Milford chronicle., 1918-07-05
GEORGETOWN.


Many Of the potato growers who last
year did not have a large acreage are go
ing to run the risk of getting a good
price this winter and are planning to
plant several acres. II is believed by
many that the price will warrant the
planting Of many acres.
Privileges Of Tyndalrs Camp. located
about six miles from this town. will be
sold on Saturday afternoon. July 9Th.
Immediately thereafter the annual picnic
Of Asbury Sunday School will be held.
The camp will open on July % and con-
t!nue ten days. This is one Of the
youngest camps on the peninsula.
County Engineer w. f. Hawkins has
been authorized by the Levy Court to
make repairs to the Bethel drawbridge
at a price not to exceed $500. For some
time the bridge has been out of repair,
but it has been difficult to get workmen
to do the job. The repairs are made
necessary because at this place extern |
sive shipbuildiug is under way and it is |
necessary to pass through the draw in !
order to get up and down the stream.
Thieves last Friday night broke into :
the store of William II. Downs at the !
edge Of town and stole quantity Of to- (
bacco and some pipes.
The Fourth was passed very quietly in
this town.
Mrs. Alfred l.. Pepper. who fell a her
home near town one day last week and
injured her arm severely, is improving
at this time
The Delaware Trust Company, which
is making preparations TO build a large
bank on the old Raynor property, cor
ner Of Market street and the Public
Square, will also take over the interests
of the First National Bank Of this town.
Claude W. Gibson has been appointed
Page Of the court. to succeed James
Lynch, who is now employed in the state
highway department
Quite a large number Of our citizens .
attended the State Federation Of Wo-
mems Clubs which was held at RehO-
both last week. g
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of Wesley NJ /
E. Church met at the home of Miss s
Laura b. Maull Tuesday evening. /
The dedication services Of the George q
town NJ. P. Church will be held next
Sunday morning at 1000 a. m. A spe- {
,ial program has been prepared for the (
consisting Of vocal and instru- r
mental music and addresses. Among i
those who will speak are Judge Conrad, c
and James NJ. Tunne-'. Esq q
Edward Russell. a timber dealer near f
this town, cut his right hand Saturday, a
when the ak glanced when he was max
ing a wedge. Most Of the tendons in the S
back Of his hand were severed. h
Resident Judge Henry c. Conrad was t
taken i'll Sunday at his home, on West t
Market street. Y
Fred L. Mcgee, job printer in the I'M b
on Republican office. who has been con- n
lined to his home on King street for the
past week. was taken to the Philadel- d
phia hospital on Moncay morning by Dr.. f
J B. Waples Jr., where he will under v
go an operation. a
On Monday morning about I o'clock $
Atwell Hudson, white boy and Mar T
shall Wright, a colored boy. effected an il
to the garage Of Jehu Hudson, c
and took Mr.. Hudson's car and started a
10 Wilmington. They were apprehend- n
ed at Smyrna and placed under arrest.
Sheriff Donaway and Deputy Walls went c
10 Smyrna and brought the boys to this
-own where they were arraigned before T
Justice OF the Peace Stewart and each F
held in $1,000 bail, in default Of which
they were committed to the county Jail a
Clerk Of the Peace W. Elwood Wright v
has issued the following marriage lcens-
es the past week: To Frank Aifflin, of \
Georgetown, and Lena B. Grant, OF f
Kansas City, Mo-; to ]. l.. Mcgee and \
Maude Moore, both Of Millsboro.
Mrs. D. H. Hurley and children are d
spending few days In Philadelphia. o
Charles Taylor, Of Philadelphia, is vis-
ting his daughter, Mrs. Edward Morris. Il
Mrs. Joseph Quicker and daughter are
spending the summer with her father, o
William W. Rawllns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry J. AXE and chill II
dren spent the week end in BridgeviIle.
Miss Alice Chase. Of Lewes, is visiting v
Mrs Harvey W. Calhoun here. +
Miss Laura Jester IS visiting friends
near Milton. Ii