Milford chronicle., 1917-10-26
GEORGETOWN.

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p Church. preached the morning SER
mon in that church last Sunday.
Earl Johnson. son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
David Johnson, who was operated upon
/ for appendicitis in the Methodist Hos
I pital in Philadelphia last week, is re-
ported 10 be rapidly recovering.
! One night last week while on his way
to Lewes, Sheriff Donaway met herd
Of cattle belonging to Charles S. Ennis.
One OF the cows ran In front Of the car
driven by the sheriff and was knocked
down. but was not seriously injured. The
car was slightly damaged.
Gideon Wilson, who is in the PENN
sula Hospital at Salisbury. where he was
taken last week TO have his foot ampu-
tated. is rapidly recovering, and expects
to return home soon.
Ex-Sheriff Jacob West is repairing and
repainting his store and dwelling house
on the corner of Cedar and Kenney
streets and will open up a general store
next week.
Miss Emma Faucet has accepted a
position as clerk in the store Of H. n.
Swain.
The revival meetings in the NJ. P.
church are progressing and are growing
[ in interest nightly.
John Anderson died at his home here
Thursday morning aged sixty years
The funeral services were held at his late
residence on Sunday afternoon and in
terment made at Union cemetery.
Wingate ConoWay, who was injured
while at work in the coal chute Of the
p. r. r. Co.. here, IS rapidly improv-
ing.
Clerk Of the Peace W. Elwood Wright
has issued the following marriage IL
censes the past week: To Harry P.
Johnson. of Milton. Del. and Louise
Grlffon, Of Falstown, Nd; to Joseph c.
Wilson and Edith Cooper. both Of George
town.
Register Of Wills Oliver D. Robinson
has issued the following letters the past
week: On the estate Of Major d. Twi-
ford Of Seaford hundred. to John W
Twiford: on the estate Of Margaret l.
Gilchrist. of Cedar Creek hundred. to
Charles A. Gilchrist; on the estate Of
Joseph G. Galloway, OF Little Creek hun
dred. to the Peoples National Bank OF
Laurel
There are eleven prisoners confined in
the county jail here at the present time.
William NJ. Hudson, OF Hamboldt'
Neb., is visiting friends in and around
town. his first visit here in twenty-five
years.
Misses Emma Purnell, Olive Marsh,
and May Donovan. and the Messrs' Chas.
Marsh, Jr., and Asa Gray, motored TO
Philadelphia last Friday
Undertaken John F. Carey has been
on a business trip to Philadelphia.
Jacob F. Chapman has been TO Phila-
delphia and Chester this week.
Miss Sarah Pride spent last week in
Milford, visiting her cousin, Miss Flor
ence Speakman.
Mrs. Walter w. Pepper has been Wis
iting her children at Washington D. c,
and Philadelphia.
Charles P. Pyle. private secretary to
Congressman A. F. Polk, is home from
Washington for few weeks.
Mrs. Garfield Donovan visited Phila-
delphia last week.
Miss Mary stockley is very i'll at the
home of her sister. Mrs. Clara Short
here.
Horace NJ. Swain. who has been on
the sick list is able to be out again.
The Board of Assessment has been
viewing property in the vicinity Of Sea-
ford, Laurel and Delmar this week.
Rev. William Wright, of Baltimore
who has been visiting his father, Rev.
John A. Wright. returned to his home
Sunday.
Miss Margaret Townsend. OF Days
boro, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
Margaret Purnell.
Chief Engineer Of the State Highway
Commission, Charles NJ. Upham, and
George Hutchinson Of Dover, were on
tour of inspection in Indian River and
DagsborO this week.
Raymond James, Herbert Lowe. Ar
thur Tyndau and several more Of the
boys from Camp Dix, were home over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs William Prettyman. Of
Lewes, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Green, here.
Mrs. William ]. Mustard, is spending
the week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Mollle Richards and daughter,
Miss Laura, spent the week end in Will
mington.
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Faucet
were visitors at Warwick this week.
Miss Mary Torbert, who has been vis-
iting in Philadelphia for some time. re-
turned home this week.
Mrs. G. o. Thomas, Of Washington,
D. c., National Field Secretary Of the
Florence Crittendon Home, Of Whining
ton, was in town last week soliciting
for the Home. Mrs. Thomas makes her
self so agreeable that it is always
pleasure to have a visit from her.
Curtis E. Davis Of Laurel was in town
Tuesday.
James X. Phillips, justice Of the peace
Of Seaford was among friends in town
Tuesday.
Mrs. Clara Wiley and daughter, Mrs.
Randall Beebe. Of Greenwood, were Wis
iting friends in town Monday
Clerk of the Orphans Court Harry
AXE, spent Saturday and Sunday near
Bridgeville.
A large pumpkin. that tips the scales
at nearly one hundred pounds, grown by
Lee Foskey on the Ben Ableman farm,
near town, is on display IN the show
window Of James H. McGlothen's store
on Market street.
A public meeting Of the citizens Of