Milford chronicle., 1921-07-01
GEORGETOWN

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pleted on Wilmington avenue.
The residence and also store build
ing of John T. Wagamon on the cor
ner of Public Square and Bedfort
street has been neatly painted.
This end, adjoining the town, of thu
new concrete road leading to Lewe'
and Rehoboth has been completed
and will be opened to the public by
E July 4. The public is using all the
road except a short piece at this enc
now.
Reuben L. Savage lost from some
unknown disease last week valuable
COW.
George Hill and Nutter Marvel, two
of this towns young men are suffer
ing with typhoid fever.
b Glass number of the M. P. Sun
day school held a shadow social on
the church lawn Friday night and
cleared a fair sum of money.
Earl Outten who has been in poor
health for several months past left
last week for treatment in a govern
ment hospital in Baltimore, Md. The
young man was in army service dur
| ing the worlds war and was recent
ly manager of the local American
Store.
Members of the Georgetown Band
are giving concerts each Tuesday eV-
/ ening in the Public Square and Will
continue them during the summer.
There will be a big horse race at
the Georgetown driving park at the
edge of town on the Lewes road Mon
day, July 4th. Other features OF the
day will be a pony race and a good
game of base ball. An admission OF
25 cents will be charged.
The Georgetown baseball boys have
cot new suits which adds greatly to
their appearance.
T. R. Purnell and family are occu-
pying their cottage at Oak Orchard.
The Newark, Md, baseball club de-
feated the Georgetown boys here
Thursday by a score of 4 to 0.
The residence of Samuel White in
Collinsville, at the edge Of town, has
been newly painted.
Miss Beatrice Doughty has accepted
a position as stenOgrapher with the
Adams Motor. Company of Brooklyn,
Ny.
The white potato crop in this sec
of the long continued drought. Some
patches will not yield half of crop.
Teachers of the Georgetown high
school who wish to come back for the
next school year have been rendered
offers by the newly elected school
board.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new bank building for the Delaware
Trust Company on the corner of Mar
ket street and Public Square.
The newly organized Georgetown or
chestra under the leadership of DR..
James H. Chapman is making a hit
through Sussex county and is getting
plenty. of engagements. The orches-
ira was organized for the pleasure
that the players get from the music,
as all of them are employed during
the day. This is the first orchestra
this town has ever had that could
play dance music.
There are fourteen prisoners con- .
fined in the county Jail here at the
present time.
Miss Edith Sockrider of Angola has |
accepted a position in the restaurant
of J. w. Rogers here.
James H. McGlothen is suffering
from a sore hand caused by being Bit
ten by a cat.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Miles have NOV
ed from Sand Hill and are now Oc-
cupying the property on Albury ave-
nue., recently vacated by David War
rington, who moved to Wilmington. j.
Mr.. Miles will repair the McGlothen
that he recently purchased
before he moves into it.
Clerk of the Peace Frank w. Law
son has the past week issued a mar
riage license to Medford M. Rasin, of
Md, and Ruth Messick
)f FrankfOrd.
Register of Wills William J. Mus
ard has the past week issued letters
On the estate of Rebecca E. Pepper of
Little Greek hundred to Willie A. Pep
per and Rebecca G. Pepper; on the
estate of Henry o. Bennum of Indian
River hundred to William A. Ben
lum.
William Watson and daughter of
were in town Wednes-
lay.
Roland King has returned from
-isit to Wilmington.
Charles R. Torbert was in Phila-
lelphia last week.
George c. Hudson of Lincoln City
ircled with friends here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Frank Sharp are
pending some time at Rehoboth
Ieach.
Constable Minos B. Hearn Of Laurel Il
pent Thursday with Sheriff and Mrs
V. L. McIlVaine here.
Mrs. Ben WagamOn of Burgan, N.
J., is the guest of her parents, Mr..
nd Mrs. John Knowles here.
Mrs. Mary West of Philadelphia is
ne guest of her daughter, Mrs. Will U
am S. Davis here. .
Mrs. Robert Short has been visiting
,iends in Snow Hill, Nd, her former
ONE.
Miss Ollie Hurley spent the week.
nd with friends in Baltimore, Md.
Charles Johnson of Milford spent
unday evening with friends here.
Rodney Pride spent Wednesday at
ehoboth Beach.
w. S. Truitt of Rehoboth was in
1wn Monday.
George Hazel of Lewes was among
,iends in town Monday.
Mrs. Ellis Bailey and son, Robert,
re guests of her father, Robert
hort here.
William Maull and family of Ruth
rford, N. j., are spending some time
ith his mother, Mrs. James Maull