Milford chronicle., 1920-07-16
GEORGETOWN

last three weeks III august. 4Acl
viii be no preaching during his all
sence.
, Open air meetings are being he'll
! every Sunday night by the Presbytel
: ian Church of this town ON the cor
ner of Market street and Publ
. square. The band stand is being us
ed for the meetings and Rev. william
Gibson, pastor of the church, is j
charge OF the meetings.
Wesley DOnahue, who has been sun
ering from mashed foot caused by
} car on the narrow gauge railroad
used by Elder Company near town o.
their road construction work, is i'm
proving at this time but it will D
some time before he is entirely wei
! as his foot was badly mashed.
George Short of Shortley died las
Tuesday at the Salisbury hospital
where he went for treatment. ageC
about 40 years. Funeral services
were held at st. Thomas church OF
Thursday. mterment made in the
adjoining cemetery Mr.. Short was
wen known and had host of friends
in this town.
There has been a large increase in
the acreage of late potatoes planted
i'm this section this season. The high
price Of potatoes has caused every
one who has any land to plant large
crops.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Smith has
moved to ClaymOnt, Pa, where
/ Mr.. Smith is employed.
Corn is beginning to look fine nov.
1t was little late owing to the late
spring. but is making up for all lost
/ time now and bills fair to be a bump
er crop this fall.
The John G. Townsend Preserving
Company sold several barrels of sU-
gar that they had left over preserv-
ing AMI making strawberry juice at
their local factory to our citizens
last week for % cents per pound.
The War Department at Washing
ton has allotted to Delaware three
large seige guns and a lot of other
trophies captured from the Germans.
Georgetown will get one of the large
guns and her share of the other
trophies. The large gun will be plac-
ed in the public square with tablet
containing the names of the Delaware
boys who lost their lives in the re-
cent war.
Clerk of the Peace Frank W. Law
son has issued the past week a mar
riage license to Robert V. Gray and
Lille Downs, both of Marcus Hook,
Pa.
Register of Wills William J. Mus
tard has issued the following letters
the past week: on the estate Of OJseph
q Dr.aaf1IrfIrn 1arFaf1rsad fo
Joseph i. Black, Jr. on the estate
of George W. Short of Dagsboro hun
dred to HarbesOn W. Hickman and
Fred Short; on the estate of Sarah
Reynolds of North WestfOrk hundred
TO Edgar Reynolds: on the estate of
John D. Messick of Cedar Creek hun
dred to Joseph W Messick; on the
estate of Alfred p. Scott of Lewes
and RehobOth Hundred to Harlan G..
Scott.
This section was visited by a nice
shower of rain on Monday morning.
Miss Lille Downes and Robert V.
Gray both of Marcus Hook. Pa, were
married Wednesday afternoon of last
week at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. J. Morath, of this town. by
the Rev. J. n. Bailey. pastor of the
First NJ. 2. Church of this town. At
ter a trip to RehOboth Beach the
young couple will return to Marcus
Hook where they will make their fu-
ture home.
Quite large number of our citi-
zens rae taking in the Saturday night
excursions TO Rehoboth Beach.
There are six prisoners confined in
the county jail at the present time.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Snyder were
in Philadelphia last week.
Judge Henry c. Conrad is spend
ing a week at NorristOwn, Pa.
John Lingo of Chincoteague was
among friends in town last week.
Robert Gray and Miss Lille Downs
of Marcus Hook. Pa, and Ms. Renza
Lowe of Philadelphia have been
spending some time with Mr.. and
Mrs. J J. MOrath here.
Miss Mary Calhoun is visiting rel
atives in Laurel.
Miss Mabel Storms is visiting
friends in Philadelphia and Chester.
Miss Alma Bailey is visiting
trends in Dover.
Norman Marvel of Philadelphia has
been the guest of his sister. Mrs. Rob-
ert Vanaman.
Mrs. Willard Smith was in Phila-
delphia last week.
Mrs. Evelyn Conrad and daughter
are spending a short time in Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laberty Steel of
Laurel have been the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles King.
Mrs. Mary Hasting of near Milton
spent last week with her daughter,
Mrs John Ellingsworth.
Miss Lydia Wilson of Delmar has
been the guest of Miss Elsie Rose.
Thomas Mcgee Of Struthers. Ohio.
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Col. John w. Johnson.
Clerk of the Orphans Court Harry
J. AXE visited his father, Thomas
AXE at Bridgeville part of last
week.
Miss Emma Wilkinson of Baltimore
has been the guest of the Misses
Ida and Anna Marschall.
Mrs. o. a. Robinson attended the
funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Sallie Tol-
liant in Germantown. Pa, last week.
Mrs. Mary Rust of near town has
been visiting relatives at Dover the
past week.
Sports at Georgetown
The 9TH Of July at GEORGETOWN was
celebrated with matinee races. base
ball and athletic events at George.
town Driving Park, Monday afternoon
and drew 5000 people. There were
four entries but fhe bof.eae .o,,td