Milford chronicle., 1917-08-10
GEORGETOWN.


from his recent surgical operation
and is back again at his duties at tn,
First National Bank.
The corn crop in this section is
very promising at the present time
and a large yield is expected.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Tunnel have
returned from AsbUry Park. N. j..
where Mr.. Tunnel was very i'll.
over two hundred and fifty persons
went from here on the Atlantic City
| excursion on Thursday morning OF
last week,
Clerk of the Peace W. Elwood
Wright has issued the following mar
riage licenses the past week: To
Harley Dolby and Delema Elliott,
both of Georgetown; to William Jen-
kins and Ira Drew. both Of Millville,
Del: to William A. Wright and Lot
tie Street both of MillsbOrO; TO Steph-
en- L. Moore of Georgetown, and
Bertha Carmine of MillsbOrO.
Register Of Wills oliver d. Robin
son has issued the following letters
the past week: On the estate Of Cor
nelium NJ Waples, of Broadkiln hun
dred to Sarah Z. Waples; on the es-
tate VI AGQA p ID Anna 4AAAAAAa VA NI-AeAA
Greek hundred, to Andrew J. Lynch;
on the estate of Nettie A. Cordrey, Of
Little Greek hundred. to Elijah H.
Wooten and Linden G. COrdrey.
Twelve prisoners are confined in
the county Jail here at present.
The residence and store Of Elihu
NJ Lynch has been newly painted
the past week.
A large number of Georgetown peO-
pie spent Big Thursday at Oak Orch
ard
The guarantors of the Chautauqua
held a business meeting in the court
house Thursday night.
A Dollar Social, or "free-will" Of
fering will be held at the NJ. P.
church this Friday evening.
James West, who was injured while
hauling mine props last week, is rap
idly recovering.
Arthur SalmOns was held under
one thousand dollar bail for court,
charged with throwing a bottle at the
car of Deputy Attorney General Dan
iel J Layton on the DUPONT road last
Wednesday night
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
West. died at their home here
on Friday afternoon. Funeral ser
vices were held Sunday afternoon at
Hebron NJ p Church, near here, and
interment made in the cemetery ad-
joining
Joseph King and family have re-
turned to Georgetown from Clayton, |
where they moved a few months ago.
The stOrk visited the home of Mr.. |
and Mrs. George Thoroughbred on |
Tuesday, and left them a fine baby |
10y
More than a hundred and fifty war
ants have been sworn out for the
lrrest of automobile owners in this
county who are violating the law rel
alive to placing dinners on their
lights on the machines. Those who
eem to be violating the law more
han any others are the owners Of
,ars who reside in the rural section,
md who evidently have not read the
aw.
The Presbyterian church held its
Lnnual picnic at Oak Orchard on last
They went to MillsbOro
n automobiles and from there to the
,icnic grounds by boat.
Minos o. Short, clerk in the board
f assessment Office, has accepted a
,osition in the First National Bank
( SeafOrd, and expects to enter upon
lis new duties about the first Of Sep
ember.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Williams and
hildren Of North Carolina mOtored
ere Tuesday to spend some time vis-
ting her grandmother, Mrs. Eliza
eth Hart.
Mrs. Harry j. AXE has been spend
ng a few days in Philadelphia.
Oscar Pepper was in Milford the
rst of the week.
Ben Wagamon has been spending a
aw days at Ocean City, Nd.
Miss Grace HOlson has been visit !
lg friends at Oak Orchard.
Edward Chase. of Lewes, was in J
own on Wednesday.
Professor and Mrs. Harry White
f Belair Md, are visiting relatives /
ere.
Mrs. Clara Short, Mrs. Josephine
aucett, Miss Mary StOckley, Mrs. {
-estella Messick and Mrs. Anna T [
vans are spending some time on the I
each at Lewes.
Miss Olive Johnson spent Sunday {
/, RehObOth. I
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Stewart, ac- I
by Miss Nellie Nelson, {
-ere at Rehoboth for the week end
DR.. and Mrs. o. d. Robinson and |
lbert Worth, ESD. spent Sunday at
ak Orchard
Walter Townsend spent Sunday at
ehObOth
J. Warden Calhoun of New York is 7
isiting his mother and sister, Mrs. G
larry E. Calhoun and Mrs. Effie Wick I
IS here. Y
Herman Green left Monday for b
,arcus Hook, Pa. b
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Locates, Of Il
are visiting his father, j
lillian Locates. t
Mrs. William Mcgee of Wilmington Il
visiting her daughter. L
George Messick is on the sick list v