Milford chronicle., 1919-02-07
GEORGETOWN

| Services We're resumed IN all OF the
churches here last Sunday and will con-
tinue unless something now unforeseen
happens The public schools and moving
pictures also have opened and are now
running full time
pool room has been opened in the
building next door 10 the Peoples Theatre
on Market street by James a. Lee OF Mil
ford.
The spr.ng-like weather is causing the
farmers iu this section to get busy hauling
fertilizers and manure for their spring
work. The labor question is not expected
TO be as serious this spring and summer
as IL was during the war. and our farm
ers are not expecting TO be rushed this
summer with their work.
There IS one prisoner IN the county jail
at the present time
Reg .ster of Wills William j. Mustard
has issued the following letters the past
week. On the estate of Asbury Sammons,
Jr, of Georgetown hundred, TO Rosa j.
Sammons; on the estate Of Stella +.
Lewis OF Broad Creek hundred TO Oscar
H. Johnson; ON the estate Of William II.
kittle Of Georgetown hunGred to Old Kit
tie. on the estate Of ElZey j. Wilson of
Nant.coke hundred to Minos Wilson and
John Il. Wilson; on the estate OF James
II. Wheatley Of Broad Creek hundred TO
Frances Wheatley and Charles +. Wheat
ley' on Inc estate ot John n, warning
ton of Baltimore hundred 10 Alice j. War
rngton on the estate Of Lur9ney Il.
Hearn Of Gumboro hundred to Frederick
NJ Hearu. on the estate Of Curtis W.
Rogers of Dagsboro hundred TO Harley
Il. Rogers on the estate Of Frederick c.
! Frances Anne Housman. on the estate
of James L. Atkins Of Btoadkiln hundred
70 George \. Walls; on the estate OF Ezra
*. Young oft Georgetown aundred TO Es-
telle +, Knowles; on the estate Of Joseph
4. Rash of Seaf0rd hundred TO Bessie
". Rash and carrie J. Moore
Clerk Of the Peace Frank w Lawson
has issued The following marriage licenses
the past week: William c. Warrington
and Bertha c. Lynch. both OF Milton. Del.
Raymond j. Burton and Eva Blake, both
Of MillsborO Del Frederick H. Kitchens
of HarbesOn and Ella N. Lingo Of Mil
ton. job O. Pride OF Georgetown and
Z Edith Cleudaniel Of Milford: Clarence
(. Faynter Of MillsborO and Margaret Frame
/ Of Georgetown.
At the regular weekly meeting the
Sussex county Levy Court Tuesday the
/ clerk was authorized TO get bids and
place orders for 2O00 inventory and ap-
prasement blanks and 500 bill heads for
/ The Register Of Wills office. The County
| Engineer was authorized to purchase
! seven car loads OF shells to he used I'm
! the second district. The Engineer was
authorized to secure bids for the cOnstruc-
/ tion Of "A cement bridge at GOsee's Mill. I
/ in the Tenth district. The clerk was au-
/ thorized to get bids for 25 900 tax bills I
| and POI receipt books for the Receiver OF !
Taxes Office The following were elected |
Trustees of the Poor; James Cannon of !
Bridgeville, Edwin J. Wncer Of Seaford, |
Frank T. Lynch Of Delmar Edwin v /
Baker Of Selbyv.lle and William ID. Will /
son of Lewes.
Mr. and Mrs Floyd Hurley gave their |
son. Charles y. Hurley. "a birthday party 4
Friday afternoon. 10 being his 3rd birth |
day. Among those present We're Beatrice |
King, Anna May Swain. Helen Workman.
Charlotte Splcer, Bardy DerrlckSOns r.
vim Derricksou, Chauncey Mess!ck, john
son King, James Hurley, Charles Little
ton and Wallace Baker They were en-
tertained with games and refreshments
We're seved and good time was enjoyed
by all
James Knox Of Snow Hill. Nd has ac-
cepted a position as flagman at the Mar
ket street crossing here.
Leroy Figgs, aged years I month
and 10 days, son Of GOldsbury Figgs died
Thursday afternoon near ZOar. Funeral
services We're held at the house Saturday
afternoon and lnterment made in Union
cemetery here
News has been received by Thomas p.
Coffin Of Stockley, four miles south Of
here, that his son. Frank Coffin. who left |
with one of the Sussex county contingents
for Camp DIX last summer and within a
few days was sent overseas is dead. haV-
ing succumbed TO influenza in France on
January IS The young man had been
married but a few weeks before being
called into the service. At the time he
was employed on the lower branch of the
F., b. * w railroad as brakeman;
ton of Lincoln City in the breast with a
knife, Causey Ross small cOlOred boy, J
S confined in the county jail for court. 3
Houston and Ross II is claimed, had )
dispute over tIifing matter in the Z
chool and Ross is alleged to have remark
ed that he would get Houston when the
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short distance from the school the 5
VOrded battle was renewed with the re- Z
suit that Ross drew his knife and struck
Houston In the breast, lnfilctlng pain
ul but not serious wound The prisoner (
S about ten years old
In order that he may be at the services I
# his members and friends, Rev. John
f. Bailey, pastor Of First NJ 4. Church, I
las had a telephone installed i'm the par
onage. AT the present time he IS working :
N a proposition for the installation Of
heating plant for the church and it is
eieVed that his efforts Will be crowned Z
With success, for at meeting Of the s
members held on Monday night the plans
we're gone over and IL was practically (
eCided TO start campaign Tor raising !
he funds and installing the. system.
George r. Calhoun of itehObOth was IN )
own Monday morning.
Misses Minnie Kreer and Edith Jones ;
ent the weekend with Mrs. l.. j. Har- {
Morgan T. Gum, former county engineer,
rho has been on a job in Nashville, Tenn, Z
as returned to his home in Frankford s
nd last Tuesday was among his old Z
Ex- Sheriff Joseph NJ Donaway Of :;
Iillsboro was in town Monday &
Minos Maxwell Of Wilmington is home 5
nth his family at present q
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stoeckel Of Nor g.
Dix, Va, have been visiting their par }:
ats Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stoeckel They I,
ave also been the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. I:
Joseh Godfrey has been on the sick 5;
P. s. wflgus of Mnllsboro was in town
n Monday I.
s. A. Jarvis and son, Theodore OF Har- ::
eson. were in town Tuesday. 5:
Miss Jane Reed Anderson Of Glendale Z.
-as a Georgetown visitor on Monday. :.
Mrs. Mary A. Jones Of Philadelphia is I:
isitng Mr. and Mrs. William A. Faucet s:
ere. I.
Prothonotary Elmer f. Riggin is suffer- /;
lg from an attack OF the Influenza at MS s;
Miss Nellie Nelson is sending a few 3:
avs in Philadelphia and Wilmington Z:
Mrs Maggie Prettyman spent the week. ):
nd at Greenback, Va. I.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Roach were in (:
ewark Saturday. 5:
Mrs. Edna EllingswOrth and two chill Z:
rem are seriously III with pneumonia at s:
leir home on Calhoun street. Z:
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Brown Of s:
wyoming spent the weekend with her !:
lOther, Mrs. Amy Lynch. Z:
MILLVILLE. 8:
William Richards who has been i'll for s:
Dme time at the home Of his daughter, 3:
IRIS. Archie Evans, passed away on s: