Milford chronicle., 1930-10-03
GEORGETOWN


Public Square and Market Street,
formerly the F. J. HOlsOn store. H.
J. Conaway will still continue the
hardware business at same old
stand.
Caleb Wright left Monday for
Harvard, where he will be a student
this coming school year. He was ac-
companied as far as Philadelphia by
his father, Mr.. w. Elwood Wright
Master George Lynch, Jr., is home
from school with an infected foot,
caused from paint.
Rally Day will be observed in the
Wesley NJ. E. church, October 5th,
with a prepared program and Pag-
cant "On Eearth AS 1t Is In Heav-
en-" given at the Sunday School
hour, 1870 a. m. 1t is hoped that
as the vacation season is over there
will be a splendid attendance.
There are AZ prisoners confined in
the County Jail here under Sheriff
Coy's care, at the present time. 1t
is the largest number ever known
at one time. Arrangements are be-
ing made to enlarge the County Jail
as soon as the next Legislature con-
venes, to pass an act allowing the
county to issue bonds for same and
it can't be any too soon, as the old
Jail here has been crowded for some
time with short termers and them
that are held for trial; mostly motor
violators and liquor.
Register of Wills, G.. Vannie Mes
sick, has issued the following letters
the past week.
On the estate of: Samuel McFar-
land, of Northwest fork hundred, to
William S. Lord.
On the estate of: John L. Hignutt,
of Northwest fork hundred, to Clar-
ence w. Adams.
On the estate of: Letitia M. Der
rickson, of Baltimore hundred, to
Addie NJ. Lynch and Della V. Quill
len.
On the estate of: Mary E. War
rington, of Georgetown hundred, to
Elva M. Warrington.
On estate of: Anson G. Raught, of
Broadkiln hundred, to Walter P.
Townsend.
On the estate of: Henry W. Baker,
of Seaford hundred, to William H.
Miller.
Clerk of the Peace, John S. Coop
er, has the past week issued mar
riage license to Albert L. Johnson,
of Georgetown, Del, and Mabel NJ.
Clark. of Milton, Del.
A new roof has been placed on
the residence of Miss Ida M. Davis,
on North Race street.
Norman C. Abbott, son of Mrs.
Jacob West, has returned to school
in Blacksburg, Va, and James Hay
man, son of Mrs. John I. Short, has
returned to his studies at Wood
stock, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wyatt will
next year occupy Mrs. Loleta Walls
property at corner of Pine and King
streets, to be vacated by Charles w.
Short and family, who will move to
a farm near Millsboro.
Mrs. Rachel L. Derrickson and
Mr.. Fred r. Sammons, both of this !
town, took an auto ride to Snow
Hill, Nd, on Tuesday afternoon and
were united in marriage at the M.
p. parsonage there by the Rev. H. |
L. Schlincke.
Mr.. William A. Pettyjohn, well
known farmer of near st. Johns M. |
e. church, who has been quite sick
for sometime, wishes to thank his |
and friends, who so kind
ly took down" his entire crop of
fodder last Saturday. Such kind acts
makes life sweeter to all.
Mrs. Glennie E. Walls has leased |
for next year the rooms on South
Race street, recently vacated by The
Sussex Record, and will move her
store hereto the first of the year.
She is now occupying the store
room on Market street adjoining the
American Store.
The site for Georgetown's new
post office, it is said has been Sc
lected. 1t is the lots where stand the
old Eagle Hotel and the old Cullen
Only the approval of the
deeds to the land giving the Govern
ment a clear title remains to the
Friends here have received notice
of the death, in Chicago on the 18th
inst, of Mrs. Ella M. Entler, who
was a native of Millsboro, this coun-
ty, and was well known in George
town. She was a sister of Mrs.
Frank w. Donovan, now a resident
of Dover.
Joseph Jones, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Jones, left last week for
to attend the Beacon
School, and Charles B.
Jr., is taking course at
the Goldey College in that city
James w. w. Baker, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Baker, of near ShOrtley,
is also attending the Goldey College.
The words Court House" have
been painted on the side of the
Court House on Market street this
week by William Hobbs.
Although the new Georgetown
School was completed during the
summer and occupied for the first
time at the opening of the Fall and
Winter term September 2, it already ]
has been found that the quarters
ire too small because of the in
creased number of girls and boys
hat are coming here because of the
of about 10 rural dis
.ricts. There are 2S rooms in the
school, and it will be necessary to
)uild an additional wing within the
next few months.
Justice of the Peace, William j.