Milford chronicle., 1923-02-23
GEORGETOWN

The many friends of Mrs. George
o. FearOn are glad to learn that she
is rapidly improving from the surgi-
7 cal operation that she underwent last
week in st. Joseph's Hospital, Phila-
delphia, and expects to return home
soon.
Mrs. Crawford Bailey is teaching
school in Milton for awhile.
The Auxiliary of Wesley M. E..
Church, this town, will hold a supper
on March 18th.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Luther Pettyjohn, last week,
and left them a fine baby girl.
Mrs. Hattie Calhoun, wife of Card
ner Calhoun, of this town, underwent
a surgical operation at the Beebe Hos
pital, at LeWes, the past week for
stomach trouble. At this time she is
doing as well as can be expected.
Miss Annie L. Pusey, Of Marcus
Hook, Pa, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Pusey, formerly of this town,
and Albert Lakins, Of Marcus Hook,
Pa, were married last week in Ches-
ter, Pa, and spent their honeymoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kitchens, of
this place. They will reside in Marcus
Hook.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will run
another excursion from Selbyville to
Philadelphia, stopping at this station, |
leaving here at $3.50 o'clock, Sunday |
morning.
This section, the latter part of last
week, was visited by some extreme
cold weather. The thermometer regis
tering down to 10 and IL.
Clerk of the Peace William J. Quill
len has issued the following marriage
licenses the past week: To Glenn Brit
tingham and Myrtle Ward, both of
Laurel; to Granville 3. Belts, of
Stockley, and Mary E. Donovan, of
Georgetown; to Granville Dutton and
Dora Records, both of Georgetown; to
Harley Sturgis, of Georgetown and
Essie Hurst, of Harbeson.
Register of Wills Isaac E. Jones has
issued the following letters the past
week: On the estate of Peter S. Gray,
Of Baltimore hundred, to Sadie E. Il
Gray; on the estate of Henry G. q
Japehart, of Cedar Greek hundred, to i
Josephine Capehart; on the estate of ii
Ruth A. Calder, of New York, to the r
Sussex Trust Company; on the estate
If Thomas A. J. Lynch, of Baltimore T
hundred, to Lille Lynch McCabe; on I;
he estate of Armenia A. Short, of a
hundred, to Ada L. Short n
The Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com n
)any has leased from John Nelson, n
me of the stores on Market street, a
low occupied by Nelson Brothers, as 81
meat market, and will open up one D.
# their chain stores in this town some tc
ime in March; as soon as adjust
nents can be made. John Nelson will a.
continue in the meat business in the C,
tore he now occupies as a grocery FL
tore. a
Andrew M. Conaway, aged So years, W
lied at his home, near this town, on d
thursday afternoon, of pneumonia. b,
'uneral services were held at Asbury Al
l. e. Church Sunday at one p. m. In al
erment made in Union semetery of n,
his place. I'll
Our merchants are paying the fol- al
owing prices for country prOduce:--- W
Iggs 36c per dozen; chickens 20 to fC
SC per pound; old roosters, 16 to zoe al
,er pound; ducks 16 to zoe per pj
'ound; guineas SLIPS to $1.75 per pair; Ia
orn $1.00 per bushel; potatoes 35c in
er 5-8 basket; sweets, 30c per bask- m
t; cabbage &c per pound; turnips, Csc Ia
er SO basket; black walnuts 6Oc per pl
8 basket; apples $1.00 per 5-8 bask- ly
t; county butter 30c per pound; vi
ountry sausage 23c per pound; dress di
d pork $1,000 per 100 pounds. in
There are ten prisoners confined in
be county Jail here at the present in
me. ST
Margaret Swain, daughter of Mr.. of
nd Mrs. Robert Swain, Of this town,
ged years, 10 months and 16 days, hs
led Friday night at the Beebe Hos go
ital, at LeWes, where she was for hi
'eatment of spinal meningitis. Fune- pr
II services were held Sunday after ca
OOn in the M. E. Church, at Laurel. er
lterment was also made in Laurel, M,
le former home of Mr.. and Mrs. re
vain. Mr.. Swain is in charge Of the co
cal Office of the Eastern Shore Gas mt
nd Electric Company. of
Mrs. Emma Lynday, a high school be
,acher of Philadelphia, spent Sun ar
~ with relatives near town. tr;
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wilkins, of tn,
'ilmington, spent Sunday with rela- tn,
yes here. be-
MIS- J0uul6 OAuy JuSg VI L ulldu6l puldy llld
ent Sunday with relatives here. the
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Hurley, of Mil be
n, spent Sunday with relatives here. we
T. L. Willie was in Milton on Sat tin
day. idl
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles King enter the
ined their friends and relatives to cal
goose dinner Sunday, at their home fie'
Cedar street. I
Miss Maggie LittletOn is spending dal
me time in Philadelphia. for
Miss Helen West who has been on cas-
e sick list the past week is out to
ain. prs
Master Norris Carmean of Philadel- anC
ia has been spending some time the
tn his mother, Mary Carmean, of doc
Is town. thu
Miss Matte Walls, clerk in the tax lin
ice, is spending two weeks with she
ends and relatives in Middletown. mo
Mrs. e. c. Morris and son Charles the
2 visiting relatives in Philadelphia. hea
Mrs. Mollie Robbins Lynch is in the is
rthern cities purchasing her line of A
ring millinery. ing
Mrs. Oscar Woodbridge, of Norfolk, ing
To-, is the guest Of her father, the cut
". w. S. H. Williams, here, who is abe
IL quite ill. kni
Mrs. E. c. Sudler is on a visit to her wit