Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17
Georgetown

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Lee r. Carey of this town has ac-
cepted a position as salesman in the
hardware store of Fred Walls and
Son.
The Georgetown Bridge Club met
at the home of Miss Gladys Hudson
on North Bedford street, Thursday
evening. Those present were Miss
Edna Barr, Miss Pauline Godfrey,
Miss Lillian Hutchins, Miss Marga-
ret Bullock. Miss Sara Wilson, Miss
Mary Townsend and Miss Louise
Hudson.
Daniel J. Short who recently pur-
chased the Collins mill property on
the Bridgeville road, near town, has
put his mill dam in first class order
and has began the manufacture of
flour, meal, buckwheat and all kinds
of feed. Mr.. Short should make a
success as he has had several years
experience in the milling business.
Our Sunday schools are preparing
for their Christmas entertainments
which promises to be good this
year.
Frank j. Holson, aged &C years,
one of GeOrgetowns best known cit
izens, died last Monday morning af-
ter a brief illness from spinal menin-
gifts at his home on the public
square. Fu6eral services were held
at the home Wednesday afternoon at
l o'clock. Interment made in Odd
Fellows cemetery at Milford. Rev.
M. e. HungerfOrd, pastor of George
town M. p. Church. assisted by Rev.
J. T. Bailey of Delmar, officiating.
For many years the deceased was
engaged in the manufacture Of crates
and baskets and conducted a hard
ware store and at one time he was
proprietor Of Capital Garage, former
member of town council, and also
one of the founders of the George
town Methodist Protestant Church of
which he was a leading member. He
is survived by his wife and four
sons, Harry L., ElwOOd, Frank X,
and Rowland p. and one daughter,
Mrs. Al. H. Hanley of Philadelphia.
DR.. C. R. Cannon has moved his
dental offices from the Lacey Block
on South Race street to newly made
offices at his residence on the cor
ner of Market street and Railroad
avenue. ThS offices vacated by DR..
Cannon will be occupied by the
GEORGETOWN Building and Loan AS
sociatiOn.
All the stores in town will now
remain open of nights until after the
Christmas holidays.
officers of Midland Grange of this
town were elected last Monday eve
Ming as follows: Master, Asa Rey-
noIds; oVerseer, Thomas F. B. Short;
keeper, G. Charles H. Powers, lee
turer, Mrs. Byron Pepper; steward,
William Brumbley; chaplain, Har-
very Short; assistant lady steward,
Mrs. William Brumbley; pomona,
Mrs. Ray MOntney, Mrs. Leta Rogers,
Mrs. Lesher; secretary, Mrs. Lola
Paper; treasurer, Byron Pepper;
pianist, Mrs. Asa Reynolds.
Bud Coy, who has been the et1i-
cient deputy sheriff for two terms,
one term under Sheriff William L.
McIlvaine from 1921 to 1928, and I'M
der the present sheriff, Harry W.
Johnson, has accepted the position
as deputy clerk of the peace under
the newly elected Clerk of the Peace
John S. Cooper. Buds many friends
are glad to hear that he will not
leave the court house, as he has
made one of the NEST Obliging Off
cials that has been in public Office
for some time and all are glad that
he will continue to serve the public
for four more years.
A new and improved electric can
ceiling machine has been AIDED to the
equipment of the Georgetown post
Office.
Register of Wills Isaac E. Jones
has issued the following letters the
past week:
On the estate Of Jacob Edward
Bryan of DagsborO hundred, to La
vinia Hester Smith and George W.
Smith.
On the estate of Amanda E.
Schimpf of Georgetown hundred to
Daniel J. Layton.
On the estate of Elmer j. NAPLES
of Broadkiln hundred, to the Sussex
Trust Company.
On the estate OF MlnOS IL. WhlLe
of South Nanticoke hundred to AM
arintha C. White.
On the estate of Frank j. HolsOn
of Georgetown hundred to Emma e.
HOlSOn.
On the estate of Gertrude M.
Wright of Caroline county, Md, to
Isaac L. Willin.
w. Elwood Wright was in Phila
daIDhia Friday