Milford chronicle., 1923-06-22
MANY NEWS ITEMS FROM TIE
COUNTY SEAT, GEORGETOWN

William H. Welch, of Milton, was
circling among friends here Friday.
I Mrs. ]. C. Quicker, Of Philadelphia
is the guest of her father, W. w
~ Mrs Y Harold Hatfield has returned
from q. visit to her parents at Ridge
~ Mrs I Elisha Campbell Of Lewes Is Is
VISITING Mrs. Josephine Blizzard here
I who is quite i'll. 800 hold
ChiIdren's Day exercises were helu
lin First Presbyterian Churen' Suiu"'
might. ,.a hold nv
The bazaar which is being neiu .,Iis IS
the Georgetown Fire Company ns tnlS
week has attracted large croWGs ilonl o
other towns and the proceeds haEe
nossed the expectations OF the mem
hers Of the fire department. The pa
Ezaar will, according to plans' come "
la close tonight. .-,- ~,
A referendum vote will be taken on
I,,na %. bv the school trustees VI
nagsboro to decide whether or hoI
tbe district shall be bonded IN Tue
snm of $4,000 for making addltlOhs u
Itbe present school building.
Mrs Frederic Blizzard is spenolhs
two weeks with her brother-ln-laW
and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T.
NGumford, of Philadelphia VINO nave
opened their cottage at hlVeTuaIe
park. near Oak Orchard, on the III
dian River. for the summer.
Through the generosity OIL L0ES os
Court Commissioner Asa bennels' ~
FrankfOrd, who was commissioner W
Governor Denney to NIL the EacaHo9
caused by the death OF RUFUS ~. H1p Ie
90. Jr.. of near Dagsboro' on May ~,
This wear. Mrs. Virginia Lingo wlaOW
of Rnfus D. Lingo, Jr., was gwen Tue
months salary due Commissioner
Bennett, at the request and Dy reso-
luton Of the latter. v,.
Mrs Theodore MCGEE, South hlhs
street. this city, who for some tlIne
has been undergoing treatment OF the
left eve in the Jefferson HosplIal'
philadelphia, returned home last
night. .,,, Quill
len is busily engaged issuing licenses
to brokers, merchants and manulac-
turing establishments in Sussex couh-
tv and this month the revenue from
This source will mean several nun
dreds of dollars. All licenses are sup
nosed to be taken out during June Oh
each year. ., u4 4broe
davs have proven very helpful to the
fa rmers who have been unable 10
ploW for late corn and other crops pc
cause of the dry condition OF the iahu'
Fire of undetermined origin but pc
Iieved to have been caused by spontac
neous combustion, gutted the plant OF
Ibe GeorgetoWn Roller Mills, owned
bv Layton and Ayers, Monday AFTER
noon, entailing loss OF possibly S4U'-
300.
The fire was first discovered by the
1Wners of the mill who were oVerhaul-
ng some of the machinery. Smoke
was seen issuing from the second
story of the building, a frame struc-
.ure, and soon it ate its way to the
irst floor.
The second story seemed to be a
seething mass of flames when the
iFemen arrived a few minutes after
he alarm was turned in. 1t was sew
eral minutes after being discovered
which housed the machinery.
Three streams of water were play
ID on the interior and exterior OF the
building for more than an hour pc
ore the ffremen were able TO cneck
t.
There was a large quantity of wheat
md corn stored in the annex OF the
Mill which is almost total loss from
Fater and fire. The loss on the grain,
quantity of finished product and {
nany bundles of sacks stored in the
uilding will probably reach $4,000.
The damage to the building and ma
hineFy was estimated, after the fire, !
y one of the owners, to approximate \
{, 700.
The fiTemen did heroic work in pre-
enting the blaze from spreading to
ONE of the adjoining buildings which a
Tere in close proximity. Within \
wv hundred feet of the burning build
lg is located the large milling and +
reserVing plants of J. G. Townsend a
Son, and one stream was kept con- t
tantly playing on the building next C
} these plants. o
Fruit growers of the Delmarvia Pen n
l0uAd Will UC 6uCSlS VI luC
Ounty Fruit Growers Association on b
riday Of this week, June % when a
lur will be made of the orchards in a
lie western section of Sussex county. a
be tour will start from BridgeVille Il
pom the arrival of the southbound
ain at 1928 a. m. and will take the p
mainder of the day. Representatives p
the different fruit growers asso- tC
ations throughout Delaware, Mary "
nd and that portion Of Virginia b.
hich formed the Peninsula will be d.
divided with automobile accommoda-
ms and an elaborate luncheon is be-
g arranged for by the County AssO-
alton with which County Agent Mol
= C. Vaughn, this city, is cO-operat-
g. M
Leading Orchardists from different I'll
ctiOns of Maryland are expected to tb
in attendance, and according to
ans specialists from the Delaware CT
pertinent Station, at Newark, and FL
llege Park, Nd, are expected.
It is understood that invitations are in
be extended to experts in fruit of
2 two experiment stations. re
inspection of some of the
Dst extensive orchards in lower Del at
are will be made and talks on COM en-
ting plant diseases will take place W;
lowing the inspection.
fhe tour will be in line with the III
II mn r..nn