Milford chronicle., 1919-02-21
GEORGETOWE

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Congressman elect c. r. Layton has
Fappointed H. C. Stewart of George
! town as his private secretary. MI
l Steward will continue to look after his
q business in Georgetown.
DE-. c. r. Layton was a guest at
n dinner given by the Chamber OF Com
merce OF Wilmington wednesday
H night and made a short address
f/ Revival meetings will start al the NJ. T.
Il church in this town on Sunday night
& March 2nd,
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ. p.
Church will hold a Dollar Social in the
sunday school room Thursday evening
Robert H. Burton of Angola has pur-
chased the dwelling Of William H. sam
mons. near the school house, and expects
10 move here soon. Mr.. and Mrs sam
mons are thinking Of moving to Phladel-
phia.
Tic Georgetown Ice Company which
has been undergoing repairs and improve
ments. has been completed and is now
running day and night filling up the large
storage rooms, ready for the coming sea
son. Georgetown now has one Of the
most up-to-date ice plants i'm the state
Turnip greens are i'm the local marker
and are selling for eight cents pound
Judge H. c. Conrad, who has been sit
ting in the New Castle County Courts
for the past SIX weeks returned TO his
home Saturday and will be home for the
next two weeks
Miss Clara h. Millman, aged is years
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Mill
man. died Tuesday night at their home
near.Sown The funeral services were held
at tht house Thursday afternoon and in
terment made in odd Fellows cemetery
at Milton.
The Valentine social held last Friday
evening by the NJ p. Sunday school
classes six and seven. being the classes
Of Misses Helen West and Jessie Bailey
cleared about forty-hve dollars.
W e. Tucker, manager of the farming
work being done along the dupont Road. !
under the State Agricultural Department
is very busy at this time. He expects to
put in 10000 early cabbage plants TINS
week and is preparing for his other early
snring truck Mr.. Tucker has placed his |
order for p bushels Of early planting |
potatoes and also y bushels Of late plant
ing potatoes Mr.. Tucker is an up to date |
farmer.
The Farmers Institute, held in the |
Court Room on Tuesday afternoon and |
night. was addressed by Frank Bhcktord |
OF Ohio on Soil Improvement and by the |
County Agent, NJ c. Vaughn. on Farm |
Bureau Organization. There We're large
number Of farmers and their families
present at each meeting. The Farm Blu
reau is growing organization in this
county
Register Of wills William J. Mustard
has issued the following letters this week;
on the estate Of William II. Short OF
Dagsboro hundred to Norman II. Short
and Ollie D. Lowe; on the estate Of Elmer
c. Holloway of Baltimore hundred 10
George L. Bennett; on the estate of Will
lard F. Sammons Of Nanticoke hundred
to Sadie l.. Sammons on the estate oil
Harley Evans Of Baltimore hundred TO
Mary NJ. Evans.
Clerk of the Peace Frank W. Lawson
has not issued any marriage licenses this
week.
There are no prisoners in the county Jail
at present and Sheriff Johnson is getting
lonely.
Deputy Recorder, Miss Lucy Wilson,
was called to Lancaster. Pa, on Satur-
day by the illness Of her sister, Mrs. Eng
lish.
Mrs. Annie B. thoroughbred is spend
ing some time with her son, Prof. Robt
w. Thoroughbred, at Gainesville, Fla.
Deputy Clerk OF the Feace ". EfwVOd
Wright was in Delmar Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward c. Norris of
Greenbackville. Va. We're Georgetown
visitors a part Of last week.
Clarence Bowman Of New York spent
last week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marcy Bowman.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Watson and two
sons Of Wilmington are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. John Watson.
W. T. Tucker was on business trip to
wilmington and Philadelphia this week.
Job o. Pride is quite i'll at his home on
Railroad avenue.
Thomas R. Purnell. who has been suf {
fering with influenza, is out again and {
to business.
Miss Edna Barr is visiting friends in !
Wilmington. I
Miss Bessie Hayman is spending the I
weekend in Wilmington.
The residence part of the jail has been {
newly papered and painted and a bath
room added. t