Milford chronicle., 1917-09-21
GEORGETOWN.

A large crowd was in town Satur-
day to see the circus.
/. Paul Jones, son of Charles r.
Jones. of this town, has accepted a
position as civil engineer with the
State Highway Commission, with his
headquarters at Dover.
Miss Leila Hart. of this town, has
accepted a position as teacher of the
Springfield school. near St. Johns
Church, about four miles from George
town Miss Hart is a graduate of
the II graduating class Of this town.
Albert B. BristOw has sold his
farm near town to George L. Hannah
of West Virginia, who has taken pos
session of the property.
The Girls Canning Club of George
town won second prize at the Della
ware State Fair.
The stork visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs Joseph Derrickson Sunday
and left them a fine baby boy. On
Monday it visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert wilkins and left
boy.
Mrs. William Pusey, who has been
suffering with a fracture Of her arm
caused by falling down a fight of
stairs at her home some time ago, is
rapidly improving.
Miss Margaret Graham. telegraph
operator at the local station, is suffer |
ing with three mashed fingers. caus- !
ed by being caught in the safe door. !
Some one stole a valuable house |
plant from the porch of the residence !
of Mr.. and Mrs W d. Adams one
night last week
At the meeting Of the board of di-
rectOrs of the local branch of the
Farmers Bank, last Tuesday, Will
liam W. Rawlins was elected cashier
to succeed W. F. Tunnel, deceased.
Other promotions are W. D. Adams,
assistant cashier; George H. Short,
teller; Walter p. Townsend, book
keeper. The vacancy caused by the
the promotion of the latter is being
filled by Harold Hatfield.
Eddie Downs on Thursday moved
his family to Marcus Hook, where
they will reside in the future.
Miss Bess Conwell White, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c. White. of /,
Georgetown. and Edward Merritt
Norris, of Butte, Mont. were quietly
married Wednesday morning at 7:15 .
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the Georgetown Presbyterian Church. 7,
The bride was becOmingly gowned in -,
a dark blue serge dress and wore a =
Dlack velvet hat. Immediately after 4
they ceremony the newlyweds left for
a short wedding journey and will re-
turn to Georgetown before leaving /
for their new home in Montana.
There are twenty-five prisoners in
the county jail at the present time.
Clerk of the Peace W. Elwood
Wright has issued the following mar
'iage licenses the past week: To How
lrd Tharpe and May Cirwithen. both
If Milton; to Harold B. Truitt and
Myrtle West, both of Dagsboro.
Register of Wills Oliver D. Robin S
ion has issued the following letters b
he past week: On the estate of n
Thomas Wesley Belts of Baltimore b
hundred, to Lavina E. Belts; on the il
state of Reynear Williams of Cedar h
,reek hundred, to Robert H. Will Il
Jams; on the estate of Charles P. d
'unnell Of Georgetown hundred. to
ierbert R. Tunnell; on the estate of rt
Elizabeth A. Cottingham of Seaford ol
undred, to Edgar L. Kinder; on the m
state of William T. Green of Broak-
lin hundred, to the Sussex Trust fr
ompany. W
Burton Prettvman of Naw varl, N
as been visiting his family here the
asst week. he
W. S. Lacey has been spending m
'me time visiting his daughter, at VI
arlington, and his son in Whining an
n.
Robert Thoroughbred and family of WI
Florida, who have been E
lending the summer with his moth
I, Mrs. Annie B Thoroughbred, left de
r their home Saturday. MI
Mrs. Mollie Robbins Lynch and
lighter, Charlotte. have returned
om an extended visit to Atlantic sci
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