Milford chronicle., 1925-07-31
Georgetown

DGluS LlAC AON Cob DA4AC@s
was S1,703.16. There were five othel
bidders for the job.
CYRUS Hatfield has recently heart
from his father, George w. Hatfield
who is spending the summer witt
his children in the west, and he
SAYS he is well and enjoying himself
Former Judge Henry C. Conrad oi
this town, is spending week with
his daughter, Mrs. Walter T. Baker
who is summering at cottage al
Erie Beach, few miles from Butfa-
10 on the Canadian side of Lake Erie
Mr.. and Mrs. Lacey Derrickson
are being congratulated on the ar
rival of a fine baby girl at their
home last week on the Savannah
road at the edge of town.
THE naples in the grove around
the Masonic Temple on Market
street and Railroad avenue nave
been neatly trimmed and topped out
the past week..
Franklin Lodge, No. IL, A. F. &
A. NJ, will shortly begin the i'm
provements, which will be extensive,
to their building on Market street
and Railroad avenue.
Rowland G. West, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert West, of this town, is
suffering from a severe mashed fng-
er on his left hand that he received
last week while loading piling. 1t is
doing fine at this time.
Mary Harmon, a cOlored woman
of this town, was taken to the nos
pital at Farnhurst last week, having
been declared insane.
Miss Louise Hatfield, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Hatfield, Of this
town, who is in the Beebe Hospital
in Lewes for treatment is improving
RAPIDLY at this time, much to the
qualification of her many friends
here. i
Thomas Taylor, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Taylor, of this town.
died in the Hahnemann Hospital IN
Philadelphia, where he had been for
treatment, early Friday morning
aged about 20 years. His remains
were brought to the home Of his par
ents here. Funeral services were
leId in Wesley M. e. Church, this
.own, Sunday afternoon. Rev. ]. F.
officiating. Interment
made in Union cemetery. ]. T. Carey,
funeral director.
The cannery here of John G.
Jr., and Son, is rushed at
his time putting up cucumbers and
string beans. The crops of both In
his section is heavy.
Mildred MumfOrd, aged eleven
,ears, the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Mumford, Of COllinsv1lle, q
uburb of this town, died at the
ome of her parents, Thursday NOR
ling of typhoid fever. Funeral ser
ices were held at Bethesday Church
.ear Stockley station, on Saturday
fternoon. Interment made in ad-
Oining cemetery.
Having been appointed members J
( the local board of health by the
own council of Georgetown, Joseph
/. West, Julian G. Green, Jacob {
Test, William J. King and Ollie T. ;
arrow met in the Office Of the
)wn's attorney, James M. Tunnell' s
ne night last week and organized /
? eIecting William J. King, presi-
ent and Ollie T. Farrow, secretary. v
his is the first board Of health this I
Iwn has had since the smallpox
,are some years ago when the old a
)ard resigned. It is believed that '
.e above gentlemen will do their c
hole duty in keeping our town
can. b
Rev. J. T. Bailey, pastor of First d
. P. Church, the first week in Au-
lst will assist in the services at
liloh Camp in Maryland. Il
Register of Wills Isaac E. Jones
is the past week issued letters on
e estate of Lavinia Annie Jones, of
road Creek hundred to Alfred L.
mes.
The Milford Base ball team came g
re Saturday afternoon and played L
e GEORGETOWN team. The score was tI
to 4 in favor of the Milford team 81
There are thirteen prisoners con- W
ed in the county Jail at the pres fl
t time. in
Neither the clerk of the peace or
? Justice of the peace of this town fr
We issued any marriage licenses M
over a week. Sussex county is e.,
ely not getting her share of the IN
rriages.
)ur farmers are about through pc
ting in their late potato crop. re
e acreage this season is the larg-
for many years past. on
)r. H. R. Burton of Lewes was SU
cling among friends here Satur-
:. CT
William Roach, an employee of the in
lnsylvania Railroad is taking
atment at the Beebe Hospital in we
yes. da
Ir. and Mrs. William B. Johnson
spent the weekend mi
b friends in and near town. r.
Lrs. Mary G. West, wife of ex-
riff Joseph B. West, is quite i'll are
her home on South Bedford
,et. at
rion Workman of Baltimore was
ecent visitor to his mother, Mrs. mil
hua Workman here. Mr.
r. and Mrs. J.. Ralph Carey and \
dren Of Clayton and Alfred Car tim
Of Philadelphia, spent a part of Oh;
week with their parents, Mr.. n
Mrs. J. T. Carey here. Mil
iss Ruth Jones of Philadelphia is Mo-
} with her grandparents, Mr.. and n
Thomas West for the summer. VIII
rs. Ben Wagamon and child of wit
nington, N. c., are the guests of N
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John vol
wles here. wit
r. and Mrs. George Wiley, of N
nington spent a part of last SON
( in and near town. Bru
ss Margaret AXE. of Bridgevi1le M