Milford chronicle., 1921-08-19
GEORGETOWN

Saturday night and will continue unit
Saturday night of this week. Larg
crowds are in attendance each night.
There are fourteen prisoners in tn,
county Jail here at the present time.
James Jackson, cOlOred, of Seaford
pleaded guilty to assault in court o
General Sessions Saturday morning
and was sentenced to two years in the
New Castle work house.
Thomas w. Knowles, of Seaford, al
so pleaded guilty of breaking and en-
tering a dwelling house in the day
time and was parOled to his father-in-
law, William G. Thompson, for two
years.
A large number of our town people
spent Big Thursday at Oak Orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland King are Oc-
cupying the dwelling of the late j.
Samuel Wilson on Railroad avenue.
The new cement road between the
railroad and the eastern town limits
was completed last week and will be
opened to the public as soon as it
hardens. Work on the western end Of
the town is progressing rapidly and
will soon be completed, also.
Robert Clark Hill, of Redden, has
been appointed road engineer by the
county commissioners for Sussex
county to succeed John R. Kitchens,
who has resigned so as to give his
full time to the improved roadways of
the county.
The twelfth grade of the George
town public school boys aud girls are
occupying a cottage at Oak Orchard
with two of their old teachers.
The SwarthmOre Chautauqua Asso-
citation will visit this town for the
tenth season, commencing on August
31st and will continue for five days.
William D. Brause has had an at
tractive electric sign placed in front
of his ice cream parlor on Market
street
John w. Rogers has sold his res
taurant in the rear of the court
house to his brother, Harry w. Rog-
ers, who will continue the business at
the same stand. John Rogers will
move to his brothers farm near Zoar's
camp ground.
A cleanup squad representing the |
government agencies held a meeting
in the Sussex county court room Fri |
lay afternoon for the purpose of meet |
ng and rendering service to the dis |
lbled eX-service men and an immed- |
ate attempt will be made to clear I'D /
Ill awards and complaints concern
ng the eX-service men of the late
var.
Mrs. Kate G.. Robinson, widow of the
ate chief justice, Alfred P. Robinson,
ICED 68 years, 2 months and days.
lied at her home here on North Bed
ord street, of general debility Satur-
ay morning. Funeral services were
leld in st. PauTs Episcopal Church of
ms town on Tuesday afternoon at 2
CLOCK. Interment made in st.
Chapel cemetery in Indian {
liver hundred.
William Beck, Of New York, has
urchased Is acre track of land s
rom Benjamin Ableman, near this
OWN, and will conduct it as a poultry t
lrm.
rms section was visited Saturday
lght and Sunday afternoon by a
ain storm doing quite a lot of good
all growing crops. The weather has I
cen nice and cool since.
Register of Wills Killiam ]. Mus \
rd has issued the following letters f.
lie past Week:-On the estate of Cath
rene Shane of Caroline county. Md. "
George A. Shane; on the estate of n
argaret R. Purnell, of GEORGETOWN
inbred to Martha c. Messick and An is
e M. Sharpley; on the estate of N
lomas Z. Ross of Cedar Greek hun
ed to Clesson E. Bridgham. W
{ nf
n has issued marriage license the n
st week to Rollie P. Hudson, of Sell
vile and Axle A. Daisey of Frank
I'd.
The Georgetown base ball team on =,
of last week went to Ocean Y
eW and played the Ocean View boys
ten inning game. The score was 4 to
n favor of the Ocean View boys.
On Saturday afternoon the Lincoln
Us came here and played George
Vn. The score being 10 to z in favor
the Lincoln boys.
henry StOrch of Philadelphia is the
est of Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Sim
r and family, near town.
deputy Clerk of the Peace w. Ell
cd Wright is on weeks vacation
the Catskill Mountains.
lr. and Mrs Timothy West of
renee, N. j., is the guest of his par =
s. Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. West here. M
lrs. Almena Johnson is visiting Nl
'nds in Wilmington.
,aleb Wright is spending some time
h friends at Kicondenoga, N. Y, on
re st. George.
N. Hart of Milford was among
nds in town on Friday. Mr.. Hart
nerly conducted a sweet shop here.
l1ss Helen West, clerk in the Office
County Agent Vaughn, is spending
wv days at Rehoboth.
ormer Judge Henry c. Conrad has I
lrned from visit among friends Z
Virginia.
iss Edith Valiant of Church Hill, Z
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Z
E. Valiant here.
Gorge w. Faucet is on the sick @
alph 1. Richardson was in Phila- Nj
hia part of last week. for
E-Constable Hiram E. Short of
nington is visiting his mother,
Lena Rayne, who is quite ill at
home of her son., Rowland Short Mon
ne edge of town. Fr;S Me9
)Ward Hurley of Philadelphia has Mon
the past week the guest of his H;d Wed
nts, Mr.. and Mrs. David Hurley Mon
Wed
lrry Johnson who has been on the MaoI S[ld
list for the past week is able to Wed
ut again. Frid
ok Kaiser, of Wilmington, spent We5 VVS9(
weekend with friends here. Fridi
s. Matte Richie of Delmar who Re
formerly Miss Mattia Wriaht of frnrn