Milford chronicle., 1921-06-24
GEORGETOWN

! Joseph M. Cannon has purchased
| the interest of Frank Rust in the Mar
vel and Rust grocery store at the
corner of Price and Race streets and
/ the business will be continued as
Marvel and Cannon.
After a long illness George w. Ben
mum, another of Sussex county best
known business men, died suddenly
Tuesday afternoon at his home on
Market street, where he resided and
had been in the jewelry business for
more than fifty years. Funeral SER
vices were held in Wesley M. E.
Church Friday afternoon at two o.
clock Rev. J. L. Sparklin officiating.
Interment was made in Union ceme-
terry. The deceased was in his 77th
year and was the son of the late Hen
ry o. Bennum, near Gravel Hill, or
Bennum's Station. He was also a Civ
il War veteran and was commander
of the local Post of the G. A. R. He is
survived by two sons, DR.. Charles
Bennum and George w. Bennum, Jr.,
both of this town; two daughters, Mrs.
w. F. A. Townsend, of EastOn, Md,
and Mrs. Walter T. Wallace, of Sea-
ford and a host of friends in this
town and county.
F. 7. Warrington has purchased the
half interest of the coal business of
Warrington and Cannon, and the bus
mess will now be run under the name
of F. T. Warrington.
Alfred NJ. Warrington, the infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. War
ringtOn of this town, died at their
home, Monday night. Services were
held at the home Wednesday and in
terment made in Union cemetery.
Mrs. Rebecca P. Pepper, formerly
of near this town, aged "a years, died
at her home in Laurel last Monday of
general debility. Funeral services
were held in st. Philips Church of
that town Thursday afternoon and her
remains were brought here and in
terment made in Union cemetery.
The residence of Capt. w. A. Wick
ers on South Race street has been
newly painted.
Calvin Smack and family have NOV
ed into their new residence, lately
erected west of town, near the du POnt
Boulevard.
Norval Wilson has resigned his po-
sition as agent with the Prudential
Life Insurance Company.
The Georgetown Concert Band fur
nished music for the Dixie Realty |
Company at their land sale held at
MillsbOrO Monday.
Ralph Blakely has begun the erec-
tion of a large garage and automobile |
repair shop on the west end of Mark |
ct street, just this side of the du POnt
The building will be of |
concrete blocks and when completed |
will be an up-to-date place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry M. DerricksOn
have rented the dwelling house on the |
corner of Market and King streets,
vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred F.
Polk and will take possession at
once.
The new concrete road between this
town and .Harbeson has been complet-
ed and will be turned over to the use
Of the public as soon as the cement
gets solid. The road through this
town, connecting the Harbeson road
with the Laurel road, which crosses
The du POnt Boulevard at the edge of
town, will also be started in short
time, giving the State a first class
road from Wilmington to Rehoboth
Beach.
L. L. Layton last Thursday pur-
chased at the Receivers Sale the Swan
Creek Orchard farm, near Millsboro,
or $24,1OO.
Ch1ldren's Day services will be held Z
It st. Johns M. E. Church at Spring
leld Cross Roads Sunday night, June
18th, beginning at 1880 o'clock.
Carl Hurley, son of David Hurley of
his town, has accepted a position
With the railroad and telegraph COM
'any as messenger at RehOboth Beach
or the summer.
The new residence of Willard Dyre
n COllinsville, suburb of this town,
S about completed.
Elberta Simpler has purchased a
lew Ford auto.
The condition of the Rev. S. D. Van
4oan who was struck by an automo-
'ile short time ago, is not much i'm
,roved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Ableman at !
ended the wedding of Mr.. Ableman's .
lister, Miss Minnie Ableman to DR..
,ouis Bernstrum, in Philadelphia last
week. DR.. Bernstrum is from, Balti-
lore, Md.
Clerk of the Peace Frank w. Law
on has the past week issued a mar
iage license to Clyde M. Dameron of
Alexander, Va, and Elva M. Rogers of
elbyville.
Register of Wills William ]. Mus
ard has issued the following letters
be past week: On the estate of Sol
ION F. Stevens of Little Creek hun
red to Ida F. Stevens; on the estate
George w. Bennum, of Georgetown
undred to George w. Bennum, Jr.,
nd William F. A. Townsend.
Graduating from the same class in
he Georgetown high school, about
wO weeks ago, Miss Almena johnson
nd NAPLES Johnson, both of this
OWN, last Wednesday evening went
n an auto trip to Elkton, Md, and
ere married. Mr.. Johnson is cap
lin of the Georgetown baseball and
lotball team. Miss Johnson is captain
the girls basket ball team.
Miss Mary Macklin, formerly of this
'Wn, an actress, who was with a
roadway show last season, is spend
lg the summer with her aunt, Mrs.
aVinia Campbell here. She will leave
August to begin rehearsals for a
9W production.
Blackberries are in our local mar
cts retailing for twenty cents per
TART.
Miss Charlotte Lynch, formerly en-
Dyed as clerk in the Office of Re
rider of Deeds has accepted a posi-
on in the real estate Office Of How
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