Milford chronicle., 1918-11-15
GEORGETOWN.

Miss Lou Anderson, last Friday,
while feeding chickens in her poultry
yard, tripped over a wire and fell,
spraining her wright wrist seriously.
She is improving at this time.
Captain Young, father of Mrs. John
Knowles, of Georgetown, is seriously
i'll at the home of his daughter on
North Bedford street.
Halloween was celebrated here last
Friday night, when the largest crowd
was out on parade that was ever
known in the history of the town. 1t
was postponed from October Both on
account of the "flu."
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs George Bennum, Jr., last
Tuesday morning and left them a fine
baby girl.
Mr.. and Mrs William H. Short. of
this town. who for the past three
months have been visiting their daugh-
ter. Mrs. F. J. Baylis, at Kaisville. Ill,
have left there and gone to St. Paul,
MINI. to visit their son, Walter II.
Short. who is in the aviation service.
Their address will be Box 446, Min
neapolis. Minn.
Mr. and Mrs. George Isaacs, of near
Georgetown. have received a cable
gram from France. stating that their
son, Ulysses S.. had died from pneu-
monia in a base hospital in France
Young Isaacs was a member of the
A. r. c. Hospital, No. 104.
Union Thanksgiving services will be
held in the NJ. p. Church on November
2Sth at 1890 o'clock. The sermon will
be delivered by Rev. Dr. S y. Pilchard,
pastor of Wesley NJ. E. Church.
REPORTS from the rural section in
dicate that quail and rabbits are more
numerous this fall than for several
years past. and sportsmen are anxious
ly waiting for the 18th. when the law
is of.
Raymond Daisey. aged 8 years. 4
months and 10 days, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles F. Daisey, of Georgetown.
died Wednesday morning from infiu-
enza and whooping cough. Funeral
services were held at the house Friday
afternoon and interment was made at
Millville, Del Their younger son,
Curtis, aged years, months and IL
days, died from the same disease on
Friday morning and was taken to
Millyille Saturday afternoon for inter
ment. Mr.. and Mrs. Daisey have one
other child, l year old, i'll with the
same disease. but it is much better at
this time. Mr. and Mrs. Daisey are
themselves slowly recovering from
the influenza, and they have the SYM
pathy Of the town.
The county Jail is still without a
prisoner. Sheriff Donaway says that
this is the pleasantest part of his term.
Clerk of the Peace W. ElwoOd
Wright has issued a marriage license
the past week to Andrew J. Towers
of COrdovia, Md. and Audra c. Judy
of Greenwood, Del.
Register Of Wills Oliver D. Robin
son has issued the following letters
the past week: On the estate of Clara
V. Chapel, of BrOadkiln hundred, to
the Sussex Trust Co.; on the estate
of John n. LeCOmpte, of Cedar Creek
hundred, to Mary d. Lecompte; on
the estate of George W. Chandler, of
DagsbOro hundred, to Sallie X. Chan
dler; on the estate of DR.. E. Clifton
West, OF Dagsboro hundred, to Ger
trude West; on the estate of Albert
K. Thompson, of Lewes and RehobOth
hundred, to William J. Thompson.
George B. Graef and son, Carl, pass
ed through town on Monday with an
automobile load of good things for the
boys at the Naval Base at Lewes. The
things were donated by the ladies of I.
the towns of Bridgeville and Seaford /
Mrs. Ralph Nelson, nee Miss Melita /
Armstrong, left Wednesday for Will /
mington, where she Will make her /
home with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. /
c. E. Oakes. Mrs. Nelson's husband /
died recently, being a victim of the /
influenza.
Miss Olive Hurley is visiting in VIII
and Philadelphia this week.
Congressman and Mrs. Albert F.
Polk. who have been in town for the
last ten days, left Saturday for Wash
ington to resume his duties until the
end of his term.
Asbury Short of Wilmington has
been in town for a few days this week.
Mr., Short expects to move his family
here in the near future. They formerly
resided here.
Miss Mary Short has gone on a three
weeks visit TO Middletown, Del, Phil
adelphia and Allentown, Pa.
Sgt. Roland Buell., of Fort Terry, n. /
Y. is visiting friends here. II
Recorder j. 7. Calhoun and Clerk
Of the Board Of Assessment spent
Tuesday afternoon at the oyster rocks ]
on Broadkiln River.
Mrs. John T. Carey and daughter,
Miss Lila. have been visiting their son I
and brother, Ralph Carey, at Camp
Stuart, Newport News, Va, who has I
Deen seriously with the influenza.
Mrs. E. T. Elliott, who has been !
spending some time with friends and O
here, has returned to her /
lome in Wilmington g
Edward d. Hearne, Esq, of Wash I
ngton, D. c., spent last week with old
riends in town. L
BLANCHARD'S STATION.