Milford chronicle., 1925-03-20
Georgetown

have lal0 OUT RuSLlc Park dlOu
the dupont Boulevard in Ellendal
swamp for the convenience of tour
lists which is quite attractive AM
will help to add much to the com
fort of travellers passing through
this section of the State. 1t is un
derstoOd that more of these park
will be laid out this year along thu
State Highways in different parts
of the State which shows that Della
ware is not tagging when it comes
to taking care of her guests.
A. NJ. Day, contractor and builder
of this town is suffering from {
severe cut head that he received
while working on a building neal
Coolspring Thursday when a bricI
fell from the chimney top and fell
on his head while he was on the
ground below, cutting a long gasE
He is improving at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson are oc-
cupying a part of the Charles L.
Moore building on North Race ST..
which is occupied by A. F. Wilgus
and family. Mr.. McCabe who pur-
chased the meat store from Mr..
Nelson is occupying the apartments
vacated by Mr.. Nelson over the
store.
The Sussex County Levy Court
Commissioners last Tuesday elected
the following Constables for this
County: James B. Long, for the Sth
district, residing at Selbyville;
George W. Bowden for the 3rd dis
trict, residing at Seaford; George E.
Hearn for the 5th district, residing
at Delmar.
Members of the First NJ. P. Church
of this town at meeting held last
Monday evening elected officers for
the next Conference year as fol-
lows. Boad of Trustees, James A.
Carey, Frank J. HobsOn, George w.
Miles. Walter Roach, E. F. Lekites.
BOARD of Stewards, Cornelius W.
Joseph, Fred Rogers, Obey Parker,
Noah King, Frank E. King, William
r.. Pusey, Joseph G.. Green, Virgil
Littleton, Samuel J. Register, Peter
King. Lady Visitor to Church
Home at Westminster, Md, Mrs.
Oscar S. Wilson; Organist, Mrs.
John King; assistant, Mrs. Herman
Roach. and Miss Ethel Ennis; vio-
linists, Edward B. Green and How
ard Kig; choirister, Charles L. En-
mis-. delegates to Maryland Annual
Conference which meets in Hamp-
den M. P. Church, Baltimore, on
April 1st, Charles L. Ennis, Alter
nate, E. F. Lekites. Rev. J. I.
Bailey, the pastor was unanimously
invited to return for the eighth con-
secutive year. ~
CORPORAL and Mrs. Raymond D.
Ingram are being congratulated on
the arrival of a fine nine pound
baby girl at their home on Ever
green Lawn, suburb of this town.
Last Tuesday Charles Harris
robbed a swarm of bees that have
for the past several years made
their home in a section of the resi-
dence of R. T. Hart on East Market !
street and secured about bushel of
honey and broke their home up and
routed the bees.
The members of the Georgetown
New Century Club are making a !
speciaI drive for funds for the erec- |
tion of their new club house.
Members of the First M. P.Church |
of this town who gave the play |
'The Dream That Came True" a |
short time ago in the Opera House,
will give the play at StOckley school
house this Friday night, March 20.
The Threshermen and Farmers
will hold a meeting in the Sussex
County Court House, Saturday af-
ternoon, March 21st.
William H. Wilson has built an
addition to his residence on the
corner of Market and Kenney SITS.
Thomas B. Pepper has been ap-
pointed Special Public Officer for
this town to keep order on the
streets at night.
The many friends here were
sorry to hear of the death of Colonel
James H. Joseph, at the home of his
daughters, in Wilmington, last We'd
nesday. His funeral was held IN
the above named city on Saturday
afternoon in the Peninsula M. T.
Church and interment made in VIII
mington and Brandywine Cemetery.
Mr.. Joseph who was SO years old
was a native of this county and up
to a few years ago made his resi-
dence in this town where he was
well known and liked by all. He
was a Civil War veteran and an ac-
tive member of the G. A. R.
Ralph Swain a clerk in the Della
ware Trust Company, local bank, of
this town and Miss Elizabeth >Mears,
of Philadelphia, daughter Of Mr..
William w. Mears, of Laurel, have
announced their marriage which
took place in Chester, Pa, February
21st, at the M. E. Parsonage in that
city by the Rev. Lloyd Stevens. Mr..
Swain is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Uriah Swain of this town. In the
near future they will reside in this
town. (
Our markets are well supplied at
this time with herring and are re-,
failing at five cents each. There I
are a few other fresh fish in the r
market also. Oysters and CLANS are !
scarce.
Register of Wills, Isaac E. Jones
mas issued the following letters the :
past week: =
On the estate of Martha E. Ken
hey, of Little Creek Hundred to
elijah T. Kenney.
On the estate of Alfred M. Joseph,
If Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred to :
Herbert B. Joseph.
On the estate of Joseph P. Phil
ips, of Little Creek Hundred to
bedford L. Watson. N
On the estate of Eliza H. Taylor, 9
# Cedar Creek Hundred to C. Ed l
nund Taylor. 1
Clerk of the Peace, William J.
luillen, has issued the following f
marriage license the past week. o
samuel Hudson, of Millsboro and ?
lille Magee, of Frankford, Del.
To Joseph H. Johnson and Laura G
lay Douglass, both Of Bridgeville, Y
)el. Il
To Harry L. Wiley and Cleota