Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
Georgetown

town will have as fine or good
streets as any town in Sussex coun-
ty.
The property owned by Charles T.
Jester, occupied by John Filings
worth on KENNY street has been inn
proved by a new front porch and
other improvements.
This town was deserted last Fri
day when most of the people took in
the Track and Field Meet held at
Laurel.
The Thoroughbred store, occupied
by the American store on West Mar
ket street, has been improved by a
new roof.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Hamblin
who moved here two years ago from
Charleston, R. l., last week moved
back to their old home. Their son.
Cornelius, will remain with his aunt,
Mrs. Ada Adkins, until the close ot
school when he will graduate. Mr..
and Mrs. Hamblin made many friends
during their residence here who re-
gret their departure.
The residence Of Miles Isaacs at
| the edge of town, on the du Pont
Boulevard. has been neatly painted
| the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Goodwin of
Wilmington spent Sunday with Mrs.
Annie Calhoun, and son, Charles,
here. Mrs. Goodwin was formerly
| Miss Lizzie Thompson of this town.
Mrs. Ray Baker of Philadelphia
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. }.
| J. MOrath, here.
Nathaniel H. Wilson died at his
home, near this town, last Thursday
morning from general debility, aged
Sc years. Funeral services were held
in St. Johns NJ. E. Church at Spring
| field Cross Roads, at two o'clock
! Sunday afternoon. Interment made
| in adjoining cemetery. A widow, two
daughters and three sons survive
him. One son, Joseph w. Wilson, and
one daughter, Mrs. Frank Rust, re-
side in this town. Mr.. Wilson before
his health failed was one of this
cOuntys most up-to-date farmers.
Last Wednesday afternoon the t1re
company was called to the home OF
Horace Josephs on Albury avenue to
extinguish a chimney blaze, which
they quickly did without any other
| damage being done.
It has been decided to postpone
until some time this fall, the holding
of the evangelistic services which
we're to have been held in June by
| Evangelist Cooke, by a union OF the
| Georgetown Churches.
G. Roland Messick of this town,
entertained the Office force of the
Caulk Dental Company at his home
on South Bedford street last Thurs
dav evening. The Suscodela Quartet
and the radio furnished some very
! fine music. Refreshments were serV-
ed and all had an enjoyable night.
The assessment list of Georgetown
has been completed for the year 1925
and may be found at the Brick Hotel
Samuel Blizzard has been appoint
ed assistant mail carrier for this
| town.
Mrs. George c. Fox of this town
left last week for WissanOming, Pa,
where she will join her husband who
is engaged in that city in auto re-
pairing where they will make their
! futdre home.
/Contractor A. P. Croll of this town
has been awarded the contract for
laying two miles of cement pavement
and crossings in the town of Ellen
dale/
The front porch at the residence
part of the Jail has been screened in
the past week.
! Edwin w. Montney, a native OF the
! State of New York who moved to
this county a few years ago, died at
his home, near Asbury M. E. Church,
Saturday of last week from cirrhosis
| of the liver. He was II years, 8
months and 1 day old. Funeral SER
vices were held at the home Friday
afternoon. Interment made in Union
cemetery here. Rev. w. 1. DOnOhoe
officiating. J. T. Carey, funeral dl-
rector. Mr.. MOntney was engaged in
the poultry business.
Register of Wills Isaac E. Jones
has issued the following letters the
past week:
On the estate of Herbert Sipple, of
Little Greek hundred, to Maud E.
Sipple.
On the estate of Frank c. Shew of
Cedar Greek hundred to Louis 2.
Shew and George T. Reed.
On the estate of Mayhem Hughes
of Northwest Fork Hundred to HON.
er H. Cohee.
On the estate of Edgar H. Littleton
of Baltimore Hundred to Emma j..
Littleton.
On the estate of Samuel E. Pretty
man of Lewes and Rehoboth Hun
dred to Jacob Prettyman.
On the estate of Robert E. Riggin
of Broad Creek Hundred to Edwin R.
Riggin and the Sussex Trust Com
pany.
On the estate of Charles Millman
of Cedar Creek Hundred to Virgie
Millman.
On the estate of William A. Ben
mum of Indian River Hundred, to
Thalia F. Bennum.
Justice of the Peace E. W. Ryon
has the past week issued a marriage
license to Granville Lambden and
Mabel X. Wilkins, both of George
town.
There are ten prisoners confined
in the county Jail here at the pres
ent time.
, A horse owned by George OwneJ
of near town, which was being driv-
en- by his young son, while in tow
Saturday noon, became frightened
and ran away, demolishing the bugg9
and throwing the driver and his bro
ther out, when they made the turI
at theIlu POnt Boulevard. Fortunate
ly neither of the boys were injured.