Milford chronicle., 1923-07-13
MANY NEWS ITEMS FROM THE
COUNTY SEAT, GEORGETOWN

An electrical storm, accompanied by
heavy rain and hail. swept over
Georgetown last Friday Afternoon
causing considerable damage.
The residence of Rufus Green, on
King street, between Market and Pine,
was struck by a bolt of lightning
which tore away a portion of the
chimney in the south side of the
building, badly damaged the gable and
tore up bed room with most of the
furnishings, entailing a loss of sew
eral hundreds of dollars. The Green
family were home at the time and all
escaped injury except their son, How
ard, who was somewhat shocked.
Pieces of the Green building were
found hundred feet away.
After striking the residence of Mr..
Green, the bolt passed down an cleo
trio wire, blew out fuse in a closet
in the First Methodist Protestant
Church, corner King and Market
streets, and set fire to the edifce. The
church was discovered to be on fire
by some persons who were standing on
the street looking at the damage done
to the Green property which is locat-
ed about a hundred feet away. The
blaze had probably been burning for
about half an hour in the closet when
discovered. The lightning is believed
to have set fire to some rags and pa
per stored in the closet.
An alarm was sent in for the fire
department who responded within a
very few minutes and eXtinguished the
blaze by the use of chemicals.
The damage to the church will not
likely be more than $100.
The hail is believed to have done
some damage to farm produce in this
section, but to what extent is not
known.
Later the same night another severe /
thunder storm swept the central part
of Sussex county and was accompan-
led by torrential rain.
No report of damage from the light |
ming was reported from that storm.
The rains have been a blessing to |
farmers.
Acid which he was pouring into a
storage battery, splashed on the face
and hands of Oliver Walls last week
and caused burns which were serious.
He is getting better at the present
time.
The first home grown sweet corn
was in the local market in George
town this week, and it sold for forty
cents per dozen ears.
The NJ. P. Church Sunday school of
Georgetown, will hold their annual
picnic at Oak Orchard on Wednesday,
July 18th.
The wedding of Miss Rebecca Moore
of Georgetown and Harvey Coffin of
Laurel, took place on Saturday, July
7th, 1923, Rev. George H. Dawson Off
ciating in Wesley NJ E. Church, Of
Georgetown.
The New Century Club Library of
Georgetown has been closed for July
and August. Those having books will
retain them until the reopening in
Tyndalls Camp meeting, located on
the road leading from Laurel to
Georgetown, will start Saturday, July
14th and continue over two Sundays.
This camp is generally largely attend
ed by the people of central Sussex.
The carnival which is to start in
Georgetown on Saturday, July 21st
and continue under the management
of the Volunteer Firemen, will be of
greater proportions and attraction,
than ever before offered to the public.
The purpose is to raise money for the
equipment fund of the fire company.
The residence of the late DR.. Rich
ards, now owned by L. P. Fawcett, in
is undergoing a change
by repainting.
\ Miss Mable E. Preston of George
.own and Albert C. Dyer, of Milford.
DEL, were married at Snow Hill, Nd,
IN July 3rd, 1928. I