Milford chronicle., 1920-04-16
GEORGETOWN

80 W. 1. Olurcn, corner Marke
e ana hlng streets. this town, will Civ,
r q shadow social Wednesday night a
/. tHe parsonage. The benefit to 60 fol
age
{ construction work on the improv
. ed highway between this town ant
, burrs corner on the Georgetown
Laurel road has been started by the
s contractor, David d. Eden, OF vii.
5 nlngton and the work will be rushed
2 TO completion as rapidly as possible
! IN order that traffic between the wes-
2 tern section of the county and the
county seat will not be tied up.
Fire believed to have been caused
by oil from a flooded tank coming in
contact with the muffler caused the
destruction of the Ford automobile
belonging to Lee Locates, one of the
members of Kings garage on West
Laurel street, this town, Sunday NOR
ming. For a time il was feared that
the garage near which the machine
was located would ignite The fire sir
en- was sounded and the members of
the fire company responded but too
late to save the machine.
James s. Mustard of Angola, rec
ognized for many years as one of the
most prosperous farmers in Indian
River Hundred, died Sunday, aged Il
years, after an illness covering sever
al months. Funeral services were
held Wednesday afternoon at Con-
ley's Chapel. Interment made in ad-
joining cemetery. The deceased was
a father OF Register of Wills William
j. Mustard OF this town.
Georgetown high school defeated
the Ceaser Rodney high school base
ball team here on Friday by the score
of IL to 4.
A birthday party was given by
George Walls at his home on the cor
ner of Laurel street and Albury ave
nue. Saturday night, it being his 2lst
Dipthday.
NfThe first trout OF the season were
in our local markets last week and
sold for eight cents per pound.
Truck growers in this section are
winding up their planting of early po-
tatOes and peas.
The outlook for strawberries in this
section so far is good for a bumper
crop.
The Georgetown concert band will
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Peoples theatre in this town on
Tuesday evening, April 20, for the
benefit of the Georgetown New Cen
tury Club. 1t is hoped that our peo-
pie will attend and help them out.
Ralph +. Blakely has opened auto
repair shop at the garage of J. H
Oonaway and son, at the corner OF
P1Dlic Square and Market street.
Some sneak thief visited the meat
house of James Wilkins on the
Moore farm, near town, one night
last week and stole a number of hams
and shoulders.
The residence OF John c. Abbott on
Albury avenue has been improved by
a new fence in front Of the lot.
The county jail is again without
prisoner. The remaining ones after
court were taken to the Greenbank
work house on Saturday.
Register of Wills William J. Mus
tard has issued the following letters
the past week: On the estate OF Maria
E. Mitchell, of Little Greek Hundred
to Charles w. Williams; on the es-
tate OF John NJ. Mitchell, OF Baltimore
hundred to John c. Mitchel on the
estate of Ceaser Wolfe, of Lewes and
RehobOth hundred to John Wolfe;
On the estate of Margaret Mitchell of
Georgetown hundred to Ida Marvel;
on the estate of George w. Hudson,
ID Baltimore hundred to Charles II.
Holloway; on the estate of John NJ.
StOekley, of Indian River hundred to
Suniee S. StOckley and Thomas c.
Clerk of the Peace Frank w. Law
son has issued the following mar
.iage licenses the past week; To Roy /
J. King of Milton and Emma j. Reed {
If Glendale; to Arthur b. Workman 1
II Georgetown and Violet B. Webster 4.
If Deals Island, Md.
An interesting wedding will take
)lace at Bishopstead Saturday, April
9TH at high noon when Miss Marga-
ct Richardson, only daughter of Mr..
md Mrs. John NJ. Richardson OF this
own will become the bride OF Viii
lam Rue Meirs, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William II. Miers, OF Cream Ridge, y.
!. The Rev. 5. ID. VanLoon, rector
# st. Pauls P. E. Church, this town,
will perform the ceremony, which
will bring to Wilmington a large num-
)er of guests. Miss Mary II. Meirs,
he grOom's sister, Will be the maid
II honor, and Mr.. George keenan,, of
will be the best man.
The contracting parties represent old
Delaware and New Jersey families
With a wide connection to be interest
d in the nuptials.
Rev. J. w. COlona, of Dover, was a
'isitor here last week. Mr.. Colona
vas a former pastor OF Wesley NJ. &.
,hurch in this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Blizzard have
een visiting friends in Philadelphia.
Miss Ida Philips of Philadelphia
as been visiting her mother here.
Mr.. and Mrs w. B. Hilyard have
cen visiting friends in Dover.
Rev. J. T. Bailey and Frank Will
ins have been attending the NJ. P.
Conference in Washington, ID. c.
Harry Swain OF Philadelphia spent
asst Thursday at the home of his
eiee, Mrs. G. r. Messick, with his
lOther, Mrs. Elizabeth Swain, il be-
lg Mrs. SWANS Seth birthday.
Judson and William Ryon of Viii
lington are visiting their grand-par-
nts, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Ryon, here
Denard Campbell of Whaleyville,
ID, was among friends in town last
eek.
Daniel Holloway OF Gumbro spent
ie weekend with Robert Short here.
Harry Young of Youngstown, Ohio,
as in town this week.
John Smith, an emplOye Of the
mithOnion Institute at Washington,
!. c., was among friends in town this
eek.
Mrs. John Jones Of Jonestown, Va,
as a guest of relatives in town this