Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23
GEORGETOWN

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band will sail for Europe where the,
will make their future home. MI
Berger being in business over there
George W. Faucet, a well know
and highly respected citizen of thi.
town died Wednesday evening abou
6 o'clock at the home of his daughter
Mrs. George II. Lynch, on South Race
street, aged 79 years, of general de-
bility. Funeral services were held al
his late home on Saturday afternoon
at o'clock by Rev. J. l.. Sparklin, his
pastor, he being lifelong member
of Wesley NJ E. Church. Interment
made in Union cemetery.
Lee Rust, formerly of this town,
who was lately injured while at work
in the railroad shops in Wilmington,
making it necessary to amputate three
of his toes is rapidly improving at
this. time.
The brick work on the new build
ing on the Public Square for the Del
aware Trust Company is completed
and it is expected to have the build
ing ready to occupy by November 1st
and it is going to be a handsome
building adding greatly the appear
ance of that part of the town.
The farmers in this section are
about through saving fodder and the
corn crop was good. Some late corn
being cut short by the dry weather.
Horace E. Johnson who now occu-
pies the property of Miss Isabel Moore
on North Race street will move the
first of November to his farm near the |
County Aims House
Rally Day will be observed in the |
NJ. E. and M. P. Churches of this
town Sunday, October End.
The Indebtedness against the M. P.
Church in this town for installing
he heating system has been paid off
)y the trustees and the church is
again free from debt with two hun
lred dollars in the treasury and the
winter supply of coal in the cellar.
There was a large number of peo-
lie in town last Wednesday when the
Walter L. Mains circus exhibited
Iere. 1t was one of the largest shows
hat has been here for a number of
ears and was well attended.
Harold Wilson, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Dscar S. Wilson, of this town, is suf-
ering from a badly cut and bruised
ace caused by running into a large 2
ractOr on the street, while playing,
ut is improving at this time.
George Wicks has accepted a pO
itiOn as manager and demonstrator
f the musical department at Marshall
nd Chipman's department store.
Edward Russell has purchased from q
rs. Mary FoOks a dwelling on Mill
hi
once. u
Georgetown citizens are asking
own Council to appoint a special Of II
;er to look after automobile speed -
s and such. l
Potatoes are Scare and high in our =,
cal markets, selling for two dollars M
r bushel.
Owing to the dryness of the land r
me farmers are finding it difficult W
ploW their land for the fall wheat
eding. df
George w. Nelson, superintendent =
the Sussex County Almshouse had
valuable horse and carriage stol-
Wednesday night Of last week
lile the team was hitched on South
ce street, near the store of William
9mples. Officials of other towns
We been notified and given a de-
'iption Of the team but up to this
iting no clue to it has been obtain =
Joshua S. Fisher, aged SO years,
d at his home on Railroad avenue,
S town, Monday morning, of can
: Funeral services were held in
M. P. Church on Tuesday after
IN and interment made in St.
ms cemetery at Springfield Cross
ads, near here.
ay Savage, nine year old son of
pert Savage, of near town, was
iOusly hurt Wednesday afternoon
the concrete highway at the show
unds here as he started to cross
road he was run into by an auto
bile and knocked down. He is get
, along as well as can be expected
his time.
he residence of William Roach on
.er street has been improved by
roof the past week.
he American Railway Express
lpany are using now in this town
rye auto truck for delivering and
ecting the express. The truck has
lere are twenty-one prisoners con-
in the county Jail here at the
ent time. Sheriff McIlvaine is get
popular with the rOadsters.
,gister of Wills William J. Mus
has issued the following letters
past week: On the estate OF Rob
=. Purvis, of Seaford hundred to .
) P. Hill; on the estate of Rhoda
vans, of Dagsboro hundred to
, M. Phillips; on the estate of
la P. Kollock of Georgetown hun
to Joseph B. NAPLES, Sr.; on the
e of Frederick S. Williams of
: Creek hundred TO May H. Will =
); on the estate of Clara M. West IN
ewes and Rehoboth hundred to
Sussex Trust Company; on the
e of Josiah S. Fisher of George
hundred to George w. Hatfield.
rk of the Peace Frank w. Law
las issued the following marriage
Sc the past week: To Luster p.
on and Sarah e. Lofiand, both of II
dale; to John L. Manship of Har- II
IN and Bertha D. Campbell of II
5; to William q. Russell and HI
2 J. Reed, both of Milton. II
ormerly County Engineer, Will
E. Hawkins, but now with the l
-ay department of North Caro- Ill
Who has been seriously i'll at his III
in this town for the past seven Ill
is improving so as TO be out on III
reefs again much to the delight III
many friends here.
len E. Watson of Harrington Hill
mong friends in town Monday. Hill
Db T. Chapman who has been on IIII