Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-12-28
Georgetown

lack West has completed his new
residence on Cedar street and will be
occupying it by the first of the year.
Miss Eunice Brumbley died Thurs
day morning after a short illness at
the home of her brother. near this
town. Funeral services were\ held on
Sunday afternoon at the house. Inter
ment made in Union cemetery.
The residence of L. T. S. Salisbury
on the corner of Market street and
Albury avenue, has been neatly paint
ed
H. G. Human and family have NOV
ed to their new dwelling on South
Bedford street. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Marsh will occupy the Walls proper
ty, vacated by Mr.. Hinman on Pine
street.
Turkeys dropped in price in our To-
cal market until they sold as low as 30
cents per pound last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Green, Jr., are
being congratulated on the arrival of
fine baby boy, on Thursday morning,
Julius the third.
Georgetown's public schools will re-
main closed until Wednesday, January
End, 1924.
v Byron Pepper who lives at the edge
of town on the Laurel road, a leading
farmer and poultryman, took fourth
place in a display of soy beans at the
International Grain Show recently
held in Chicago. His brother, Norval
Pepper, took tenth place.
John A. Jones who recently pur-
chased from Jacob West the old Polk
store and dwelling on North Race
street, will engage in the mercantile
business there the first of the year.
Our local market has been well
supplied the past week with all kinds
of fowl and home grown and southern
vegetables and fruits and retailing for
reasonable prices-alsO a few home
grown strawberries of the eVer-bear-
ing variety.
There are thirteen prisoners con-
fined in the county Jail here at the
present time.
Benjamin Wagamon and family and
Burton Wagamon, lumber dealers of
Wilmington, N. c., spent the holidays
with relatives and friends here.
Clerk of the Peace William ]. Quill
len has issued the following marriage
licenses the past week: To Willard T.
Long of Western Maryland and Ruth
Hastings, of Ocean View; to Henry 0.
Bennum and Emma White, both of
Lewes; to Harry J. Davis and Mary
H. Donovan, both of Milford; to Roy
W. Ellingsworth of Milton and Emma
w. Greene, of Overlook; to Walter
M. Birmingham and Sylvia G. Dora,
both of Millsboro; to Harley B. Mitch
ell and Estella ]. Jones, both of Mills
boro; to Ward J. Cobb and Lima M.
West, both of Dagsboro; to William
W. Truitt and Mary E. Hudson, both
of Frankfort; to William Harvey
Wheeler, of Burlington, N. j., and
Mary E. Lambden, of Georgetown; to
William S. Pettyjohn and Rosa M.
Cephas, both of Glendale; to Chester
A. Lynch and Olive Mae Hudson, both
of Selbyville; to Elmer ]. Bethard Of
Millsboro, and Carrie K. Abbott, of
Georgetown.
Justice of the Peace E. w. Ryon
has also issued the following marriage
licenses the past week: To Frank w.
johnson of Georgetown and Mary II.
Moore of Millsboro; to John West Of
Laurel and Elizabeth Short of Mills
boro.
Register of Wills Isaac e. Jones has
issued the following letters the past
week: On the estate Of James W.
Ward of Seaford hundred, to Virginia
T. Ward; on the estate of Robert Par
sons of Little Greek hundred. to James
e. Tull; on the estate of Vernon e.
Elliott of Little Greek hundred, to
Benlah H. Elliott; on the estate Of
Mary E. Stockley of Georgetown hun
dred to Josephine Faucet.
The present spell of warm weather
has caused the dandelions and lots of
other flowers to bloom in yards of this
town-same as spring.
Sheriff James H. Phillips served the
prisoners confined in the county jail
a turkey dinner on Christmas Day. He
gave them duck dinner on Thanks
giving Day. jim takes delight in treat
ing the boys night that are put in his
care.
Track Foreman J. E. Tarr of Harbe-
son, was circling among friends here
on Saturday.
Jack Kaiser of Wilmington spent a
part of last week as the guest of Ira
Pettyjohn here, quail shooting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reynolds OF
Philadelphia are spending the holi-
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Stooms here.
Miss Annie Moore, child's club OFF,
Ger for this county, is spending the
holidays with friends in Virginia.
Mrs. Elwood Hurley who has been
ill at her home on Kenney street is
improving.
The holly wreath season that has
just closed, was one ofw the largest
that this section has had si2ce the
beginning of that industry and has
left several thousands of dollars in
this section.
Prof. Calvin E. Afflerbach is spend
ing the holidays with his parents at
Perkasie, Pa.
Track Foreman Bbe It. Wilson OF
was circling among friends
here on Friday.
Mrs. A. P. Croll and Miss Edna Barr
spent the weekend in Philadelphia.
NT;ce ,,o1y Wilson ic ennn6inp the