Milford chronicle., 1921-07-29

The ounce crop is an entire fail
ure in this section, all being killed by
the freeze in the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank BartO of Wash
ington, D. c., are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. A. NJ. Day here.
Quite a large number of our citi-
zens are spending their Sundays at
Rehoboth and Oak Orchard.
There were 80 tickets sold at this
station for the Atlantic City excur-
sion last Tuesday from this section.
William Anthony of Wilmington is
spending some time with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clemy Cooper.
Mrs. William Mears of Cream Ridge,
N. j., is the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John NJ. Richardson here.
This section is being visited by nice
showers at the present time which
are doing all growing crops lots of
good.
Wesley M. E. Church official board
has granted their pastor, J. L. Spark
lin, the month of August for his va
cation.
The New Century Club of this town
is considering the purchase of a lot
on Race street on which to erect a
new club house.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pusey, of Mar
Gus Hook, Pa, attended the funeral of
Mrs. Pusey's father, John S. Littleton
here on Tuesday
Mrs. Eldie Downs and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Foster of Marcus Hook, Pa,
spent a part of last week with Mr..
and Mrs. J.,J. MOrath here.
Four children of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
J. Elliott, who lives near town and
lately moved here from Ohio, are
suffering with typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Simpler and
daughter, Elberta, and Mr.. and Mrs
Fred w. Mansch, and Miss Margaret
Short spent Sunday at Ocean City,
Md.
William D. Wilkins, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Wilkins, of this town, and
Miss Lydia Baker, Of Dagsboro, were
married Saturday night, July 18th, at
NIillville by the Rev. Charles Derrick
son.
Deputy Sheriff Bud Coy who has
charge as coach of the local base ball
team says the boys are progressing
fine and that he will soon have one
of the strongest teams on the penin-
sula.
Work has been started and is pro-
crossing rapidly on the new concrete
road through this town, connecting
to the new roads at the east and west
sides of town. The contract was
awarded to the Empire Company last
week.
Clerk of the Peace Frank w. Law
son has issued the following marriage
licenses the past week-To Francis |
A. West of Dagsboro and Irma E. |
West of Millsboro; to William D. Bur-
ton and Amanda Baylis, both of Mills
boro.
Register of Wills William J. Mus
tard has issued the following letters
the past week: On the estate of Ed
ward Maull, of Lewes and Rehoboth
hundred to the Sussex Trust Com
pany; on the estate of James c. Reed,
of Broadl1iln hundred to Sallie A.
Reed.
The Ocean View base ball team
played the Georgetown boys here Sat-
urday afternoon, the score being 9 to
4 in favor of the Georgetown boys.
Battries for Georgetown = Johnson
and Clifton; for Ocean View-Mat- ;,
thews and Donoway. Four MillsborO
players were with the Ocean View
team. There was a large crowd out to
see the game and they saw a good
game.
John S. Littleton, aged IA years,
died at his home on Pine street of
this town, Saturday afternoon, after |
a lingering illness of general debility.
services were held at his late /
home Tuesday afternoon at 1 O'Clock. ;
Interment made in Union cemetery. (
Up until a few years ago Mr.. Little
ton was for a number of years town
policeman and superintendent of I'M ]
ion cemetery. {
Owing to the death short time ago
Of Albert Elliott, of Laurel, the con-
tractor, for building the new bank on
The corner of Market street and Pub
lie Square for the Delaware Trust
Company, the work has been at
stand still. John Barr, of this town, t
has been given the job to complete g
he building and started work Tues
lay morning and will finish the a
at once.
William D. Burton and Amanda Bay \
is. of Millsboro, both colored, were c
lnited in marriage last Wednesday af-
ernoon in the Office of the Clerk Of G
he Peace in the Sussex county court q
,ouse. The ceremony that was per-
ormed was the ending of a few days S
;tay of the groom in Jail who had 4
,een committed on a charge of bas-
ardy. This is supposed to be the first v
marriage performed in the court T
louse.
The fire laddies of Georgetown will
lold a carnival in the public square n
rom August 18th to goth. The follow I
ng persons have been appointed as
committees on advertising: DR.. James c
/. Chipman, purchasing; Q. T.. Far
ow, soliciting; Mrs. G. z. Lynch, Tor
Jew Century Club; H. W. Lank, en-
G. Roland Messick, mu- '
,ic: Joseph G. Green, booths; H. W. :
,ank, lights; F. M. johnson, decora-
ion; J. c. Abbott, committee OF the v
whole. The proceeds of the carnlVal
will be for the purchasing of addition c