Milford chronicle., 1920-08-06
GEORGETOWN


son on Laurel street has been newly
painted the past week.
Rev. W. R. Gibson, pastor of the
Georgetown Presbyterian Church has
been granted a three weeks vacation
starting the first of August.
Lima beans have made their ap.
pearance in our local markets, but
are very scarce and some retailed VI
to seyenty-five cents per quart.
Oscar B. King who has been a
/ salesman in the local branch of the
American Stores Company, has been
made manager of one of the branches
at Harrington and took charge on
August End.
Rev. J. T. Bailey, pastor of NJ. P.
Church, preached at Tindalls camp
near here Thursday afternoon and
evening last.
The new twenty-five thousand dol
lar theatre of Z. G. Ryon's is about
completed and will open for the pub
lie in about a week or so with the
Columbia Stock Company playing
there.
Georgetown firemen are arranging
for weeks carnival to be held in
September to help in the purchase of
a fire truck.
The w. C. T. U. met at the home
of Mrs. Horace Johnson on Wednes-
day afternoon.
Wesley NJ E. Sunday school held
their annual picnic at Oak Orchard
Wednesday.
Several hogs in town are sick with
some unknown disease supposed by
some to be hog cholera.
Calvin Smack has moved his family
from his property on Pine street to
his farm near town.
The outlook for watermelons and
cantaloupes in this section is good,
but owing to the late spring will be
a little late.
Saturday. August 9TH, will be the
next registration day. the next three
will be Saturday, Aug. 14th; Satur-
day, September 18th, and Saturday,
October 10th.
Register of Wills William J. Mus
tard has issued the following letters
the past week: on the estate of Sal
lie J. Messick of Broad Greek hun
dred to Arthur F. Messick; on the
estate of Josiah Norris of BrOadkiln
hundred to James Edward Morris; on
the estate of Shadrach Short of Gum
boro hundred to Elijah w. Short and
Thomas Short; on the estate of Ellis !
ha T. Wilkerson of GumborO hundred /
to Levin H. Wilkerson.
Clerk of the Peace Frank W. Law I
son has issued the following mar /
riage licenses the past week: to Will |
liam Raymond Faucet of Georgetown .
and Sarah Eleanor Cannon of Days |
Doro; to Edward Passwaters, Jr., of /
Greenwood and Gail Hudson of |
3ridgeville; to Harry ]. Schmiere of |
Iewes and Linda A. Jefferson of Mil
on; to Marian j. Williams of Frank
ord and Molesa NJ. Davis of Days
)oro.
Mrs. Carrie Rogers, wife of Frank
?. Rogers, was seriously injured at
Ter home near here Friday morning
asst while assisting one of the mem
'ers of the family to locate a knock
q their car. When the machine was
'eing put in readiness to come to
own Mrs. Rogers crawled under the
Machine and in some way the motor
vas started and in some manner her
lair became entangled in the drive
haft and wound around it with the
esult that the hair and flesh were
ulled from the top of her head, an
rea of several inches exposing the
kull at the front part of her heaG. 4
Ter condition was such that it was
ecessary to take her to the German
lospital at Philadelphia, and at the
resent time she is doing as well as
an be expected.
There are seven prisoners confined
the county Jail at the present
me.
A large number of our citizens at
'nded TyndalPs camp Sunday.
This section was visited by nice 4
lin Sunday evening doing lots of
BOD to growing crops.
Mrs. Ralph Richardson and son, II
lck, have been visiting relatives at II
'yoming. II
Miss Olive Marsh has been the
lest of Mrs. Oscar B. Woodbridge at
Va, the past week.
Mrs. John G. Abbott who has been III
| the sick list is improving.
Alfred. Carey of Washington, D. c.. III
spending some time with his par
It's, Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Carey.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Hilyard have
en- visiting relatives at Millington, III
Mrs. Rhoda Townsend and daugh-
r, Mrs. Arthur Ruddell, and two
ildren are spending some time at III
,hoboth Beach. Ill
Mrs. Wingate Conaway and daugh- III
:, Nellie, have been visiting friends iii
Philadelphia and Marcus Hook.
Miss Mary Watson is visiting her iii
other, Harry Watson, in Whining MI
Mrs. Nellie Rust of Wilmington
ent the weekend with relatives
re.
,Irs. Harry ]. AXE and two children n
! spending this week with relatives iii
Bridgeville. u
Rev. E. H. Marshall is away on =
zee weeks vacation.
&. and Mrs. Murray are snending
week at Ocean City, Md.
he stork visited the home of Mr..
| Mrs. George w. Bennum, Jr., on
lday evening and left them two
e baby girls.
he families of J. J. Morath and
eph Littleton are occupying the
canon cottage at Oak Orchard for
) week.
Ir. and Mrs. Joseph Wilkins of
mington spent the weekend with
ltives here.
&. L. Wiley Of Rocky Point, N. c., s
he guest of his sister, Mrs. George
ics, near here.
-iss Jennett Rust of Wilmington
ut a part of last week with rel
es.