Milford chronicle., 1927-02-04
Georgetown

The Georgetown Bridge Club met
at the home of Mrs. Alice Thorough
good on Railroad avenue, Wednes-
day night, Miss Margaret Bullock
entertaining. Those present were:
Misses Pauline Godfrey, Mary
Townsend. Gladys Hudson, Emma
Holson, Lillian Hutchins, Louise
Hudson and Edna Barr. The week
preceding the club met at the home
of Miss Edna Barr, on East Market
street. Those present were the same
as above.
Layton Jester, Worlds War veter-
an, who for several weeks has been
undergoing treatment in a Govern
ment Hospital, has returned to his
home here.
James Roach of this town who re-
sides on the Savannah road, was ta-
ken to the Beebe Hospital in Lewes
last Wednesday, where he was Op-
Grated on for appendicitis.
John Ellingsworth who was OPP
Grated on in the same hospital on
Monday for appendicitis, is rapidly
improving.
Mrs. Daniel Hurley is quite i'll at
her home on Pine street.
William D. Brasure has been ap-
pointed rural mail carrier on Route
1 from the Georgetown Office and
has assumed his duties.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has issued the following let
ters the past week:
On the estate of William H. Truitt
of Indian River hundred to James B.
Truitt and William H. Truitt, Jr.
On the estate of Millie NJ. Brown
of Nanticoke hundred to George w.
Brown.
On the estate of George B. Steele,
Sr., of Baltimore hundred to James
H. Steele and George B. Steele, Jr.
On the estate of Clennie B. Sulli-
van of Seaford hundred to Oliver E.
Wiley.
On the estate of Samuel w. David
son of Lewes and Rehoboth hun
dred to the Sussex Trust Company.
On the estate of DR.. James Bray
shaw of Little Greek hundred to
Agnes Ellis Brayshaw.
There are fourteen prisoners stop
ping at the county Jail here at the
present time.
The Georgetown Rotary Club had
one big night Friday night. The
Committee was in
Raymond F. Montney, chair
man. The fifteen members had as
their guests twenty farmers. The
music was furnished by Messrs.
Powers and Gier. The speakers were
Asa Reynolds, George S. Williams
and Frank NJ. Jones, Esq.
Clifford Russell, son of Mrs Belle
of near town on the Bridge
vile road, is suffering with a bTok-
en- leg that he sustained last Tues
day while working in the woods
near town. He is doing fine at this
time.
Our markets are being well sup
piled with fresh fish. Among them
are rock fish that are retailing for
thirty cents per pound. The others
are cheaper.
When Mrs. Jennie Phillips, sister
to Misses Annie and Ida Marvel and
Andrew Marvel, of this town, started
to cross the boulevard at the edge
Of town while on her way home on
Wednesday afternoon, her car was
hit by another car that was cross !
ing her road and she was thrown
out when her car turned over. She |
was taken to the Beebe Hospital in |
Lewes where it was found she had |
sustained a dislocation of the shoul-
der and other slight injuries. She is
fine at this time.
Sheriff William G. Bryan and |
Deputy Sheriff George Asa Gray on
Wednesday while making their .
rounds at the county Jail, discovered |
hat part of the prisoners had |
made plans to make their escape by |
scaling the outside wall. They had |
nook made from some lead pipe and .
4 rope made from some of their
but their plans were
quickly frustrated, and they are now
enjoying the iron cages.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Hurley are
leing congratulated on the arrival
If a fine baby girl at their home in
Milton last Friday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hurley were former residents of
his town.
Louis Reed has purchased the
'estaurant on Market street that
vas formerly run by Girls Berger,
lnown as the Georgetown Candy
land. Mr.. Reed will continue the
business at the same
tand. He was formerly in the res
aurant business at Ocean City, Md,
md should make a success in his
business here.
Our farmers are beginning to put
heir land in shape for their early
pring planting. There will be
arge acreage of early potatoes
lanted in this section this spring.
The season for cunning being now
losed the only sport for our sports
zen is fox chases, which some are
njoying. There are some fine fox
ounds in this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fredie Warrington of
Harrington were among friends
ere Saturday.