Milford chronicle., 1923-02-09

man DR.. Caleb r. Layton, the town oi
Georgetown has secured two large
cannons and placed them in the public
square. With the two in the court
house yard that were recently placed
there the town is well decorated with
old war relics.
Wesley M. E. Sunday school has pur-
chased chairs to use in their Sunday
school room to take the place of the
benches.
William A. Warrington and family
haved moved into their new dwelling
house which adjOins their old one, on
Pine street. The old building will
shortly be moved away by John r,
WagamOn, who recently purchased it,
to put on one of his building lots.
Miss Lavinia A. Short, aged 20 years
daughter of Mrs. Ada ShOrt-died at
the home of her uncle, Shepard Isa-
acs, near Cokesbury, after a brief ill
ness of pneumonia, last Wednesday.
Funeral services were held in First
M. P. Church, this town, Friday after
noon. Interment made in Union ceme-
terry. Rev. J. T. Bailey officiating. John
T. Carey was the funeral director.
The Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com
pany's representative was in town last
week looking for a store to open a
branch here. We hope they succeed,
Under the auspices of Wesley NJ. E.
Church Auxiliary a musical farce will
be presented in Ryon's Theatre. Feb
ruary 18th, for the benefit of the new
church home.
Mrs. Joseph G.. Green who lately
underwent a surgical operation in the
Beebe Hospital, at Lewes, is fast i'm
Q proving, much to the qualification of
her many friends.
The Georgetown Building and Loan
Association are fixed up in their new
quarters, at the old National Bank, on
the public square.
DR.. Joseph B. NAPLES, Jr., last
week moved his Office from the Lacey
block on Race street, to the office
building on West Market street, near
the Brick Hotel, that was formerly oc-
cupied by his father, the late Joseph
B. NAPLES, Sr The latter building has
been moved back from the street and
improved, making it one of the most
up to date Office buildings in this
town.
William T. Hobbs, painter and dec
orator has withdrawn from the firm
of Marshall and Chapman, Inc, local
druggist and stationers of which he
has been a member for several years.
Mr.. Hobbs will continue in the paint
ing and decorating business on his
own hook.
The many friends here of Mrs. Lena
Reed Anderson, are glad to learn that
she has accepted position in the
Alien Property Custodian's office, in
Washington, D. C. Mrs. Anderson was
employed in the Recorder of Deeds Of
flee here for the past four years, and
was a candidate for the Office at the
last election, and while here made
many friends who are delighted with
her success.
The many friends here of former
Judge Henry C. Conrad are glad that
he has about recovered from his re-
cent serious illness, at the home of his
daughter, in Norristown, Pa. The
judge will not return to his home here
until spring.
Charles, the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Jarrel, of this town, is
suffering wit ha sore foot, that he in
jured while playing on the school
grounds last week. He is getting along
nicely at this time.
Calvin A. Smack has erected a large
blacksmith shop on his farm along the
du Pont road, at the edge of town.
Ralph Blizzard is repairing the
dwelling on Pine street, that lie re-
Gently purchased from the Messick
heirs and will shortly occupy the
same.
A C. Jones, a poultryman, near this
town, has received word from Eng
land, that two pens of his hens, that
he has entered in an English egg lay
ing contest, are standing third out of
more than four hundred other pens
entered from different parts of the
world That speaks good for Sussex
county.
Fred Blackstone who has been as
sociated with his father, William F.
in the drug business in y
this town, will shortly open drug
store in the town of SeafOrd and is in
Md, at the present time, /
his stock and fixtures. |
His friends here hope for his success. |
A thief entered the garage of Ralph
at the edge of town, near the
boulevard, Wednesday night and stole
about SAC, in cash and a few other
things. There have been reported sew
eral houses being entered in this town
in the past few weeks and the loss OF ]
small amounts of money and other
small articles.
Harry Derrickson has purchased
from Eldren West the dwelling house
on Cedar street, that is now occupied
by Mr. DerricksOn.
Corn is up to one dollar per bushel
in our local market.
Walter Roach of the firm of Sand
adge and Company, was in Raleigh, N.
c., last week. J