Milford chronicle., 1915-01-29
GEORGETOWN.

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City, lectured in Georgetown last weel
in the interests of the High Schoo
Library.
The Commissioners in charge of the
new courthouse at Georgetown have re
fused to accept the building because o1
some defects in the roofing.
The Wesley M. E. Church did not give
the moving picture benefit scheduled fol
this week, because of objection on the
part of some of the members.
Gamers around Georgetown are
already contracting for the large acre
ages of peas and tomatoes.
] Prof. Jump, principal of the Harring-
ton High School, inspected the schools
at Georgetown Thursday, and gave G
short address to the pupils.
Sussex County apples are the cheapest
known for years. The best are only
bringing so cents basket.
A report has arisen that the Govern
ment is prepared to estimate the value
of the railroad preparatory to talking
Federal control of it, because a corps
of Government inspectors of railroads
has descended upon Georgetown. The
corps comprises expert engineers and
staticians who are going over every bit
of rolling stock, road and property own
ed by the railroad, and at the same time
taking accurate figures of its earning
capacity and the actual amount of freight
hauled each day and the amount of
money charged for the same. At all of
the stations, the railroad clerks and
station masters have received orders to
turn over all the books and accounts to
the inspection of the Government men.
No reason for the work will be given by
the inspectors except that the informa-
tion that they are acting under orders
of the Government and that they de-
mand complete inspection. They are
expect to be kept busy on the Delaware
lines until midsummer.
w. Elwood Wright, the present County
Clerk of the Peace, has been elected as
Councillor for the coming six months,
by the Washington Council Jr., o. u.
A. M. of Georgetown.
Friday, George F. Hudson, presented
a large flag pole to Godwin's School
House, near Millsboro.
But little timber is moving now out
of Georgetown, because of the lack of
a demand, the business in mining props
and piling has slumped.
The Cokesbury Methodist Sunday
School near Georgetown has elected Roy
Hill, superintendent and Davil Short,
assistant.
DR.. E. V. Vaughan of Newark will
lecture in Georgetown, Thursday even
ing, under the auspices of the New
Century Club on Curious Facts of Della
ware History.
l.. L. Layton has been elected Presi-
dent of the First National Bank in
Georgetown, with George Warren Jones
as cashier.
David Ableman has been appointed
clerk in the Recorder of Deeds office at
Georgetown.
Public lectures will be given each
evening in Georgetown, this week under
the auspices of the International Bible
Students Association.
Z The Senior Glass of the Georgetown
High School is planning a trip of sight
seeing to Washington, D. c.
The Guild of ST. Paul's Episcopal
Church in Georgetown held a church
supper Wednesday evening.
The Executive Board of the Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs of Delaware,
meeting at Georgetown, endorsed the |
recent defense by the public press of |
Miss Emily Bissel, one of the members |
If the Child Labor Commission.
Court officers will have but a short
spell as the next term of
,ourt opens in Georgetown a week from
tomorrow, after having been closed but
/ little over week. The close proximity
# the two courts was necessary on
account of the loss of time caused by
he building of the new courthouse.
Nine members of the Junior Epworth
league of Bethel M. E. Church at
)cean View were graduated with befitt-
lg ceremonies into Senior League by
lev. E. A. Mcdowell, Sunday night.
The Rev. L. d. Martin preached in
Wesley M. E. Church in Georgetown on
unday in the interests of the Methodist
Iospital in Philadelphia.
Sussex County Pomona Grange will
leet in Georgetown on Thursday, Feb
1ary 11th.
After having successfully eluded the
tate officers for the past two years,
.nthony Batson was convicted of the
legal sale of liquor by the Court in
and was sentenced to serve
wo years in the State WorkhOuse at
reenbank. BatsOn has been a negro
olitician who has successfully defied the
for several years. Last sum
Ter he went around the cOlored camps
! the country as he pleased defying the
ficers to arrest him. He asserted to
ave been the head of the negro whisky
ng, which has been flooding the country
ith whisky for nearly eight years, and
was not until State Detective, Oscar
!. Thomas, of Georgetown, declared he
ould convict the negro that evidence
as finally brought forth and Batson
ceived his punishment at the hands of
e Court.
Monday evening party was given at
e home of John Wagamon, George
wn business man, in honor of the six
enth birthday of his son Benjamin.
bout thirty young people were present.
The marriage licenses which have been
sued this week are as follows William
avis, Lewes, Del, and Eliza Paynter,
ewes, Del; Albert Stewart, Bridge
lie, Del, and Emma Henry, Bridge
lie, Del; Norman E. Calhoun, Days
ro, Del, and Sallie L. West, Ocean
ew, Del; Harry C. Darbee, Seaford,
sl., and Mrs. Mary C.. Ross, Seaford,
Il.
Letters of administration have been
ued this week on the estates of
uise A. Matthews. Little Creek, Hun
ed, to William H. Galloway Joshua
Holloway, Georgetown Hundred, to
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