Milford chronicle., 1918-10-25
GEORGETOWN.


last Saturday, bringing the total TO
eight hundred and twelve; about nine
| ty less than two years ago.
The stork recently visited the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs Harry n. Hart. on
Race street, and left them a little
grandson. The mother is Mrs Ed
ward b. Hill OF Columbia. S. C.
! Georgetown went over the top in
raising her quota OF $4,000. OF the
Fourth Liberty Loan. The committee.
OF which L. L. Layton is chairman.
worked hard. and their efforts were
crowned with success.
! Mrs. Bessie Bethel has taken a DO
sition with the Pennsylvania Railroad
as tagwoman at the Pine Street cross
ing, and Mrs. Jennie Johnson has ac-
cepted a like position at the Y cross
ing. With Mrs John Johnson jajni-
tress at the station, this makes three
women in the employment of the COM
pany in Georgetown, exclusive of the
office force.
sunday night team driven by Wal
ter Short, of near town, while going
down Railroad avenue, collided with
an automobile driven by William Mif-
fin. cOlored damaging the buggy bad
ly. No harm was done to the car and
no one was injured.
Albert Tingle, who moved from this
town to Milton about a year ago, has
moved back again and accepted his
old position in j. T. Wagamon's
basket and crate factory.
Seven young men were sent by the
local board for Sussex County to
Fort DUPONT Monday for military SER
vice. They were as follows: Benja-
min Walter Bowden, farming; George
Marion Bacon, clerk; Charles Vernon
Cobb, farming; Frank Ellis Fletcher,
rivet passer; Benjamin Baylis, chauf-
feur; Howard Swain, farming: Sam
uel NJ. Williams. shipping clerk.
Ralph Carey, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. T. Carey Of this town, who has
been seriously i'll with influenza at
Camp Stuart, Va, is much improved.
Ralph W. Nelson, aged 81 years.
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Mel
son, died at his home on. Pine street,
Friday morning, from pneumonia, fol-
| lowing an attack of the influenza.
Mr.. Nelson was a prominent mer-
chant of this town, also a rural mail
carrier, a member of Town Council,
and a prominent Mason. He is sur
vived by a young widow, who was
Miss Melita Armstrong of this town,
his mother and father, two brothers,
and one sister. Funeral services
were held at his late home Monday
morning at II o'clock, and interment
made at Union cemetery.
Charles R. Jones, formerly of this
town and ex-Clerk of the Orphans
Court and Register in Chancery, died
at his home in Allentown, Pa. Thurs
day morning, following an attack of
influenza. He was 30 years old. His
remains were brought to the home of
his father, Charles R. Jones, on Mon
day, and interment made at Odd Eel
lows cemetery at Milton Tuesday.
Mrs. Madeline Burton Lee, wife OF
Meredith Lee. of New London, Conn,
who is in the air service in France.
died last Tuesday in Wilmington with
pneumonia, aged q years. She was
a daughter OF the late William H. and
Hannah E. Burton, OF this town, and
has many friends here. Her remains
were brought here Friday and inter
ment made at ST Georges Chapel, in
Indian River cemetery.
Mrs. Fannie Mears, wife of William
Mears, died at her home near the Sus-
sex Aims House, Sunday, aged about
80 years. Funeral services were held
at her late home Tuesday afternoon.
Interment was made at Union ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Willie Pesterdge, daughter Of
william P. Short, near COkesbury,
died Wednesday night of pneumonia,
caused by the influenza, aged about y
years. Funeral services were held at
her late home Sunday afternoon; in
terment made at Cokesbury cemetery.
Mrs. Fannie Melvin, wife of James
Melvin, aged 81 years, died at her
home on Race street. Sunday after
noon. from pneumonia. Funeral
services were held at her late home
Wednesday noon; interment made at
Odd Fellows cemetery, at Laurel.
Clerk Of the Peace W. ElwoOd
Wright has issued the following mar
riage licenses the past week. To
Larry Birmingham and Emma A.
Dobelstine. both of Georgetown; to
Noah Swiggett, and Susie Porter,
both of Smyrna; to Oscar Vickers, Of
Frankford. and Nellie E. Pepper, OF
Georgetown.
Register Of Wills Oliver D. Robin
son has issued the following letters
the past week: on the estate Of John
Owens. of Nanticoke hundred, TO
Charles Owens; on the estate of Nor