Milford chronicle., 1923-03-16

Frank J. HOlson has purchased of
B. w. Warren, two valuable building
lots on North Bedford street and will
in the near future erect two up to
date dwelling houses on them.
T. L. Wiley, one of our jitney men,
is sporting a new Ford sedan.
Georgetown Council has organized
by electing DR.. John H. Hammond
president and James NJ. Tunnel Sec
retary.
Herrings made their appearance in
our markets last week and retailed
for rs cents per dozen, the highest
price ever known for them. During the
war they only retailed for so cents per
dozen. Few other fresh fish are now
in the market retailing at fair prices.
Wingate King, one of our oldest
and most highly respected farmers
and lumber dealer, aged SO years, died
at the home of his son, Clyde King,
near this town, Thursday morning of
general debility. Funeral services were
held at Hebron M. P. Church, near
town, Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
Interment made in adjoining cemetery.
Rev. J. T. Bailey officiating. J. 4. Car
ey was the funeral director.
A. V. Duckworth of Delmar has
leased from George N. Warren, his
farm, near town, on the Sand Hill
road, and will shortly take charge of
same. Mr.. Duckworth will engage in
growing small truck and poultry
raising.
Phe local ice plant has been put in
first class. condition and began the
manufacture of ice Tuesday and now
we have plenty of ice.
Catherine Phillips, the 12-year-old
daughter of Sheriff and Mrs. James H.
Phillips, was taken to the Beebe Hos
pital, at Lewes, for an operation for
appendicitis.
q, I Ashby B. Sandidge, senior member
of the road contracting firm of A. B.
Sandidge and Company, of this town,
has gone to Raleigh, N. c., to make
ARRANGEMENTS to start work on the
stretch of highway for which the firm
was recently awarded the contract to
build.
George N. Warren, Of Philadelphia,
has been spending few days with
Postmaster and Mrs. George R. Mears
at this place.
Our farmers are busy preparing for
their spring work.
It is reported that the town council
will soon concrete Bedford street from
Laurel street to the town limits.
Extensive improvements are being
made to the store building on Market |
street, lately purchased by George E. .
Swain and will be rented as soon as .
completed. The building was leased
for a Pigey-Wiggly store, but it is re-
ported that they will not open a store
here at the present.
At the annual members meeting of .
the M. P. Church, of this town, held
last Wednesday night, Charles L. En-
mis- was elected delegate to the con-
ference which meets in Baltimore,
April 4th. Samuel J. Register was
elected alternate. Rev. J. T. Bailey
was unanimously invited to return as
pastor for the sixth year.
Rev. H. L. Schincke, former pastor
of the M. P. Church here, will fill the
pulpit both morning and evening on
Sunday, April 9Th.
The A. and P. Stores Company have
opened their branch store on Market
street in the store rented lately from
John Nelson.
OOluO VI Jul ClllACuO arc
to spend their Sunday at Oak Orchard.
The citizens of this town are urging
town council to place night police
man on duty as there is no protection
in the town late in the night.
The Sussex County Farm Loan Board
has received notice that henceforth
they will be allowed to make loans on
farms up to $4,000; in the past the
limit on any one farm was $4,000.
The secretary, Howard J. Cook, Esq,
is delighted with the increased pow
ers as it gives an opportunity for the
larger farmers Of the county to get in
on the farm loan where before it was '
confined to the smaller borrowers.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. M. Pattison who \
are travelling through this section in a
the interest of the Baltimore Protes-
tant Orphanage School and Home,
held services at the Sussex County
near town, Sunday after ]
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