Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-11-23
Georgetown

day and played the Laurel High
School boys. The score was 20 to IS
in favor of the Laurel boys.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. c Walter Mumford, in Col
linsville, a suburb of this town, Sat
urday morning and left them fine
baby boy.
The following officers of the Aux
Hilary of Wesley M. 3. Church, of this
town, have been elected for the ensu-
ing year: President, Mrs. A. P. Town
send; LIST vice president, Mrs. M. w.
Clark; End vice president, Mrs. H. J.
Cooke; secretary, Mrs. G.. T. Lynch;
treasurer, Mrs. G. R. Messick. The So
ciety is in a fourishing condition.
The revival meetings that are in
| progress in the First NJ p. Church
of this town, are being largely attend
ed and are increasing in interest
nightly.
Mrs. Annie Phillips, widow of the
late Joseph G. Phillips, died at her
home on South Bedford street, Thurs
day morning, aged about 20 years, of
general debility. Funeral services
were held at the home on Saturday
afternoon at 1 o'clock. Interment
made in Union cemetery.
There were 1853 tickets sold from
this station Sunday for the excursion
to Wilmington, Chester and Philadel-
phia.
]. G. Townsend, Jr., and son have
completed the eight dwelling houses
that they were building in Jones addi-
ton, at the edge of town, on Calhoun
street, adding greatly to the appear
ance of that part of the town.
Miss Mary E. Stockley, aged 73
years, months and II days, died Sat
urday night, November 10th, at the
home of her sisters, Mrs. Clara R.
Short and Mrs. Josephine Faucet, on
West Pine street, of general debility.
Funeral services were held at the
house on Tuesday afternoon. Inter
ment made in Union cemetery. Rev.
George White Dawson officiating. J.
T. Carey, funeral director.
4 1t is reported that Georgetown will
soon be provided with city delivery Of
mail, twice each day, except Sunday
and that no house or place of business
not numbered, and are not provided
with good side walks will be served.
Our sportsmen are having fine luck
and each day since the cunning sea-
son opened reports of large bags of
game are reported and quail and rab-
bits seem to be plentiful in some Sec
tions.
Mr. and Mrs. Garlic Baker are be-
ing congratulated on the arrival of a
fine baby girl at their home on Cedar
street last week.
The residence of Edward Russell on
Delaware avenue, near the cemetery,
is being neatly painted.
Clerk of the Peace William ]. Quill
len, the past week has issued mar
riage license to Howard H. Robinson,
of Georgetown and Elmira B. Dale, of
frankfort.
Justice of the Peace E. w. Ryon the
past week has issued a marriage IL
cense to Lewis L. Paynter and Thel-
ma M. Birmingham, both of Lewes.
Register of Wills Isaac E. Jones
has issued the following letters the
past week: On the estate of Sheridan
w. Warrington, of Broadkiln hundred |
to the Sussex Trust Company; on the
estate of Joseph M. Derrickson of |
Baltimore hundred, to James L. Der |
rickson; on the estate of Elizabeth B.
Long, Of North West Fork hundred to
Seth M. Long.
There are twelve prisoners confln- |
ed in the county Jail here at the pres
ent time.
Vernon Messick, young son of Dep |
uty PrOthOnOtary and Mrs. G. Vannie |
Messick, is suffering from the grip at |
the home of his parents here.
Sheriff James H. Phillips was in |
Wilmington on Wednesday.
Minos o. Short of Seaford was cir
cling among old friends here the first |
of last week.
William D. Adams has been on the |
sick list the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson spent a |
part of last week in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Hilyard spent a |
part of last week with relatives in
Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Thorough
spent part of last week in Philadel-
phia
Mrs. Clemmie Stockley and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles Conklin, of Brook
Ign, N, Y, spent last week with rela-
tives here.
Mrs Mary Chamberlain of Frank
ford is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gardner Calhoun, here.
Joseph Wilson, coach Of the Newark
High School foot ball team, spent the
weekend with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Roach spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ny Tee, at Harrington.
John Kaiser, of Wilmington, with a
few friends spent last week quail
shooting here and reported good luck.
George E. Walls and wife, Julian E.
Townsend and wife, and Matte Walls
motored to Wilmington and Philadel-
phia on Saturday, where Mr.. Walls
and Mr.. Townsend witnessed the
Pennsylvania VS.. Penn State football
game at the Franklin Field, in Phil
adelphia.
John Salmons made business trip
to Wilmington on Saturday and re-
turned home with new Chevrolet
touring car.
Edna and George Barr spent the
weekend in Philadelphia, where the
latter attended the Penn. VS.. Penn.
State football game.
Charles Green and Alton Isaacs mo-
.ored to Newark and spent Saturday
md Sunday with intimate friends.
James N. Russell of near Bridge /
Vile was a Georgetown visitor on
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