12
GEORGETOWN.

Inc following marriage ncenSeS nave
been issued this week: Leven 0. Hol-
. loway, Selbyville, Del, and Francis
! Bunting, Stockley, Del; William j..
Ellis, Berlin, Md, and Edith NJ Bunt-
ing, Selbyville, Del; Samuel D. Ben
nett. Selbyville, Del, and Bessie A.
Derrickson, Selbyville, Del; Author l..
Rogers, Clarksville. Del, and Emeley
o. Muard, Roxana, Del; Francis H.
Hudson, Dagsboro, Del, and Emma B.
Derickson, Clarksville, Del.
Harry M. Swain has been appointed
assistant postmaster for four years,
by Postmaster George R. Mears at
/ Georgetown.
The students of the Georgetown High
School have formed an orchestri with
Miss r. Martin, assistant principaless,
as director.
Andrew Marvel, prominent George
town lawyer, is preparing to operate a
large poultry plant about four miles
from Georgetown, with a capacity of
about 1000 hens.
Reports that the roads are in the
worst shape for many years have been
made by travellers who come through
Gumboro. In some places in Gumboro
Hundred the roads are mired so badly
that travel is impossible and in one or
two instances farmers will be unable to
travel until the weather gets better.
The political situation in Georgetown |
has been tangled by William Wilson, a |
former constable, when he consented to |
be a candidate for the Office. There
are already about eight candidates.
Doughnuts and milk were served to
the children who were present at the
annual entertainment given to school
children by the Georgetown New Cen
tury Club last Thursday afternoon.
Thousands of wild ducks and geese
have been driven into the marshes by
the storms and spOrtmen are making
large bags Of game.
The members of the New Jersey Club
are rehearsing for little play to be
given privately before the members
next Thursday.
Sallie and May Bolts of Millsboro and
Frank Murrey and Elwood Godfrey
came near being thrown into a pond
near Goodwin last week when a wheel
broke as the machine hung over the
edge of the bank. ,
A second Adult Bible Glass has been !
in the Dagsboro M. E. Church !
with Rev. George w. Bounds president;
w. j. Pennewill, vice president Asher
Baker, secretary and William Bunting.
treasurer.
The Auxiliery of the Dagsboro Prot
sstant Church cleared $35 for the church /
with a festival. a
A play was given by the young people Y
If the Dagsboro Protestant Church, r
An Old Maids Convention, last Sat
lrday night in the town Hall. S
The Sussex County Grange met at
Georgetown Thursday for an all day s
essions Mrs. Hills Will spoke on t
Woman Suffrage.
1t was agreed to build a new school e
louse at Kildee with heating plant in
tailed, at a conference held in George v
own between the County School Super A
ntendent, E. j. Hardesty and members
# the School Board of School District S
70. SO. This will be the first country "
chool to have heating plant in Sussex b
ounty.
Former Sheriff A. B. Robinson, of v
georgetown, has successfully survived u
difficult operation performed last week il
q a Philadelphia hospital. h
Miss Jennie Roach has been ap- nj
ointed an assistant in the Georgetown Il
ost Office by Postmaster George r. "
iears.
The annual revival services will begin B
/ the Wesley M. E. Church next Sun "
ay night. ia
When workmen went into the belfry
tine Protestant Church in Georgetown av
} make some repairs, they found that si
le big bell had slipged from its socket
nd was resting on only about an inch Gi
pine board. Had the bell fallen it NJ
ould have torn out the front of the be
lurch.
The first month that Frank P Dawson ca
Is fl lied the office of Coroner of Sussex en-
1unty gave him eight cases. AS the
fice pays $500 a year at the rate of CT
ght cases a month Dawson's salary of
III be expended in travelling expenses. ar,
Herring have appeared in the Indian of
ver and two shad were caught last Til
eek in the Nanticoke, a sure sign of of
early spring according to local tai
Gather prophets. EN-
About one-hundred good roads en- val
usiasts went to Dover from George an,
vn to appear before the Legislature Pc
d pleaded for the Good Roads Bill Da
" before that body. gle