Milford chronicle., 1920-09-24
GEORGETOWN

There were 3O5 women and 20 mel
registered here in the Ninth Distric
last Saturday making in all to date
S44 men and SO5 women. The next
and final registration day is Satur-
day, October 10th.
Alfred Parker of Philadelphia who
is expecting to soon retire from his
position as q pullman car conductor
and become resident of this town
has purchased from William ]. King
his home and five acres of land on
East Market street. Mr.. Parker will
move his family heEe and occupy the
property the first Ofthe year.
Dr. Joseph B. NAPLES. Jr., has rent
ed the room adjoining his Office lately
vacated by Joseph Godfrey and now
Will occupy both rooms. enlarging his
Office to accommodate his increasing
trade.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Baker, at the edge of
town and left them a fine baby boy
last Thursday
James Baker of near town has been
taken to a hospital philadelphia to
be operated on for gall stones.
Monday afternoon of last week Mrs.
George L. Walls. Miss Sallie Cooper
and Miss Matte Walls, at the latter's
residence, on North Bedford street
from 4 to 6 o'clock entertained at a
tea for Miss Roberta Day, and Miss
Grace Halson, whose engagements
were recently announced. The guests
We're: Mrs. Julian Townsend, Mrs.
Chester Walls, Mrs. Norman Jones'
of this town; Mrs. Roland Buell. of
Selbyville; Mrs. Joseph Baker. of
Philadelphia and Misses Minnie
kreer and Lila Carey, of this town;
Miss Day will be-a September bride
and Miss HalsOn an October bride.
Clerk of the Peace Frank W. Law
son the past week issued a marriage
license to Harry Beiermeister of
Georgetown and Mary Alice Whitehead
of Baltimore. Nd.
Register of Wills, William J. Mus
tard. the past week, issued letters on
the estate of Mary E. Anderson of
Little Greek Hundred to James An
derson.
There are ten prisoners confined in
the county Jail here at the present
time.
Miss Sadie Cooper has accepted a
position as saleslady in the general
store of II. NJ. Swain and Son.
David S. Purnell, aged S4 years,
died at his home on East Market ST,
of general debility, Sunday night at
9 o'clock Funeral services we're held
at the house on Tuesday afternoon at
. O'Clock. Interment made in Union
cemetery. Mr.. Purnell was a former
postmaster of this town during the
administration of Cleveland and also
a teacher in the county schools up
until a few years ago. In 1861 he was
court cFier which position
he held until his death.
A. L. Hudson is on a trip to Phil
adelphia
Mr. and Mrs. D. Rust are on trip
to Niagara Falls.
Congressman Caleb r. Layton has
from Maine where he spent /
several days in speech making in the /
campaign in that state. /
Miss Evela Green left last week to I
enter Delaware College at Newark.
Misses Laura and Fannie Walls have /
been visiting relatives in Philadelphia. /
Miss Louise Rogers of Florida is .
the guest of her sister, Mrs. NJ. c. 1
Vaughn here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linden Rawlins of
Bound Brook, N. j.. are visiting his .
father, William w. Rawlins here
John H. Walls of Wilmington who
has been spending some time with .
MS son, George Walls, here, returned .
nome Saturday.
Robert Short is on a few days visit
o his daughter in Allentown, Pa.
Mrs. Albert Croll of Camden, N J.,
s visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Barr here.