Milford chronicle., 1916-05-26
GEORGETOWN.

A stone road will be built from the
public square TO the town limits by the
town council. The stone road from the
edge of town to the DUPONT Boulevard
will be repaired thus giving Georgetown
a first class roadway to the boulevard.
The Georgetown young men VINO re-
Gently enlisted in Co. B, organized mii
itia Of Delaware. Of Milford, had their
first instruction and drill last week. a
number of members from Milford We're
present to assist them in their work
| Those among the graduating class OF
the Georgetown High School who Went
10 Washington, u. C., on sight seeing
trip We're Misses Lena Short Helen West
Olive Hurley, Bessie Macklin, Mildred
| Culver Clara Hatfield and the Messrs.
Lawrence Carey, Harold Hatneld Lee
Roach, Leroy Warren. Howard Swain
and Charles Pyle. Miss Ethel Parsons,
| assistant principal, acted as chaperone.
! Layton & Layton are now preparing
to erect another large warehouse be
cause Of the crowded condition OF their
| present houses.
/ Wednesday Of last week, Earl Atkins,
seven year old boy, was struck in the
eye with a piece Of coal thrown BY
playmate, and so badly injured that he
was taken to the Wills Hospital in Phil
adelphia for treatment. The eye was
severely injured.
]. A. VanSant, who has been employ
ed here as boiler inspector for the Penn
sylvania Railroad, has been transferred
to Clayton, and will move his family to
that place.
run a confectionery store and ice cream
parlor at Oak Orchard this season.
Children's Day services will be held In
the n. L. Churcd Sunday evening, June
18th.
The Vesper Glee Club Of Georgetown
gave a minstrel show at Frankford last
Thursday evening and cleared about S25.
The first strawberries OF the season
were brought to town on Wednesday by
George +. Warren Of near town. On
Monday the first shipment of berries was
made, when about fifty crates left this
point. On Tuesday 100 crates were ship
ped. By the last Of the week carload
lots will be going from Georgetown,
which is now the third largest shipping
station in the state.
Georgetown colored baseball team de-
feated Seaford on Tuesday by the score
of 10 to 2.
Register Of Wills Robinson has issued
letters of administration on the estate
of Peter j. Chambers, of Lewes and Re
hObOth hundred to William r. Chambers.
Mrs. Willard Lacey is seriously i'll at
her home on Bedford Street.
Captain Charles d. Bennett, formerly
Of this county, died at his home in Phil
adelphia. The remains were brought to
Dagsboro for interment. A widow and
one brother, Clarence Bennett, Of this |
town, survive him.
Mrs Kissiah +. Thompson died at her |
home on Railroad avenue on Wednesday |
evening Of last week, aged 72 years. She |
was the widow of the late John l.. |
Thompson, and the mother Of Mrs viii
liam Adams and Mrs. Edward See of |
this town. Funeral services were held |
at the home of Mrs. Edward See, Satur- |
day afternoon and interment was made |
at Union cemetery.
Mrs. Charles r. Jones is again out af- /
ter a severe illness.
Charles E. Richards formerly a lead |
ing merchant here, but now of Sharon /
Hill. Pa, visited Georgetown friends last 1
week.
Mrs Walter Pepper visited her daugh- /
ter, Mrs. Theodore Pettyjohn in Phila
delphia last week
Mrs. Lavenia Truitt is visiting her
husband and friends in Wilmington.
W. w Pepper is on a business trip |
to New York, Newark and Philadelphia /
John. c. Abbott spent Wednesday in
Mrs. Joseph Collins. Of Melfa. Va. is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Hettie Lawson
Mrs. Annie Lacklin. Of Montana. is
visiting her sisters, Mrs Daniel Roach |
Mrs. Wilson Campbell and Mrs. Will
lard Lacey.
daughter visited Wilmington friends last
week.
Mrs Hugh d. smith spent last week
with her sister Mrs. +. +. Sherr in
The home economics school at George
town, conducted by Miss Elizabeth JEFF
ferson. Of the Women's College, closed
on May Is, with the following program.
Piano duet, Grace H0lson and Margaret
Lunch; vocal solo, Lila Carey; address.
Prof. Hayward; vocal solo. Nell Lynch;
recitation, Elma Faucet; piano solo,
Grace Holson. Certificates were award
I'd to the following: Mrs. Minos Short.
Mrs. Andrew Marvel. Mrs Mary Robin
son, Mrs. Clarence Pepper, Mrs. Adah
Pepper Miss Emma Penuel, Miss May
2enuel. Miss Leila Pennell. Miss Ethe'
5olaway, Miss Lila Carey, Miss Harriet
Wilson, Miss Elma Faucet, Miss Edith /
Iones, Miss Olive Roach. Miss Nell Lynch
Miss Margaret Lunch. Miss Myrtle Will |
ion, Miss Grace Holson, Miss Olive
Marsh, Miss Mary Cullen, Miss Julia !
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