Milford chronicle., 1919-12-19
GEORGETOWN

services were held Tuesday noon a
her late home and interment was made
at St Georges Chapel cemetery, lndiar
River hundred, where she resided un'
Ill about a year ago. when she and hei
husband moved TO this town. She had
made many friends during her shori
stay here.
Eggs took a tumble in price here
Saturday from SO cents to IS cents
per dozen. and the prospects are that
within the next few days they will be
lower. Merchants and dealers have
been anticipating that they would be
dollar a dozen by the holidays.
Rev. S. n. Pnchard pastor Of Wes-
ley A. f. Church. has been unanimous
ly invited by the official board to re-
turn as pastor for the third year
Rombro Brothers Of Baltimore will
this week get their shirt factory in
operation. They will occupy quarters
in the Thoroughgod and Hilyard build
ing on Market street. formerly used as
an opera house.
Horace Short, a we'll known farmer
near this town, had the misfortune
to cut his foot severely last Friday
while chopping wood. He is getting
along all right at the present time.
Members Of the Georgetown High
School gave a dance in the Peoples
Theatre Thursday night A small adj
mission fee was charged, the proceeds
70 go for the athletic association.
Dr. W. +. Blackstone has had a pipe
less heater installed in his residence
on the cerner Of Pine street and Rail-
road Avenue.
Wesley NJ f. Church will hold their
Christmas treat on Tuesday evening.
December %. at Z o'clock.
Martin Graham has purchased the
mercantile business sf W. S. Downs
on North Bedford street.
Mrs. RhOda Townsend OF this town
has sold her hotel at RehobOth Beach
known as the Windsor Heuse to Dr.
George A. Farrah OF Philadelphia for
FIVE thousand dollars.
Members OF the athletic association 4,
OF the Georgetown high school are =
planning a number OF winter enter "
tainments 70 raise enough money to o.
send a track team to the annual State
meet next May q, ..
The pipeless heater that has lately ~
been installed in the NJ. p. Church is ~
now in use and is proving very salts '''
factory. i,
The Georgetown public schools will vi
be closed for the holiday vacation from ".
December oath to January 5th.
Julius Green and family moved last
week TO the property Of William Wick ~
srs on Pine street Mrs Josephine
Faucet and sisters will move 20 the ~
property vacated by Mr.. Green. which ~,
he latter purchased from the Adams ~
ieirs. w.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Callahan arrived ,nC
lere last week from Ohio and have
AIKEN possession Of the Horace Shock rr
ey farm az the north edge OF town, tbe
which they lately purchased. They ino
viii engage in truck raising and poul-
ry raising We wish them much sue Ro
ess in their new enterprise. tba
The Loyal Temperance Legion met sch
q Wesley NJ +. Church last Saturday Cb,
fternOOn. cot
Clerk Of the Peace Frank w Law the
on the past week issued a marriage ais
cense 10 David r. Bowers Of Phila- pre
elBhia and Edith NJ. Warrington OF fro
georgetown. no,
Register Of Wills Mustard has issued nav
he following letters the past week: we,
IN the estate OF James II. Derrickson \
Z Baltimore hundred to Lemuel II. nea
errickson; on the estate OF Shepard flor
Houston OF Lewes and Rehoboth pirl
undred 10 William p. Orr; on the es-
tie OF Josiah p Marvel OF Nantieoke VIII,
!. . asea e! C C Iae Marvel: or Abe estate III
Willie NJ Cannon OF Little Creek OF [
undred to Elijah 2. WOotten: on the fror
state OF Peter Rust OF Indian River dav
indred to Hammond Rust Mar
The county Jail Is still without c
'is6ner. This makes the fourth week sea-
at the Jail has been empty. B
Willard Smith. who some time ago deli
irchased the store house and dwell ginC
z from Jacob West on the corner has
Cedar and KINNEY streets. took erty
,ssession Friday and will conduct Lyn
e grocery business there. Lyn
Harry J. AXE. Clerk Of the Orphans j.. '
Surt. was in Bridgeville Monday and N
iesday. HON
Bessie Russell Is quite Ill with pneu- alys
onla at the home OF her parents, NJ
r. and Mrs. Edward Russell, on "A }
,uth Bedford street her
Mrs. Job D. Pride Is suffering from ness
attack OF pneumonia at her resi- the
nee on Railroad Avenue. Sho
Mrs Robert Floyd OF Camden. N. j., II.
ent a part OF last week with her W
,ter, Mrs. Theodore NJ. McGee. cont
Mrs. John W. Johnson Is visiting age
r sister. Mrs. Nathaniel II. Short, resu
lois m at her home In Wilmington. for |
Mrs. William Moran OF St Louis Is II
sting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. two
Iniel Roach. eacn
Miss Phyllis sammons Is IN a Phil whi'
elphia hospital for treatment. age.
Mrs. Theodore Pettyjohn and daugh- fEl
Of Philadelphia are visiting her nave
rents. Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Pep and
Yrs. Lee Cullen and children OF pilot
ntreviIle, Nd. have been visiting her weei
ter. Mrs. Elwood Holson. Lo
Tohn EiIingsworth and family are oi ye
iting relatives near Milton. Doat
fiss Mary Wilson OF Philadelphia sltio
mt the weekend with Miss Grace hazl
Ison. In
frs. James Deakyne and nephew,
1feld Jackson. spent the weekend fo'Ar
h Mrs A. NJ. Day. o. 4
Iiss Charlotte d. Steel OF Philadel- caa
4 spent the weekend with her par ad.ar,
J here -
irs. Frank H. Barto Of washington. s'''1