Milford chronicle., 1918-04-26
GEORGET0WN.


Members Of the VI. P Church in
Georgetown gave a reception TO their
pastor. Rev. J. T. Bailey. last Thursday
evening.
Wnmore Rogers Of near Georgetown.
who was injured last week by tree
falling on him, while chopping il for tim
Der, is getting better.
George ". Walls. son Of ex-State detec-
tive Frederick Walls. and Miss Nellie
Lynch, daughter Of Mrs. Amy V. Lynch,
both Of Georgetown, were married on
Thursday of last week by Rev Adam
Stengle in Wilmington, and after their
wedding trip they will reside in George
town, where the groom is in charge Of
the lumber yards Of the Georgetown Lum-
Der Company.
Twenty-Five young men of the selected
draft in Sussex County went to Camp
Dix this Friday April 26th physical
examination by the draft board VIII be
held the same day for the remaining men
in Glass No l who are called.
Fruit trees and strawberries are in full
bloom, and the prospect for large crop
was never better.
Harry NJ. Derrickson. who has been
employed in Georgetown as a barber, has
7"AA1 " INNING ASAlr AAN - NlAlRAt1
ed in the mahcine shops Of the Z. 3. &
W. r. r.
The new steam siren, which will be
lsed as fire alarm. win soon be ready
or service.
The Sussex County Assessment for the
'ear 1918 has been delivered tothe Clerk :
# the Peace. and they will be turned :
'ver to the Tax Receivers office at an
arly date. .
William J. Mustard and DR.. Joseph B. :
vaples have been selected as delegates,
nd Woodburn Martin and Howard Stew :
rt as alternates. to attend the Diocesan
convention to be held in Smyrna on May :
9Th.
A slight fire at the old Democrat office
uilding at the rear Of the court house
as caused by timers furnace becom- .
g overheated while the workmen were I
dinner There was tr!hing loss.
A reception was given TO Rev. S. y. (.
ilchard, the new pastor of the NJ f.
hurch on Thursday evening q
Marriage licenses have been issued by 3
lie Clerk Of the Peace as follows: George q
. Shockley of Frankford, and Frances
airy Collins of Bishop, Nd. Joseph 3
-adley and Minnie Payne, both of 8
q
Letters Of administration have been is q
ed this week to the following: On the 8
tate Of Joshua B. Kenney Of Little q
eek hundred, to Ethel Truitt; on the q
tate Of B1anson W. Dolby Of Dagsboro, 81
Sydney Dolby; on the estate Of William
Hastings, of Little Creek, to Ella E. 81
istings; on the estate of Nathan J. 81
rwick Of North West Fork, to Ollie
rwick; on the estate of John B. Fur *
IN, Baltimore hundred, TO Natilie b. S
nth and John F. Furmon
For the first time il. a long time the y
ssex County jail is without a prisoner. SY
There viii be a meeting Of farmers and
'se interested in agriculture held in ~
, court room at Georgetown this Sat az
lay afternoon a one o'clock, to arrange
the organization Of a Farm Bureau ~,
this county. similar TO such organi- ~.
ions now working in Kent and New
stle Counties. x:
here have been many births during the ~
t week in and around GEORGETOWN.
the following homes in town were sAs
overlooked by the stork: Mr. and Mrs. sYs
, Messick have a fine baby girl; Mr.. N
Mrs. Edward Collins have another sAs
daughter; Mr.. and AIRS. Carl Parsons az
happy over fine boy; Mr. and Mrs.
tier Lynch report the arrival of a fine ".
and heir "
ardner Calhoun has quit his job at -
Gus Hook, Pa. and will move w sXs
family back TO Georgetown. The y. w
es" attraction is not what many a
e been led to think it is for them. II:
5 the trained men and women who ~
the money. He will go into the bar a
ng business in Georgetown with his ~:
hers. W
IS. Georgia Otwell. who has been Wis q
relatives for several months, has sKs
rned to her home here sH
hn c. Hudson is quite i'll at his home
'edar street. sis
rry Johnson, who went to Whining ~.
asst week to work, has returned home. -
s. Mary Carmean and son are guests sAss
sr mother, Mrs. Caroline Phillips. we
SIS Sallie Harris from Br.dgevire. Is
est Of her sister Mrs Harry A-s