Milford chronicle., 1920-12-10
GEORGETOWN


enough to have two fine porkers to
butcher last week. One dressed 45O
pounds and the other 425 pounds. Most
all of our citinzens lost their hogs
the past summer from the hog chol-
era.
Mrs. Tabitha II. Sammons, wife of
William II. Sammons, died at her
home on Water street, at noon last
Wednesday, after a lingering illness,
of tuberculosis. Aged 79 years. Fune-
raj services were held at her late
home on Saturday at noon by her pas
/ tor. DR.. S. N. Pilchard. Interment was
made in Cokesbury cemetery. near
/ town.
Union revival services are still in
progress between the NJ. p. and NJ. E.
! Churches of this town and the meet
ings are largely attended and several
conversions have been the result.
The water rents of this town will
be raised by the Water and Supply
Company from four dollars per an
mum to six dollars. for the use of one
spigot, after the first of the year
Ralph Blakely was on a business
trip to New York last week
Miss Edith Jones, clerk in the coun-
ty board of education Office, was Wis
itor to Philadelphia last week.
Mr. and Mrs. r. G. Ryon spent the
latter part of last week in Philadel-
phia.
James Lynch OF Dover spent Sun
day with his mother, Mrs. Amy Lynch
here.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Rust last week
moved into the property they lately
purchased on Cedar street from Lee
Rust. John Ellingsworth and family
have moved to the property made va /
cant by Mr.. Rust, on Kenney street.
George Somers, better known as
Buck, highly respected colored man,
who was employed by the railroad
around the station here, has
been put on the retired list Buck is
the oldest railroad man in this sec
tiOn. He was employed on the railroad
in the days of the old junction and
Breakwater railroad company.
Alfred Hatfield has moved his fam
ly from the property of Margaret !
Oerrlckson on Cedar street to the
of Bessie Batzel on Albury
venue. 4
Halstead Layton has purchased the
.welling house that was the home of I
ne late Charles p. Tunnel on the
orner of North Bedford and Cedar 4
treets. Z
Ihere are rumors of cold storage
liant for this town in the near future Z
local capitalists.
Frank A. Dodd, son of Mr.. and Mrs Z
ewis Dodd and Miss Elsie Koepel !
aughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Koep- z
: all OF near town, were married at 3
lie nome OF the bride last Tuesday at 2
bon by the Rev. c. S. Larrimore. pas <
II OF Beaver Dam NJ. p. Church az Z
arDeson. The young couple will re- z
de in Wilmington. y
our merchants have their store win 4
'Ws trimmed for the holiday trade z
ia they make pretty appearance.
Ottie DonaWay and Harry j. AXE z
e sald TO be aspiring for position of x
ate detective to succeed Elijah G =
,nch' whose term expires next April 2
our merchants are reducing the x
ices ON most all of their mercban-
se TO the satisfaction of everybody 2
Inls section was visited early Sun- <
y morning by a severe electrical =
,rm, accompanied by a heavy rain z
ported. Dee" =
The stork visited the home of Nrr z
u MRS, charles Daisey on Saturday z
ssht and left them a baby. 3
Register of Wills William 7 uus- x
q mas issued the following letters z
past week: on the estate of Sar- x
); Iyndall of Nanticoke hundred !
Edwin H. Tyndall; on the estate of 2
uston Hudson of Cedar Creek hun- x
ID to Ira A. Miller.
jlerk of the Peace Frank w. Law z
mas issued the past week a mar
se Incense to Charles 4. Wilkins of 2
Ton and Nora E. Smith of Milford z
mere are six prisoners in the conn !
JAN mere at the present time.
tanners Chapman, son of DIR. and x
5. James Chapman, who is seriously
win typhoid fever at his parents. z
ne here, is slightly improved AZ
writing, but is still seriously i'm
llss Myrtle Storms is on the sick z
lrs. Harry ]. AXE is suffering with =
grip at her home here. 2
= ,. Wllgus of Millsboro was among 3
nds in town Friday.
rs. annie Musgrove of Washing x
ID. C.. is the guest of her aunt
!. Hannah Hart.
rs. Samuel Register spent last
X with her brother, Edward Dow 2
and family at Marcus Hook Pa z
7. and Mrs. Edward B. Hill Of Al
y N. " are the guests of her par z
> Mr.. and Mrs. Harry N. Hart
erDert Tunnel of Butte. Montana 2
pending some time with his fam,
mere at the home of her mothers 2
Laura White
rs. Julia Short is ill at the homo
Ter son, Robert Short, on South z
e street. u'n
!. and Mrs. Luster Rogers were
'hiiadelphia last week.
tomas r. Purnell and Olive John
were on cunning trip to Oak z
lard the last of last weak III. z
ri fair luck. <
SIS Ethel NAPLES is on a visit to z
York City. z
$; Belle Jameson is visiting Mrs
Townsend near Dagsboro' z
I. Veasey of Milton was in town
Friday.