Milford chronicle., 1920-01-02
GEORGETOWN

N IN Georgetown January % and "a
D. NEST meetings have proven a grea
r source OF help in the past.
ID MIS-, Elizabeth Messick, wife OF Ma.
N tnah Z. Messick, aged 20 years, died
Is al her nome on Laurel street Wednes.
Is uay morning after brief illness from
paralysis. Funeral services were held
/ IN wesley N. E. Church Friday at noon
II and interment made in Union ceme.
l. terry.
This town passed the driest Christ
5 mas ever known in the history of the
y town. We got real touch of prohibi-
e uon and Christmas day passed of very
|. quietly. All the business places were
Y closed
Miss Clara Williams has resigned
her position as stenographer for Lay
? ton q Layton and has returned to her
! home at Frankford.
= sunday school class No. 2 of the NJ.
? P Church was give a party on Mon
} day evening by their teacher, Mr..
Rawlins.
Miss Mary Green of near town en-
tertained a number of her young
friends on Thursday afternoon from
2 to 5 o'clock
IRA Messick has moved his family
from his late residence on Kimmy
street to the Chase property on Rail
road Avenue.
George West, who resided near
town, has sold his personal property
!. and moved his family to Marcus Hook
where he is employed
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Roach have
amOved into their new home which they
Recently built at the corner of Rosa
ahd King streets.
George d. Pittard has moved his
family from the Satterfield property
on Race street to the Burton property
on Chestnut street.
Reuben ]. Short, a retired and high
ly respected farmer, aged "a years,
died Sunday at his home in this town
from heart disease. Mr.. Short had just
returned from church. Funeral ser
vices were held at his late home We'd
nesday afternoon at l o'clock. and in
terment made at Union cemetery, Rev.
S. n. Pilchard officiating.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. p
Church met at the home of Mrs Will
liam Short Thursday evening
The hour for holding class meeting
in the NJ. p. Church has been changed
from o'clock a. m. to 8 o'clock p. m.
Clerk of the Peace Frank w. Law !
son has issued the following marriage
licenses the past week: Walter L. Bra
sure of MillsborO and LYDIA E. Hearn
of Laurel; Edwin Ralph Blizzard of
Georgetown and Jessie NJ. c. Barto of
Millsboro; William Herald Britting- I
ham of Lewes and Mary Frances At 4
kins of Millsboro; Harvey S Truitt
and Edith West, both Of Georgetown; .
Elmer Hastings of Milton and Sallie .
PettyjOhn of Harbeson Reinhardt
Shredder and Alice NJ. Downes, both .
of Millsboro; Courtland E. Workman
and Della NJ. Baker, both of George
town
Register of Wills William j. Mus
tard has issued the following letters
the past week: On the estate of John
H. Culver of Broad Greek hundred to
James +. Tull; on the estate Of Fred
erick Clarecomb of Little Greek hun
dred to James E. Tull; on the estate
Of Jacob E. Lynch of Baltimore hun
1red to Mary J. Lynch; on the estate
Of Horatio A. Haskell of Cedar Greek
hundred to William F. Wilson; on the
estate of Richard G. Paynter of Lewes 4
and RehObOth hundred to Fred |. Rey-
nolds; on the estate of William o.
Shoit of Dagsbcro hundred to Vestella
A. Messick; on the estate of w. H. ;
Phillips of Gumboro hundred to Geo. {
S. Phillips; on the estate of Lewis W
Mustard of Lewes and Rehoboth hun
ired to Helene NJ. Layton.
The service of women at crossings
tagging and watching at the railroad
here has been discontinued
md the railroad company has placed
nen in their places, although the wo- {
nen have given entire satisfaction
The company is getting back to pre- 5
var times.
y The county Jail is still without a d
prisoner. There has not been anyone
onfined in the Jail since November .
2-the longest time without a pris-
ner in the late history of the Jail [
Miss Mae Lewis of FrankfOrd spent 4
few days with Miss Mildred Mock
ere last week. a
Miss Clara Wilkins and James West C
f Wilmington spent Christmas with n
Ir. and Mrs Elwood Hurley :
Howard Hurlef of Wilmington spent +
hristmas with his parents, Mr.. and S
Irs. Daniel Hurley
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bailey of Har- C
ington spent a part of last week with S
ne Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Bailey at the
/. P. Parsonage. o
Miss Ida Mae Calhoun spent Thurs II
ay with Miss May Layton of Cillins-
ille. p
Miss Miriam Chamberlain and Miss
ma Murray of Frankford spent the N
hristmas holidays with friends in
lwn. II
Miss Nellie Conaway spent Thursday .
it'll Miss Ruth Downes at Dagsboro. :,
John Rust of Wilmington has been =
sitting friends here.
Mrs. Walter Boston of Wilmington =
as been visiting friends here. :
F. T. Warrington of Pennsgrove, N. =
spent Christmas with friends here. =
William and Norman Marvel of =
hiladelphia spent a part of last week =
it'll their sister, Mrs. Robert Vana- =
an
Herman Green of Marcus Hook is =
sitting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John :
Green. :
Mr.. and Mrs. William King of Re- :
both spent Thursday with relatives :
re. =
Norman West of Wilmington spent =
lristmas with friends in town. :
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith of Bridge :
lie spent Friday with friends here. :
Edwin Calhoun and family and Chas. =
.lhoun spent part of last week with :
cir parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles :
lhoun.
Miss Clara T. Wilkins of Philadel- :
ia spent a part of last week with :
p mother. Mrs. Priscilla wilkins. =