Milford chronicle., 1926-08-27
Georgetown

Douglas Lohand has opened a
feed store in the store building be-
longing to the Red Men of this town
on Market street.
The dwelling house owned by Con-
stable Charles T. Jester and occu-
pied by John Ellingsworth on Kem-
mey street, has been neatly painted
the past week.
J. w. Swenson who has been su-
nervisor of the D. NJ. and V. Division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad with
his office in the station here for sew
eral years has been transferred to
the Philadelphia office. He is sue
ceeded by J. Zollinger from the Phil
adelphia office. During Mr.. Swensons
stay here he has made many close
friends who are sorry that he has
to leave here.
County Agent NJ. C. Vaughn is
wearing an ugly scar across his face
that he received when he came IN
contact with a stretched clothes line
at his home, near Coolspring, last
week.
William H. Speakman of Willow
Grove. Pa, died in the Arlington
Hospital, in Philadelphia, last Fri
day, aged SO years. He was the son
of the late James H. Speakman, OF
this town. Funeral and interment
were held and made at Horsham
Friends Meeting House at Horsham'
Pa. He was a member of several fra
ternal societies of this town and at
one time was a resident of this town
which he left when he went into the
employ of the P. R. T. Co. of Phila-
delphia.
John King, an employee of the
Georgetown Lumber Company is
suffering from a bad injury on his
hand that he received last week
when he was handling some lumber,
when a splinter penetrated his hand
about two inches, which had to be
cut out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Green OF
Jewes are being congratulated on
fine arrival of a fine baby boy, at
their home last Wednesday. Mr..
Green was formerly of this town
and is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Green of this town.
Cement pavements are being lald
in front of the properties OF Aspury
M. Day and George B. Walls, Lead 4
ing from Pine street to the school
building.
Register of Wills Isaac 2. Jones
hoe issued the following letters the
past week: n
On the estate Of Oliver H. Tindall
of Lewes and Rehoboth hundred 10
Kathryn T. Tindall.
On the estate of Chester L. Esk-
ridge of Broad Creek hundred to Al
verda S. Elzey. MA.
On the estate of Robert D. Clifton
of Broadkiln hundred to Lima A
Warren.
On the estate of Noah H. Dennis OF
GEORGETOWN hundred to Lydia H.
Dennis.
Clerk of the Peace William J.
Ouillin has issued the following mar
riage licenses the past week:
To John Morgan Clayton Of Cam
bridge, Md, and Olga Laura JESTER
of Ellendale. -
To William w. Taylor Of Lewes'
R. D. No. 2, and Annie M. Britt1ng-
ham of Rehoboth Beach.
To Elmer Powell Of Ocean view
and Matte Gray of Selbyville.
There are now eleven prisoners
stopping with Sheriff Johnson at the
county Jail here.
oscar S. Wilson, Of this town.
well known newspaperman and at
present the efficient deputy clerk OF
the peace, has announced his candl-
dacy on the Democratic ticket for
nomination for clerk Of the peace OF
this county. William T. Hobbs, also
of this town, one Of the best known
and decorators Of this coun-
ty, has announced his candidacy on
the Democratic ticket, subject to the
primaries for the Office Of recorder
of deeds.
Mrs. Mary Bailey, wife OF ]. w.
Bailey of this town, who was opera
ted on in the Beebe Hospital IN
Lewes some time ago, is slowly re-
but is still in the hospital:
Georgetown Rotary Club met Fri
day night with full attendance. They
had as visitors Willard 2. Birlean'