Milford chronicle., 1922-04-07

day school, an April Fool Party at her
home on King street, this town, Fri
day evening. Refreshments were serY-
ed and all reported a good time.
A. B. Sandidge and family are oc-
cupying the dwelling on North Race
street, recently vacated. by H. W..
Lank, while Mr.. Sandidge is attending
to his contracts of Sandidge and Co.,
building new roads in this county, of
which they have three under way.
At the social held by the members
of the First M. P. Church, this town,
Thursday evening, at the parsonage,
they cleared over SIS, which goes for
the benefit of the church.
There were 112 tickets sold Sunday
from this station for the excursion to
Philadelphia and Wilmington.
H. c. Holden who has been conduct
ing a sales bazaar, weekly here, will
in the near future move his family to
RehobOth Beach. Mrs. Mary Blizzard
of Philadelphia will move here and
occupy the dwelling made vacant by
Mr.. Holden.
The Sussex County Levy Court has
purchased from Mrs. Alice Truitt, her
barn, in the southern part of town,
which will be used for a storage to
store machinery and such.
Mrs. George E. Swain is the guest
of friends in Philadelphia.
The Ladies Aid Society Of Wesley
M. E. Church met at the home of Mrs.
J. B. West, on South Bedford street,
Thursday evening.
George N. Warren and family left
this week for Philadelphia where they
will reside in the future.
A. P. Windisch and family of But
Ter, Pa, have moved to the Donovan
farm, near town, on the Redden road,
which he recently purchased. Mr.. Win
disch will engage in the nursery bus
mess. Mr.. Cromwell and family who
occupied the farm, have moved to the
Jacob Sharp farm, at Reynolds Hill,
near this place.
Our local markets are supplied
with shad and herring. Shad are re-
failing from fifty cents to one dollar
and fifty cents. Herring for twenty
five cents per dozen.
Wilbur T. Cooper and Mrs. Estella
D. Warrington, both of near this
town, in the vicinity of Springfield
Cross Roads, were married at the M.
P. parsonage, by the Rev. J. T. Bail
ey, last Wednesday night. They will
reside near Springfield Cross Roads.
The class in agriculture at the
Georgetown high school has cOmplet-
ed a practical course in hog butcher
ing in which members of the class
butchered and dressed several hogs.
John Barr, of this town, has receiv-
ed the contract to build the new bank
for the Delaware Trust Company at
Frederick, and will start work on it
Aext Monday morning. The building
will be like the one Mr.. Barr recent
ly erected in this town for them and
it is one of the most up-to-date build
ings in the county.
Clerk of the Peace Frank w. Law
son has issued the following mar
riage licenses the past week: to
Frank Williams and Annie Chalmers,
both of Bridgeville; to Wilber T. Coo
per and Estella D. Warrington, both
of HarbesOn; to John D. Gray of Eel
ton and Mabel A. Dobson, of Mills
boro; to Everett C.. Donovan and Hat
tie L. Smith, both of Greenwood; to
George H. Warren of Philadelphia and
Cora E. Pettyjohn, of Georgetown; to
M. Caldwell, of Georgetown.
William B. Wimbles, aged 81 years,
died at his home in Marcus Hook, Pa,
last Thursday, of pneumonia. His re-
mains were brought here on the noon
train Sunday. Funeral services were
held in the Presbyterian Church and
interment made in Union cemetery.
Mr.. Wimbles was a former residence
of this town, and had many friends
in this town.
Register of Wills William J. Mus
tard has issued the following letters
the past week: on the estate of James
A. Coulter of Broadkiln hundred, to
Susan e. Coulter and EdgarfB. COul-
ter; on the estate of Curtis J. Cannon
of Seaford hundred to James M. Can
non; on the estate of Margaret o. A.
Allen, of Seaford hundred, to Eliza A.
Stack and Kitty M. Rogers; on the
estate of Elizabeth A. Cottingham, of
Seaford hundred, to Ella G. Emery;
on the estate of Hannah J. Lank, of
hundred, to Frank B. Car
ey; on the estate of Philip G. Green,
of Georgetown hundred to John o.
Green.
Mrs. Herman Roach celebrated her
2Oth birthday Monday by entertaining
for supper, at her residence, on the
corner of King and Rosa streets, her
father, Rev. J. T. Bailey and family
and a few of her other friends.
Miss Ollie Hurley spent Sunday
with friends in Wilmington.