Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
Georgetown

Our sportsmen are enjoying them
selves at present squirrel shooting.
Hook and line fishing at the Point
of the Capes at Lewes and fox
chases.
Noah Hurley has been quite ill at
his home on Kemmey street, suffer-
ing from an attack of kidney collie.
He is improving at this time.
County Club Agent Miss Annie
Moore, is on weeks visit to
Springfield, Mass, attending the
Eastern States Exposition of the All
club. She is accompanied by four of
her club children from this county:
Edith Staples, Mabel Culver and
Clandel Cannon of Bridgeville and
Louis Edgell of Greenwood. There
will be thirteen states represented at
the Exposition. The Sussex county
children will demonstrate the grow
ing of sweet potatoes.
The hay crop in this section is
yielding good and the growers are
busy cutting and curing it for their
winters supply.
are negotiating the purchase of the
Georgetown ice plant and enlarging
and installing an UP to date cold
storage plant.
Uriah Swain has gone to New Jer-
sey where he is engaged in road
construction work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Niblett have,
moved to Philadelphia where he is
employed by the P. R. T. Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B Scarborough
have moved to Snow Hill, Md, where
he has accepted a position as teach
er in the public school there. Their
many friends regret their departure
from among them.
Miss Mildred Johnson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Johnson, of this
town, was operated on in the Beebe
Hospital in Lewes for appendicitis
last Wednesday, At this time her
condition is favorable for a speedy
recovery.
The Georgetown Fire Company
has begun the work of remodeling
and enlarging the old First National
Bank on the public square, and the
work is progressing rapidly and soon
Georgetown will have one of the
most up to date fire houses in the
State.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sammons
who have been residing in Philadel-
phia have returned to this town and
are temporarily occupying the prop
erty on Kemmey street recently va
Gated by James Duffel and family
and next year will be occupied by
Joe Penienskice and family.
There were 260 registered here in
this, the ninth district, last Satur-
day, making the total number of vo-
ters to date registered 1899. The next
and last registration day will be
Saturday, October 18th. All who fail
to get registered on that date will
not be able to vote at the general
election on November End.
Dr. John H. Hammond has i'm
proved his drug store on West Mar
ket street by the addition of a new
roof.
Jane Elizabeth, aged months and |
% days, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ollie MCGEE, of this town, died at the
home of it's parents last Saturday |
morning from cholera infantum. Flu
neral services were held in the M.
P. Church Tuesday afternoon. Inter
ment made at Whites Chapel, near
Overbrook. Rev. NJ. E. Hungerford |
officiating.
At their meeting Friday night the
Georgetown Rotary Club had as
their guests, William E. Valiant, e. /
E. Wootten, Charles G. West and P.
Edward Wootten, of Laurel, also c.
S. Smith of the Wilmington club.
Smith and Valiant addressed the
meeting. On next Friday night the
Georgetown club will have as their
guest the Georgetown Fire Depart
ment. The address of the evening
will be made by the chief of the At
lantic City Fire Department. Presi-
dent, Frank NJ. Jones, and secretary,
Bud Coy, will attend the meeting of
club executives. to be held in Allan
tic City on September 20 and 21.
Sheriff Johnson must be setting
good table at the county Jail as he
now has eighteen prisoners board
ing with him.