Milford chronicle., 1926-04-02
Georgetown

An effort is being made to form a
Rotary Club in this town. A canvas
is being made among the business
men to ascertain how many will
ioin. Prof. E. Paul BurkhOlder, rur-
al supervisor for the northwestern
section of Sussex county, is backing
the movement.
The Georgetown Steam Laundry,
owned by Harry B. Boyer and Philip
o. Downs, on North Bedford street,
will start operation April the first or
about that time.
William E. Tucker expects to have
his button factory in Collinsville, at
the edge Of town in operation within
the next few weeks.
Miss Grace Baker of Ellendale
who has been employed in the
GEORGETOWN branch of the State
Board of Education for the past two
years has resigned her position and
has accepted a position in Whining
ton with the du Pont Company.
Sheriff Harry w. Johnson has sold
his 80 acre farm, known as the Nam
ticoke farm on the State Highway
leading from Georgetown to Bridge
Vile to Senator w. F. Allen. Con-
sideration private. This is one of the
best farmsc along the above named
road.
The residence of Mrs. Amanda Ray
nor, on the corner of Race and Laur-
el streets, has been neatly painted
the past week.
Some of our growers are begin
ming to plant their potatoes. AL
though seed potatoes are scarce and
high, there will be a fair acreage
planted in this section this year.
Plans are being made by members
of the Sussex Post, No. 8, American
Legion, which was organized here on
March 18th to give a benefit dance
in the near future.
At their supper and bazaar held
last week by the Georgetown Fire
Company it netted them 1922.
A shadow and box social will be
held at Anderson's school house,
district, No. So, near town, on Fri
day evening, April 10th. If stormy,
Friday evening, April 23rd.
Daniel ]. Layton has been putting
a number of improvement on bis
dwelling at the corner of Pine and
Bedford streets, that he recently
purchased from his father, DR.. c. r.
Layton.
A large number of Tall Cedars of
this town went to Salisbury, Nd,
last Tuesday night and attended the
big class adoption-of candidates into
that order.
George T. Lynch has improved his
store property at the corner OF Pine
and Race streets with new roof and
other repairs.
John Lynch was elected boy dele
gate from Wesley M. E. Church to
the conference held in Dover last
week.
A church and Sunday school sur
vey has been made of this town by
the different churches, which is ex-
pected to benefit the evangellstic
meeting which will be held in Wes-
ley NJ. E. Church, this town, from
March S1st to April 18th, in charge
CeGeorge w. Cooke, D. D.
Herman Givens and Ralph Blakely
who have been spending the winter
in Florida have returned to their
homes here.
Clerk of the Peace William ].
Quillin has the past week issued
marriage license to Floyd L. Herr OF
Chester, Pa, and Bessie ]. Rogers OF
Georgetown.
Undertaken John T. Carey has pur-
chased a new Dodge car the past
week.
Joseph Derrickson who has been
seriously ill with pneumonia at his
home on KENNY street is slowly i'm
proving.
Register of Wills Isaac e. Jones
has issued the following letters the
past week: !
On the estate of James Carlisle OF
Cedar Creek hundred, to James M.
Carlisle.
On the estate of Ella E. Walsh of
Lewes and Rehoboth hundred, to the
Sussex Trust Company.
On the estate Of Mary A. Veasey
Of Little Creek hundred to Robert
Roy German.
On the estate of William V. Sipple
Of Cedar Creek hundred to William
V. Sipple, Jr., and Charles D. Holz-
mueller.
On the estate Of Joseph NJ. Waters
to James H. Hughes.