Milford chronicle., 1922-05-12
Georgetown News of a Week

: James Wood, salesman in Marshall
: and Chipmans Department Store, has
purchased a new Ford touring car.
The High School Commencement
Exercises of this town will be held
in RyOn's Theatre, on Thursday night,
June 1st. There will be seventeen to
graduate, as follows: Misses Sarah
Virginia Messick. Mabel Emily Pres
ton, Virginia Bass Chapman, Marietta
Virginia Scarborough, Mary Margaret
Townsend, Edith May Sparklin, Mar
garet Katherine Joseph, Naomi Wa
pies Pepper, Pauline Alice Godfrey,
Eunice Morgan Jones; Messrs. James
Donald Sparklin, James Burton Car
ey, Alton Russell Hobbs, Edward Gill
bert Stewart, Clarence Linden Nell
vaine, Wilson Gem Boyer and John
Casper Jones.
Soft shell crabs were in our local
market Saturday-the first of the sea-
son-retailing for two dollars per box
which averaged about two dozens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester w. Walls are
being congratulated on the arrival of
fine baby boy which arrived at their
home on South Race street, Sunday
morning.
There are seven prisoners confined
/ in the county Jail here at the present
time.
Clerk of the Peace Frank W. Law
son has issued the following marriage
/ licenses the past week: To Harry P.
Hazard, of Lewes, and Nellie c. Bur-
ton, of Millsboro; to Harry G. Metz
ner and Anna L. Reynolds, both of
Harbeson; to Benjamin L. West, of
Georgetown, and Lillian M. Cushing,
of Wilmington.
Register of Wills William ]. Mus
tard has issued the following letters
the past week. On the estate of Will
liam C. Lofland, of Lewes and RehO-
both hundred, to Frank S. Carter; on
the estate of Asher V. Tingle, of Bal
timore hundred to John A. Tingle, and
Harry Mckinley Tingle; on the es-
tate of Margaret L. Benson, of Sea-
ford hundred, to George w. Benson;
on the estate of Virgie Simpler, of
Lewes and RehObOth hundred, to
Amelia C. Simpler.
Norvil L. Wilson, who was formerly
a clerk in the drug store of DR.. John
H. Hammond, has accepted position
with the State Highway. He is con-
nected with the Sussex County Office.
Joseph Smith has made extensive re-
pairs to his dwelling, on his farm,
near this town, on the Bridgeville
road.
Quite a number of our citizens who
have strawberries in their gardens
are now enjoying home grown ber-
ries. The first being picked on Mon
day.
NT;c. Co11io CooDa1. cnouf q na 1.t of /
last week in Philadelphia.
Linden Watson of Harrington was
in town Friday.
Mrs. Lizzie Hastings, of Allentown,
Pa, has been the guest of her father,
Robert Short, here, the past week.
Mrs. Mary Blizzard is with her
daughter, who is ill in Philadelphia. /
N. R. Palmer, of Sweet Hall, Va,
spent last week with his many friends /
in and near town.
Miss Mary Calhoun spent the week
end with Mrs. Name Long, of Frank
ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Beauchamp, of
Laurel, we're the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. J. MOrath, here on Sunday.
Harry ]. AXE was on business
trip to Philadelphia on Monday.
Mrs. Elwood Hurley and son, James,
spent the weekend with friends in
Milford.
Joseph G. Gucker of Chestnut Hill,
spent the weekend with
Rawlins of this town.
Ira L. Long. of Selbyville, was
among friends in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph w. Baker and
Franklin Baker, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
3. E. Wilson.
Misses Edna Barr and Ethel Walls
spent the weekend with friends in
Milford.
Courtland Barr and wife of Phila-
lelphia spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Barr, here.
L. P. Faucet of Philadelphia spent
.he weekend with friends here.
Our local markets are well stocked
With country produce and selling at
1t the following prices-Eggs, 23c per
lozen; chickens 25c per pound; spring
SOC per pound; old potatoes
SOC per SIS basket; sweet potatoes 75c =
)er So basket; corn SOC per bushel; ,
cabbage SC per pound; asparagus 25c
punch; rhubarb 10c per bunch; rad
shes SC per bunch; lettuce sc per
punch; new potatoes, southern grown,
ire in the market, retailing for 4Oc
,er 1-2 peck.