Milford chronicle., 1923-06-01
MANY NEWS ITEMS FROM THE
COUNTY SEAT, GEORGETOWN

Inc efecLlOn OF the new SnlrC Ial
tory on the corner of Laurel and Kin
streets, was begun this week and wi
be completed inside of the next thirt
days. The factory will be run by Wi
liam E. Graves, who also conducts
factory at Milton and Lewes and wi
employ thirty or more women an
girls. We hope for their success a
Georgetown is in need of some enter
prise that will bring business to tn
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rogers are beini
congratulated on the arrival of a ele
ven pound baby boy, to their home OF
Delaware avenue, last Thursday.
The many friends in this town o.
Horace Johnson were sorry to hear
of his misfortune of a broken ankle
received while playing ball last week
in Wilmington. He is at the Delaware
Hospital where he is doing fine.
There are good prospects for a large
crop of all kinds of cherries in this
section this season.
Samuel c. Pierce of Lewes has been
appointed to a position in the State
Tax Office here in place of Asa Ben
nett, who has been appointed Levy
Court Commissioner.
The pea crop in this section is look
ing fine and promises to be large
one, according to the acreage.
At a special meeting held by our
town council last Thursday night,
John C. Abbott, Thomas B. Pepper,
Joseph G. Green, Ollie T. Farrow and
Harvey Jones, all members of the
Georgetown Volunteer Fire Company,
were appointed special officers to look
after the parking of automobiles and
see that other town ordinances are re-
spected and they are clothed with au-
thority to arrest at any time any per-
sons who disregard the town laws.
The Guild of st. PauIs P. E. Church |
will hold a bake on the porch of the |
residence of DR.. C. R. Layton, on the
corner of Pine and Bedford streets,
Saturday, June End.
Memorial Day was observed here
last Wednesday by the closing of the
public places of business and by the
displaying of flags by our citizens.
The residence of Mrs. A. J. Danish,
on South Bedford street, has been
neatly painted the past week.
George Workman, of near town, has
purchased from William J. Wilson, !
the store house on East Market street, :
now occupied by Harry Johnson.
Mrs. Fred Blizzard, of this town, ;,
will shortly begin the erection of I
cottage at Riverdale, adjoining Oak
Orchard and will have it completed q
in time to occupy it this coming sea- y
son. y
Chester Rogers, Ralph Baker, Fran n
els Short and Thaddeus Warrington, \
all of this town, have passed the ex- g
animation which entities them to a "
h.
tary Training Camp at Plattsburg, N. :
Y. They expect to leave for this camp ~ ~
the first of August. Some more of our "
young men are expecting to qualify -,
for the same. r.
Last Tuesday the Sussex County y; ~
improvement commission =
sold to the Farmers Bank of this town, -
they being the highest bidders, three ~ ~
hundred thousand dollars worth of 81
county bonds for $103.05 per $4,000, ~ ~
which shows that Sussex county's fl -
nancial affairs are in a hourishing g.
shape. w
Clerk of the Peace William J. Quill w
en- the past week issued a marriage NJ,
license to John r. Lingo and Annie ~
4. DuttOn, both of Harbeson. ~,
Register of Wills Isaac E. Jones NJ NJ
las issued the following letters the NJ;
,ast week: On the estate of Rufus D. Az.
lingo, Jr., of DagsbOro hundred, to O.
raymond Lingo; on the estate of Will 20
lam H. Butt, of Cedar Greek hundred, nc
o Roy Butt; on the estate of Zadoc
Evans, of Baltimore hundred, to e.'t
arab A. Evans; on the estate of W.
harles B. Pusey, of Seaford hun o
red, to Annie Pussy; on the estate a ne
Edward D. Lynch, of North West %. %,
ork hundred, to Julia Lynch; on the %.
state of Lewis w. Wells, of Days on
orc hundred, to Joseph c. Ellis. We ""
There are twelve prisoners confined n nUo
l the county jail here at the present s'n'
me. az
Last Friday afternoon about o. Gu Gu
ock, while the three young children IT, IT,
Charles Elliott, who live at Piney P1T
rove, near this town, were playing ~
round the stables, they in some way W ~
ct fire to them, burning the stables ~
nd corn crib and hog pen and quite ~ ~
lot of other stuff and also burning to o S.DS
cath his son, Howard, aged about five os4
ears, and seriously burning one of 90
lie other children. The funeral of the of ~
hid was held at Providence M. p. ~
hurch, near here, Sunday afternoon N01
made in the adjoining GEM eor
cry. LII
Iardner Calhoun began eating green t tSp
eas from his garden Sunday, the 1T
lrliest Of any one around here so %
r. c..
The cool nights are causing the bud ST n
cut worms to do quite lot of dam 49,
re to some of our growing crops. n
The first arrest to be made for the IL;
Dn-payment of county taxes was ~ -".
ade here Friday afternoon when Re- e.
liver of Taxes B. F. Walls had a man S On
mmitted to Jail for the non-payment Iii Iii
his taxes. He remained in Jail all 80 ~,
ght, when his friends came to his ~
Saturday morning and paid his tax 80 80
d he was released. c a.H
MinOs o. Short land John Hurley, %
tn of Seaford, were circling among b.
ends here Friday afternoon. ores
Charles Parker of Greenwood was moo
long friends here Friday. Metl
Edna Barr, Matte Walls, eral
rah Lank, and Ethel Walls, attend TT
the fashion show at Milford Thurs they
y afternoon. gatil
Molten Pepper has been on the sick Satu
the past week. Sno'
Mrs. Alice Truitt of Philadelphia, Chin
,merly of this town, is the guest of ed Il
ends here. ston
Clarence and Harry Cooner of Ter Dow