Milford chronicle., 1917-06-22
GEORGETOWN ENJOYS A
B0lJNTlFUL BERRY CROP
.o,yers Realize Fair Prohts-A
NJNarae Acreage OF Potatoes
J W To Be Planted.

o Be Planted. 4sr Tar
,ressick. aged about nine Edv
.on ri tne late Clayton Ga,
s.5inq near sycamore, com VII
H. sbout nine O'Clock on Ed.
6N with shotgun at Ins Nil
NpSArn at the home OF ms &c,
D.N ne had cone to re- Ra
FtAwitb the work during Me
OF Nntil Saturday night Ar
raA A,paoyed as a braEel,a;a ;.,;a Th
in al the Pennsylya1n,lss were
cideAr kome time reslaea disal
go TOT on, saturday he oel muc
N0thinSh his position anu cent
with hiGassist his brother ia
i've can to be the matlel ewes
Reports Ather and no NOT E
that somekor the rash acl' i've
talking TON mere, however E
would haven men had Deen ical
thought likelA him that ne f
mind and praar II IS ,eer
took it TO the Keyed on ms +
secured it 10 a hhotgun, ne 5is
muzzie OF the ga barn anu d
pulled the triggerArected the Oh
stick into which heAeart ana -
Death was instantAans OF a
George j. O'ConnA a naii' i,
restaurant near tn
ton here, was arrested oueS 80
by State Detective Lynd staS ~ ~.
Of having in his posse Suay \ -
than one quart of intoxicRse p
At a hearing before Magistfe y,
c. Stewart ne was required u
bail in the sum of $500 FORK ,
pearance at Court 4,
Mrs. Elizabeth Pride. wife q
ney H. Pride, died at z o'clOclIA
nesday morning. at her hOme'
Laurel street. after an illness
several months with tuberculC
She was aged nearly 3S years,
was a daughter Of the late
Lynch, of near Laurel. Her husl
and two children. Sarah and H
riet Ann, survive her. Fun
services will be held this (Frit
at > o'clock, at her
home. Rev. J. A. Wright ofFcia
and interment in Union cemeter.
The Sussex County Levy Court
Tuesday deferred action in the
If C. Edward Bacon. against vi
complaint had been filed by F.
records, master of motor boat
lie, who charged Mr.. Bacon with
properly attending to his duties
at Laurel Mr.. Ba
vas before the Levy Court and N
n explanation. so further action
eferred.
Inc strawberry season in this G.
Y viii probably come to an end
'eek. The season has been a bun
2 one. and despite the fact that
ruit brought low prices the first
he season, there was a sudden ]
, the market for the past few d
'hich has resulted in the grow
laking a fair profit from the or.
is believed that most of the grt
rs in this immediate section will
lin as much for their crop as u
!, Notwithstanding the high pri
aid for crates. picking and the
.vOrable weather conditions.
Farmers in this section of the ST
re making preparations to plant
rye acreage of late potatoes. a
Id already many fields are being !
lred for the planting of this crc
he acreage of potatoes in Suss
lpnty this year will be the largl
the history of the county for S,
al years. The increased acrea
due largely to the appeals ii
I'VE come from Washington and al
rough the cooperation of the cou
agent.
The residence of John T. Carey h
en- newly painted
The new equipment in the Geore
wn pOstofiice was inspected by t
vernment officials last week, al
lnd to be satisfactory GeorgetOv
n now boast Of an up-to-date pos
ice.
All streets in town leading in
lrket have been scraped and no
2 streets are in good shape all ov
Tn. This is a decided improv
mt over conditions a few montl
rhe June term OF the Superit
urt and Court of General Session
D convene her next Monday, JuI
h. There are 29 cases for trii
Is for argument.
The friends of Miss Armenia Johr
gave her a surprise party Thur.
Z night, in celebration of her lat
thday. She received a number {
y pretty gifts.
'lerk of the Peace ElwOod Wrigh
led marriage license the pas
sk to Elwood Maull and Gertrud
inter, both of Nassau.
.egister of Wills Oliver D. Robin
has issued letters the past weel
the estate of Alice A. Filings
tn, of Broadkiln hundred, to Dan
Il. Filings worth
ute a number of our young girl
leave Monday to attend summei
Dol at Delaware College.
he stork visited the home of Mr.
Mrs. Thomas r. Purnell on Fri
and left them nice baby boy.
daughter was born to Mr.. anC
. Raymond Wilson on Saturday
iss Vera Barr is on the sick list
1fus Green and Roland West are
ng those who have purchased new
nnobilaq tho narf xuaoIr