Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-11-25
Georgetown

day, final naturalization papers,
making them citizens of the United
States, were granted to Max LEVITT,
of Laurel, formerly OF Talsen, Rus
STA, and John Ament of Milford, for
merly of Slavanoia, Hungary.
The cunning season opened last
Tuesday with the fields and woods
in this section full of hunters. Quail
and rabbits are reported to be plen-
tiful and our spOrtsmen are not
having any trouble to bag the laws
limit each day.
The Georgetown New Century
Clubs building on West Pine street
has been neatly painted the past
week, also the dwelling of Oscar
Pepper on South Bedford street.
AS the season for butchering hogs
draws nigh there are some fine por-
kers in this section to butcher as
most all of our citizens raises pen
of hogs for their winters supply of
meat and all this year have been
free from diseases.
Miss Ida Millman of near town
has returned from the Beebe Hos
pital in Lewes where she had her
tonsils removed.
Thanksgiving Day was quietly OBJ
served in this town. Union services
were held in Wesley M. E. Church
at 1920 O'Clock. The sermon was
delivered by the pastor, Rev. T. F.
Beauchamp. This year the sermon
would have been preached in the
Methodist Protestant Church, but
the plans were changed because of
the unfinished condition of the lat
ter edifce.
Mrs. Oscar S. Wilson of this town
who had in charge the sale of tags
for the American Legion on Armis-
tice Day, went to the town hall on
Saturday evening to meet with the
finance committee, and when de-
scending the stairs, she fell and tore
loose the ligaments of her right
ankle. Since then she has been I'M
able to walk without the aid of
crutches.
Some of our sportsmen are enjoy
ing themselves coon and opossum
hunting at the present time and are
meeting with fair luck.
At the third quarterly conference
of Wesley NJ. E. Church of this town
last Monday night, Rev. T. F. Beau
champ was unanimously invited to
return as pastor of the church for
the fourth consecutive year.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Fooks are
being congratulated on the arrival of
a fine baby boy, to their home on
Pine street last week. The boy has |
been named Thomas Hearne, being |
the fifth one to bear this name in the /
Fooks family.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Ditwiler who |
have been occupying the Villa A.
Pepper property on South Race |
have moved to Norristown,
Pa, where the former is employed
by the Dill Medicine Company.
The farmers in this section are
about through husking and housing
their corn crop. The yield in this
section was large. The ears are
large and solid.
Mrs. Rachel Harris who last week /
sold her real and personal property i
left Tuesday for Fawn Grove, Pa,
where she will spend sometime with
her brother, Rev. Avery Donovan.
The Sussex County Corn Show
will be held in Layton's Hall on
Market street on Tuesday and We'd
nesday, December 6 and z. Prepare
lions are being made to make it
bigger and better this year than it
ever was before. The Grange will
serve hot cakes and dsausage dur
ng the show. Everyone should try
to pay visit to the show to encour-
age it.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has issued the following etters
he past week:
On the estate of Sallie S. Flam-
ner of Cedar Greek hundred to Will
lam V. Sipple and the Milford
Trust Company.
On the estate of Joseph S. Gray of
Baltimore hundred to Annie E. Tur-
Ter.
On the estate of Isabelle Jameson
# Georgetown hundred to Joseph L.
Jahall.
On the estate of John A. Filings
worth of Broadkiln hundred to An
lie E. Crouch.
Clerk of the Peace John S. Coop
r has the past week issued a mar
iage license to Fred W. ireland
md Losetta NJ. Jester, both of Ell
endale.
There are seventeen prisoners
BOARDING with Sheriff Bryan at the
ounty Jail here at the present time. ]
The dwelling house of Frank
Wilkins on East Market street has
cen newly painted the past week.
Mrs. Mary L. Robinson of this
own, of the Robinson Insurance
company, who is in the Jefferson
lospital in Philadelphia for treat
lent is improving, much to the
ratification of her friends, who
ope to soon see her home again,
The meeting of the GEORGETOWN
-otary Club Friday night was in
barge of the publicity committee.
gorge o. Fearon, chairman. Harry
!. McSherry, of the Dover Rotary
Tub was the speaker of the even
lg. His subject was Rotary Pub
city. Frank M. Jones resigned as
ice president, and the board of
lrectors elected E. Paul Burkhold-
r to fill the position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Faucet spent a
art of last week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. ]. Edward Short spent
art of last week with friends and
slatives in Wilmington and Wash
lgton, D. C.
Miss Nary Townsend spent part
last week in Philadelphia.
Railroad Detective Oscar M.
homas of Wilmington was among