Milford chronicle., 1918-03-08
GEORGETOWN.

The past week soft coal has 81 used
! for heating purposes in Georgefsn be- |
cause Of the scarcity of fuel-theGrst |
time in the history Of the town.
Ebeneezer Workman, one Of the irst
rural mail carriers appointed at G5rge-
town, has resigned on account X old
| age
John Elingsworth has moved ni fam
lily from near Milton TO GeorgetoVn and
! is occupying the property OF Geoge T.
Calhoun. in Jones Addition.
The Benevolent Society of this town
met al the home Of Mrs. Josephine au-
ce,; Monday evening. ~
Daniel J. Layton. Esq, chairman Of the
Examining Board Of Sussex County, has
rendered his resignation to the War De-
partment, because Of bad halth
The annual town election was held
Saturday afternoon and only a small vote
polled, as there was no opposition The
following ticket was elected: Alderman,
Howard c. Stewart; commissioners, An
drew Marvel, DR. John H Hammond,
Walter Roach, Ralph w Nelson, Charles
5. Richards; treasurer, Howard j. Cooke:
assessor. Charles R. Jones; collector, JOS.
G. Green: auditors, George H. Short and
G. Roland Messick.
Sidney Dolby, who has been seriously
i'll with pneumonia at his home near here,
is rapidly improving.
The Junior League Of Wesley NJ. E.
Church held bake" at the parsonage
Saturday morning.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the NJ. p.
Church met al the parsonage Wednes-
day evening.
Charles H. Powers, who resides near
Georgetown, is suffering with a badly
mashed hand. caused by getting it caught
in corn crusher last week
Owing 10 the scarcity of coal the Off
eial Board Of Wesley d. E. Church has
decided not to hold extra services during
this month, as was planned but to hold
revival services every Sunday evening
until Conference.
Branson W. Dolby, Of near Georgetown,
who was reported last week as being
seriously i'll with pneumonia, died We'd
nesday morning, aged 60 years He is
survived by the widow and four children
one son. Sidney Dolby, and three daugh-
ters. Because Of the serious illness Of
his son, no funeral services were held.
lnterment was made in the Union ceme-
terry at Georgetown.
At the ''Povery Social" held at the NJ |
P. parsonage last Wednesday evening by !
Sunday school class No. 9, about twenty |
FIVE dollars were cleared.
Register of Wills Oliver d. Robinson |
has issued letters the past week on the
estate of John Ward. of Little Creek |
hundred, TO William Ward.
There was not a marriage license is
sued in the ha CT
About forty dollars was cleared at
he benefit held by the Georgetown Fire
last Monday evening.
There are seven prisoners confined in
he SUISSE County Jail at the present
line.
Georgetown is without ice for the first
ime in great many years. The ice
,lant closed down early last fall and the
'tock has been used up. The plant will
itart up again soon.
William Marvel, Benjamin Ableman,
herman Givens and Daniel Ableman were
lome from Camp Dix over Sunday.
Miss Clara wilkins, Of Milford. is vis-
ting her sister, Mrs. Lena Hurley
Master Chauncey Messick is on the
lex list
Miss Ethel Savage is visiting friends
q Wilmington.
Mrs. George Pettyjohn is on the sick
ST.
Mrs. Oscar Wilson and son are visiting
er mother at Blades.
Harley Conoway Is suffering with APP
Justice Of the Peace John R. Steele
Tho was reported seriously i'll at his
ONE on Market street, shows no i'm
rovement at the present time.
Mrs. J. c. Quicker, Of Chestnut Hill
a., is visiting her father. W. W. Rawlins
ere.
Miss Vera Barr has returned home af-
ar several weeks stay in Wilmington.
Philadelphia and Bethlehem, Pa.
James Simpler and Greensbury Pepper
{ Camp Dix. spent Sunday with rela-
YES here.
Master Billy Rowan Egan of Philadel-
hia, is visiting his grandmother, Mrs
aizabeth Wilson. here.
Vernon, the small son Of Deputy Reg
.ter Of Wills G, Vannie Messick. is i'll
{ this writing
Mr.. Albert J.. Richardson, Of Baltimore,
ID. is psending a few days in George
,wn.
Deputy Attorney General Daniel ]. lay
IN and wife are spending two weeks in
tlsntic City.
The Fire Department Of Georgetown
i'll in the near future install an electric
rem fire alarm.