Milford chronicle., 1915-02-19
GEORGETOWN.

Whaleyville. Nd, and Flossie Daisey
Frankford, Del. Henry 7 Wilson, Lewes
Del, and Anna M. Davidson, Lewes,
Del; Harvey Mcgee, Milton, Del, anc
Mary Reynolds, Milton, Del; Howard
Warrington, Lewes, Del, and Francis
Hazard, Lewes, Del.
The New Century Club of Georgetown
prepared a musical and a short play for
its members Thursday afternoon under
the direction of Mrs. Linda Rodney.
The Bennett & Carey canning 1dC t;;s y :
at Frankford has announced that not
withstanding the fact that none of the
1914 pack has been sold, they will make
the usual pack this year and in addition
will pack hundreds of cases of string
beans. The announcement means work
for several hundred people.
Walter Belts was badly cut about the
head when he failed to see a low hang
ing arch in the building, while walking
through the county Jail at Georgetown.
w. B. Donovan, formerly assistant
supervisor of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
has rendered his resignation and taken
charge of the rural mail delivery route
from Georgetown, formerly held by the
late Leander Joseph.
With better weather conditions, work
on big canning factory will be started
under the direction of John G. Town
send of Selbyville. The new factory
will can all kinds of fruit and vegetables.
Olin johnson, of Georgetown, has
opened printing plant on Chincoteague
Island.
On Tuesday morning fire broke out in
the home of Ruben Short n.George
Only slight damage was done.
AS Sunday was the 103rd anniversary
of Dickens birthday. the Junior Glass of
the Georgetown High School presented
on Friday a dramatization of "a Tale of
Two Cities, in four acts. The George
town High School is the first in Sussex
to give dramatizations of the classics
which the students are studying. The
School Board presented the High School
students with a collapsible stage and
curtains. After the dramatization, a
Association was orga-
nized by Miss Rosalie Martin, assistant
principal. The next Literary Society is |
to be held in two weeks.
The ladies of George town gave an /
in the Opera House at |
Georgetown last Thursday night and |
raised about $50 for the benefit of the |
Belgian Relief Fund.
A horse driven by Mrs. Beniah War
zen of Georgetown rem away down the
main street on Thursday and overturned
he carriage when it struck the fire
)lug. Mrs. Warren was not seriously
INJURED.
The ladies of the New Century Club
# Georgetown have announced as their
lnnual Easter Monday amateur perform
ince production of a musical comedy,
The King of Timbuctoo."
ElwoOd Armstrong is the only prisoner
n the county Jail at George town.
H. Mahoney Denning, of Harrington,
las been appointed assistant supervisor
f the Pennsylvania Railroad at George
own in the place of w. B. Donovan,
esigned.
At the Parent-Teacher Association {
,hich was organized Friday afternoon, I
lrs. Anna Hatfield was elected presi- &
ent; Miss Emma Penuel, secretary, and
lrs. Andrew Lynch, treasurer. /
Farmers Institutes will be held at
cean View, Selbyville, Frankford, a
and Millsboro this week.
Two prominent Georgetown citizens
led very suddenly Sunday when Rufus
Orbert, contractor and builder, sue
lmbed to pneumonia and former Sheriff
b. B. Robinson, also prominent insur- !,
nee man, died in Philadelphia hospital, Z
The Sand Hill Methodist Church, near
georgetown, has presented their pastor, :
le Rev. w. P. Taylor, with handsome Il
aveling bag. P
Indian River Grange has elected ]. S. D
OLSON, master G. l.. Ellis, overseer II
I'd William Ellis. lecturer. o
The Rev. Wingate Short, of Pittsville,
d., is conducting revival meetings at 81
ebron Protestant Church, near George tC
wn, this month. u 81
The Lingo Mills at Dagsboro have W
-ain started operation after having 50
en- shut down for several weeks. al
The Senior Glass of the Georgetown ol
gh School have announced a college CO
ly, ''The Sophomore" to be their an
al attraction this year and May the VI
st has been the date set for the pre- ~
ltation of the same.
Because the tableauX given by George x
wn young people for the benefit of /!
2 Belgians were such a success, an '. WI
Ter set of tableaux will be given next nv nv
ek for the same cause. Ir'
Frustrated by the sudden death of her ma
her, Mrs. Rattle Tyndall of of Mary an
ID, is in a serious condition at the ~
ne of her mother in Georgetown. an
The Ladies' Aid of the Georgetown =
)testant Church will give a George me me
lshington bazaar this Friday and MI !,
.urday. A feature will be a cherry WI
e with several hundred cherries on MI
made by the women of the church. "o
2 ladies in charge of the booths are =
De in Nellie Curtis costume. Lev
he Harrison Brothers, prominent
ryland fruit growers, have purchased
acres of land near Stockley and will dee
Mt the tract in apple and fruit trees. rut
he final entertainment in a course ten
en- for the benefit of the Georgetown Lin
h School Library Fund took place so
lday night, when Ernest Plumstead mui
Boston, an impersonator, was the -
action. -
ev. w. P. Tayler was unanimously
ted by a vote of the Fourth Quar-
y Conference of the Circuit, to re-
to it as the pastor of Georgetown
uit for another year. He reported 4
during the year, and or q
zation of four Teachers Training =
ses. 4
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