Milford chronicle., 1926-08-06
Georgetown

/ I. Jester on Cedar street, has been
neatly painted the past week.
Capt. George E. Mcgee of Milton
was appointed by the Sussex County
Levy Court at their meeting last
Tuesday, a member Of the Sussex
County Board of Assessment to fill
the uneXpired term Of John r. Bay
lis, deceased, which will expire the
first Tuesday in March, 1927
Rufus T. Green of this town while
working in the woods for c. A. KEEP
hart, getting out pulp wood, last
Monday cut his right foot badly.
Medical aid was rendered and he Is
improving at this time.
The town council is having several
drain pipes laid along the streets
and having the bitches and cutters
cleaned out; taking things all
around, the town is in clean and
sanitary condition. The streets also
are in good shape.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will
run two excursions from this Sec
tion to Atlantic City, N. j., during
August, one on the 18th and one ON
the AOluS 1SeN ms luAo lON IL eI Il =
a. m.
John Lynch and David Pepper
have been elected delegates and Les
ter Brumbley and Edwin Pittard, al
ternates, to attend Camp Royal, near
Annapolis, Md, in August.
The State teachers examination
, will be held in this county in Sea-
ford and Georgetown high school
buildings, on Friday, August 9th anu
Saturday, August 7th, frim 8 a. III.
/ to p. m.
, The late rains have been great for
= the late cabbage and the acreage in
this section this year is large and
; they are looking fine.
John R. Sappington of Middle
: town has moved his family to this.
p town and they are occupying the
= Charles L. Moore properly on North
= Race street, now owned by w. B.
Hilyard. Mr. Sappington is represen-
F. tative of the Purina Feed Company.
5 Register of Wills Isaac E. Jones
2 has issued the past week letters on
= the estate of William B. Venables of
Broad Greek hundred, TO Ida NJ
Chipman.
: Justice of the Peace e. w. Ryon
has the past week issued the follow
ing marriage licenses:
l To Norman LunKiGld- and NIarga-
ret Mcdowell, both of Georgetown.
= To Horace T. PettyjOhn of Harbe-
= son and Helen Lank of Lewes.
There are nine prisoners confined
/ in the county jail here at the pres
S ent time
t George Joseph who is employed at
the Townsend canning plant, receiv-
h ed a severe cash on his forehead
n last Wednesday when he fell on a
:. piece of iron while attending to his
duties. DR.. G. F. Jones rendered med
= ical aid He is doing all right now.
|. The many friends of Margaret
: Green, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
t. Joseph Green Of this town, who un-
2 detwent an operation for appended
It's in the Beebe Hospital in Lcwes
l. last week, are glad to hear that she
is rapidly recovering.
w. Elwood Wright, clerk in the
Board of Assessment Office, who was
: operated on in the Beebe Hospital
in Lewes for appendicitis, Il short
time ago, has improved so as to re-
turn to his home here. much to the
qualification of his man. friends.
There were rs tickets sold at this
It station for the excursion to Ocean
<. City, Md, last THU sday, run by the
l. Pennsylvania Railroad, which was
h considered a goOd number consider
It ing so many automobiles in use.
It Our town is We! supplied with
green corn and lima beans, as well
l. as all sorts ofsother home grown
IS vegetables.
d Owing to the wet weather some
d wheat that has not been threshed is
r damaging in the shoch some, bdt
rtf not as bad as was 1T first feared il
would
n William f. Valiant, former levy
n Court Commissioner, of Laurel, was
i circling among friends here Satur-
i day
is Auctioneer George Simpler d
n. Harbeson was in town Saturday
Elmer E. Riggin Of Cleariied, Pa.
D. was circling among friends here or
l. Wednesday. Mr.. Riggin was former
N ly prothonotary of this county.
lg Allen R. Adkins of near HarbesoI
i'd was in town Thursday.
l. DR.. E. w. Marsh of near Lewes
one of the oldest physicians in thi:
t county, was among friends here las
y. Thursday.
id Charles Simpler of Rehoboth wa:
)r in town Thursday.
Mrs. Floyd Joseph has been on the
Id sick list at her home on Railroad
n avenue the past week.
IN Deputy Sheriff Bud Coy was on ;
.. business trip to Washington, D. c.
k, last week. T.
r, Miss Blanche Pepple of Michigan
formerly one of the rural school su
IN pervisors for this county, spent
d, part of last week with Mrs. Alice
n Thoroughbred, at her home on Rail
road avenue.
i'd Rev. and Mrs. T. F. Bauchamp are
lie on visit to Mt. Vernon and Fair
o. mount, Md.
ge Rev. Frederick Perkins, pastor o
the Presbyterian Church, is on
I'd months vacation visiting his famil!
TX in Binghampton, N. Y.
. Miss Mildred A. NIillman, tn,
n daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Franl
/. AIillman, of near Georgetown, ha
Ia accepted a position as Il dictaphon'
lg stenographer with the Du Pont Co
of Wilmington. Miss Millman wa