Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-10-12
Georgetown

The Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Pres
byterian Church will hold a bazaar
and supper in the New Century Club
house November 14th. Supper
starts at P. M.
The Mayor and Town Council
were the guests of the Georgetown
Rotary Club on Friday night. Will
liam A. Golf, of Camden, N. j., was
the speaker. His subject was Civic
improvements" Henry Sterling of
the Laurel club, was visitor.
Mrs. Comfort wilkins, a highly
respected and aged citizen of this
town, is seriously i'll at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Horace Joseph,
On Albury avenue.
The Georgetown Firemen's Carni-
val is in progress, and it is having a
large attendance nightly. 1t is do
ing a good business.
DR.. John H. Hammond, last week,
lost a valuable fox hound from
blood poisoning.
The John T. WagamOn property,
on the corner of Bedford street and
Public Square, has been improved
by new roof and other repairs.
The old Layton property, adjoining,
has also been repaired.
The dwelling house of William
Faucet, occupied by Highway En-
gineer John R. Kitchens, on the cor
ner of Railroad avenue and Market
street, has been newly painted.
D. Raymond Montgomery, of the
Lukens Dredging Company, which is
opening the Indian River Inlet, was
in town Wednesday and reports that
the inlet will be open by November
LIST.
Mrs. Mary A. Mitchell, wife of
Isaac Mitchell, aged 81 years, died |
at her home near town, in the Syca-
more district, last Thursday, from
jaundice. Funeral services were
held at Broad Greek Baptist Church |
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. In
terment in adjoining cemetery.
The growers in this section are
getting out their sweet potatoes.
The acreage is large and the yield
is good. The potatoes are fancy.
The residence of Nemiah Wilson,
near town, in the Sand Hill district,
has been painted recently.
Miss Clara Short and Joe Faucet |
are spending couple of weeks in
Philadelphia.
The ladies of Wesley M. E. Church
will hold a chicken supper, begin
ming at $50 P NJ, Tuesday, October
10Th, in the new church house. The
public is cordially invited to assist
by its presence.
Members of Midland Grange visit
ed Omar Friday, October 9Th, and
gave third and fourth degree to that
grange, preparing them for degrees
at Milford and Dover, so they can
visit National Grange session at
November 18th, 1928.
The residence of Fred and leila
Short, on North Front street, has
been painted.
Those from Georgetown who last
week attended the Grand Lodge of
Delaware, A. F. and A. M, in Will
nington, and the Shriners in Phila-
lelphia, were: G. Edgar Willin,
Charles S. Calhoun, Edward B.
Green, H. w. T. Purnell, w. Frank
Sharp, George o. Fearon, George E.
Swain and c. E. Afferbach.
William ]. Layton. and Thomas
Ayers, prOprietors of the Layton &
Ayers flour and feed mills here, have
purchased the L. & P. Milling Com
)any's flour and feed plant at Snow
Hill, Md. Both plants will be under
heir management.
The Villa M. Jones Memorial,
Church house for Wesley M. E.
Jhurch, will be opened for public
Use Sunday, October 14th. Sermon
n the morning will be delivered by
Rev. James Colona. A service at 2
}. M, at which time visiting laymen
will be the speakers, will be held.
I the evening a pageant, History
If Methodism," will be given. This
PROMISES to be very interesting for
'Iethodists.
Black walnuts are plentiful thi:
Ill, and a few citizens who hav-
English walnut trees also have {
sood crop, as the English wainu.
hrive in this section.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Con-
)any will run an excursion from
his section to Baltimore and Wash
ngton on Sunday, October 18th
eaving here at 1916 a. N.
Mrs. Mary L. Robinson is havine
cellar dug under her residence on
Vest Market street, and will also
install an up-tO-date heating plant
Our citizens are filling their coal
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