Milford chronicle., 1931-07-10
GEORGETOWN

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has issued the following letters the
past week:
On the estate of Annie H. Walls
of Lewes and RehOboth hundred to
Martin S. Walls.
On the estate of John CoVerdale
of North West Fork hundred to Til
lie S. Coverdale.
On the estate of Clare A. Ruhl of
Cedar Greek hundred to Frederick
P. Ruhl.
Clerk of the Peace Frank y w.
Lawson has the past week issued a
marriage license to Winston F. AL
len, of Clinton, Michigan, and Mar
garet J. Num-, of Milford, Delaware.
There are twenty-five prisoners
stopping with Sheriff Brittingham at
the present time.
Mrs. Charles P. Green, who has
been ill for the past few weeks has
improved so as to be out again.
William Morris, of this town, who
has been taking treatment in the
Beebe Hospital, has returned to his
home much improved.
The Garment Factory ON the cor
ner of King and Laurel streets has
been neatly painted the past week.
Our growers are putting in a
large acreage of late potatoes and
late cabbage in this section.
Otis H. King of this town and
Miss Nora Powell of Bridgeville,
were married Wednesday night.
They will reside here.
rbA
turned from the hospital in Phila-
delphia, where he underwent an OPP
Grafton, is still improving, much to
the qualification of his many
friends.
Homegrown tomatoes are in our
local markets. They are of fine
stock for the early variety.
The Georgetown Firemen were
called to Dagsboro last Tuesday
evening when the ice plant was de-
stFoyed by fire and helped in saw
ing the other nearby buildings.
Miss Jane Hudson entertained a
number of her friends at a birthday
party on Wednesday evening.
The canning of string beans began
Tuesday morning at the plant of ].
G. Townsend, Jr., & Co., here.
Ralph Swain says Bob wilkins
crop of early potatoes this year will
be much larger than his tremendous
yield of last year.
George Minner has been appoint
ed a special police officer by
Georgetown Council to be on duty
Saturday nights and on special Oc-
casions. George says he is under
oath to do his duty and he is going
to do it, regardless.
Because of the abundant yield of
early round potatoes on the Del
marva Peninsula, the price charged
for the tubers has fallen consider
ably during the past week selling
from trucks as low as 35 cents per
basket in the local market.
Jeanne, little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Cordrey MCGEE, of Dagsboro,
has been seriously ill for several
days at the home of her grandpar-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Faucet.
Tuesday she was taken to Beebe
Hospital for treatment.
Thomas Collins, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joshua T. Collins, George
Swain, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
E. Swain, and James Hastings, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hastings, all
of this town, underwent operations
for the removal of their tonsils in
the Marshall Hospital at Milford on
Thursday of last week.
The Town Council of Georgetown,
TO the satisfaction of all law abid-
ing and self-respecting citizens, has
awakened to the urgent necessity of
restoring good order on the streets
and alleys of our town. For some
time it has been the habit of a num-
ber of lawless young men, and
even small boys, to remain out long
after midnight and disturb the peace |
of the town by singing, dancing, |
swearing and committing indecen-
cies, and upon complaint being made |
this condition has greatly improved |
by the appointment of George Min 1
ner as special officer.
The public very greatly appre-
ciates the step take by Council, as
already there is seen a marked i'm
prOVement.
Last Wednesday evening, quite a
large number of people went to the
local railroad station to greet the
first air children to arrive this year
in the lower end of the State. They
were sent here from New York by
the Herald-Tribune of that city,
and upon their arrival they were
looked after by the local committee,
of which Mrs. Andrew Marvel is
chairman, until taken in charge by
those who will entertain them for /
period of two weeks. There were 21
happy children in the bunch for
Georgetown and vicinity and seven
proceeded to Lewes by bus. The
committee is planning for the little
folks a picnic at Oak Orchard to be
held some day next week.
]. w. Faucet and family have
moved to their property at corner of
East Market street and Railroad
avenue, taking with them the for
mer's mother, Mrs. Levisa w. Fau-
cett, who has resided in the prop
erty which they vacated for about
20 years. The latter is aged SO
years.
Last Wednesday was the hottest
day thus far of the summer, the
Thermometer registering as high as
104 degrees in the shade. Relief came
about four o'clock in the afternoon,
however, when we were visited by
several heavy downpours of rain,
which were accompanied by much
thunder and lightning. Yesterday
morning the temperature had fall