Milford chronicle., 1934-08-17
GEORGETOWN
Letters On Estates

has not issued any letters on any
estates for the past week, which
looks good for the county death rate
Only 81 prisoners are at the coun-
ty Jail at the present time.
Next Sussex Sheriff Must Pay Rent
The Levy Court of Sussex County
decided at its last meeting that the
old pail property situated at Market
and South Race streets, in George
town, will no longer be used as a
residence for the Sheriff of Sussex
County after January 1st, 1885; the
building will be for rent after that
date. The Levy Court arrived at
this decision because of the expense
of keeping in condition the large
building. Since the building of the
new Jail on the Aims House farm,
the warden who lives at the Jail
changed conditions; so it was neces-
saTy for the sheriff to reside in the
old Jail building as his private home.
The Levy Court furthermore decided
not to furnish after January lst,
1885, any residence for the sheriffs
of Sussex County. This decision on
the part of the Levy Court to dis
continue the use of the old jail in
discard for county uses. The old
building has an interesting history.
1t was the third Jail built in George
town since it became the County
Seat in 1898; when the pillory and
whipping post were moved from
Lewes. The first Jail was erected
that year on the present site of Cal
hOuns barber shop, at Market street
and Cherry lane. An addition of
brick was made to this building in
1898. The building contained three
cells on each of its two floors; one
of the upper dungeons being par
ticularly specified for the imprsOn-
ment of delinquent debtors. Citizens
contributed the money for the build
ing, but in 1895 the legislature
passed a bill to raise by lottery a
sum TO reimburse them. This build
ing was demolished in 1854 In
March 1884, the Levy Court adver-
tised for plans for a new Jail, and
adopted the ones proposed by Joshua
Layton. The contract was let to
Mr.. Layton and Caleb B. Sipple for
$4,000. This building was erected
ON the site of the present Jail. On
November 10th, 1865, the building
was burned to the ground, and the
next year the present building was
built
Returned From Russia
Albert Early, one OF the county
supeTintendents of Public Schools,
returned last week from a trip to
Europe, particularly Russia. While
in Russia Mr.. Early took courses at
one of the universities, and made
studies of various educational insti-
tutiOns there.
Dollar Day A Success
Merchants in Georgetown were
more than pleased at the results of
their first Dollar Day; so pleased
that already some of them are plan
ming for big fall opening sale to
take place just before the opening
of school. On Friday the first day
of the sale, the townspeople were
the buyers, and they are to be con-
graduated for splendid cooperation
to make Georgetown larger and
better place for shopping. Friday
evening the stores were busy until
very late. On Saturday the people
from the surrounding country and
the towns throughout the county,
came in to find just what the stores
were offering, and most of them
made purchases and were pleased
with the merchandise. All day long
the streets were lined with cars and
the Main street was filled with buy
ers. The merchants particularly re-
marked on the great numbe rOf new
people, who were in town for the
event of Dollar Day, people they had
never seen before The united ad-
vertisement of the local stores is an
in tn clowns history, and
results were most satisfactory.
Auto Accident
Elwood Short of Georgetown, was
treated at the Delaware Hospital,
for decorations about
the head and bruises, last Monday
after an automobile accident; the
he was driving collided
with a parked car on the State high
way near Basin Road Short was
thrown through the windshield of
the car. Private Hayes of the State
police Investigated the accident.
Home Demonstration Clubs thro- !
ughout lower Delaware were rep
resented ON Tuesday by two members
from each club, at a meeting in the (,
office of Miss Lucille Zion, county
home demonstration agent here, TO ,
make plans and obtain patterns and
Instructions for different types of .
aprons. The two club representa- I
lives will give instructions to the /
other members if their respective .
clubs, and next month there is going .
% be a campaign of apron making.
Wallace Townsend, eight-year-old /
son of Walter P. Townsend, claims
o be the fishing champion of his /
age around here. Last Wednesday
afternoon while surf casting, abreast /
he Indian River Coast Guard Sta
ion, Wallace landed several large
King fish and hard heads, he finished
nigh man in the party of seven and
vas very much pleased with his
uck.
Misses Mary and Eunice Jones
gave very lovely luncheon at their
home on Tuesday of this week. The
guests from out-Of-town were, Miss
Idwina Nichols, of Denton, Md, Mrs.
darVel Wilson of Swarthmore, Pa,
Ars. Henry Rice of Lewes, Del, and
Hiss Harriet Wilson of Milford.
Those present from Georgetown
'ere, Mrs. Irwin Burton, Mrs. Hal
tead Layton, Mrs. Daniel J. Lay
on, Jr., Mrs. A. ]. Stevens, Mrs. Will
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