Milford chronicle., 1925-05-29
Georgetown
Want New Road Named RehObOth
Boulevard


quest from prominent business mel
from Rehoboth who came as a bod
representing the Chamber of Com
merce of that place and also from
LeWes, Delaware, which would haV,
the new concrete road in process o
building from Milford to RehOboth
named "RehobOth Boulevard" tht
same request had been presented tt
the Highway Department at it!
meeting at Dover. The principal OBJ
ject of the hearing, however, was
to have the Levy Court put the short
piece of dirt road at the crossing oi
the canal and to the concrete road
already built in Rehoboth, placed IN
first class condition for use during
the coming summer, up to the time
when the new bridge can be COM
pleted. They received assurance that
this would be done at an early date.
Truck Wrecked Porch
A large truck crashed into a porch
in front of the store of w. H. Downs
in Georgetown last Thursday after
noon and wrecked it completely, so
that the porch will be removed and
an awning will replace it for the
summer.
ChiIdren's Day Services
The Sunday schools of Georgetown
will observe the annual Childrens
Day services with appropriate pro-
grams. Wesley NJ. e. Church will
hold the service on Sunday, June z
at 10:30 a. m. The First M. T.
Church will hold theirs on June 9TH
at 1880 p. m.
Letters Granted on Estates
Register Isaacs Jones has issued
letters on estates as follows:
On the estate of Charles f. Rich
ards Of Georgetown hundred, to
Charles S. Richards.
On the estate of Stephen H. Evans
of Baltimore hundred, to Lovey H.
Evans.
Marriage Licenses Issued by Clerk
Quillin
Clerk of the Peace VIM. J. Quillin
issued last week licenses to marry to
Norman J. Connley of Nassau and
Miss Frances Carlisle of Laurel.
Only six prisoners are in the
of the present week.
The First Quarterly Conference OF
the Georgetown M. E. Circuit will be
held this Saturday afternoon, May
3Oth, at 2:30 p. m.
Repainting is general with many
property owners in Georgetown this
spring. The large home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew J. Lynch, on West Mar
ket street and the home of Mr.. Will
liam Davis have been repainted this
month. The residence of g. W. Gull
len, Esq, has also been repainted.
Harold Purnell has purchased the
auto supply business and gas filling
station from his brother, Norman,
who was recently appointed on the
force of the State Highway Police as
a patrolman.
The Sand Hill Church on the
Georgetown Circuit is being repair
ed and the St. Johns Church at
Springfield Cross Roads is undergo
ing the same course.
Aged Man Passed Away
George w. Jones of L, died at his
home near Georgetown, Thursday,
May 21st, 1925, in his list year, from
general debility. The funeral was
held Saturday afternoon and inter-
ment made in Union cemetery, with
Rev. T. F. Beauchamp officiating. He
is survived by the widow, one daugh-
ter, Miss Elisabeth Jones, who is
teacher in the schools at Middle
town, and two sons, Lorenzo Jones
of Harrington and the Register OF
Wills, 1. Ernest Jones of George ,
town.
w. Ellwood Wright attended the
funeral of Theophilus Oliphant, at
Kings NJ. E. Church, near Laurel, D.,
last Saturday.
Green peas from the home garden :
have been on the table of George
Mason in Georgetown all of last {
week. :
The concrete work on Market :
street railroad crossing has been :
opened for public use by traffic. :
Base Ball Schedule for Sussex r
The officers of the Sussex County T
Base Ball League have compiled the T
schedule for games during the sum- F
mer season, which will open on C
May SOth. The schedule p
appears in the new columns of this p
paper.
The fremen Of Georgetown were il
called last Saturday to the home Of tt
Norman West, where an oil stove o
Dlazed up; but the fire was exiting o
lished without any serious damage. is
Extra Fast Trains For Berries u
The American Express Company u
las arranged for special express -
rain to carry the strawberry crop =
rom the Delaware Peninsula dur q
ng this season. The train leaves =
Georgetown daily, except Sundays, ~
It 2:40 p. M, and arrives in New -
FORK at midnight, in ample time for .,
he early market. This has in con- =,
iderable measure stopped the ship
ling by auto trucks of berries to
10Th New York and Philadelphia. 1t
S the best service ever given the
.rowers by either freight or ex-
ress.
The town council has opened Cal q
oun street from KINNEY street, to ~
-lbury avenue and widened it to n
hirty feet. its full length. :.
concrete Road Now Open Ont Bed Ii IL
ford Street to Boulevard h.
The newly built concrete road way Pj
rom the public square to the du m
ont Boulevard, has been opened up Of
)r public use, and it will be much
horter distance for travel from nor MI
lern part of Sussex county to the G..
ounty seat. 1t relieves the travel