Milford chronicle., 1921-01-28
GEORGETOWN


and Pine streets.
The Sussex county teachers associ
alton will meet in the Georgetown
public school building this Frida!
; and Saturday, January % and 20. TIT
opening session will be held at 2 o.
clock Friday afternoon and an inter
esting program has been prepared tol
the sessions. The address of welcome
will be made by Superintendent e. j
Hardesty and there will be interest
ing addresses by DR.. Charles Calver
Elliss, V. P. and Professor of Educa
tion of Juniata College. All teachers
are urged to be present.
Ralph Blakely has moved to the
former home of Reuben Savage, II
Collinsville at the edge of town.
Mrs. Edna Mitchell has purchased
the restaurant and ice cream parlol
of William Belts in the Wagamon
block on Bedford street. Mrs. Mitchell
is the widow of the late Lee Mitchell
Miss Lily M. Joseph left this town
last week for Missouri and upon her
arrival in st. Louis she was united in
marriage to George Vicery, who was
formerly well known in this state
They will reside on Mr.. Vicery's
ranch at Macon, Mo.
John w. Gibson, the efficient clerk
in the Board of Assessments office,
has resigned his position to take eff
feet on January S1st and has accept
ed like position with the Board of
Assessment Office at Dover for Kent
county. Mr.. Gibson has made many
friends since he has been filling the
position here who regret his depart
ure. Mr.. Gibson has been in the office
nearly four years, moving here from
Greenwood.
Our sportsmen are opposed to the
bill introduced in the legislature to
shorten the open season for shooting
game. They claim the open season is
short enough as it is from November
Is to January 1 and that game is
also plentiful.
The interior of the M. P. Church,
corner Market and King streets, is
being newly painted this week.
Mifflin and Purnell have opened an
automobile washing and polishing
shop in the old Kendall, Wingate
blacksmith shop on Race street.
Rufus Abbott has opened his gro
Gerry store in the room that he has
fixed up in the Willin property on
North Bedford street.
Edgar NAPLES has purchased the
old Cubbage flour mill near Lincoln
City and will sell his property here
as soon as possible.
William Belts has purchased from
hi
store at the corner of Laurel and
Bedford streets.
Nelson J. Forney, whose jewelry
store was destroyed by the late fire,
was unable to secure a good location
here and has rented store in Dover
and opened up his jewelry business
there. He will move his family there
as soon as he can secure a dwelling
house.
This section was visited the first of |
last week by the coldest weather Of
the winter but the weather has mod
Grated and now is fine again.
Clerk of the Peace Frank W. Law
son has issued the following marriage
license the past week: to Norveal c.
Baker of Frankford and Sarah J.
West of Millsboro; to Charles M.
Davis and Minnie Street, both Of Mills
boro.
Register of Wills William J. Mus
tard has issued the following letters
The past week: On the estate Of Sus-
anna Faxon Gardiner Of Cedar Creek
hundred to William S. Sturtevant; on |
The estate of Maria Simpler of Broad
kiln hundred to the Sussex Trust
Company; on the estate Of James H.
Tyre of Little Creek hundred to Mary
P. Tyre; on the estate Of Mary ia
;obs of North West Fork hundred to
William S. Dickerson; on the estate
If John w. Spicer of Broad Creek
hundred to the Peoples National
Bank; on the estate of James B.
Truitt of Dagsboro hundred to JOS
,ph Francis Truitt and Chester James
rruitt; on the estate of Henry 3.
Oownes of Lewes and Rehoboth hun
lred to Joshua A. Downes; on the es-
ate of Henry w. Lynch of Baltimore
hundred to Vance Lynch; on the es-
ate of John Wesley Rogers of George
own hundred to Harry e. Hudson
md Anthony L. Hudson; on the es-
Vest Fork hundred to George W. Will
in and Madison Willin.
Harry Conoway has been suffering
rom a cut hand which is improving
t this time.
An addition to the American Store
n Market street will be made by a
arge storage house in the rear.
Mrs. Mary Russell, wife of Edward
russell who last week underwent an
peration at the st. Joseph Hospital
; improving at this time.
Work of clearing up the burned :
lock on the corner Of Market street
nd Railroad avenue has begun.
Mrs. John T. Wagamon on Monday
light of last week entertained num-
er of her friends at her home on the
ublic Square, it being her birthday
Refreshments were
erved in abundance.
John Kitchens, Edward Rose, w. B.
hammond, James Lynch and Lloyd
toeckel are taking brief course in
ivil engineering at the University of
ennsylVania in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Hurley and Mr..
nd Mrs. Charles King spent Sunday
18th Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Hurley in
Iilton.
Jonathan Dutton Of Rehoboth was
/ town Monday.
William H. Prettyman Of Harbeson
as among friends in town Monday.
Mrs. John Morris Of Dover was with
lends here Monday.
Mrs. George o. Fearon and son,
nI- AI.n mall -. 4 Z. rnI.a1..a.I