Milford chronicle., 1918-07-12
GEORGETOWN.

The stork visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. George F. Lynch Monday
morning and left them fine boy.
Charles Spicer, who has been en-
plOyed at the Hudson Brothers Bak-
cry, has resigned his position and has
accepted a position in Wilmington.
Former Constable Hiram E. Short,
who is employed near Wilmington,
moved his family to that place last
week.
The John G. Townsend Company
here is busy at present preserving
blackberries for syrup.
Frederick L. Mcgee, who went to
the Jefferson hospital in Philadelphia
last week and underwent an operation
returned home Saturday night. He
is somewhat improved at the present
time.
There were large attendances at
the all-day services Of the dedication
of the NJ. P. Church here Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ.
P. Church met at the home of Mrs.
James Campbell on Thursday even
ing.
Contractor A. NJ. Day is engaged in
placing the new concrete floors in the
county Jail building. This institution
is being made as sanitary as possible.
The official board of Wesley NJ. E.
Church has granted the Rev. Sewell
N. Pilchard a vacation during the
month of August.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Morgan, last week,
and left them a little girl.
Edward B. Green, son of Joseph
G. Green, has accepted a position as
clerk in the Georgetown First Nation
al Bank, to succeed John E. Sammons,
who recently resigned. Mr. Sam
mons left the first of last week to ent- |
er his new duties as clerk in the bank |
ing house of the Franklin Trust Co.
in Philadelphia.
Asbury Short has resigned his pO- |
sitiOn as street supervisor of this |
town, and accepted a position in Will |
mington, and with his family has
moved to that city.
Joseph c. Phillips, aged about GO |
years, died at his home on South Bed |
ford street, Saturday evening. Fun
eral services were held at his late res
idence Monday afternoon at one |
o'clock. Interment was made in the |
Union cemetery. Mr.. Phillips was
one of the court bailiffs to the Sussex
county court, for the past II years.
Wesley Bailey, of this town, enjoy
ed new corn on the cob for his din
ner on July Fourth.
There are three prisoners in the
county Jail here at the present time.
Register Of Wills Oliver d. Robin
son has issued the following letters
he past week: On the estate of Thos.
Il. Riggin, of Little Creek hundred,
o Elmer E. Riggin; on the estate of
Phoebe ]. Riggin, of Little Creek hun
ired to Elmer E. Riggin; on the es-
ate OF Bradbury Morgan, of Cedar
'reek hundred, to Aaron NJ. Morgan;
N the estate of Herbert E. Brasure
# Dagsboro hundred, to Sarah L.
'rasure; on the estate of Mary c.
russell, of Cedar Greek hundred, to
Willis Russell; on the estate of Eze-
iel W. Dickerson, of Baltimore hun !
red, to James B. DickersOn.
Clerk of the Peace, W. Elwood /
Wright has issued the following mar
iage licenses the past week: To Les J
er P. Wootten and Jennie R. Lewes,
9th of FrankfOrd. Del; to Harold
eter Peterson Of San Francisco, Cal, I
nd Caroline Corinne Wedderburn, of T
altimOre, Md.
Miss Nellie Nelson has been visit
lg friends in Wilmington.
Joseph Christopher, of Dover, spent
lie week end with friends here. il
Miss Minnie Ableman, of MillsbOrO, T
as been visiting her brother, Benja- n
in Ableman. +