Milford chronicle., 1918-08-23
GEORGETOWN.

Last Thursday the Local Board TO
sussex County sent the thirteenth
contingent of boys for military ser
vice 10 Tacoma Park, d. c.. where
they will attend the Bliss Electrica
School for special training Those
who left were: Charles Eddingtor
Banning, Milford, electrician; William
d. Iank. Milton, mechanical engin-
aer: George Robert Palmer, Milton
telegrapher; Fred Sewell Bailey
GEORGETOWN, carpenter; William Ed
ward PettyiOhn, Milton, registering
address 424 E. Fourth Street, Will
mingtOn, electrician Howard Clark
williamson, fredericksburg, Md, me-
chanic; Joseph NJ. Barney, Milford,
machinist.
George W. Chandler of DagsbOro,
Justice of the peace and former regis
ter of wills under Rufus d. Lingo,
Jr.. has announced his candidacy for
the nomination Of Register, subject
to the decision of the Republican vot-
ers at the primaries.
William J. DuttOn, who for several
years has conducted a blacksmith
shop on Pine street, has accepted
position in the local carshOps.
Lee e Mitchell has given up the
drayage business here and gone to
work for the railroad company as
brakeman.
Miss Helen Hammond has accepted
a stenOgraphic position with the rail-
road company.
Thursday night, two strange men
acting in a strange manner and said
TO be going about town with a flash
light and peeping into business hous-
es, aroused the curiosity of the town
people, and as a result the authorities
were notified and Constable Charles
T. Jester kept watch 1t is said that
the men were hanging around the
First National Bank and Postoffice,
and were seen to use the light, which
caused the belief that they were plan
ming to rob both places. It was re-
ported that a message was received
here early that evening to be on the
lookout for two strangers, whom it I
was believed were safe crackers. A
close watch was kept during the night I
at both the bank and postofiice, but
nothing happened as the men left
town as mysteriOusly as they came.
I II. Downs and william Warning
ton, local merchants. have disposed
of their entire stocks of dry goods
and notions to firm of brokers in
This makes three firms
TO sell out 30 the same parties with
in a week. W. b. Hilyard selling last
week
Joseph G. Green and Ollie Farrow
have been appointed special officers
by the city council to see that the
laws are strictly enforced in regards
10 reckless driving of automobiles
through the streets of town.
Benjamin WagamOn is substituting
n the postofiice here in the absence of
)ne of the clerks. -
State Auditor Roe was here last
week auditing the school accounts of
he various districts.
Dr.. W. F. Blackstone has been ap- !
pointed examiner for the local office
If the U. S. Employment Service.
Miss Charlotte Lynch has accepted
/ position in the Office of Recorder of
Deeds.
William Vickers, mail carrier be-
ween the pOstofiice and the depot. i
las resigned and accepted a position
n the local car shops. II
The factory Of j. G.. Townsend Jr.
%. started putting up tomatoes and {
'ulp last week. The price of toma-
oes here at present is 40 cents per
'asket '
Miss Meta Green has accepted a po-
itiOn in the law offices of White and
'unnell.
Floyd Johnson is acting as tempor-
ry mail carrier between the pOstof- I
Ice and depot. until a successor TO I
lr. Vickers, who resigned, is appoint
d. Z
Cornelius Joseph, employed BY the
ounty on the road between George {
own and Gravelly Hill. was painfully +
INJURED about the chest Monday when
car operated By Mr.. Nelson. an +
mployee in the cannery of j. G..
oWnsend Jr. Co., ran into the wagon n
1 Mr.. Joseph, and threw him of a
he mules hitched to the wagon be-
anne frightened and started to run. 3
ausing the wagon to pass over the
Ody Of Mr.. Joseph. He was severe F
z hurt about the shoulder and chest. f
lr. Joseph is now confined to his he'd n
{ his home, under the care Of a phys-
,ian. T
Elijah W. Ryon has been appointed n
ustice of the Peace to succeed tbe !
lte John r. Steele. Mr.. Ryon will
ave his Office in the rear of the &
lurt house, in part of the old Del a
ware Democrat Building. iv
Four prisoners are now enioying
)litude Of the county Jail. ip
Register of Wills Oliver D. Robin Ii
N has issued the following letters 81
e past week: On the estate Of Chas. r