Milford chronicle., 1916-09-08
GEORGETOWN.

The Levy Court has laid new cemen
pavement in the rear Of the court house
adding greatly to the improvement of tn,
Extensive preparations are being mad,
Tor the Chautauqua which will be helC
here the week Of September 12 to IS.
| Asbury Short, who has been town bail.
III Tor the past six or seven years. has re-
signed. His place has not yet been fill
ed and at the present time Georgetown
is without a bailiff
John Spicer, a young man employed al
| the flour mill of John Cordrey, hurt mis-
| hand very seriously on Monday when he
| got 1t caught in some Of the machinery
/ he was taken to the Salisbury Hospital
/ where the wound was dressed, and he is
doing as well as could be expected
DR.. Charles Cannon, son of Postmaster
Caleb Cannon Of Blades. today purchas-
ed the Office equipment Of DR.. Page p
/ A. Chesser and on Monday of next week
Will locate here and practice dentistry
/ DR.. Cannon is a graduate of the Balti-
more College Of Dentistry DR.. Chesser
whom he succeeds, is a second lieutenant
IN the Delaware National Guards, now
stationed at Deming, n. M.
The contract for lighting the streets Of
Georgetown with electricity, made with
the Eastern Shore Gas and Electric Light
Co., for Sl,O0S per year. was effective
yesterday, but the lights viii not be
turned on for several weeks.
Register Of Wills Oliver d. Robinson
has granted the following letters of ad-
ministration On the estate Of Peter r.
"a
to Sussex Trust Co; estate of Susan
Marsh. Of Lewes, Sussex Trust Co..
estate Of John W. Truitt Little Creek
Hundred, TO Sarah c. Truitt and E. E.
Georgetown hundred, TO Joshua r Col
Inns; estate of Fred G.. Burns, Cedar
Creek Hundred, to Silas NJ. Reynolds;
estate OF Samuel O. Dti1endal, George
town Hundred. to Mary e. Dffendal
George V. Messick, deputy Register of
WINS, is sun from an attack of
home on North Bedford street
benjamin Ableman has purchased the
Joseph II. Wilson farm on the LeWes
road, about two miles from town This
is one of the finest farms in this section
Sheriff Joseph West has purchased a
new Studebaker automobile. and County
Comptroller =. S Sh0ckley has bought
a new i've passenger Oldsmobile
Henry II. Davis died al his home near
town last week. Mr.. Davis was wen
advanced i'm years
Rev. and Mrs. J. w. Colona have re- /
l lurned from a vacation Of six weeks
Rev Coloua has greatly improved iu /
neallh ana is again filling the Wesley 4
a. p. Church pulpit
Minus O. Short deputy to the Board /
1I Assessment. has been suffering with /
a boil on his neck for the past week
George w. Littleton died at the home I
lt his parents near Stockley on Thurs /
ears he remains We're taken to Line I
NJ r. church near Whitesvile last Sat /
Ai 'ttg Wleie funeral services We're held /
and interment made
Mrs Richard COuoway and son Walter
spent the week end in Wilmington
Charles Carey Of Camden New Jersey.
IS visiting James and John Carey.
Mayor John r. Steele Is quite i'll at his
lome on Market street
Mr, and Mrs William Simpler of Phil
lam Simpler
Miss Annie Roberts of Ocean View
ipent part Of last week as the guest Of
VIZ and Mrs. Frank l.. Joseph
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Barr Of Whining
on nave been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
onn Barr the parents Of Mr. Barr
Mrs. Samuel Tindal spent last week
WIN Mrs. Emma Morris at Warwick.
Mrs Martha Brooks Of Philadelphia,
Vno has been spending the summer with
Ter sister Mrs. W. S Torbert has re-
urned to her city home
Rev and Mrs. +. w Mcdowell Of
mas Nd, have been visiting his father.
z. W.. A4cDowell at his home near town.
John u. Walls, of Wilmington, who
las been spending some time with his
week.
George r. Pettyjohn, an aged citizen
! Georgetown. is very IN at his home on
sace street.