Milford chronicle., 1921-05-27
GEORGETOWN

/ Jester, Mrs. Frank GreenS cOrreSpOu'
ding secretary, Mrs. John t. Calhoun
recording secretary, Jacob NJ. Sam
mans; treasurer, Mrs. Jacob w. Sam
mons ;organist, Miss Mabel Preston;
assistant, Miss Olive Bailey; flower
committee, Mrs. Emma Hastings
Misses Hattie and Elsie Smith, AL
bertha Sammons and Alma Bailey;
chairman of prayer meeting commit
| tee, Mrs. Emma Hastings; chairman
of lookout committee, Virgil c. Lit
tleton; chairman of social committee
Miss Olive Bailey; chairman of music
committee, Mrs. Mary ]. Hayman;
chairman of Missionary committee,
Mrs. Harvey w. Calhoun.
The residence of DR.. G. Frank Jones
has been neatly painted the past week.
/The price of ice cream has fallen
from 65 cents to 55 cents per quart
in some of our local parlOrs.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Floyd Wilkins at the edge of
town Tuesday morning and left them
fine baby girl.
John T. Carey, administrator of Mrs.
Julia A. Wilson, sold her household
goods at public auction Saturday af-
ternoon at her late home on East Mar
ket street.
Alvin Wilgus will open an up-to-
date drygoods and notion store in the
WagamOn Block on the corner of Mar
ket street and Public Square, Satur-
day, June 4th.
\ There will be horse racing at the
Georgetown driving park Saturday af-
ternOOn, May 28th, at 1 o'clock. Many
fast horses are entered. There will
also be a game of baseball, brass
band will be in attendance. An ad-
mission of 35 cents will be charged.
The residence of DR.. o. D. Robbins
is being newly painted.
The town authorities have had the
road way around the square and sew
eral other streets plowed and scraped
and put in first class order this week.
There are seven prisoners confined
in the county Jail here at the pres
ent time.
The members of the. G. A. R. and
other war veterans, also the Boy
Scouts will on Sunday, May 29th, meet
at the residence of Commander Geo.
w. Bennum, on Market street at 10
o'clock, a. m. and at 1890 o'clock
they will attend divine services in the
Presbyterian Church where Rev. Will
liam Gibson, the pastor, will preach
a special sermon, after which lunch
con will be served at the residence of
Mrs. Harry Holson-after which the
soldiers graves in the several ceme-
teries will be decorated.
Quite a good sum was taken in at
the overall and apron social held by
Edith SWANS Sunday school class No.
z of the M. P. Sunday school in the
Child's Welfare room on the corner
of Public Square and Bedford street
night.
Strawberries are coming into the
this week quite lively and
are selling at the station from four to
eight dollars per 80 qt. crate.
Clerk of the Peace Frank w. Law
son has issued the past week mar
riage license to William E. Williams,
of Bridgeville and Florence E. King
of Georgetown.
Register of Wills William ]. Mus
tard has issued the following letters
the past week: On the estate Freder-
Ick S. Burford of Little Creek humid
red to, Willie F. Burford; on the es-
tate of Ira w. Foskey of Little Creek
to James E. Tull; on the es-
tate of John P. Dougherty, of Lewes
and Rehoboth hundred to Annie G.
Dougherty; on the estate of Joseph
H. Carey of Broadkiln hundred to the
Sussex Trust Company.
Country produce is retailing in our
local markets at the following prices:
Eggs 23c per doz; chickens 26c h.;
butter, 25c lb.; cabbage &c lb.;
potatoes SOC per bushel; sweet pota-
.oes Csc per 5-8 basket; corn 65c per
oushel; asparagus zoe per bunch;
green peas, $1.50 per bushel.
The first of this week was real sum-
ner weather.
Mrs. H. S. Macklin has been the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Howard
Stoeckel at Delmar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Kitchens OF
near town spent a part of last week
With their daughter, Mrs. Charles Rog- |
srs at Spring Mill, Pa.
Mrs. Allie Truitt who has been
spending the winter in Philadelphia |
las returned to this town for the pres
mt.
Mrs. Wilmot D. Gateson and daugh-
er, Constance, of Williamsport, Pa,
ire the guests of her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. w. F. Blackstone here.
William V. Macklin, a former hotel |
Keeper here who has been residing in |
for the past few years |
S among friends here for few days. |
Charles Norris of Wilmington was
he guest last week of his parents, |
Mr.. and Mrs. James D. Morris here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Derrickson have
home after spending the win
er in Florida.
Mrs. George H. Blizzard of Will
nington was the guest OF trends mere |
asst week.
George Warren Jones and family OF |
are with relatives here.
Joseph Walls and family of Chester,
Pa, spent the weekend with Mr.. and |
hrs. Fred Stooms, here.
A. L. Hudson was in Wilmington on
Mrs. S. C. Evans of Washington, D.
=, is the guest of Mrs. A. M. Day.
lere.
Mrs. Julian Townsend was in Phil
.delphia the first of the week.
Mrs. Georgeanna McNatt and Mrs. !,
.. E. Wilson are visiting relatives in
w. R. Brown of Wyoming spent Sun
lay with Mrs. Amy Lynch and family
lere.
William E. Hawkins who has ac-
,epted a position with the North Car
lima State Highway Department left |
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