Milford chronicle., 1919-09-26
GEORGETOWN

IA Il. moore at pubic auction, the admin
istratOr L. L. Layton, Jr., will endeav-
or to dispose of the books to some
concern dealing in law books, as it is
considered one of the best collections
80 in the State.
Phillip Downs 10 erecting a new
garage on the lot he recently pur-
chased on North Bedford street. He
expects TO be ready for business in
about two months.
William b. Wilkins is improving his
residence at the corner of King and
Cedar streets by the addition of a
new front building and other repairs.
Tcl Walter Roach Will next week begin
the erection of an up-to-date resi-
dence on the lot he recently purchased
an from William ]. Thoroughbred at the
corner of King and Rosa streets.
Keifer pears are very scarce in our
Fl markets and are bringing one dollar
and more per basket
to One hundred and fifty guarantors
r. have been secured for the Chautauqua
next year.
n Jacob 7. Chapman last week sold
:. his farm near Sand Hill, which he re-
IS Gently purchased from the Greensbury
Palmer heirs. James SalmOns of near
. town was the purchaser.
l. Charged by Edward Rogers, a farm
er near town, with the larceny of a
watch, William Pettyjohn, colored, was
i given a hearing before Justice OF the
Peace Ryon last Wednesday and in
default Of five hundred dollars bail
e was committed to jail to await the
coming term of court.
: @. S. Munsen of South Bedford street
| is the champion sweet pepper raiser,
having raised one that measures four
teen inches in circumference.
, The white potato crop in this sec
tion is looking better all the time and
a large yield is expected.
Robert Thoroughbred and family of
GAINESVILLE, Fla. who have been visit
ing Mr.. ThoroughgoOds mother, Mrs. I
Annie Thoroughbred, for the summer, I
have decided to make Georgetown /
their home and Mr.. Thoroughbred has (
accepted a position as engineer with /
the State Highway Department.
The young men of Wesley NJ. E. /
church have established a tennis club
and have laid out a court on the lot |
adjoining the church.
Horace E. Johnson, Jr and Edwin
G. Hudson are attending the wesley
Collegiate Institute at Dover, and John
p. F. Blackstone is attending Delaware
College Miss Mary Jones is attend
ing the Women's College of Delaware.
There are nine prisoners in the jail
here.
Clerk of the Orphans Court Harry
J. AXE is sporting a new Oakland car.
Clerk of the Peace Frank w. Law
son has issued the following marriage
licenses the past week: Robert Hitch
ems and Laura Moore, both OF Harbe-
son; John o. Brittingham and Elsie
Pusey, both of Millsboro; George w.
Macklin of Bridgeville and Pidgie NJ
Kitchens of Georgetown.
Register of Wills William j. Mus
tard has issued the following letters
the past week: On the estate of VIM.
Henry Cannon of Seaford hundred to
Ida V. Gray; on the estate of Alfred
NJ Warrington of Georgetown hun
dred to Emma X. Warrington; on the
estate of Shepard Tindal of Nanticoke
hundred to Edward w. Tindal; on the a
estate of Mary Hill of Cedar Creek
hundred to Eliza c. Bennett. !
Byron Gibson has accepted a posi-
tion in Cleveland, Ohio, and left this
week for his new place.
There were sixty-ive tickets sold q
for the New York excursion at this
place on Sunday. o
~ Miss Annie Jones of Philadelphia I
has been elected teacher in the COM L
mercial department of the Georgetown {
high school,
Miss Myrtle Lynch, daughter of Ro- Is
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attending the Georgetown high school. y
Misses Laura and Bessie Macklin d
have been visiting friends in Salisbury,
Md. q
Mrs Charles Williams spent the p
weekend with her mother at Snow Il
Hill, Md Il
Mr. and Mrs Everett Walls and son II
of Middletown spent sunday with rel
atives here.
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on business last week. Il
Miss Eliza Harris has returned to Il
her home after spending the summer p
at Rehoboth Beach
Miss Louise Rogers of Lakeland, al
Fla, is visiting her sister, Mrs. M. c. 81
Vaughn. u
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Wright of near m
Laurel spent part of last week with III
their son, w. Elwood Wright. ei
John C. Abbott was in Baltimore U
last week attending the Worlds Cen r
tennial celebration of the Odd Fellows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B. Jones of M
East Market street entertained last &C
week their children, John A. Jones and ia
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c. Thomas sc
of Stevensville Nd and Mr.. and Mrs. al
]. Leonard Abbott of Milford. al
Miss Myrtle wilkins of Wilmington nj
spent the weekend with Mrs. Joda DC
Hayman. M
Miss Neva West of Wilmington spent
] Sunday with her father, Jacob West III
~ Walter B. Hilyard, one OF the best IL
known business men of Georgetown,
has purchased from Miss Eleanor
Moore for $4,000, the Moore block, II,
fronting on Market street and extend fri
ing from Cherry Lane to Race street. No
The property occupies one of the most Sc
valuable sites in the business section Dr
and there is some talk that the new GO
owner may dispose of it to the Fed tb
eral government, so that modern tb,
postofice building may be erected ar
thereon At the last session of Con- an
gress an appropriation was made for tio
the purchase of a suitable location fo,
and this year more than 100000 was taI
proposed for a building. No decision ga
has been made as to what will be done do
with the site. me
Last Saturday, the goth, George M. NJ
Macklin of Bridgeville and Miss Pidgie To,
May Kitchens of Georgetown motored -
to Salisbury, Nd, where they were =
united in marriage at the parsonage VX
of Grace NJ. E. Church by Rev. W. P. M
Taylor. Miss Alberta Kitchens, sis
ter of the bride, played the wedding
march. The ceremony was witnessed