Milford chronicle., 1919-02-14
GEORGETOWN.

The time for taking orders for nj
trate OF soda by the county agent has
been extended until February 18th.
The revival services at Wesley NJ.
E. Church have closed.
Mrs. Lynda Rodney, widow of d. S.
Rodney, died at the home of her father,
David S. Purnell, on East Market
street, this town, on Wednesday even
ing, February 5th, of pneumonia, aged
about 5S years. She had just returned
from a visit to Philadelphia few days
before she developed pneumonia. Mrs.
Rodney had been Organist at Wesley
NJ. Z. Church of this town for about
forty years. Funeral services were
held at the house on Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock and interment made
in Union cemetery.
Wilson C. Campbell. aged about 20
years, died very suddenly at his home
near the railroad station Thursday
morning of heart trouble. Mr.. Camp
bell had been i'll for some time but
was not considered seriously so and
was out on the street Wednesday af-
ternoon. He was a member of the Jr.
and Sr. o. U. A. NJ. Funeral services
were held at his home on Sunday af-
ternoOn at 1 o'clock and interment
made in Union cemetery, both lodges
taking part in the funeral services.
Mrs. Cora Elliott, wife of Harvey
1liott, died at her home near town
uesday morning. Funeral was held
at the home Thursday and interment
made in Union cemetery. She was a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Greensbury
A. Short, at the edge of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B. West of this
town last week received a wire from
their son, Timothy E. West, that he
had arrived in New York from over
seas and expects to get home soon. He
is now at Camp Merritt, n. Y, awaiting
honorable discharge.
Mrs. Oscar S. Wilson of this town,
while on a visit to her mother, Mrs.
William F. CULLEN, near SeafOrd last
week, had the misfortune OF fall from
a porch, spraining her ankle and
slightly injuring her back. She is at
her home here at present and is slow
ly improving.
Glasses number six and seven of the
NJ. P. Sunday school will hold Valen-
tine social at the parsonage on Friday
evening, February a.
Charles W. Cullen, Esq. and Mrs.
Cullen have been in North Carolina
at st. Stephens, at the Oakland Club,
enjoying hunting the game that
abounds in that section.
Miss Jane Reed Anderson of Ellen
dale is attending the public school
here.
There still is only one prisoner in
the county Jail and that is a boy
Clerk of the Peace Frank w. Lawson
has issued the following marriage IL
censes the past week: George Foskey
and Georgeana Lewis, both of Mills
bOro; John A. Hickman of Millsboro
and1Lillian A. Tull of Dagsboro.
Register of Wills William j. Mus
tard has issued the following letters
the past week: On the estate of Syl-
vester T. Quillen of Baltimore hundred
to Joseph E. CULLEN; on the estate of
Sallie K. Cannon Of North West Fork =
hundred to Ray Cannon, Sr.; on the /
estate if George T. Baker of Dagsboro !
hundred to Mary C. Baker; on the es-
tate of Walter F. Burton of Seaford
hundred to Charles F. Cannon; on
the estate of Oscar w. Graham of Sea- ,
ford hundred to Susie l.. Graham; on
the estate of Frank n Cahall of North
West Fork hundred to Lillian NJ. Ca
hall; on the estate of Martha E. Am
norman of North West Fork hundred
to Albert w. Ammerman; on the es-
tate Of H. NJ. Williams of Whaleyville. \
Md, to Virgil c. Williams; on the es-
tate of COrdelia L. Williams of Whal-
eyville, Md, to Virgil C. Williams; on
the estate OF Jesse d. Wilson of Broad
kiln hundred to The Sussex Trust Co.
Miss Nellie Nelson, who has been
visiting in Philadelhia for some time,
has been quite i'll with influenza at
that place but now is recovering and
expects to return to her home here
in a few days.
Mrs. H. E. Lynch of Dover was
town visitor Tuesday.
At the meeting of the Sussex County
Levy Court Tuesday the War Depart
ment was given a permit to lay a {
narrow guage railroad track on the {
public road from Cedar Beach Hotel
to Fort Salisbury for the use in hand
ling sand for the fort, and also the !
use of the bridge across Cedar Creek Z
Canal. d
Miss Catherine Layton has accepted q
a position as saleslady in Nelson j. {
FOrney's jewelry store
Miss Neva West of Wilmington spent q
Sunday with her father, Jacob West
WI anu wi D AAAdl lEo ANllE spent d
part of last week in Wilmington
Miss I.cda Messick uf Virginia IS Il
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. IRA Messick c
Deputy Sheriff Lee Mitchell was in
and Greenwood Monday. v
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson J. Forney and 7
children spent Sunday in Salisbury,
Md. If
Julian E. Townsend, of the firm of
]. G. Townsend. Jr., & Co., fruit pack o
ers, is on business trip through the Ii
south.
Mrs. James W. Johnson and daugh- il
ter Helen. who lately moved to Will
mington, visited friends here last [,
week. n
V Roy Munson of Utica, n. Y. is Wis
iting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. S,
Munson. Roy has recently been dis Ii
charged from the U. S. Naval service. S
Miss Ethel Gibson of Greenwood has
been visiting her uncle, John W. Glib
son. is
Mrs Caroline Phillips is visiting Eer v
daughters in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Clement Cooper is visiting rel fl
fiVee in Wilmington fl