Evening journal., 1917-07-14
DR.. c. FRANK Jones
Heads SCHOOL BOARD
Plant TO be Built Near
Georgetown to Manufac-
ture Cement Blocks
BIVALVE CAMP WILL
OPEN NEXT WEEK

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. July 14.-Escaping
steam from kettle. which was being
removed from the stove by Pauline.
young daughter Of Leonard NJ War
rington, severely burned her in one
eye. and for a time It was feared thar
the sight had been impaired.
The Georgetown Board Of Eduoa-
ton has organized by electing DR. G.
Frank Jones, pres don't. A T. Town
send, secretary. and CYRUS Hatfield,
assessor. So far the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of Professor P A.
Kelley, principal, who has accepted a
position in Norfolk, Va, has not been
filed
Records Of Clerk Of the Peace w.
%. Wright show that for the past
thirty days he has issued 800 licenses
TO merchants, manufacturers and
others engaged in business. For sew
eral days he visited different sections
Of the county and gave the business
people a chance TO take out their
licenses for the current year, thus
saving them the trouble of having 10
come to Georgetown.
The manufacture. OF cement blocks
for building purposes will be started
] by Thomas H. Gleason, of New York,
az Collinsyille, in a short time. A
plant for manufacturing the blocks
viii be erected.
The l0S-acre farm Of Joseph $. Will
son. located in Nanticoke hundred,
has been purchased by the Sunnyside
Apple Company. This is one Of the
largest apple companies in lower
Delaware.
Bivalve Camp, located but a few
miles from Salisbury. will open on
July 20 and continue Tor ten days.
Preparations arc being made by the
firm Of j. G. Townsend g. Co. to get
its plant in readiness for the opening
OF the tomato season the latter part
of this month Two large boilers are
being installed at the plant by VIII
liam Powell, of Salisbury, Md, max
ing four I'm all at this plant. This is
one of the largest tomato factories
on the Peninsula.
william S. Sockrider and Miss
/ Stella NJ. Roach, both Of Harbeson
were married at the Georgetown NJ. F.
! Circuit parsonage by the Rev. n
1 AlduQt DtunOM Ou W tUntnQdl night
| Announcement of the marriage of
Cecil e. Hastigs ad Julia E. Gootee
both OF near Laurel, has been made
| the ceremony having been performed
/ by the Rev. Harry Taylor on June 2S
! On June 20. at Laurel, Miss Edith M
Elliott and Joseph r. Hastings were
married by the Rev. Harry Taylor.
Stepping into a large hole while
/ H-ft al n,
Mitchell, Overlook, broke a toe.
+. B. Carey has been named schoo
assessor at Milton.
Falling from a cherry tree, neal
NAPLES, Thomas R. Draper sprainet
an ankle.
A branch Of the Red Cross has beer
organized at frankfort with the fol.
lowing officers; Chairman Mrs. Ida
Gum Sterrett; secretary. Mrs Frances
Tunnel; treasurer, Mrs. S. J. Messick
Burglars gained an entrance to th'
Millsboro postofflee Tuesday morning
A light was discovered in the building
and an alarm was-giyen, which fright
ened the burglars away. Nothing wa'
stolen.
Glover seed has been sold by many
OF the growers in the southern par
OF the county for the past few days
at S12 a bushel
Francis Moore, of Long Neck. is suf
fering from a broken arm as result
Of a load Of hay upon which he wal
riding upsetting.
It has been decided by the members
of Central Church. Of Millsboro. t
only conduct services az the Taber
nacle. at Oak Orchard every othel
Sunday.