Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
GEORGETOWN


Charles Stevenson his dwelling hous'
on South Bedford street for three an'
a half thousand dollars. This is de
sirable property.
Lima beans are very scarce in oul
market, and are selling for fifty cents
a quart. Green corn is more plenti
full and is retailing for twenty-five
cents a dozen.
The many friends of Calvin Nc
Cleary. engineer on the Franklin CITY
branch of the D., NJ. & v, were sorry
to hear of his death at GreenbackVllie
his home, last Thursday.
A few Of our citizens attended the
annual pony penning at Assateague
and Chincoteague, Va, Wednesday and
Thursday Of this week.
James W. Johnson has rented for
another year the dwelling part OF the
Cullen property.
Hudson's Bakery, Inc, has purchas-
ed two new delivery trucks.
Mrs. Clara r. Short has purchased
the Joseph T. Adams property on Pine
street and will occupy it the first oI
the year.
The many friends of Adolphus
Ewing were shocked to hear OF his
death at his home at Rehoboth on
Thursday afternoon of last week.
Edward Short has rented the Hill
yard property on Railroad Avenue.
now occupied by c. A. Wilson, and
will move his family there the first OF
the year.
Samuel Legates, a carpenter OF this
town. while at work on a shed roof at
the factory Of the Georgetown Ice Co.,
on Saturday, had the misfortune to
fall. injuring himself severely. He fell
on a pile of scrap boards, cutting and
bruising his face and head, spraining
one arm and fracturing the other. He
is getting along nicely at the present
time.
Harry N. Hart, who conducts a con-
fectionery store and ice cream parlor
in the Torbert building on Market ST.,
has rented the large store room in
the Ennis block adjoining his store
and will occupy it the first OF the
year.
Harry ]. AXE and family and Mrs.
Horace Johnson and family are oc-
cupying the Burton cottage at Oak
Orchard for ten days.
Harley ]. Conaway has purchased
from f. J. HolsOn the large store
building at the corner of Market and
the public square, now occupied by
Thomas r. Purnell as a hardware
store. Mr.. Conaway will occupy same
as a garage the first of the year.
Colliding with an automobile driven
by Carlton FoOks, at the corner OF
Market and Race streets Saturday af-
ternoon, the small son Of Rev. E. H.
Marshall, pastor of the Georgetown
NJ. E. Circuit, was thrown from his BIZ
cycle against a large cigar sign on the
sidewalk and injured slightly about
the head. The presence of mind OF
Mr.. FOoks, who ran the car into
tree in order to avert the accident, in
all probability saved the boys life as
the full force of the machine did not
hit him.
Thomas R. Purnell will soon start
the erection of a large concrete build
ing on the corner of Bedford street
and Cooper's Lane, to be used as a
hardware store.
Nutter Marvel has resigned his po-
sition as clerk in the store of Mar
shall & Chipman, Inc, and accepted
a position as night operator at the
local telephone exchange.
Mrs. Mabel Coffin, whose husband,
Frank Coffin, died in France few
months ago, died at the home of her
father-in-law, Thomas P. Coffin, near .
here, early Saturday morning. Funer-
81 services were held at St. Georges I
Church, Baltimore hundred, Tuesday
afternoon and interment made in the
adjoining cemetery Mrs. Coffin was
about q years of age.
A. N. Brown, manager of the Della
ware Apple Farms, has rented offices
in the Moore block, recently vacated
by Mayor Howard c.. Stewart.
d. T. Symons of Philadelphia, who
recently purchased through H. c. Stew
art, the J. c. Bell farm. near town,
has arrived with his family and taken
charge of the farm.
Register of Wills William J. Mus
tard has issued the followig letters
the past week: On the estate of
Fanny NJ. Dorm of Philadelphia to
Charles H. Maull; on the estate of
Angeline Hickman of Dagsboro hun
dred to Everett Hickman.
Clerk of the Peace Frank W. Law
son has not issued a marriage license
during the past two weeks. 4
John H. Truitt, aged 63 years, one {
of the best known hotel men and stock
dealers in Sussex county, died sudden
ly from heart disease last Monday af-
ternoon at his home in the Brick {
Hotel in Georgetown. The funeral
services were held at his home Thurs {
day afternoon at 1.3O o'clock and in
terment made in Union cemetery, Rev.
S. d. Van Loan officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Warren of
Philadelphia have been the guests Of
Mrs. Bessie Hudson the past week.
Miss May GOrdy is visiting friends
in Philadelphia.
Miss Julia Burton is visiting rela-
t!ves at Lake WiGaerGGiGTe, Canada.
Mrs. Lee Cullen and children of
Centreville, Nd. have been the guests
Of her sister, Mrs. Eiwood Holson.
Miss Susie Hudson is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Philadelphia.
Wingate Conaway and family have
been spending a few days at Oak Or
chard. .
Miss Urica Bean of Washington, D. :
c., is visiting Miss Helen Brown. :
Miss Mildred Hoch is visiting friends :
at Frankford.
Joseph Friling of Rehoboth was in
town Tuesday morning