Milford chronicle., 1924-03-21
Georgetown

NIL ana MIS-. James II. Baxter {
near StOckley are being congratulate
on the arrival of fine baby boy las
Friday morning.
Prof. and Mrs. Albert Early are be
2 ing congratulated on the arrival of
= son last week at their home on Nortl
, Bedford street.
, Our local market is being well SUD
piled with fine apples, selling for 81. s.
per bushel-being sent here by tn
growers at Wyoming.
There were 20 tickets sold at thi,
station Sunday for the excursion ru1
by the Pennsylvania Railroad to Viii
mington, Chester and Philadelphia; g.
to Philadelphia, II to Wilmington an(
1 to Chester.
The Georgetown fremen gave &
minstrel show in the Fox Theatre al
Milton on Thursday night and were
very successful. They cleared over
one hundred and twenty-five dollars
also the Georgetown New Century
Clubs Annual Supper, held in their
hall in the Lacey block on Thursday
afternoon and night was a success.
AT meeting of the Sussex County
Levy Court last Tuesday the following
constables were appointed: Third dis
trict, Paul Fleetwood, of Seaford; first
district, John w. Ingram, of Milford;
seventh district, James w. Johnson,
Of Selbyville; sixth district, James B.
Long Of Frankford.
The residence of the late Charles L.
| Moore, occupied by A. F. Wilgus and
! family on North Race street, was dis
covered to be on fire Friday morning.
The fire company was called. AL
though they saved the building from
burning down it was badly damaged.
Most of Mr.. Wilgus' furniture was
saved. Cause of the fire unknown;
damage to all about four or five thous-
and dollars.
Harry West, of Collinsville, a su-
burb Of this town, fell from tree
that he was trimming at the home of
Barkley Spicer, last Saturday morn
ing, sustaining quite a few bruises.
He is doing fine at this time.
Miss Louise Hatfield has accepted a
position with the DUPONT Company in
Wilmington.
William B. Prettyman has purchas-
ed from DR.. Joseph NAPLES and c. F.
Richards, a building lot in Swain's ad-
dition, North Bedford street.
Another meeting of the Thresher-
mems Association will be held in the
court house on Saturday, April 18th.
There will be a special election held
in the town hall in this town on Sat
urday, April 5th. between the hours of !
one and three o'clock p. m. for the !
purpose of voting on the question as |
to whether the town of Georgetown |
shall issue fifteen thousand dollars |
worth of municipal bonds for the pur-
pose of putting a concrete road bed
on North Bedford street. At said cleo
ton every person paying town tax
shall be entitled to vote and shall
have one vote for each dollar or frac-
tion part of dollar paid.
Clerk of the Peace E. W. Ryon has
The past week issued a marriage Ii
3ense to Robert P. Rogers of George
-own, and Flora Carmean, of Mills
1orO.
Clerk of the Peace William J. Quill
en- the past week issued a marriage
license to Kline G. Pepper, of Harbe-
on, and BERTHE G. Bryan, of Lewes.
Register of Wills Isaac e. Jones has
ssued the following letters the past
week:
On the estate of Martha E. Brit
ingham, of Little Creek hundred, to
he Sussex Trust Company.
On the estate of Jane Phillips of
hundred, to Mary P. Car
lean.
On the estate Of G.. Frank Campbell
f Baltimore hundred to Dennard w.
ampbell.
On the estate of Edward Dickerson
North West Fork hundred to Geor-
Ia Dickerson.
On the estate of David W. Long of
umbOro hundred to Harbeson B.
ickman.
On the estate of William Irving Man
Dorchester county, Maryland, to
1seph L. Cahall.
There are ten prisoners confined in
e county Jail here at the present
me.
According to reports from County
gent NJ. G. Vaughn, the new milk re-
living station at Nassau will be op-
led for business on April 1st, which
III be a big thing for the farmers in
at section.
The bake held Saturday by the
HILLARY of the Presbyterian Church
this town netted them about thirty
e dollars.
Mrs. Priscilla Roach of this town
S purchased the Isaac Giles home
lad on The road from Seaford to
idgeville and has moved there. This
one of the finest homes in this
unity. Mrs. Roach will sell her prop
y in this town on West Market
eet.
Mrs. Capt. John S. Eskridge, Ira
light and Isaac S. Giles of Seaford
re among friends here last Friday.
,Ir. and Mrs. David o. Moore Of
urel were with friends here Fri
v Elwood Wright was in Whining
Friday.
ieorge H. Short was in New York
[ week.
If. and Mrs. W. D. Adams have
n on a visit to their son in Will
gton.
Trs. Belle Jameson is on a visit to
sister in Wilmington.
RS. Hettie J. Chipman is still quite
1t her home on North Bedford
et.
iss Helen Herman was in Milford
week.