Milford chronicle., 1919-11-07
GEORGETOWN

week were able to get q supply thru
the courtesy of Governor John G.
;. Townsend and his son, Julian E.
Townsend, VINO operate a preserving
plant here in the spring and summer
During the past summer there was q
quantity OF sugar left over, which they
were carrying over for next year. Ow-
ing to the great demand and necessity
for sugar, the employees at the plant
We're busy weighing the sugar out in
ten pound lots TO each family at cost
price More than five thousand pounds
were dealt out TO the people here and
nearby.
Members of he Democratic Central
Committee met in the court room Of
the Sussex county court house Satur-
day afternoon, November 1st, and or
ganized by electing Andrew J. Lynch,
Esq, chairman, and John W. Gibson,
secretary. The newly elected commit
tee is composed of the following:
First Representative District-First
election district, Roy PettyjOhn, Mil
ford; second, Fred Whitehead, Lin
coin.
Second Representative District
First election district, James n. Rus
sell, Bridgeville r. D.; second, George
G. Graef, Bridgeville; third, William
L. Morris, Greenwood.
Third Representative District-First
election district, Walter Turner Carey.
/ Georgetown R. D.; second, Irving
Scott, Seaford r. D.; third, r. Lee
Purse, Seaford.
Fourth Representative District-B.
Guy Wheatley, Laurel r. d.
/ Fifth Representative District-First
election disction district. Col c. W.
Kenney, Laurel; second. Samuel N.
Culver, Delmar; third, Laurence B.
Riggin, Laurel.
Sixth Representative District-First
election district, Theodore Wilson,
Stockley; second, Robert Donaway,
Millsboro r. D.; Third, Ashley T. Cor
drey, Greensboro.
Seventh Representative District
First election district, Torbert w.
Bennett. Millville; second, Harry A.
Goodwin, RoXana.
Eighth Representative District-Jas.
X. Phillips, Millsboro r. D.
Ninth Representative District-An-
drew J. Lynch, Esq, Georgetown.
Tenth Representative District-First
election district, willard S. Filings
worth, Milton; second. Joseph Mar
shall, Lewes; third, Robert Stevenson,
Midway.
Early Sunday morning thieves broke
into the department store of Benjamin
Ableman, on Market street, and car
ried away clothing and other articles
to the value of about four hundred
dollars. The exact loss to Mr.. Able
man is not known at this time as he
has not checked up on the stock. Sew
eral overcoats and suits are gone. as
well as other goods. Entrance was
gained by means of a back door. The
thieves took a brace and bit and bored
several holes in the door panel and
then knocked it out So far there is
no clew as to who the robbers were. |
This section was visited by heavy |
rain storm Saturday night, the heaviest /
for some time past.
Hundreds of people were in town
Friday night for the Halloween DEM /
onstration and from early in the even (
ing until midnight King Momus reign [
ed supreme. While there was no pa |
rade by the masqueraders, hundreds /
were dressed in all kinds of costumes. /
The Georgetown band furnished music .
for the crowd.
The residences of Mrs. Charles F.
Richards, L. L. Layton and William S.
Davis have been newly painted this
week.
David Johnson has accepted a posi-
tion as clerk in the grocery and meat
store of William H. Short, corner OF
Bedford and Laurel streets.
Our farmers are digging their late
white potatoes. While the acreage is
not large, owing to the summer rains,
the yields is above the average.
The W. G. T. u. met at the home of
Mrs. Harry Boyer Wednesday after
noon.
c. s. Munson has been elected pani-
tor of Wesley NJ. E. Church in place
of Frank Kitchens, who has resigned.
Margaret Lynch the youngest child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lynch, who live
at the edge of town, last week fell
over a tub and broke her arm. She
is doing as well as cen be expected at
this time.
Mrs. J. c. Godfrey was taken to
hospital for an opera
ton on Thursday
L. L. Layton, Jr., who was recently
oDerated on for appendicitis at the
Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, is
rapidly recovering, and is at his home
Rufus A. Joseph, aged about 70
years, died suddenly from heart failure
last week at his home on the Walls
farm near town. His funeral was held
last Wednesday at ST. Johns NJ. E.
Church at Springfield Cross Roads and
nterment was made in the adjoining
Charles H. Joseph, aged So years,
lied at his home at Springfield Cross
Roads last Monday from the after-ef-
iects of influenza. Funeral services
we're held at st. Johns NJ r. Church
Wednesday afternoon by his pastor,
Rev. E. H. Marshall, assisted by Revs.
". H. S. Williams and ]. r. Bailey.
nterment was made in the adjoining
The Georgetown High School boys
played foot ball with the Easton High
School boys on Friday. The score
vas 90.
Quite large number of our citizens
Ittended the Halloween parade at
'eaford Thursday night.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
nd Mrs. Charles King on Cedar street
nd left them a fine boy Sunday even
ng.
Register of Wills William ]. Mus
ard has issued the following letters
he past week: On the estate of Chas.
!. Hickman of Dagsboro hundred to
lizzie X. Hickman; on the estate of :
Elizabeth Heavlow Of Lewes and Re- y
oboth hundred to the Sussex Trust
o.
There are three prisoners in the
ounty jail at the present time.
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