Milford chronicle., 1923-01-26
GEORGETOWN

almshouse, while in the act Of step
p ping up on the porch last Wednesday
/ fell and cut her head quite badly and
s otherwise bruised her body. She is i'm
: proving at this time.
Conway and Green, plumbers of this
. town, have purchased the good will
/ and fixtures from Raymond Cramfeld,
/ of his blacksmith shop, on Pine street
> near the marble yard and will con-
( duct a first class plumbing supply
, place. Mr.. Cramfeld has gone to Will
mington to live.
Walter Roach has purchased a new
, Ford sedan the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Douglas of
New York have purchased the farm
belonging to Ben Ableman, of this
town, located on the dupont Boule-
ward, between this town and Redden.
The many friends in this town of
Judge Herbert L. Rice, whose term
expires March LIST, are glad to hear of
his reappointment for another term of
12 years.
A Chautauqua literary and scientific
circle has been organized here with
the following officers: President, Miss
Maggie S. Wilson; secretary, Miss
Caroline E.. Thompson; assistant,
Miss Mary Wineman. Rev. William
Gibson, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, has been chosen leader for
the study Of Queen Victoria. The gen.
eral theme for the winter will be the
far flung British Empire-the course
consists of four books. The circle al
ready has thirty-seven members.
The stockholders of the Sussex
County National Farm Loan Associa- |
tion met at the Office of Howard J. |
Cooke, in this town, on January 9th, |
and elected the following directors:
Malloy c. Vaughn, of Georgetown;
William B. Conaway, of BridgeVille;
Alfred R. Carey of Bridgeville, and |
Hannah M. Thompson, of Lewes. The
directors organized by electing the
following officers: Malloy C. Vaughn,
president; William B. ConaWay, vice
president; H. J. Cooke, secretary,
treasurer and attorney. The report
shows that the association is now
ready to arrange for loans to farmers
at 57s per cent payable on the Amorti-
zation Plan, from S500.00 to $10,0O000.
The loans to run for SO years.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Legates on KENNY
street Friday and left them a fine baby Z
boy, and on Saturday the same bird
visited the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Conaway, on the same street,
and left them fine boy.
Sheriff James II. Phillips is sport
ing a new Ford sedan.
John Taylor of Philadelphia has
moved his family to this town and
will make his home here in the fu-
ture.
The many friends in this town of
Former Judge Conrad are glad to
hear that he is recovering from a ser
ious illness at the home of his daugh-
ter in Allentown, Pa.
Through the courtesy of Congress-
man G. r. Layton the county commits
siOners have secured and placed in the
court house yard two mounted rifle
cannons.
Clerk Of the Peace William J. Quill
len has issued the following marriage
licenses the past week: To Roy ].
Shelton and Ida May Kitchens, both
Of Millsboro; to Albert Smith and
zella Johnson, both of Stockley.
Register Of Wills Isaac e. Jones has
issued the following letters the past
week: On the estate of William T. G.
Marine Of BroadlKiln hundred to Med
ford L. Watson; on the estate of Will
lam r. Reed, of Broadkiln hundred to
Arthur B. Dodd; on the estate of Mary
J. Messick of Broadkiln hundred to the
Sussex Trust Company; on the estate
If Ebenezer' G. Collins, of Georgetown
hundred to Cornelius w. West; on
he estate of Lewis Smith of Little
Creek hundred to Oscar Smith.
There are seven prisoners confined
n the county Jail here at the present
ime.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Roach were
harrington visitors Friday night.
Mrs. Myrtle King spent last week
n Wilmington and Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lank and
Iadghter, Betty, and Layton Reed, of
lilton, were among friends here Fri
lay evening.
Mrs. Oscar Pepper is still seriously
II at her home on South Bedford
treet.
The Georgetown Building and Loan
association has leased from the Della
7are Trust Company the old First
Iational Bank building on the public
quare and will use it for their Office
4 the future.
Sneak thieves are taking peoples
lilk from their steps that is left by
ne milk man in the early morning.
Norris S. Short is in Wilmington
CRYING as juror in the United
tates Court this week.
Misses Helen West and Dorothy
merson spent Friday night in Will
ington.
c. Edgar Willin is on visit to his
ster in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Cove Lynch is suffering from
leumatism at her home on East
arket street.
Rev. John T. Bailey, pastor of the
lrst M. P. Church, this town, has
zen assisting in revival services at
emma, Md, the past week.
Mrs. ]. T. Wagamon and son Bur-
n and Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson motor
to Philadelphia last week and spent
few days.
G. o. Fearon, Harold Purnell, E. C.
orris and C. 3 .Willin attended the
and Chapter of Delaware Royal
'ch Masons held in Wilmington last
lursday.
Charles Gill, of U. of D., spent the
sek-end with his parents, Mr.. and
rs. John Gill here.
Miss Betty Hobbs of Laurel spent