Milford chronicle., 1916-09-01
GEORGETOWN.

The Democrats viii hold their primar
les here on Saturday 10 elect delegate.
10 the State convention, which meets il
Dover the following Tuesday.
! Unless farmers and townspeople in this
county succeed in choking the hog chol-
era in a short time, they will have little
/ If any winter meat OF their own raising
as hogs are dying by the score in the
rural districts and in this town. Within
the past few days 10 or u have died and
| the disease is spreading TO other pens.
/ Saturday, James Duffel local printer,
lost three, and another pen is affected,
as well as those Of his neighbors.
The canning factory here is running
full time now, using help from the cities
for the first time. Plenty Of tomatoes
are being received, although the crop was
injured by the blight.
samuel Diffendale, who was operated
on at the Episcopal Hospital i'm Phila-
delphia last week and was reported as
worse and died on Thursday. The re-
mains We're brought TO his home near
sand Hill and funeral services were held
sunday from there, and interment made
i'm the Sand Hin cemetery,
Miss Elsie Mitchell Of near town, was
taken to the hospital at Salisbury Tues
day, where she was operated ON Tor ap-
pendiCitis.
jured when he fell from an electric light
pole last week, died Thursday I'm the hos
pital at Salisbury, where he had been
taken for treatment.
Samuel Tindau, who has been sut-
fering with blood poisoning In his right
hand caused by a hurt while cranking his
automobile is much improved.
a fine baby girl has arrived at the
and another at the home OF AR. and Mrs.
Robert Nanaman. AIR. and Mrs. Ed-
muud Sammons are also receiving con-
grotulations over the birth OF q naoy sirl
Edward Russell, who has been resid-
ing on the Bank Farm. near here, has
moved TO his fathers farm, about mile
from town.
Frederic Blackstone. son of former
state Senator William r. Blackstone, of
Georgetown. has taken a position with
the Abbott-D Detroit Automobile Company,
in Detroit, Mich.
Clerk Of the Peace, w. Elwood Wright.
has issued the following marriage licenc-
es this week: Edward G. Norris, Mills
boro and Lena NJ. Conaway, GeorEetown'
Fred II. Parsons and Electa A Ntckers,
Frankford; Horace Wilson, Harbeson and
Maggie Steelman. Milton.
Register of Wills Oliver D. Robinson
has issued the following letters: on the
estate Of Ruth Annie Sipple Of Cedar
Creek Hundred, to William V Sipple; on
the estate of Susan l. Marsh Of Lewes
and Rehoboth Hundred to the Sussex
Trust Company; on the estate Of Peter
r. Palmer, Of LeWes and RehobOth Hun !
lred, to Sussex Trust Company.
The Levy Court will not meet at its
regular monthly meeting, Tuesday, Sep |
ember 5th, but win meet on Tuesday |
September 18th.
There are eight prisoners in the county /
all at present.
John T. Carey and daughter Lila, have |
leen visiting Atlantic City.
William j. Mcgee Of Wilmington has /
,een the guest of friends in town.
Ewell Calhoun iS on a two weeks va
.atiOn at Ocean City, Nd.
Oscar S. Wilson has been visiting at
ape May, n. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert +. Polk have been
pending the summer at Rehoboth
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Johnson of
have been the guests of
Walter Johnson.
are spending a week with
ohm Ellingsworth, Jr.
NJ c. Maxwell Of Chapanoke, n. c.,
8 the guest of his family here.