Milford chronicle., 1923-03-16
MANY NEWS ITEMS FROM THE.
COUNTY SEAT, GEORGETOWN

officers of the Ladies Aid Society of
the M. P. Church of this town have
been elected as follows: President,
Mrs. Lavenia Johnson; vice president,
Mrs. Jacob M. Sammons; treasurer,
Mrs. John 7. Calhoun; secretary, Mrs.
Herman Roach; assistant secretary,
Mrs. Joseph Derrickson. The following
committees have been named, parsOn-
age, Mrs. Ira Pettyjohn, Mrs. Cornell
ius Joseph, Mrs. Walter Roach; enter
tainment, Mrs. Harry Holson, Mrs.
ElwOod Hurley and Mrs. Andrew Muir
ray.
Register of Wills Isaac E. Jones has
issued the following letters the past
week: On the estate of Joseph B. Hud
son, of Baltimore hundred, to Pasher
Lee Hudson and Walter w. Hudson;
on the estate of John w. Short, of
Broadkiln hundred to Mary E. Reed;
on the estate of Robert Sims of Lit
tie Greek hundred to Janet Sims; on
the estate of James H. Evans, of Bal
timore hundred to Mary c. Evans.
Clerk of the Peace William J. Quill
len has the past week issued a mar
riage license to Leo Scholder of Mills
boro and Flossie Moore, of George
town.
There are nine prisoners confined in
the county Jail here at the present
time.
George Russell, young son of Ed
ward Russell, of this town, who was
operated on for appendicitis at the
Beebe Hospital two weeks ago has re-
turned home much improved so as to
be out on the streets.
Jacob West and son have opened
their general store in the Pyle prop
erty on North Race street, recently
purchased by Mr.. West.
Willmore Rogers purchased Satur-
day afternoon at public auction at the
court house door the homestead farm
of the late Mattford Short, on the old
Laurel road, near this town. The farm
contained 1876 acres. Consideration
was $4,000.
Ben Hammond left Sunday for Dam
vile, Va, where he is employed as SUI
perintendent on road work with ]. A.
Kreis and Sons, contractors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wilkins of
Wilmington attended the funeral of
her father, Wingate King, near town
Sunday.
George Alfred Wilson, of near town,
is suffering from a cut leg caused by
his ak glancing while cutting timber.
He is able to be around on crutches at
the present time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bailey of Har-
rington spent Sunday with relatives
here.
w. w. Rawlins has been in New
York recently.
Ralph Swain, clerk in the engi-
neer's Office, spent the latter part of
last week in Wilmington.
Miss Annie Rust is spending few
lays in Wilmington and Philadelphia. /
Miss Helen West was in Dover last
week.
Mrs. A. D. Rust spent last Wednes-
lay in Philadelphia.
Miss Edith Jones, clerk in the
School Boards Office, is on the sick
ist.
Mrs. Wingate Conaway is suffering
with the grip at her home on Cedar
street.
L. P. Faucet and family of Phila-
lelphia spent the weekend with
riends here.
Miss Eunice Jones of Swarthmore
College, Pa, spent the weekend with
Ter parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stooms have re-
urned from visit to their daughter,
hrs. Mabel Reynolds in Philadelphia.
Miss Edna Donahue has been on the
lick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Townsend, Mr..
md Mrs. George E. Walls, Miss Sallie
cooper and Representative George
Short motored to Wilmington Thurs
lay and attended Molly Darling at the
Playhouse there.
you're a million miles from no :
7here when you're one little mile from
The Old Homestead" Plaza Theatre,
and Thursday, March 2l
nd %. A Paramount picture. adv
IL you are sick, take Chiropractfc
Adjustments and get well. Anna
(. Gregorious, Chiropractor. Of1ces:
Iilford and Dover. s8-u