Milford chronicle., 1920-11-05
GEORGETOWN

ternOOn.
Rev. Dorsey Blake of the NJ. p.
Church of SeafOrd filled the pulpit
: in the NJ. p Church of this town Sun
day night as the pastor, Rev. j. t.
Bailey, is still busy engaged holding
a big revival meeting at Dagsboro.
Halloween was celebrated in this
town Saturday night by large mass
ed parade.
This section was visited by a good
rain last Thursday and also frost
Saturday morning putting an end to
the lima been crop.
W. Raymond Faucet has accepted
position as inspector on the state
highway.
The Bible Glass and officers and
teachers of Wesley NJ. Z. Sunday
school held a social Friday night at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Washington
Vickers of this place.
The engagement of Roland King,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter King, of
this town, and Miss Bertha Sturgis,
of DagsborO. has been announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Outten left this
week for Delmar where Mr.. Outten
will have charge of one of the Am
erican stores. Mr.. Outten was former
I ly manager of the local branch of the
American stores in this town.
/ Mrs. Harvey w. Calhoun has re-
/ turned to her home here from st.
Joseph's Hospital, Philadelphia. much
/ improved. She was recently operated
on there for appendicitis.
The Georgetown Building and Loan
Association has elected A. F.. Polk
president; w. Elwood Wright, vice
president; Charles r. Jones. secretary
and George A. Short, Treasurer.
The Georgetown high school foot
ball team went to Bridgeville Friday
afternoon and defeated the Bridge
vile high school by a score Of q to
Harland G. Hinman, a Pennsylva-
MIA railroad freight engineer, and
Miss Nellie NJ. Stoeckel. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Stoeckel, both
of this town, were married at ElktOn,
Md, Monday of last week. After a
trip to Niagara Falls they will reside
in this town
Mrs. Annie Tunnel has returned to
her home here for the winter after
an extended visit to New Jersey and
New York.
Mrs. W. E. NAPLES has returned to
her home here from the Bebee hospi- /
tai at Lewes where she was oper I
ated on for appendicitis. Mrs. NAPLES (
is much improved.
Mrs. Joe Peninskice, of this town, !
was successfully operated on for in /
ternal affections at the MedicO Chi |
Hospital in Philadelphia last week.
The farmers in this section are |
busy engaged threshing out the COW /
pea crop. The yield this year is
above the average, but the buck wheat /
yield is far below on account of the
long continued dry spell.
VNoah Isaacs who lives in Collins
vile at the edge of town, raised
pumpkin six fee and four inches in
and weighing one hun
dred and seventy-eight pounds.
Edward B. Green has purchased
from Edward s. Pettyjohn the dwell
ing house on North Bedford street,
formerly owned by the late George
r. Pettyjohn. After some improve
ments are made the young couple
who were lately married, will occupy
it.
William wilkins has accepted pO-
sition as clerk in the drug store of
Dr.. John H. Hammond.
Lloyd Baker of near town is suf-
fering from a smashed hand caused
by getting it caught under some road
he was unloading near
town.
Register of Wills William J. Mus
lard has issued the following letters
he past week:-On the estate of
George H. Brittingham, of Nanticoke |
fn Nv IN
he estate of William L. Gray of |
Chester County, Pa, to John G. Gray;
IN the estate of Elizabeth J. Wright, |
If Little Creek hundred, to Louise
Byrd Wright: on the estate of Eliza u,
\. Fisher of BfOadkiln hundred, to :
William w. Fisher; On the estate of Y
Tacob B. Lekites, of Baltimore hun +
red, to Robert p. Lekites. y
Clerk of the Peace Frank W. Law n
on has not issued a marriage license n
he past week. y
There are ten prisoners in the coun- a
y Jail here at the present time. il
Charles Gill of this town while .
irving a car Saturday night on the
nlford road, near town, ran into a
cam driven by Mrs. Noah Kitchens. ii
ljuring a mule so badly that it had p
} be killed and seriously injuring a al
hild. b,
Absalom Rust is spending some d
me in Philadelphia. IT
Mrs. Charles Milman is visiting I'll
lends in Philadelphia.
Thomas Robinson of New York has =
cen the guest of his mother, Mrs. n
ate Robinson here. "
Mrs. Mahala Jerman of Laurel has
cen the guest of her sister, Mrs.
harles S. Gunby here the past week.
Mrs. Rhoda Townsend is visiting d
ieuGs in New Jersey. h
Charles II. Taylor of Philadelphia 81
the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Ed "a
ard c. Morris, here. IS
Mrs. GeOrgianna McNatt and Mrs. E
E. Wilson are visiting relatives in n
b
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Wilgus and Mrs. N
ara Albee of Philadelphia spent a H
.rt of last week with Mr.. and Mrs. -
lthOny L. Hudson here.
Mrs. James Mediation is still SER IS
usly i'll at her home on Albury ave-
lie.
Mrs. Ollie FarrOw is quite i'll at =.
r home on Race street.
Frederick Warrington of Penns
'ove, N. J., is visiting his family
re. Ti TS,
Miss Elizabeth Houston spent the No No
EEK end in Wilmington. Thu
Burton Wagaman of Burgan, N. c. mo- mo-
home with his parents, Mr.. and Mo-
IS. John T. Wagaman here. Thu
John w. Gibson was in Greenwood MOI