Milford chronicle., 1924-04-11
Georgetown

4 There were 6S tickets sold for tn
excursion Sunday at this station, t
Baltimore and Washington, D. c.; 1
4 for Baltimore and so for Washington
The remains of Mrs. Martha Down
ing, who died at the Masonic home
near Wilmington, last week, Wer,
brought here Tuesday and inferred il
st. Paul's P. 3. cemetery. She was tn,
: widow of the late Hiram T. Downing
n and they resided in this town for {
T. number of years, up until some years
q ago.
: The free delivery of mail started il
this town last Tuesday with William
, Brasure and Charles King as carriers
The Sussex County Track Meet will
be held in Laurel this year on Friday
May 2nd.
The many friends here of Rev. Geo.
. White Dawson, are glad to hear that
, he will return here as pastor of Wes-
ley M. E. Church for another year
and Rev. John T. Bailey's friends all
hope for his return as pastor of the
First M. P. Church for another year.
The Commercial Geography Glass of
the Georgetown High School visited
Washington Sunday on sight seeing
trip.
The Georgetown Firemen's Minis
trels gave performance in the au-
ditorium in Lewes on Thursday even
ling to a full house.
The Millsboro High School base ball
team played the Georgetown High
School team here on Friday afternoon.
| The score was to 4 in favor of the
MillsbOrO boys.
| Walter COnaway is taking down his
dwelling house on KENNY street, that
has been idle for some time past and
will re-erect it on one of his lots in
Jones' addition to Georgetown, in the
northeast section of town.
At the special election held Satur-
day for bonding the town to build a
cement street on North Bedford street
the bond issue won by 1864 votes,
there were 2545 votes for the bonding
and 581 against bonding. There were
179 persons voting. They counted one |
vote for each dollar of tax paid by the |
voter.
Register of Wills Isaac E. Jones has
issued the following letters the past
week:
On the estate of Mary C. Gum of
DagsbOrO hundred, to Ida Gum Ster-
rett.
On the estate of Sallie B. Lynch of
GumbOro hundred to Joseph G..
Lynch.
On the estate of Emma M. Warning
ton of Georgetown hundred to William
A. Warrington.
Clerk of the Peace William J. Quill
len has the past week issued a mar
riage license to William E. Cooper, Of
Ocean View and Florence West of
Dagsboro.
Justice Of the Peace E. w. Ryon
has the past week issued a marriage
license to William J. Daisey of Frank
ford and Florence Ennis of Selbyville.
The residence of Fred Stooms on
North East street, has been neatly
painted the past week.
The streets in this town are now
n first class shape, since they have
)een scraped and leveled I'D.
Stanford Davis has purchased the
of the late Hettie johnson on
Vest Pine street.
There are eleven prisoners confined
n the county Jail here at the present
ime
The many friends here of Mrs. La
an1a Johnson who recently under
Ient an operation in the Beebe Hos
ltal, in LeWes, are all glad to learn
hat she is rapidly improving and
Oon will be able to return to her
ODae here.
NThe Roberts Paving Company who
'ere awarded the contract to build
le new cement road from the
and LeWes road to Re-
Oboth, connecting at Westcoat's Cor
er, began work Monday morning and
lpects to have the road completed by
lie time for summer travel.
Sheriff John H. Bullock of Dover
as in town Thursday.
DR.. John H. Hammond and PrOthOn-
ary John Barr were in Philadelphia
Id Wilmington part of last week.
Virgil Williams of Selbyville was
rcling among friends here Thursday.
Constable Charles T. Gray Of
'idgeville was among friends here
Saturday.
Mrs. William E. Pusey is i'll at her
me on Railroad avenue.
Mrs. George e. Swain spent part
last week in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Marvel Of
ston, Mass, were recent visitors Of
s. Nora N. Ennis here.
Mrs. Leroy H. Dennis Of Philadel-
ia is the guest Of her mother, Mrs.
lille Robbins Lynch, here.
Mrs. Ben Wagamon and young son
We returned to their home in VIII
1gton, NJ G. She is the daughter Of
and Mrs. John Knowles.
George N. Warren Of Philadelphia
S among friends here last week.
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