Milford chronicle., 1924-03-14
Georgetown

retained Tor one dollar per dozen, th
highest price ever known for them.
Some of our town people have pu
their gardens in shape and have plant
ed their early vegetables.
George Wilson, aged 76 years, die
last Monday at his home in Collins
ville,at the edge of this town of gen
eral debility. Funeral services Wer,
held in COkesbury NJ. E. Church, neal
this town, Wednesday afternoon. In
terment made in adjoining cemetery
Rev. j. 7. Bailey, pastor of the First
M. P. Church, here, officiating. S. j
/ Wilson and Son, funeral directors.
The Ladies Aid Society of the First
NJ. p. Church of this town has elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: Mrs. Lavinia e. Johnson, presi-
dent; Mrs. Jacob SammOns, vice pres
ident; Mrs. Herman Roach, secretary; /;
Mrs. John King, assistant secretary;
Mrs. John 7. Calhoun, treasurer; Mrs.
Walter Roach, Mrs. Cornelius Joseph
and Mrs. Ira Pettyjohn, parsonage
committee; Mrs. Harry HOlsOn, social
committee. The society is in a -four
ish condition.
A dwelling house owned by L. L.
Layton, occupied by Harvey Coffin,
near the Georgetown Gas Plant,
caught on fire Wednesday night from
an over heated stove, but the blaze
was soon eXtinguished by the George
town Fire Company before the house
was burned, but doing several hun
dred dollars damage.
A slight fire occurred in the NJ. P. |
on East Market street, on
Thursday evening, when the mantle |
piece in the parlor caught fire from |
The stove, but was extinguished by !
he Georgetown Fire Company before |
much damage was done.
The town council is improving
North Bedford street and will put it
n first class condition before it is
completed.
Mrs. Mettie Walls, widow of the late
V. Scott Walls, fell from step lad
er at her home on South Race street
asst Monday and broke her left arm.
he is doing fine at this time.
Mrs. Mary Maull, widow of eX-POst-
laster James H. Maull, quietly OBJ
erved her S9th birthday anniversary
her home on North Bedford street l
n Monday. Her many friends wish
er many more birthdays. :
Fresh cod fish were. in our local l
arkets last week, retailing for 12c
IT pound. e
Charles H. wilkins last week pur- g
lased from G. A. Rust, near Harbe- V
N, 48 acres of valuable timber. " "
Lee Short of near town is suffering u
q l.
nile hauling timber last Friday, near +
S home. He is improving as rapidly 3
can be expected. p
Some of our citizens are already "
jOying hogs jowl and turnip greens. ~
Charles T. Jester is improving one
his dwelling houses on the corner tn
KENNY and Front streets, by the III
ditiOn of new porch. -.
Register of Wills Isaac E. Jones has VI
ued the following letters the past al al
elk: IN
IN the estate of Amanda C. Delaney IN
SeafOrd hundred, to J. P. Delaney. IO'
IN the estate of B. Frank Conoway an
North West Fork hundred, to Mary III III
COnOway. In'
in regards to Sussex Sa
MY marriages still runs slow as ~, W
TX of the Peace William J. Quillen IIe 14e
Justice of the Peace E. w. Ryon m Ila
e not sold marriage license for PEI
past two weeks. Op
here are eleven prisoners confin- PEI
n the county Jail here at the pres 81
time. Clr
he Georgetown firemen we're MT mMr'
n called out late Saturday after PIC
to eXtinguish a slight fire at the wa wa
e Of George Workman, on East DaC PaC
ket street, caused by a chimney - ~
ng on fire. This is the fourth fire "
has taken place in this town in a .cHIl. @Iie
t time, but fortunately none of Ne
were large enough to cause ne T1I
4 damage. Jacl
s. Rachel Ann Blizzard, widow of LAY - aS
y Blizzard, died Thursday, March Iaci IsN,l
in Philadelphia. Her remains Iow'
brought here on the Sunday WoH
train and funeral services were VIZ
in St. Johns M. E. Church, at nuli IC.i
lgtield Cross Roads. Interment Go"I
in adjoining cemetery. tL tne
and Mrs. Lee Carey are being c cno
'atulated on the arrival of a fine .3l 2out
boy last week. Mrs. Carey was live
9rly Miss Evaleah Green, deputy I duI,li
.er of wills. anu
5. Elwood Sharar of Millsboro pIisu =,
n town Friday afternoon. tn!S
her Hearn of near Laurel was satu'
1g among friends in town Sat 10 Dalll
afternoon war
luel L. Gulick of the Veterans MI
u of Perkasie, Pa, spent a part per o
t week with Rural Supervisor p.al Teau
/ Afflabach. Itlse
5 Sarah Wilson gave a bridge Cooh
Saturday night at her home on topIc'
street. Those present were the niOsC
) Ethel Walls, Edna Barr, Fran also
ndenkahln, Minnie Kreer and tnOus
Rose and the Messrs. Turford
), Harry Milligan and John Par MI
Of Seaford, Bill Ackerman of
d, Edward Rose of this town
Orris Black of Milton
Sallie Cooper is spending few
4 Railway, N. J. @T
ge Short spent the weekend 4 4
'iends near New York City. N&
Ter Sheriff Joseph M. Donoway
sborO was among friends here m1.a.--l
evening.
rd F. Carlisle, railroad agent
beson, was in town on Friday
Conoway spent a part of last
n Wilmington. T.
ew J. Lynch. Esq. is confined
home with the grip.
Ella Johnson and daughter,
lila Snyder are visiting friends