Milford chronicle., 1925-10-30
Georgetown

room, making the building mucl
more comfortable to the employees
and patrons.
Nehemiah Marvel has improved
his residence on Kenney street by
a new cellar and also installed
heating plant.
The wood work on the Sussex
County Court House is being neatly
painted, adding much to the looks
of it.
The Georgetown High School Foot
Ball team went to SeafOrd on Fri
day afternoon and played the Sea-
ford High School team the score
was 6 to 0 in favor of the George
town boys.
David Dickerson who has sold his
farm near town has purchased the
property on Railroad avenue, the
home of the late J. Samuel wilson.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. George Elton Walls, Saturday
morning who has been named Nlr-
ginia Elizabeth.
Job o. Pride who some time ago
decided to add oysters to his meat
business on Friday opened real
old time oyster saloon in part of his
shop in the rear of the Court House
where he is selling the old time
muzzle of oysters.
Congressman Robert G. Houston,
of this town has been elected presi-
dent of the Delaware State Society
of the District of Columbia, to sue
ceed former Senator L. Heisler Ball,
Of pgnnnC this
county, was elected secretary of the
society
The revival services that will com
mence in the First NJ. p. Church OF
this town on Sunday night, Novem-
ber Sth, under the direction of the
pastor, Rev. John 7. Bailey, who
will be assisted by the following
pastors during the meeting on dif-
ferent nights. Rev. c. NJ. Cullum,
of Beaver Dam NJ. p. Church at
HarbesOn; Rev. John w. Townsend
of Milton NJ. P. Church, and Rev. c.
R. Strausburg of Milford M. P.
Church. The second week will be
assisted by Rev. C. Graham of New
Church, Va, on October 26th. Rev.
Bailey will go to New Church to as
sist Rev. Graham in revival ser
vices.
Mr.. Layton Jester who has been
quite ill at his home at the edge OF
town on the Savannah Road has i'm
proved so as to be out again.
The Georgetown Firemen will
celebrate Halloween by a parade
and will give prizes as follows:
First, for best float; second, for
best decorated car; third, for pret-
tiest costume; fourth, for funniest
costume. Out of town people are
invited, the parade will form at the
new school lot on W. Market street
at 1880 o'clock and will be headed
by a brass band. Come in and join
us.
Mr.. l. l. Smith who has been con-
fined to his home on Front street by |
illness for the past several months |
has recovered so as to be out again. |
much to the delight of his many |
friends.
The matrimonial business in this |
county is again on the bum as there |
has been no licenses issued here |
for the past week.
There are seven prisoners stop
ping at the County Jail, being en-
tertained by Sheriff Johnson at this
time.
Register of Wills Isaac E. Jones
has the past week issued letters on
the estate of William W. Hastings, |
of Seaford Hundred, to Ernest j.
Hardesty.
At their meeting on Saturday
night the Georgetown Building AS
sociation elected the following Off
GERS for the next year: President,
Andrew J. Lynch; vice-president,
George E. Walls, secretary, w. Ell
wood Wright, Treasurer, George II.
Short; directors, Joseph G. Green,
George E. Swain, John F. Kaiser.
The association is in a flOurishlng
condition.
Late cabbage in this section is
looking fine since the cool weather
and there are many large patches
this season.
Our farmers and truckers are
busy at the present time getting out
their late potato crop. The acreage
was large but the stand was poor
and in some places the yield was /
also poor, making the crop some be-
low normal.
Joseph Warrington of near town :
spent the weekend with friends in
Milton. 6
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph wilkins, of !;
spent the weekend
With his mother, Mrs. Ida wilkins.
Richard F. Matthews, of Seaford, :
was in town on Friday. =
James E. Tarr, track foreman at =
3rOadkiln, was circulating among
riends here Thursday evening.
Mrs. Bud Coy spent last week with L
riends in Middletown.
Prof Calvin E. Applebach spent
in Wilmington. fl
George Smith, of DagsborO, was S
n town Thursday.
John Phillips and Ollie Baker, of "
iumborO, were visitors here Thurs
ay. h
Elijah and Noble Downs, of Loves C
ross Roads were in town Thurs
ay. N
Byron Pepper spent a part of last Is
7eek in Wilmington.
Mrs. John Barr and daughter, -
ldna, spent part of last week with =,
heir son and brother, Courtland y
Iarr in Philadelphia. u
Mrs. Albert F. Polk, of Whining u
on, spent part of last week with
er sister, Mrs. Julian E. Townsend "
Misses Laura and Fannie Walls o.
pent part of last week with friends a
4 Philadelphia. o
Miss Annie Lynch is visiting T
riends in Newark, N. j., Philadel- 81
hia, Pa, and Wilmington, Del.