Milford chronicle., 1923-11-02
Georgetown

pa S4lI05 nStI INODUllSs Ou lie AllllOIO
> road, of heart disease, Monday amer
nU.1. Funeral services VIE held n
!, McColley's Chapel, Wednesday after
! noon at 2 o'clock. Interment made in
4 4 adjoining cemetery. Rev. TraveTs OF
! Glendale officiating. ]. T. Carey, fu-
I neral director.
A Paris style shop will be opened in
= the Red Mems store on Market street
|, the first of next month. The store was
i formerly occupied by Ralph 1. Rich
ardson, as Richardson's Sweet Shop.
Greensbury Short is suffering from
/ a serious cut on the head, caused by
the axe that he was cutting wood with
at his home in Highland Terrace, get
ting caught in clothes line. He is inn
! proving at this time.
Revival meetings began in McCol-
, ley's Chapel, near here, Sunday night
and will continue until further notice.
George e. MCGEE who was stricken
with paralysis a few days ago at his
home in Albury avenue is recovering.
The three months old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Waitman Bryan, died at
their home, near Shortly, last Tues
day. Funeral services were held at
interment made in Brotherhood ceme-
terry, at Millsboro.
The game of football played here
last Friday between the Georgetown
High School boys and the Bridgeville
High School boys resulted in score
of to in favor of the Georgetown
boys.
Joseph King has opened an old time
oyster saloon in his store building, on
the corner Of Cedar and KENNY
streets, where he will serve the old
fashioned muzzles or steams.
Miss Jane Phillips, sister of the late
Charles and Joseph Phillips, Of this
town, died at the home of her sister,
in-law, Mrs. Annie Phillips, on South
Bedford street, Wednesday, of general
debility, aged 20 years. Funeral SER
vices were held Friday afternoon. In
torment made in Union cemetery. Mrs.
Annie Phillips is also quite i'll.
Revival services will begin in the |
First NJ. P. Church, of this town, on |
Sunday evening, November 18th.
Our farmers are cutting their corn
and taking it to the molasses mills |
and having it made into molasses for
their winter use. The acreage was |
large this year.
Halloween was celebrated here on |
Wednesday night by a large parade
and several parties and dances. There
were large crowds here and all SEEM
ed to enjoy themselves.
1t is reported that w. B. Hilyard has
purchased from Miss Isabelle Moore,
her property on Race street, adjoining
the Moore corner on market and race
streets, which was formerly the home
of the late Charles L. Moore. Mr.. Hill
yards, now owns the whole Moore
corner.
1t is reported that branch of the
Woman's Department of the Ku Klux
Khan was organized here last We'd
nesday night with a membership Of
about thirty and there are a large
number of applicants for membership
to the order
The buckwheat crop in this section
has been harvested and the yield was
good.
Jacob West has purchased from
lack West the large dwelling house
on the corner of Cedar and KENNY
streets, and 1t is reported that he will
open up the mercantile business at
the corner.
Register of Wills Isaac E. Jones has
issued the following letters the past
week: On the estate of Sallie A. Isa-
acs, of Washington, D. c., to Alice 3.
King.
Clerk of the Peace William j. Quill
len has the past week issued a mar
riage license to Edward G. Webb, of
Milford and Lulu Annie Loaand of FL
lendale.
There are seventeen prisoners con-
fined in the county Jail here at the
present time.
Justice of the Peace E. w. Ryon has
the past week issued marriage Ii
cense to George w. West and Jerdie
Short, both Of Millsboro.
The sweet potato crop in this sec
ton is only about one half Of crop,
caused by the dry weather.
Arthur Sammons has moved his
family to the new dwelling built by ].
G. Townsend and Son Company on
Calhoun street, in Jones addition to
The cannery here is busy at the
present time canning pears. They are
paying fifteen cents per basket.
Carl Orwell is still seriously i'll at
lis boarding place at the home Of John
T. Wagamon, on the public square.
J. G. Townsend and Son Company
lave begun the erection of two more
If the dwellings that they are erect
ne in Jones addition to Georgetown,
where they will erect eight for rent.
Holly wreath makers report that
here are plenty of holly berries this
all which will enable them to supply
he demand for wreaths with the ma
uraI berries; as some seasons they
re so scarce as to compel the use of
rtifiicial berries, making high price
wreath.
Miss Mary Roach has returned from
n extended visit to Philadelphia and
Mrs. Louise Roach and Mrs. Ida
Donovan, sisters of Farnhurst, spent
he weekend with relatives and
riends here. Mrs. Roach formerly
onducted a store on Bedford street.
Ira E. Jerman of Philadelphia is the
uest of friends here.
Mrs. Albert Croll and Miss Edna
arr, spent the first of the week in
Mrs. Robert Floyd of Camden, N.
=, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
heodore MCGEE, here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas W. Joseph ana
aughter, Miss Gladys, Of Wildwood
rest, N. J., have been the guests OF
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