Milford chronicle., 1923-06-15
MANY NEWS ITEMS FROM THE.
COUNTY SEAT, GEORGETOWN

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houses neatly painted on Ark lot, Oh
East Laurel street, which adds great
ly to the appearance Of that section
of the town.
G. D. Pittard is serving as grand
juryman in the U. S. District Cour
at Wilmington this week.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new concrete road from Harbeson tC
Lewes, which will soon connect this
town with Lewes and will also con-
meet, all the way from Wilmington to
the sea coast, by a cement road.
Miss Naomi Pepper, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Byron Pepper of this town,
has been appointed county club agent
for New Castle County during this
summer. Miss Pepper is attending the
Women's College at Newark.
This section has been visited by
real summer weather for a part of
last week. The thermometer register
ing in the nineties in the shade. We
were visited by showers the latter
part of the week which made all grow
ing vegetation look better and cooled
up some, making ideal weather.
J. w. Faucet and family spent last
week at the Bulls Eye on Indian Riv-
er.
Mrs. Martha Gill has purchased
from Edward Bradley. the latter's
home on KENNY street and also a ten
ant house adjoining. Bradley has oc-
cupied this property for over fifty
years.
The grape crop in this section prom
ises to be large this season.
Register of Wills Isaac E. Jones has
issued the following letters the past
week: On the estate of Catherine r.
Bennett, of Cedar Greek hundred, to
James D. Bennett; on the estate of
William J. Allen, of fredericksburg, Md,
to Victor R. Allen and Joseph J. Al
len; on the estate of Daniel i. Stew
art, of SeafOrd hundred, to John D.
Stewart; on the estate of Daniel F. \
Stewart of Seaford hundred, to Madi-
son Willin.
There are eight prisoners confined
in the county Jail here at the present
time.
Clerk of the Peace William J. Quill
len the past week issued a marriage
license to Edward Williams, of Frank
ford and Florence Stevens, of Cam !
bridge, Md.
Linden Barr has begun the erection
of a dwelling house on his lot on |
West Market street, that he recently
purchased.
Georgetown was beautifully deco
rated Saturday night in honor Of the
visit of President Harding and his
party who passed through here on his
way from Milford to Lewes. There
were a large number of persons in
town who expected to hear the Presi-
dent make an address, but owing to
being delayed in Milford he did not
get time to stop, it being after 12 o.
clock Saturday night before the party
passed through.
Charles Daisey, of this town, has {
1een appointed one Of the State Road
police or patrolman, much to the graf ]
fication of his many friends here. {
A very pretty wedding was sOlem-
lized at the M. P. parsonage, Thurs
lay evening, June 18th, at o'clock, l
When Miss Olive Bailey, daughter of t
rev. and Mrs. John T. Bailey, pastor
f the above church, became the bride {
f E. Warren Holson, son of Mr.. and
Irs. Harry HOlsOn, of this town. They
Tho is serving his sixth year as pas t
DE- of the M. P. Church here. The C
ride is, em2loyed as stenographer for C
be firm of Layton and Layton, of this b
own, and the groom is employed by s.
be Georgetown Gas Company. After
short wedding trip they will reside a
4 this town. Both the bride and groom l!
re very popular among the young set p
ere and have many friends in this u
OWN who wish them much happiness t.
nd success. u
The wheat fields in this section are G.
)oking fine and if nothing takes place W
ON now on the yield will be above ft
ne average per acre. After getting
yer the set back by the cold weather tN
1rn is now looking fine. W
Miss Jenette Rust, of Wilmington, 81
1ent the weekend with relatives st
ere. th
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Downs of Mar ri
IS Hook, Pa, spent the weekend "
it'll Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Morath, here. ia
Mr.. and Mrs. John Toomey, of Sea-, &C
rd, spent the weekend with Mr.. and oil
rs. Samuel Register, here. al
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Roach spent Is
lturday in Dover. er
Herman Givens who is employed
Ith a road construction company at Nj
eading, Pa, spent the weekend with Ce
S family here. IN
Larry Moore and Mr.. and Mrs. Har- re
Josephs, of Chester, Pa, spent Sun Ge
y with relatives here. mi
A large number of our citizens are I'M
ending their Sundays at RehOboth SUI
d Oak Orchard. an
George E. Swain and family are We
W occupying their cottage at Oak ca
chard. Gu
A large number of our citizens are
King in the different base ball ye;
mes at other towns. LIE
Madison Wiley and John Steward, aft
Seaford, were circling among \
ends in town Friday. era
George A. Rust of Harbeson was in bel
7n Friday. Ele
linden Watson, of Harrington, was t1v'
ong friends here Friday. but
andrew j. Lynch, Esq, was in his
shington for few days last week. Lot
Irs. Harley Ryon and little daugh- Del
Ella. are on a visit to relatives par
LacOney, Pa. N
Irs. Earl Hudson and daughter, tho
ty Ann, are on visit to her par rleC
S at Chincoteague, Va. OF
!. L. Savage spent the weekend in Cht
rcus Hook, Pa.