Milford chronicle., 1928-11-30
Georgetown

sioner of Boy Scouts Of America
Who enolxe of the Boys and Girls
of America" After the meeting he
met with the Boys Work Commit
tee with 4 view of organizing a
Rov Scout Troop in this town. The
visitors we're Dr. j. c. Wlltbank,
Irwin c., King, George H. > NAPLES,
Harry Edgington, r. p. Nicholson,
of Milton. and John c. Williams, OF
Millsboro.
The annual Sussex County Corn
show and Produce Exhibition will
he held here Monday and Tuesday,
December II and is. under the di-
rection of the State Extension De-
nartment. headed by County Agent
G r. Snyder A special program
will be given Monday. The show is
being sponsored by the banks and
trust companies of Sussex county
which will give gold premiums to
the prize winners in the different
classes. A committee on arrange
ments has been named, as follows:
Norval Pepper, of near Seaford'
John Green. William l.. Mcllvalne
and Paul Pepper, of Georgetown.
The premium committee consists OF
Albert Tarr, of near Seaford; Hal
stead p. Layton, of Georgetown
and James w. Hopkins, of near Lew
es Delaware's champion corn grow
er. In the produce division eXhlDlts
will he made OF soy beans, wheat
row meas. rye. buckwheat, vetch,
crimson clover. red clover, eggs,
sweet and white potatoes, apples.
celery. cabbage, canned products,
needle work and manual training.
The show is expected to be one of
the most elaborate ever held i'll the
county.
MANY Of our town people have re-
Gently been to Wilmington to see
AL Jolson in "The Singing Fool.
The chicken pot-pie supper, given
Inv Rev. NJ. E. Hungerford's Sunday
School class of the NJ. P. Church
was a success. Net proceeds around
$3.50.
The residence of Harry T. Swain
and Rufus Green, on King street,
have been painted
The bazaar and supper, given by
the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Presby-
terian Church, in the Willie M.
Jones Memorial Hall, was Dig
success, as they made over $2OO.
Justice of the Peace John 5. Coo
per has the past week issued
marriage licensoe to Thomas Il.
Richards and Mollie E. Ingram,
both of Angola.
There are 25 prisoners boarding
with Sheriff Bryan at the county
Jail at the present.
A Puritan" party given Saturday
evening in the Grange Hall, was
very well attended. A splendid
program was rendered. Refresh
ments were pumpkin pie, apples
and popcorn.
While driving on the Milton
Georgetown dirt road last Saturday
night. Clarence Workman, son of
Alfred Workman, of this town, was
severely injured when his car skid
ded in a ditch.
Clerk of the Peace John S. Coo
per was wise in selecting Frank w.
Lawson as his deputy for the re-
mainder of his term to succeed
Sheriff-elect Bud Coy. Mr.. Lawson
himself an ex-clerk of the peace,
is thoroughly competent of keeping
the affairs of the Office up to the
present standard of efficiency.
The garages of the Georgetown
Lumber Company and Joe Penien-
skice were broken into Monday
night by one or more persons VINO
failed in an attempt to remove bat
teries from their cars.
Steps are being taken among
the Young people of Georgetown to
organize four basketball qulntets-
two girl teams and two boy teams
The games will be played in the
Willie M. Jones Memorial Hall, on
Laurel street.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry I. German
have moved to the property on
North Race street which on Monday
was vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. E. F.
Lekites, who moved to property OF
Elwood Holson's, adjoining the lat
ter's residence. The property va
cated by Mr.. and Mrs. German, on
North Bedford street, will be occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. c. Hud-
son. who recently were united IN
marriage.
John R. Lyman and Joseph V.
Stack and family have moved here
from Newport, and are occupying
the Charles B. Dickerson farm, on
the Georgetown-MiltOn road.
George w. Moore, aged 6S years.
died Tuesday night at his home near
This town. He is survived by his
wife and several children. Funeral
services were held in st. Johns M
E. Church, Springfield, at l O'Clock !
Friday afternoon, Rev. ]. w. Sutton
officiating, with interment i'll Union !
Cemetery.
Mrs. w. S. H. Williams has rented |
her farm, which adjOins that upon
which she resides, to LemUel Saw
age.% %
James H. McGlothen, aged 80
wears, who lived in this town nearly |
all his life and was one of the |
best known residents of Delaware !
died last Monday in the Red Mems
Home at Newark, after DrleI Ill
ness. For many years he was a
merchant here and at one time held |
the Office of Clerk of the Orphans
Court and Register in Chancery. |
He was very active in lodge work.
having held State offices in the
several orders with which he was
connected. He was a member of
the Improved Order Red Men, 1. o.
o. F., o. U. A. NJ. and Jr. o. U. A. |
M. Following the death of his wife
a few years ago he became a resi-
dent of the Red Mems Home, OF
which he was one of the founders.