Milford chronicle., 1919-10-31
GEORGETOWN

/ The Athletic Association Of tn,
: Georgetown High School has arrang
:. ed for series Of dances to be giver
this winter, the proceeds to be used
for the athletic activities.
! James II. McGlOthen, who has occu-
q pied a store in the Layton block foI
E many years, last week moved his
! stock Of goods TO the Ennis block. al
the corner Of Market street and Rail
/ road Avenue
A Halloween entertainment with an
interesting program will be held in the
school building at Redden on Saturday
night, November 1sI
We are having warm weather at
present, which is making a great saw
ing of coal. Most of our people will
have enough to see them through the
winter when the weather really be-
comes cold.
The boys and girls of the George
town High School are organizing bas-
ket ball teams
Miss Aleine Hilyard. who is expect
ing to be married soon, was given q
kitchen shower at the home of Miss
Elsie Rose, on Market street, Thurs
day night of last week
Charged with stealing corn from an
adjoining farm, Otto Gigold, a farmer
who moved from Michigan to near
this town about a year ago, was last
week held under $1,000 bail, in default
of which he was committed to the jail
to await the action of the February
/ term of court.
I Miss Ida Marshall is teaching in our
/ public school in the place of Miss EN-
ma Penuel, who is suffering from a
| sprained ankle.
William McDaniels, who has been
conducting the Hotel Rodney for the
past several months and whose wife
died a few weeks ago. last week sold
all his personal property and left for
Atlantic City, where he will make his
future home.
The FOrdson tractor has made its
appearance in Georgetown and these
machines are being sold by the George
town Auto Co. A demonstration OF
their work was given on the farm Of
DR.. G. Frank Jones, on the Lewes
road, October 2S, which proved very
successful
St. Pauis Guild will hold a bake
from IL a. m. until night in the Child
Welfare rooms in the Wagamon block
on Saturday, November 1st.
The Eastern Shore Gas and Electric
Co. has installed a 2O-horse-p power
moter at the coal chute of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Co., near the station,
thereby doing away with the steam
power formerly used.
Register of Wills William j. Mus
tard has issued the following letters
the past week: On the estate of
Ann Matthews of Seaford hundred to
Walter ]. Matthews; on the estate OF
Sallie c. Hammersley of Cedar Greek
hundred to Clara R. Pierce; on the es- /
tate of Isaac M. Steele of Baltimore I
hundred to Martha s. Steele; on the I
estate of Benjamin B. F. WoOdall of I
Cedar Creek hundred to Mary E. /
Woodall; on the estate of Edward J.l
Pusey of Dagsboro hundred to Isaac
H. Pusey; on the estate of Merritt ].
Atkins of Little Greek hundred to
Mary E. Atkins.
Clerk of the Peace Frank Lawson
has issued the following marriage Ii
censes the past week: Greensbury C
Pepper and Edith NJ. Shockley, both
of Georgetown; Wilson o. McCabe and
Ola B. TimmonSy both of DagsborO
Rowland B. Ingram and Adelia May
Lank, both of Lewes; Oliver COnaway
and Olivett Moore, both of Georgetown
The public road between Georgetown
and Laurel is shut off while the new
improved road is being built At pres
ent detour over the Shortly road
IS necessary, and cross over by the
way of Sycamore to Laurel
There is one prisoner in the Jail.
Mrs. Sallie Tallant is visiting her
sister in law, Miss Annie Tunnel.
Andrew J. Lynch, Esq, Adam Vein .
'ich, Julius Green. Jr., George W. Hat :
ield, James H. McGlothen and Harry
T. Swain attended the Great Council
If the l. 0. R. NJ. held in Wilmington
asst week. !
Mrs Hugh Smith has been visiting
'elatives in Philadelphia.
Absolom Rust is spending some time
n Philadelphia
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry T. Swain and
title daughter spent the weekend in
Howard Warren is in Philadelphia.
\. VI. c. A. for Georgetown
In order to interest the people in 4
his section Of the county in the for !
nation of a branch Of the Y. NJ c. A..
meeting was held in the court house
Thursday night of last week Wood I
urn Martin, Esq, was made chair
ian, and after explaining the purposes I
t the meeting, Joseph S. Duxbury, !
ecretary of DebarkatiOn for Delaware. I
1as introduced. Following him, Hugh 4
}. Maydole, head of the County Work 4
department of the International Com I
littee, and also assistant secretary of 4
ne association throughout the United I
tates. spoke.
A committee consisting of four, one I
lr each of the churches, was appoint I
d, as follows: Wesley NJ, E. Church, 3
rank NJ. Jones, ESQ.,; St. Paul's P. E. !
hurch, George Fearon; Westminster +
resbyterian Church, Rev. William i
ibson; First Methodist Protestant I
hurch. William T. Hobbs. This COM !
littee within the near future will con- &
sr with other sections of the county !
! an effort to establish the associa- +
on throughout Sussex. Z
w. S. Lacey and c. S. Gunby spent +
part of last week in Philadelphia. I
Mrs. Fred Hamblen has been visit z
lg her daughter in Philadelphia the I
asst week. I
Misses Sarah Rutt and Clara Sam Z
ons have been visiting relatives and !
lends in Wilmington, Chester and I
Z
Mrs. Lydia Evans and daughter, Mrs. +
lara West, of Millville, and Mrs. Sal I
o Hitch Of E'ranlford rpara fba e,,,acfc q