Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11
Georgetown

The Georgetown Town Council is
having cinders put on all the streets
that need them, putting them in
good shape for the winter travel.
David T. Wilson who has been
badly suffering from bOils on his
arm, is improving at this time.
The annual meeting of the Sus-
sex County Teachers Association
will be held in the Sussex County
Court House in this town on Fri
day morning, afternoon and evening
ing program is being arranged by
the committee in charge.
George A. Nelson, of this town,
who for nearly fOrty-five years has
been in the service of the d. NJ. and
V. Railroad, now a branch OF the
PENNSYLVANIA System, was retired
last Monday and placed upon the
cOmpanys pension list. Mr.. Mel
son served in some different posi-
tions with the company but mostly
and last he was freight conductor.
Mr.. Nelson has the honor of being
retired without any black marks
against him.
The stores in Georgetown are
nutting on their holiday attire. Our
merchants have their windows
beautifully arranged and seem to
have a large stock of Christmas
goods on hand and business has
already started to pick up and
looks now like a large holiday
trade will be enjoyed.
At last Tuesdays session of the
Sussex County Levy Court, ]. Clar-
ence Lank, chief clerk in the tax
receivers office, was appointed a
snecial constable to collect the de-
Iinouent taxes in the 1st and sec
ond 3rd. 4th, 9Th and 10th Repre-
Sentative districts of this county
His duties as constable will be per-
formed in connection with the othce
in which he is employed.
Prominent agriculturists from all
over the county attended the sew
enth annual meeting OF the sussex
County Farm Bureau, held IN Ine
sussex County Court House FRIDAY.
Luncheon was served in the new me-
Grange Hall on Market street !he
society is in a fourishing conditlon'
Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderson ana
children who have been occupylnS
the Cullen property on South Bed
ford street, last week moved 10 Ine
Powell property on North Bedtoru
street.
William R. Snyder, of this town
aged 46 years, died Thursday nI59C
at the hospital at Farnhurst, Del
where he was taken for treatment
Funeral services were held at MS
home here Sunday afternoon at TWO
o'clock. Interment made IN JnoN
Cemetery. Rev. S. D. VanLom OH
f1ciated.
REGISTER of Wills Isaac r. Jones
has issued the following letters tne
mast week: On the estate OF Henry
n Messick, of Cedar Creek Hun
dred. TO Ann E. Messick; on the es-
tate of Charles E. Daisey, of LeWes
and Rehoboth hundreds, to Napol-
con B. Register; on the estaLe VI
George L. Williams, of Broad CIeeA
Hundred, to Harry T. Wllllans' on
the estate of Oscar d. West' Oh
BROAD Creek Hundred, to Harris A.
West; on the estate of Mary n.
Ponder, of Broadkiln Hundred 10
John Ponder;
There are thirteen prisoners
boarding with Sheriff johnson, at
the county Jail at the present.
T. W. crook, of Baltimore, Nd,
who conducts a chain of meat ana
grocery stores, has leased z,T the
Store building now occupied by VIM;
o. McCabe, on Market street. anu
as soon as the needed changes are
made in the building will open one
of his stores in this town.
Edna NJ spicer, aged 10 years
and ten months, daughter OF MI
and Mrs. John H Spicer, died at
the home of her parents at Cokes-
burv. near here, Friday night from
tuberculosis. Funeral services were
held at Cokesbury M. E. Church C9I on
Monday afternoon at two o'clock.
Tnterment was made in adjoining
cemetery. Rev. W. l. Donoho OFF,
ciating.