Milford chronicle., 1919-05-02
GEORGETOWN

Home grown asparagus is in our local
market and IS selling for thirty cents per
bunch.
The L o. o. F. attended Wesley NJ E.
Church in body Sunday morning and
listened to a special sermon by Rev. s.
N. Pilchard.
Miss Emma Burton. formerly Of this
town. has entered the Palmer Home for
Old Folks at Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Bunting. who were
recently married. are occupying the dwell
ing on the corner Of Bedford and Pine
streets owned by DR.. John H. Hammond.
A large crowd. estimated at over one
thousand from different parts Of the
county, viewed the war trophy train here
last Wednesday and another crowd con-
--slderahly lsrseT were here on Thursday
to see the landing Of the two airplanes
which landed here about noon. In the
afternoon Mss Edith Jones and Daniel
J. Layton were carried up in the planes
which circled over the town for some
Sine. Both say that they enjoyed the
ide very much
Glenn Baylis, colored. was before Squire
2yon on Wednesday, charged with cut
ing his wife with knife on the left arm.
he was held in $1,000 bail and in default
II same ne was committed 10 the county
5ail to await the next term q court.
Mrs. Carylon Hatfield Reams sold her
household goods at public auction last
Saturday at the home Of her father. G.
Horace NJ. Swain is improving his home
Horace N. Swain s improving his home
on King street by the addition Of a new
story on the back part Of the house and
othvr Improvements.
The L. 4. L. met in Wesley NJ. E.
Church last Wednesday afternoon.
Z. G. Ryon IS improving his double |
dwelling house on East Market street by |
the addition CT a new shingle roof
The Easter election for warden and |
vestfymen Of St. Paurs Church resulted /
in the following Waroens. DR.. James |
H. Chapman and WoOdburn Martin, Esq; /
vestrymen, DR.. r. G. Paynter, DR.. ]. B. |
NAPLES. II. c. Stewart. L. L. Layton, w. |
]. Mustard. George Fearon and Thomas 1
Fooks.
'aThe Price OF Peace" a war picture.
was shown in the Peoples Theatre on
Saturday in three separate shows in con-
nection with the joint meeting Of the
Victory Loan committee. The house was
crowded at each show.
Samuel Ableman OF this town has re-
ceived from his son, David. who is with
the A. A. F. in France, a German helmet
and a German gas mask.
The Georgetown public school will close
for the summer on Tuesday. June srd.
There viii be five in the graduating class
this year: Lena Pepper. Melissa Green,
Mary Jones, Louise Hatfield and Gran
Vile Lambden.
: Register Of Wills William J. Mustard
has issued the folliwing letters the past
week: On the estate Of James Abbott Of
Georgetown hundred to Rufus A. Abbott;
on the estate Of George E. Dunn to The
Sussex Trust Co.; on the estate Of Eliza
H. McCabe Of Baltimore hundred to Aus
tin J. Mccabe, Elisha B. McCabe and
Edwin L. McCabe; on the estate Of Ray
mond Taylor Of North West Ford hun
dred to Charles W. Parker.
clerk Of the Peace Frank W. Lawson
has issued the following marriage licenses
the past week Eugene Tunnel Of Beth
any Beach and Ketara Hammond of
Frankford; Norman w. Rogers and Ethel
May Savage. both Of Georgetown.
The game Of base ball played between
the seaf6rd and Georgetown boys at Sea-
ford last Friday resulted in a score Of
1s to in favor Of the Georgetown boys.
Tuesday the Mllsboro boys played the
local boys here and the score was IL to
9 in favor Of the Ninsboro team.
with a good representation from the
different subordinate councils Of the State ,
present, the goth annual meeting Of the
State Council Delaware Order United
American Mechanics, met in the chamber
IF Georgetown Council, No. II, last We'd
lesday afternoon. convening at o'clock.
;hter the meeting was called to order,
sx-State Councillor L. T. Cooper, acting
As chaplain, opened the session with
prayer It was decided at the afternoon
session to hold the next annual meeting
1t MnlsborO on Thursday, April p, 1920,
his being one Of the strongest Councils s
IN the State and one Of the most active !
in increasing the membership officers :
'or the ensuing year were chosen as fol-
State Councillor. William ,
T. Moore. Alilsboro Council No. 5, Mills |
boro; State Vice Councillor. f. t. Cooper
Council No. 16. Columbia; State $
Council Secretary. W. T. Jones, Stanton
Council No. 20. Wilmington; State Coun- :
ell Treasurer, James H. McGlothen.
Council No. r. Georgetown; a
State Council Inductor, Albert H. Riggin. i
Blades Council No. IS, Blades; State y
Council Examiner. E. B. Outten. AIllsboro
Council No. 8, Millsboro; State Council
Inside Protector Samuel Willis Vaughn, u
Council No. 12, Georgetown; i
state Council outside Protector. E. T. il