Milford chronicle., 1928-09-14
Georgetown

CluDS OF the Del-MdT-Nd OAAAtouA
held at Rehoboth on Thursday night,
September 6.
Mrs. Anna Ward is seriously i'll at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. ia
cob NJ SammOns, here.
George E. Swain states that the
key that unlocks the mysterious lock
has not been turned in. If you have
the key you will receive the 56-piece
dinner set. Please bring in your
keys at once.
John Dale, a much respected col
cred citizen of this town, employed
by Charles H. Wilkins, while engag-
ed in loading piling at Millsboro last
Saturday had the middle finger of
his left hand mashed off and the
one next to it badly injured.
Miss Helen Pittard has accepted
the position of secretary in the Office
of DR.. Joseph B. NAPLES, Jr.
Elijah Simpson Baker, aged S5
years, of Collinsville, died at o.
clock last Monday morning in the
Emergency Hospital at Milford, fol-
lowing an operation for appendicitis.
eral sons and daughters. Funeral
services were held Wednesday after
noon in Grace NJ. E. Church, Mills
boro. Rev. ]. A. Buckson officiating,
and interment made in Brotherhood
cemetery at that place.
The Ladies Aid of Georgetown
Presbyterian Church will hold
bake in Kings Garage on Saturday,
September Is at II o'clock. Cakes,
pies, vegetable soups, chicken, etc,
will be for sale.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has the past week issued the
following letters:
On the estate of James c. White
of North West Ford hundred to Ell |
mer C. White.
On the estate of Charles S. Bras
ure of Dagsboro hundred, to Laura
V. Brasure.
On the estate of Elias T. Bennett !
of Cedar Greek hundred to Anna |
Bennett Hill.
Justice of the Peace William J.
Mustard has the past week issued a
marriage license to William Henry
Pierce of Marlboro, Mass, and Alice
Mae Donovan of Georgetown
The buckwheat crop will soon, be
ready to harvest. The yield in this
section this fall is good and the
acreage large.
This section was visited all day
Thursday by a heavy rain storm.
There was very little wind, and no
damage was reported, although the
rain fall was the heaviest for sew
eral years past.
George Conoway who has been on
the sick list for sometime past, is
slowly improving.
Sheriff Bryan still holds his rec
ord for a large number of prisoners,
as he now has thirty-four boarding
with him at the county Jail here,
the largest number at any one time
since this county began sending her {
long termers to the Workhouse at
Green Bank, New Castle.
Harvey Belts of Bridgeville while .
skating at the dancing pavilion at |
Oak Orchard, last Tuesday evening,
fell and broke his arm in two places. d
He was taken to his home where he
was treated to medical aid.
Daniel T. Kitchens will have a
family dinner at his home, near this =
town, Sunday. All of his children e.
are to be home. Next week he is =
having a sale of all of his personal 9,
and real estate and will re- -
tire from farming. !,
Mrs. Levisa W. Faucet quietly n
passed her S5th. milestone at her r
home here last Sunday. !,
Mrs Mary A. Pleasanton of Green . .
boro, Md, has moved here with her :,
two boys, and will teach school at
where she taught last year.
Harold F. Wilson who graduated ~
in the public schools here last term, h
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar S. Wilson, Fl
has accepted position with Hearn if
& Rawlins, millers, on the Seaford- q
State Highway. R
Young men of this town are plan al
ming to form a fast basket ball quin- II
.et for the winter. Efforts will be w
made, it is said, to form a basket
)all league for lower Delaware and
compete for a trophy 1t is under pl
stood they will try to obtain the &C
Iones Memorial Building on Laurel lie
street, for the contests. 81
Labor Day was more generally OBJ H
served in this town and vicinity than OIL
It any time in the towns history. ell
Business was pretty generally dis he
continued in all lines. Industrial tn
olants, practically all stores, the
,ostOffice and banks were closed, 81
md labor of all kinds joined in cell tiC
bTating the day. In the afternoon, at
very interesting game of base ball of
vas played here by the cOlored club Be
nd a team from Wilmington. At at
he close of the game when it was ha
90 dark to play longer, neither team pu
lad scored a run. sh
After the extreme hot weather of
he last two months, this week, is /
living US wet, cool weather that pa
lakes it comfortable to sit by oil an
eaters. We
The store room of w. M. P. Stem
les on Race street, has been rented sa'
D the State Board of Agriculture mi
nd has been put in shape for orr
for testing chickens me
y the agglutinization test. DR.. col
rank Hare will be in charge. pa
William Henry Pierce, son of Pc Sn'
sr w. Pierce of Marlboro, Mass. and ga
Iiss Alice Mae Donovan, daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Donovan, of
lis town, were married Friday IaI
light at the NJ. P. parsonage by the gIl
astor, Rev NJ. E. Hungerford. They no
,ft next day for Marlboro, Mass, tui
here thew will reside. uhara fba SUI