Milford chronicle., 1916-11-10
Our Next
Wednesday
Bargains,
November Is
GEORGETOWN.

". Edgar NAPLES has purchased the
Swelling house Of the late Dagsworthy
". Joseph, consideration being $1,000.
Riley p. Rogers has purchased the
Absalom Rust farm on the road from
Georgetown to HarbesOn. for $4,000.
Thomas r. Purnell has purchased the
store building on North Bedford street
aOw occupied by W. c. White & Co..
hardware dealers.
For years Il has been the custom OF
some of the county commissioners to
keep teams in their districts to work on
Ghas roads at the expense Of the county,
BUT gh6s will become a thing Of the past
within a few days. for the Levy Court
as a whole has decreed that the mules
walggus and harness shall be disposed OF
as soon as possible and the money OBJ
eainsa from the sale turned into the
county treasury to the credit Of the spe-
ciaI road fund Of the districts where such
teams have been worked.
Work on the dupont road north Of town
IS progressing rapidly.
Georgetown should take pattern after
her ueighboring towns and provide some
suitable place for the parking Of automo-
ibTss On Saturday nights and other big
days the main street of the town is ov-
or-crowded with machines, and an alarm
OF fre in the business district would no
doubt result in an accident.
CIarles Nelson. colored. broke into the
store u Horace NJ. Swain. on Pine street
last Thurs FAY night and stole quantity /
o. goods including flour, cigars and
cheese Suspicion centered on Nelson
and be was arrested by State Detective
Oscar NJ. Thomas. and admitted the
theft In default of bail he was COM
nitted to the Sussex County Jail by JUS
tice Of the Peace Samuel R. Wilson.
A witch party was given in the school
buiIding Saturday night by members of
the Georgetown High School for the BEN
eit Of the library fund.
President Charles johnson Of the Levy
Court has been authorized to straighten
and widen the Laurel Delmar road in
Little Creek hundred.
A petition for the laying out Of new
road in Dagsboro hundred will be pre-
uentad to Resident Judge Henry c. Con-
rad by the President Of the Levy Court.
The high school football team trimmed
ne cracl, Salisbury, Md. eleven last ;
Friday afternoon. "a to 0. Raymond ]
Guthrie sustaining a broken arm at the
close Of the first half It was necessary
70 make the two last quarters five min
utes.
Or. Roland g. Paynter has been ap- /
pOinted a trustee OF the state College
for Colored Students at Dover.
At the supper held by the ladies Of the ,
~. p Church in the opera house last
week. about SIS was raised on the debt
q the church
The colored band OF Georgetown ap-
scared for the first time on Halloween
sight and made a very creditable show
ing
Joseph Warrington. Jr., son OF Joseph
Warrington. who resides near town, and
Miss Florence Abbott. daughter OF John
Abbott. the barber here. were married
at the n. f. Parsonage in Glendale on
sunday night. Besides this Clerk Of the
Peace Elwood Wright has issued a mar
rizge license to Rufus b Wilson and
Ethei Joseph. both Of Georgetown.
The Parent Teacher Association Of
District So will hold a box social at
hAr1ss Hill school house, located along
the state Road. leading from Milford to
GEORGETOWN. on Saturday evening next.
Mucn attention has been given to the
prcpuring Of the program by the teacher.
Miss Mabel Rutt. and a pumpkin contest
and 5ther amusements viii help to en-
Even the evening. Ice cream, cake and
eaudy will be on sale. The affair will
slart at 7:SO o'clock.
Miss Vera Barr is visiting in Phiia-
aeiDhia.