Milford chronicle., 1919-10-24
GEORGETOWN

The Georgetown High School Foot
hall team will play a game here thii
Friday with the High School team o.
Easton. 81 A return game viii b'
PLAYED al EastOn next Friday. Prof
Roy Henney, instructor In agriculture
in the local school. has charge OF The
Georgetown team.
Protracted meetings started in 81
Johns M T.. Church at Springfield
Cross Roads near here last sunday
evening Rev b. H. Marshall is the
pastor In charge
Herman shane has gone 10 Whining
ton where he has accepted Q position
in the office OF the Delaware Division
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Dr. John Hammond has purchased
from John H. Joseph bis 3O-acre farm
near the Almsl0use two miles south
OF this town.
The local postoflice viii no longer be
open on Sunday eveuig for the distri-
button of mail
Mr. and Mrs Carl Cooper. who re-
sided on q farm near town. have sold
their personal property and moved 10
Philadelphia where they viii make
their future home
The sugar famine is still in our
town, with no relief IN sight
The late potato crop In this section
is doing line al this time and there
will be a large yield per acre but the
acreage viii NOT be as large as some
years owing TO the large amount Of
them being drowned out by the rains
just after planting time.
The chestnut crop in this section is .
almost q complete failure. owing 10 a
blight in the trees.
Miss Elma Faucet has accepted a
position ia the local telephone Office
10 succeed Miss Aleine Hilyard. who
has resigned
Miss Linda Hudson has resigned her
position as teacher in the Georgetown
High School and will close her home
here and spent the winter in Pensyl-
vania.
There are no prisoners in the cOun-
~ Jail at the present time.
People are bothered by a sneak thief
stealing their milk n ON their steps in q
the early morning.
Joseph Warrington a farmer near a
town is exhibiting a sweet potato that .
he grew on his farm which weight [
eight pounds. s
Clerk of the Peace Frank Lawson n
has issued a marriage license to Will e.
liam Marker OF Georgetown and Iva v
Travis OF FELTON, r,
Register of Wills William Mustard m
has issued the following letters the ia
past week: On the estate of Georgia M
Otwell OF Georgetown hundred to J. m
Bayard Otwell; on the estate OF Thos. d
Roberts Of Broad Creek hundred eI
% J. Stanford Locates; on the estate al
II Miranda j Roberts of Broad Creek In
hundred 10 j. Stanford Locates. sil
c. l. Cohee, agricultural demonstra- in
or for the +. l. DUPONT De Nemours OF
o., spent two days last week with liy
a. G. Vaughn. county agent. demon tn
trating the use of dynamite for agri- thi
ultural purposes in several sections thi
the county.
There were two hundred and one 30
ekets sold in this station for the ex- So
irsion 10 Philadelphia Sunday. ID
Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Lee Mitchell pla
Id Paul Johnson spent part of last sta
eek in Philadelphia Tn
Mrs Fred West Of Wilmington has mil
.en visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob West lun
this town /
Miss Sallie Harris of Bridgeville is we
some time with her sister, Ho
Is. Harry J. AXE. tiOI
Mrs. Edna Ellingsworth is spending VIII
o weeks in Philadelphia. disi
Mrs Amanda Stooms is spending rigl
ne time in Chester. said
Miss Edith Jones was the Weekend one
est OF her brother, Paul Jones. al gooC
yer. ther
-eroy Dennis is home on a visit 10 begi
parents Mr. and Mrs Noah Dennis. nom
lrs Robert Price of Wilmington is tlesi
lting Miss Elizabeth Houston. whe
lr. and Mrs. Riley Brown of Wvo- seen
u were the weekend guests Of they
J. Amy Lynch 81
lrs' Uriah Swain and daughter rout
nj last week in Philadelphia and spot
'cus Hook the
Irs Ella Simpler has been spend- in d
a few days with friends in PhiIa- was
mia and Wilmington the past week. took
rs. walter Pepper is visiting her to IN
shter' Mrs. Theodore Pettyjohn. in entir
adelphia IL co,
INES Simpler has returned from Of We
seas to his home in this town. cOlun
aries Stevenson, who has bean am ness
ed in Wilmington. has returned more
Us home. inc n
:. and Mrs. George Sharpley Of other
Dury are the guests Of Mrs. Sharp- to be
mother, Mrs Margaret Purneil Just
:. and Mrs. r. T. Hart and E. r. Fro
on were visitors In Philadelpbia to tn
week. the 4
IS Meta Green is visiting relatives other
Wilmington. gel e
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