Milford chronicle., 1922-02-17
GEORGETOWN


Mrs. Hannah Hart on Tuesday of las
week. quietly celebrated her 91st birth
day, at her home on East Market street
Mrs Hart is still very active and any
one not knowing would not judge her tC
be as old as she is
Rev John T. Bailey, pastor of First M
p. Church of this town. is busily engag-
ed this week assisting in the revival
work in the NJ 2. Church at Selbyville.
Several of our citizens visited Ocean
City, Md, last week to view the large
whale that has been washed ashore
there.
Miss Eunice NJ. Jones, daughters of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank M. Jones, of this
town a member of this years graduat-
4 ing class of Georgetown high school, has
been notified by the authorities of
Swarthmore College, of Swarthmore. Pa,
that she has been definitely elected as a
member of the Freshman Glass of that
institution for entrance to college next
/ September
st. Paurs Church Guild will give a sup
per in the New Century Club room on
Tuesday evening, February 21st.
Norman Baker, aged years, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Baker. at the edge
of town, fell from a wagon at the rail-
road station here, last week and one
wheel passed over his body, injuring him
quite badly at first. but he is rapidly inn
proving at this time.
Register of Wills William J. Mustard
has issued the following letters the past
week: On the estate of William N. Rus
sell, of Nanticoke hundred, to Willard A.
Isaacs; on the estate Of Isaac A. Rick
ards, of Baltimore hundred, to Elizabeth
Richards; on the estate of Merrill Bunt-
ing. of Baltimore hundred, to Alfred c.
Bunting; on the estate of Hattie "
Short. of Dagsboro hundred to Ella A.
Short on the estate of zachariah W. Nc
DoweH, to John c. Mcdowell,
Clerk of the Peace Frank W. Lawson
has not issued a marriage license the
past week.
Lincoln's Birthday was observed here
by the closing of the banks and several
other business places.
The many friends here of Former
Clerk of the Peace James H Wright.
were sorry to hear of his death Thurs
day morning, at his home at Bethel. His
funeral was held at Bethel NJ. E. Church
at Bethel Thursday afternoon. Interment
made in the adjoining cemetery.
We are glad to state that Julius Green,
Jr.. who was operated on short time
ago in Philadelphia for appendicitis is
rapidly improving.
Burton Donovan who lives near this
town is still in the hospital at Philadel-
phia for treatment and not quite as well
as he was a few days ago.
G. Roland Messick, manager of the
Delaware Trust Company Bank, here,
has been suffering with frosted feet the
past week.
George Toppin of this town and Miss
Charles Williams, of Snow Hill, Md, /
were married at that place last week.
Miss williams formerly resided here.
This section was visited Sunday NOR
ming by an electric storm and since then .
we have had cooler weather
There are six prisoners confined in the .
county Jail here at the present time.
Mr. and Mrs. James West, of Whining
ton, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Elwood Hurley, here.
IRA Messick and family of IIarring-
ton spent Sunday with friends here.
Joseph King of wilmington, spent
Sunday with friends here.
Edward Mustard of Angola was among
friends in town Monday
Mrs John s. Littleton is visiting her
laughter in Wilmington. Mrs. Maggie
Cohen, who is quite sick.
Ninos Maxwell who is employed by the
government at the naval base at Nor
ok, Va, is spending few days with
lis family here.
Former Sheriff, William s. johnson, of I
3lades was circling among friends in I
own Saturday afternoon.
Miss Gladys Hudson is home from Del
ware College, i'll.
Mrs. Hannah F.. Short is visiting her
aughter, Mrs. Ira Davis, in Wilmington. I
Mrs. Elizabeth Swain is very i'll at I
he home of her daughter, Mrs. G. Ro- +
and Messick, on South Bedford street S
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Stewart were in !
last week.
George r. Messick, highly respected I
ged citizen of this town, is still very q
| at his home on Pine street {
Congressman Caleb r. Layton spent c
he latter part of the week with his L
lmily here. +
Mr.. and Mrs John Walls of Whining
IN spent a part of last week with S
lends here. They formerly were resi- C
ents of this town. n
Mrs. Mary Carmean spent the week. g
I'd with friends in Philadelphia. il
.