Milford chronicle., 1915-03-05
GEORGETOWN.

The following marriage licenses have
been issued this week to Eugene +.
) Streeter, Aillsboro, Del, and Valetta
Guernsey. Millsboro, Del; Delaware
! Burton. Millsboro, Del, and Margaret
: Ricketts,, Millsboro. Del.
The students of the Senior Glass of
the Georgetown High School who are
trying to raise enough money to take a
class trip to Washington have written a
letter to T. C. du POnt asking him for
a contribution.
Capt. David Roland Ennis, veteran Of
the CiVal War, and a prosperous farmer
near Georgetown died from general de-
bility. Monday.
4 As an aid to the revival services be-
ing held each evening by church people
in Georgetown, cottage prayer meetings
are being held each evening.
A parcel post sale will be held Satur
day night in the Odd Fellows Hall by the
Senior Class Of the Georgetown High
School.
! A rally was held Monday night in
Georgetown by the Republicans.
/ An agent of the United States Agri-
cultural Department was in Georgetown
Saturday inspecting several farms here.
to make a report on Sussex County
country life.
The New Century Club of Georgetown
entertained the members of the Parent
/ Teacher Association at luncheon Sat
urday afternoon.
Charles F. Tunnel, a prominent busi-
ness man of Georgetown, died on Fri
day, aged 73 years. Mr.. Tunnel had
been freight agent at Georgetown for
forty years, was the general manager of
the ice plant and was closing his for
tieth year as superintendent of the |
Wesley NJ. E. Sunday School
The election of mayor and five men, |
bers of Council will be held in George |
town next Saturday
The steel furniture for the new Court |
House at Georgetown has arrived and is |
being installed.
Miss Myrtle Cawdell. professor of
house economics at Delaware College,
lectured before the New Century Club |
at Georgetown Thusday afternoon. A
reception and tea was given in honor of
the speaker after the lecture. Miss
Cawdell also lectured Thursday at the
Farmers Institute, which was held in
the Opera House. On Friday afternoon
she lectured before the High School
students.
State officers of the Knights of the
Golden Eagle visited Georgetown Castle
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Levina johnson of GeorgetownI
saved her home from a serious blaze on
Tuesday when she picked up q blazing
gasoline stove and threw it 10 the yard
Just before it exploded.
The Board of Education of George
'own has arranged for q five series
yeeum course for Georgetown for next
Iearr for the benefit of the Georgetown
High School library. The course this
'ear was decided success.
E. W. White has taken charge of the
machine shop of the Georgetown Auto
Company here.
Charles Jester former State game
warden, of Georgetown, is a candidate
8 one of the Sussex County eonstables.
The Knights Of the Golden Eagle In
are making arrangements
or an active campaign with several
allies IN different parts of Sussex
'ounty.
Farmers around Georgetown are put
ing IN the curly cabbage plants and
lowing the fields preparatory to an
arly spring.
Guy L. Jones, of near Harbeson.
aVes this week for West Virginia,
here ne will take charge of a large
n plate mill.
Friends who were to have entertained
iss Grace Shockley, of Milford, in
georgetown this week, received instead
the promised guest, the announce
entof Miss Shoekley's marriage.
Virginia House Party" an original
usical comedy, will be given by the
dies of the Georgetown New Century
ub IN Easter Week as their annual en-
rtainment
Because so few of the farmers around
georgetown keep cows. people in George
iRn are unable to secure butter.
A party of Indiana men have been
Georgetown to locate a site for a
'ge poultry plant which they expect
establish here.
Rev. 5. H. VanLoan, rector of St
ul' Episcopal Church in Georgetown,
5 begun series of Lenton Sermons
the Faith of the Church. "
The largest funeral held in George
Tn in many years took place on Sun
when the late C. F. Tunnel was
rled. The 300 members of the Wesley
Z, Sunday School attended the funeral
q body.
The New Century Club is seeking a
a ton for large club house and pub
hall which they intent erecting in a
'rt time.