Milford chronicle., 1926-02-12
Georgetown

QarQ Cannon q pIlSOuST III Jue OuS-
sex County Jail, early Friday morn
ing, Just a short time before he was
to start to the New Castle Work
house, to serve one year for theft
of chickens, did considerable dam
age to the Jail property. The fire was
started in the second floor cell un-
der the ceiling below the third floor
where a number of ballot boxes
were stored which were destroyed.
The fire was held in check by the
good work of the firemen and pre-
vented from destroying the whole
Jail property. The prisoner said he
conceived the idea Of firing the Jail,
hoping that in the excitement that
would follow that he would be able
to escape, but no one escaped and
after the fire was extinguished Can
non, with several other prisoners
were taken to the WorkhOuse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Holson are
remOdeling and building an addition
to their home on North Bedford
street. The new addition will be oc-
cupied by their son, Warren Holson
and wife.
A variety shower was given to Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Walls who were re-
Gently married, at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George B.
Walls, of this town, last Tuesday
night. A large number of their
friends were present and they re-
ceived many valuable and useful
presents including cut glass and sill
yer ware. Refreshments were serv-
ed.
A bake will be held on Saturday,
February 18th, at the jewelry store
of Miss Sallie Messick in the Lacey
Block on South Race street for the
benefit of equipments for Wesley NJ.
e. Sunday school. Cake, pie, bread,
candy and dressed chickens will be
for sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Swain are be-
ing congratulated on the arrival of
a fine baby girl, at their home on
South Race street, last Thursday
morning.
Members of the Georgetown Fire
Company will attend Wesley NJ. E. |
Church, this town, Sunday morning,
February 14th.
William Reitz who for some time |
past has conducted a restaurant in |
the Moore building on the corner of |
Market and Race streets, has dis
continued the business and will go |
to POcomOke City, Md, where he
will again enter the restaurant busi-
ness.
Albert Croll, a Georgetown con-
crete contractor has been awarded
the contract to lay the concrete
streets and side walks in RehObOth
heights, the new addition to RehO-
both Beach, and will begin the work
as soon as the weather permits.
E. Ralph Blizzard will shortly be-
gin the sale of merchandise in the
store room in the Moore building at
the corner of Market and Race
streets, recently vacated by William
Reitz, who conducted Il restaurant
there.
Mrs. Andrew ]. Lynch was called
to Yadkin College, n. c., last Tues
day on account of the serious illness
of her father, ]. T. Williamson.
Mrs. Mary Jane Workman, wife of
James Workman, died at her home,
near town in the Redden section,
last Monday, aged 62 years. Funeral
services were held at McColley's
Chanel. near here, Thursday after
noon. Interment in adjoining ceme-
terry.
Miss Roslea Martin is improving
her property on West Market street
by the addition of new fence
around her lot and other improve
mentS.
Mrs. John R. wilkins is i'll at her
home on Cedar street.
Sheriff JohnsOn's boarders have re-
duced to only four sat the present
time at the county Jail here.
Neither the Clerk Of the Peace or
Justice of the Peace have sold any
marriage licenses for the past week.
Register of Wills Isaac b. Jones
has issued the following letters Ine
past week:
On the estate of Charlana Davis OF
North West Fork hundred, to Ivan
B. Edgell. o.u oe
ON the estate of Ira J. Otwell OF
Cedar Creek hundred TO Sallie II. Ot-
well. ,.,, 90
Nanticoke hundred to Edwin H. Tyn-
dali. ,s
Onr merchants are well stocked
with country produce and retaining
at the following prices: Chickens
zoe per pound; frying chickens, 5Oc
ner mound; eggs, 32c dozen; pota-
toes. S1.5O per 5-S basket; sweets
81 25: cabbage, old, &c per pound;
southern, new, &c per pound; greens
&c pound; corn, SOC per bushel; Gel
erv. Is to zoe per bunch; heets,
81 90 per SIS basket; onions, S1.zo
per 5-8 basket.
Misses Clara Duffel and Nettie
Downs, spent the weekend IN VIII
mington and Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Ralph Bllzzard
spent a part of last week in Phila-
delphia.
Miss OttaIie Elliott Of Cleveland,
Ohio. is the guest Of her GRANDPA
ther, Robert Short here.
George T. Lynch was in Whining
ton last week.
u F. Kaiser spent a part of the
week in Wilmington and Philadel-
Mrs. Mary Fooks is spending two
weeks in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. John Egan, in
PHILADELPHIA.