Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-04-27
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here on Friday, April 9th. This meet
will be taken part in by all the
schools in Sussex county.
The residence of Andrew Murray, on
KENNY street has been neatly paint
ed the past week.
]. J. Morath has erected a new fence
around his lot on Rosa street.
Mrs. Mary M. Stevenson, aged 81
years, died at her home at Paramount
Friday afternoon of general debility.
Funeral services were held at Unity
M. E. Church, Paramount, Monday al
ternoon. Interment made at Conley S
Chapel, Angola. She was the mother
of Charles Stevenson, of this town.
An examination for clerk in the To-
cal post Office will be held here on
Saturday, May the 5th. Application
blanks can be secured at the local OF
flee here. =,
Strawberries in this section Will be
somewhat later then past seasons oW-
ing to the late spring, but so far tne
crop has not been injured any.
The dwelling house formerly occu-
MED nv William A. Warrington, ad-
Joining his store on Pine street when
was recently purchased by John l.
Wagamon, last week, was moved 70
his lot on Laurel street, known as 'tne
Ark lot. Mr.. Wagamon will remodel 1t
Harry r. Hudson has sold his inter
est in the Hudson's bakery here TO ms
brother A. L. Hudson, and his son.
Edwin. who will continue the business
Harry has purchased his brothers IN
+o~osf in the coal business here anu
will conduct the same in the IuS9 IRE.
Alfred B. Carey, son of Mr.. ana MIS-
1obn r. Carey, Of this town, who was
fornnerIv secretary for former Con
erreesmsn G. R. Layton, has Deen ap-
Tointed special clerk in the post ONCE
here. .,,+o . large acreage
of strawberries put out in this sectlon
This snring showing that our FARMERS
are progressing. ~, o..+,,,.,, C,1,b
iii hold a supper in their hall IN the
Tacev BLOCK, corner Market and Race
streets. on this Friday evening April
9th. su,ouds If First
NJ D Church, this town, rendered the
Rev JOhn T. Bailey, donation at Cne
NJ p parsonage last Thursday even
inc Mr.. Bailey has returned mere IoI
bis sixth wear. There were larse
-1unober present and all reported
9Th The members of the GEORGETOWN
Fire Company will give mlnsCrel
chow in this town in the near IuIuIe'
Willie D. Wilkins has purchased
new Ford sedan. -.-4o5
The committee recently appointed
at a public meeting of the citizens Oh
this town to secure a site for the pro
nosed new shirt factory, have pur-
chased from William H. Wilson, loI
on the corner of Laurel and King
streets. The lot was one that tornerly
belonged to the late David S. PurnelI'
We hone that the new shirt tactory
will soon be in operation.
Mary Carmean who was knocked
down and injured by an automoDlie
nm Market street Saturday evening OF
last week has recovered so as 10 pc
ont and attend to her duties as book
keeper for the Georgetown AUTO CoHl-
pany. - TX
Euphinia Wilson, aged about 70
years, died Friday evening OF genera
debility at the home of her niece MIS-;
Howard Stewart, on Market street anu
Railroad avenue Funeral services
were held at the house Monday MORN
ing. Interment made in Union Gene
terry here. Rev. j. 7. Bailey o1lclaG!ns'
She was a sister Of John and Wllllam
Wilson, of this town. John L. carey
funeral director. D.,-,,
Last Tuesday afternoon the DellnaI
Baseball team came to this town anu
PLAYED our boys. The score was u
4 in favor of Georgetown. On FRIDAY
afternoon the MillsbOrO team came
here and played our boys here. The
score was 10 to in favor of the Mills
boro boys.
\ Iinford P. Faucet, secretary and
treasurer, of the H. K Milford Com
pany, of Philadelphia, gave number
q fthe employees of that company a
weekend house party at his summer
cottage on Indian River the past week
end.
Moving pictures will be taken OF the
Sussex county school children's pa
rade here on Field Day, April 21tn.
There are ten prisoners confined IN
the county jail here at the present 7
time. a., 6
Clerk of the Peace William ]. Quill ;
len has the past week issued a mar
rage license to Hugh w. Miller, OF
Baltimore, Nd, and MaTybelle DICK
of Rehoboth.
Register of Wills Isaac E. Jones has
issued the following letters the past
week: On the estate of Annie B. Met o
calf, of Lewes and Rehoboth hundred, +
to Joseph M. Metcalf; on the estate OF d
Wilbur Fowler, of Nanticole hundred,
to William H. Deputy; on the estate OF Il
Margaret A. Ricards, of North West g
fork hundred to Robert Ricards; on
the estate of Louise E. Culver, OF Lit a
tie Creek hundred to Minnie A. Ell V
lott; on the estate Of Lemuel Burton, d
Of Lewes and Rehoboth hundred to
The Sussex Trust Company. fl
Former Clerk of the Peace Frank
W. Lawson Of Zoar was circlins W
among friends in town Saturday.
George o. Fearon spent the first OF il
The week in Atlantic City, N. J. a,
Joseph Hall, of Wilmington, spent c
he weekend with friends here. Tpl
James M. Tunnel, Esq, is on trip \
o Florida. tt
George, the small son of Mr.. and Oh
Mrs. G. F. Lynch, is suffering with "
pneumonia, at the home of his par
,nts, on South Race street. B
Frank COverda1e of IeWeS was