Milford chronicle., 1921-05-06
GEORGETOWN

The Sussex County POMONA GTauS'
will hold their annual picnic at Oal
Orchard this summer.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. P
Church met at the home of Mrs. Ida
Warren, Thursday evening.
A rally of Kent and Sussex County
Odd Fellows will be held here Fri
day, May 9Th.
William D. Brasure and John S
Salmons will soon open sweet shoI
in the new store building in the
Blackstone Block on Market street.
Reports from this section is to the
effect that all labor needed will be
available this year to carry on the
farms as many have returned from
the cities were they were attracted
by the high wages.
Because of a lack of appropriation
by the General Assembly the work OF
farming the sides of the du Pont
Boulevard by the State Board OF Ag-
ricultme is to be abandoned and all
their equipment was sold here at pub
| lie auction Saturday.
Several of our young men were ar
rested by Chief of Police Collins last
week for disorderly conduct on the
streets and taken before Mayor War
rington, who fined them $3.50 each.
Mr. Warrington is endeavOring to per-
form the duties of his Office without
fear and if one don't want to get
pinched they must obey the ordinance
of the town.
officers of Union Lodge No. 8, I. o.
o. F. of this town have been elected
as follows for the ensuing term: No
BILE Grand, Walter P. Townsend; Vice
Grand, Harold Purnell; chaplain, Mar
tin G. Phillips; warden, jain G. Alb
bott; conductor, Edward V. Rose; re-
cording secretary, William T, Hobbs;
right supporter to noble grand, Geo.
ROLAND Messick; left supporter to
noble grand, George H. Short; right
scene supporter, Crawford B. Bailey;
right supporter to vice grand, H. r.
Smith; left supporter to vice grand,
Frank E. Smith; inside guardian, Ebe
H. Rust; outside guardian, John R.
Kitchens.
There are five prisoners confined in
the county Jail here at the present
time.
This section is having some cool
and damp weather this week.
Clerk of the Peace Frank W. Law
son has issued the following marriage
licenses the past week: To Archie F.
Daisey of Frankford, and Eva P. Hud-
son, Bishops, Md; to Charles N. Mack
lin of Bridgeville and Emily R. Mil
ligan of Seaford.
Register of Wills William ]. Mus
tard has issued the following letters
the past week on the estate of Char
les T.. Mumford, of Baltimore hundred
to Joshua H. Hudson and Lee c.
Mumford; on the estate of Philip Mar
vel Mitchell of Georgetown hundred
to Ida Mitchell.
John T. Messick, aged about 63
years, a highly respected farmer at
Piney Grove, near here, died at his
home there Friday morning, after a
lingering illness, caused by the flu.
Funeral services were held at the
house on Sunday afternoon at one o.
clock. Interment' made in the Union
cemetery of this town. Mr.. Messick
was the father of Mrs. William L. Nc
Ilvaine Of this town.
The Married Peoples Club of this
town will give a dance and banquet
at the closing meeting Thursday, May
18th.
Edwin Wright, the colored prison
er, who escaped jail here Sunday,
April oath, has been captured by the
police in Atlantic City, N. j., and will
be return to this county at once.
Edward F. Pride has gone to Will
mington were he has accepted a po-
sition.
Walter B. Hilyard has improved his
property on East Market street by the
addition of a new fence around it.
Produce is selling in our local mar
kets as follows this week: Eggs 24c
per dozen; chickens 24c per pound;
potatoes soc per bushel; sweet pota-
toes Csc per 5/8 basket; corn zoe per
bushel; cabbage &c per pound; aspar-
agus 25c per bunch.
The Georgetown Benevolent So
ciety met at the home of Mrs. Cyrus
Hatfield on Pine street Monday night.
The cool weather is causing fresh
fish to be scarce in our market at
the present time.
c. Edgar Willin was in Philadelphia
the last of last week.
Miss Rena Holson has been visiting
her sister in Wilmington the past
week.
Miss Mary Roach who has been on
the sick list is out again.
George w. Bennum, Sr., is quite ill
at his home on Market street.
Mrs. Mary Wilson left Tuesday for
Md, where she will re-
side with her son, Tecumsch Wilson,
and family.
County Engineer William E. Hawk
ms was on the sick list part of last
week.
Mrs Nellie Rust and daughter, Jen-
nett of Wilmington spent the latter
part of the week with relatives here.
Miss Mary Lofand of Wilmington
spent the weekend here.