Milford chronicle., 1926-04-30
Georgetown

A new company, with their head
quarters in this town, has been or
ganized, to be known as the Sussex
CONSTRUCTION Company, with Alvin
+. Wilgus president; Miles NJ. Is
aacs. superintendent; Bud Coy,
secretary and treasurer. All the
officials have had considerable eX-
perience in construction work, and
they should make a success. They
already have the contract to build
the bridge at Collins Mill, on the
Bridgeville road, and will begin
work in a few days.
The residence of Mrs. Laura
White, on South Race street, has
been neatly painted and other re-
pairs made the past week.
There are few cases OF the
measles in a light form in our
town at the present.
The dwelling of e. Harley Ryon'
on North Race street, has been
painted the past week.
Ollie Mcgee has opened a garage
in the old Wingate Shop on North
Race street.
George R. Workman has pur-
chased the property he now occu-
pies. on East Market street, from
William Wilson, of GlOversville, N.
Y, known as the Wilson property.
Martha Adeline Rose, one OF
Georgetown's most estimable chris
tian women, died at her home on
East Market street, Wednesday eve
ming, from pneumonia and heart
trouble, aged 81 years. Funeral
services were held at her home sat
urdav morning. Interment was
made in FernwOOd Cemetery, Phila-
deIphia. Rev. T. F. Beauchamp Of
ficiating. ]. T. Carey, funeral direc-
tor. She was the daughter OF the
late Zachariah and Lavinia NC
Dowell. She is survived by four
children-William w. and Herbert
Y, of Philadelphia, and Elsie M
and Edward B., with whom she re-
sided; also several brothers and
sisters, one of whom is Rev. Emory
w. Mcdowell, pastor of East Lake
NJ. E. Church, Wilmington.
Wilmont Hudson, who lives WIN
4 his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
ior W. Hudson, on Pine street, is
suffering from severe burns on his
face and hands, caused by using
a lighted match to see how much
gasoline was in his car, Whlcf
caused a fiare-up, when he was
burned. He is getting along fine
now.
The many friends here Of Rev
James L. Derrickson, were sorry tt
hear of his sudden death at the
home. of his son, in Salisbury, Nd
Mr.. Derrickson was a former pas
tor of Zoar NJ. E. Circuit, with his
residence here, and made many
fast friends during his stay here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Rust are being
congratulated on the arrival OF 9
fine baby boy at their home on Nortf
Bedford street, Sunday of las
week.
Chester Rogers, son of Mr.. ant
Mrs. VIM. Rogers, who resides neal
i town, is suffering from a broker
arm, by being kicked by mule al
his fathers farm. He is doing fine
at this time.
Clerk of the Peace William j
Ouillin has the past week issued
marriage license to Alva F. Stiles
of Selbyville, and Minerva H. Wa
pies, Uf FTankford.
There are nine prisoners confined
in the county Jail here at the pres
ent time.
The farmers in this section are
busy getting ready for spring plant
ing, the acreage of early potatoes
being larger than it has been fol
several years past. Preparations
are being made for a large acreage
of sweet potatoes. The acreage oi
spring setting of strawberries this
season is larger than for many
years past. Old growers are in
creasing their acreage and many
new patches are being put out, anc
if the season of 1927 is good, this
section will have the largest croI
it ever had.
Register of Wills Isaac 3. Jones
has issued the following letters the
past week: On the estate OF Arl1e
G. Steen, Of Dagsboro hundred, tc
Annie M. Steen; on the estate OF
Joshua w. Smith, of Seaford hun
dred, to Frances c. Smith; on the
estate of Ford S. Donovan, of North
West Fork hundred, to John M. Dom
ovan; on the estate of John Edwin
Wilson, of Little Greek hundred, to
Annie NJ. Wilson; on the estate OF