Milford chronicle., 1919-06-27
GEORGETOWN


a position as clerk in the store o
!, Marshall & Chapman.
u Charles Wing has in his gardel
growing corn in silk, and expects t,
have new corn by July the 4th.
Blackberries are peing shippe,
from Georgetown this week. The,
are of fine size and color, and are re
failing in our local markets for 20'
per quart.
Herman Roach, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Roach, of Georgetown, cut his
left foot very badly Friday afternoon
while hauling mine props from the
woods near Stockley station, it taken
three stitches to close the wound
He is getting along as well as can be
expected at this time.
Our citizens are very much pleased
to learn that Professor Alexander
Harringtonhas been rejected Princi-
pal of Georgetown schools for anoth-
er school term. Mr.. Harrington was
recently elected Principal of the Sea-
ford public schools, but he has de-
clined to accept the position and will
return to Georgetown. He has serv-
ed the Georgetown schools for the
past two years as principal, and with
general satisfaction.
The June term of the Superior
Court of Sussex county will convene
next Monday, June S0th. with Chief
Justice Pennewill and Judges Boyce
and Conrad on the bench.
Georgetown Council No. -, o. U.
A. NJ. in the past three years has in
creased its membership from twenty
eight to ninety. The yheld another
class adoption in their hall last We'd
nesday and adopted eleven candidates.
The degree work was performed by the
local lodge team, assisted by members
Of the degree team of Millsboro Coun-
Gil. Fro mthat Council there were
about thirty members present. Fol-
lowing the adoption fthe new mem
bers, addresses were made by several !
of the officers for the good of the or
der, and then all present were served
with ice cream and cake.
Mrs. Efie Vickers of Georgetown /
has sold the "Ioka" cottage at Oak .
Orchard to the Veasey Brothers and (
Walter Howard of Harbeson.
John King, Jr., has opened a general (
store in the store house on the corner
of Cedar and KINNEY streets, known
as the John R. King store property.
Andrew ]. Lynch, trustee for the
heirs of Alfred P. Pepper, deceased,
will sell at the court house door on
Saturday, June 2S, at p. m, the
dwelling house at the corner of Bed
ford and New streets. This is one of
the most desirable locations for a
dwelling in Georgetown.
The strawberry juice factory of the
j. G. Townsend, Jr., Co. closed last
Wednesday with much regret to all, as
the women and children have made
good money Gaping the berries. The
lowest price paid for berries at the fac
tory was S. per 32-quart crate and the
.Op price was $3.50 per crate.
Peaches are retailing at 10 cents !
per quart in our market. {
There are eleven prisoners in the
county Jail at the present time. Z
Glass No. of the NJ. P. Sunday {
school will hold a lawn festival on the {
Church lawn Saturday evening, June
18th. Ice crea mand cake will be on +
iale. Everybody welcome. |
Miss Beatrice Marie Knowles, only r
aughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Knowles +
md Ben L. Wagamon, son of Mr.. and &
lrs. ]. 7. WagamOn, both of George n
own, were married at the home of the c
ride on North Bedford street at z r
'clOck Tuesday morning, Rev. L. E. O
POOLE officiating Mr. Poole was for a
nerly pastor of the NJ. E. Church of
The bride wore hand {
ONE gown of pale pink georgette a
repe and carried bride roses. She 0
vas given away by her father, and /,
burton Wagamon, brother of the a
room, was best man. The house was /
eautifully decorated with cut flowers "
nd the bridal pair were married un-
er an arch of pink roses. Misses e.
ennie Bryan of Frankford; Aline Il
Iilyard, Lena Penuel, Elsie Rose c,
Ilizabeth Jones, Helen Macklin, Edna
arr, Charlotte Lynch, Mary Lofiand, Il
+ this town, and Mrs. Albert Flewry al
Philadelphia; DR.. and Mrs. Isaac /;
urton of Philadelphia; Lawrence
arey, Asa Gray, Norman Purnell, Earl F
hudson, Harold Hatfield Herman
hane, DIR. and Mrs. Charles Cannon Ia
this town, and the Rev. and Mrs. h,
/. E. Poole of Snow Hill, Md, were
mong the invited guests. The newly al
larried couple left on the 7.54 morn W
lg train for a trip to PHILADELPHIA, vi
tlantic City and New York. F.
Clerk Of the Peace Frank W. Law W
IN has issued the following marriage lie
censes the past week: Joseph w. &C
armon Of Milton and Sarah Isabelle Ell
treet of Fairmount; Ben L. Wagamon al
nd Beatrice Marie Knowles, both of he
georgetown; Harry o. Bunting of
agsboro and Florence c. Willin of sr
m
Register of Wills William ]. Mus
Ird has issue dthe Following letters to
le past week: On the estate of Sal WI
Houston Eddington of Cedar Creek bi
lnGred TO William T. Banning; on tn
e estate of James W. Anderson of
title Creek hundred to James Ander- an
N and William W. Anderson. uu
Mrs. Mary Jones, who has been Wis Sa
IN CHER mother, Mrs. Levicia W. Fau-
TT, for some time, has returned TO ha
,r home in Philadelphia. fir
Lieut. Courtland Barr, who has been he
France for the past year serving in to
Sl6th Supply Company of the Quar- wa
Corps, has been discharg- to
an dhas returned to his home here.
Lawrence Carey has accepted a mo- An
non at Rehoboth for the summer. mis-
Mrs. r. T. Warrington is visiting Ca
r husband at Pennsgrove.
Burton WagamOn of Philadelphia is en-
sitting his parents here. Mr.
Miss Cora Muir of Baltimore is the ]
est of Mrs. Andrew Marvel. D.
John Roach of Accomac. Va. is Sh
ending the summer with his mother
re. far
Miss Madge Nickerson of Newark Ho
visiting Miss Elizabeth Jones. fri