Milford chronicle., 1916-03-31
GEORGEFOWN,

The Democratic State COMMITTEES
has issued a call for Sussex County
Democratic voters to elect delegates
70 q state convention to be held April
Is. The election will be held on April
Is. The convention is to name dele
gates to the Democratic National Con
Vention in St. Louis.
County Constable Hiram e. Short
father OF Mrs. n. P. Rogers, OF VIII
mingtOn, has purchased tract OF land
along the stone road near town, and
will erect a bungalow there.
The regular spring term OF the Sus-
sex county court will convene on Mon
day, April 3. Many cases are docket
ed for trial
Ex-Postmaster Scott Walls died on
Tuesday morning last
Miss Eva johnson, daughter of Wal
ter johnson, of Georgetown, left for
Philadelphia on Monday, where she
will receive treatment at the Univer-
sfty hospital. Miss Johnson is a 1914
graduate of the Georgetown High
School
Miss Leila Penual, daughter of VII
lam Penusl, of near Georgetown, who
graduated from the high school last
June, has accepted a position as tele-
phone exchange girl in the local office.
Benjamin WagamRn has accepted
the position OF night operator at the
local exchange in place of Joseph
Downs. who is filling a position at the
H. X. Milford Works.
lIr. and Mrs. George Workman and
son, Wilson, and Mr.. and Mrs. Nemiah
Wilson spent Sunday at Lincoln City.
Tuesday, at small luncheon, Mrs.
Mollie Richards OF Georgetown, an
nounced the engagement Of her daugh
ter, Miss Edith Richards to Walter
Minlin Of Dover The wedding will
take place in June.
Mrs. o. d. Robinson entertained the |
Bridge Club at her home last week.
At Oxford, Maryland, on Thursday, |
March 10th, Miss Grace Lee Brown, |
daughter OF the Rev. and Mrs. ]. Nc |
Lain Brown, a former pastor Of the ,
First Methodist Protestant Church, of |
Georgetown, was married to Maurice
H. Insley, of Wingate Maryland Mr..
Insley is express messenger on the
train which rams between Clayton and
Oxford
Rev. W. p Taylor has been collect
ing the benevolence money from his
charges this week, as he left for the
conference ON Tuesday afternoon. Last
Sunday was the last preaching at
Cokesbury and Bethesday churches be
fore conference.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wyatt of near
c Georgetown, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. william Banning, Of near
Greenwood.
Mrs. Edith Thomas, aged q years.
wife Of State Detective Oscar NJ
Thomas, after a short illness died on {
Thursday morning at her home in .
Dagsboro. Mrs. Thomas was a daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Messick,
of Shortley. She is survived by her
husband and two children, and one s
brother and nine sisters.
1Ir. and Mrs. Robert Short of George
town, are entertaining their daughter
Mrs. J. Everett Walls, and son, J. Ev- /,
erett, Jr., this week.
Miss Margaret COverdale of Will /
mington, is visiting Miss Marie q
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. :
John Knowles. t
On Friday Roy Millman and another (
small boy were arrested after break !
ing into the store owned by Benjamin 7
Ableman and taking two complete out c
its of clothing. They started for the I
Nillman boys home, but were arrested
before reaching there. Both boys had il
escaped from a reformatory in the r
Northern part of Delaware, where 2
hey had been placed after commit a
ng several crimes of a similar ma n
uTe The boys were placed in the p
county Jail to await trial at the April y
erm of court.
Miss Vera Ban, daughter of John
Ban, has returned from Philadelphia,
where she has been in the employ of a p
Millinery establishment. Ia