Milford chronicle., 1918-08-30
GEORGETOWN.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Isaacs
announce the marriage of their daugf
ter. Miss Lille P. Isaacs, cashier al
the United Service Club, of Philadel-
phia, on Tuesday, August 20. to Mr.
John G. Darwin, of St. Louis. Mr.
Darwin is a first-class machinist and
is now serving in the United States
Army. The ceremony was held in the
Overlook Episcopal church in Phil
adelphia, with the Rev. John Hart,
of that church, officiating.
A large number of our town people
attended the Salisbury fair last week.
/ Home grown strawberries of the
! everlasting varieties are on the local
markets, and selling for Is cents per
quart.
Wesley NJ. E. Sunday School held
, its annual picnic at Oak Orchard last
Wednesday.
John Wiley, colored, while at work
at the tomato factory of John Town
send & Co., was struck in the face
by a crane on Thursday, causing a
fracture of upper bone in his face
and knocking out several of his teeth.
He was Immediately sent to the Sal
isbury hospital, and has improved so
well that he is now able to be home.
william T. Hobbs is greatly i'm
proved from his recent illness.
Hugh d. Smith, who a short time
ago accepted a position as brakeman
on the d. NJ. & V. branch of the
P. R. r., has been transferred to
Wilmington, and has moved his fam
lily to that city.
superintendent ] Martin PettyjOhn
of the Sussex Almshouse, gave the
inmates of that place an outing at Oak
Orchard last week.
Mrs Asbury Short, who moved to
Wilmington with her husband a short
time ago. stepped on a peach skin on
a street Of that city, and severely in
jured herself when she fell.
Former Sheriff and Mrs. Joseph B |
West, last week received a letter from
their son, Timothy, who is with the !
boys in France. He says that he is /
we'll and doing fine.
There were seYenty-siX of the 1918
class who have become twenty-one
since June 5th last, registered here
FOR service last Saturday, August "a.
Dr.. John W. Messick, aged 76
years. dentist in this town for the
past SO years, and a prominent Mason,
llsO a former member of the General
Assembly, died early on Wednesday
morning in his apartments at Lewes,
lfter an illness of several months.
1e had gone to Lewes several weeks
.gO in the hopes of regaining his
lealth. His remains were brought to
lis home here on Wednesday and
uneral services were held in St.
'adPs P. E. Church, where he had
een a vestryman for several years,
riday afternoon, with interment in
he adjoining cemetery. He leaves
widow, Mrs. Margaret Messick, and a
wo sons, DR. George E. Messick, of c
ilford, and Dr.. William R Messick '
I Lewes; one daughter, Mrs. Penn
ose Wilgus, of Millsboro, and one t
rother, George NJ. Messick of this v
)wn.
Word has been received by the fam e
y of Samuel Ableman of this town s
lat he is in the Jefferson hospital
philadelphia, for treatment of an
ye, which he may lose the sight Of.
Miss Cora Muir, teacher in the sec
nd grade, and Miss Ethel Williams,
teacher of the George n
'wn Public School. have rendered Il
leir designations to the Board of Ed c
cation.
James n. Russell, aged 70 years, a
months, died at his home near here 81
lturday, after an illness of about W
months of infrmities of old age.
1neral services were held at his late is
sldence Monday morning and inter
ent made in the Union Cemetery. N
Norval Wilson, clerk in the Drug B
ore OF DR.. John II Hammond has q
zen appointed traffic officer by h
ayOr Stewart. hi
Layton, Conaway, about sixteen l.
'ars OF age, had the misfortune to
ep on a carrier belt or chain at the di
mato factory here Saturday and F
as caught in such a manner as to
acture the bone in his left foot. W
CLERK OF the Peace ". Eiwuoda D
right has issued a marriage license
Horace Wiley, Of Greenwood, and l.
nina Butler Of fredericksburg, Md. hC
Miss Mamie Fowler is visiting with in
ends in Wilmington.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Barto and B;
n Of Washington, D. c., motored on
re Saturday night and will spend
week with Mrs. A. NJ. Day. ia
Misses Minnie Kreer, Olive Roach in,
q Roberts A. Day, spent the week HI
d at Oak Orchard.
Mrs. William J Mustard has baan to-
.fting in Philadelphia. m1
Miss Sallie Cooper, is visiting in
iladelphia. - mi
MF. and Mrs. Edward wilkins OF he
imlngton are spending few days
n relatives and friends here. TN
Mrs. Hannah Jones. of Chester Do in