Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-02-01
Georgetown
A Few Transfers of Property
During the Past Week

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NAPLES of Cedar Creek hundred, I
Miles w. and Howard c. Boyce.
On the estate of W. c. Tull of Sea
ford hundred, to +. Berkeley Horsey.
On the estate Of Phoebe A. Allen O
Seaford hundred, to Hattie ]. Bryan.
On the estate of George S. Buell., O
North West Ford hundred. to John r
Buell..
Had MisfOrtunes
Catherine Phillips, the young daugh.
ter of Sheriff and Mrs. James H. Phil
lips, had the misfortune to fall on
Saturday and fracture her wrist. She
is doing fine at this time.
Edward Call Morris, of GEORGETOWN
sustained severe bruises at Harring-
ton last week, when he fell headlOng
p into an ash pit, while in the perform
ance of his duty as an electrician for
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Election Of Officers in Fire Co. and
Masonic Order
The Georgetown Fire Company has
elected the following officers for the
year: President, John C. Abbott; first
vice president and treasurer, G. Ro-
land Messick; second vice president,
Harold W. 7. Purnell; secretary, Ed
ward B. Green; chief, Joseph G.
Green; first assistant chief, Ollie T.
FarrOw; second assistant chief, Thos.
B. Pepper; chief engineer, Harold w.
| II. Purnel; first assistant engineer,
( Charles c. Green; second assistant
engineer, Norman R. Purnell; fire
recorder, John C. Abbott; custodians
of property, Joseph G. Green, Ollie T.
Farrow, Norman R. Purnell; purchas-
ing committee, G.. Roland Messick.
Hope Chapter, No. Z, Royal Arch
MasOns, have elected Harold w. T.
Purnell, High Priest; Cyrus Hatfield,
King, and Alfred B. Carey, Scribe.
Home Talent Minstrels Make Big Hit
"The Merry Minstrels," given in Ry-
Ons Theatre, Thursday night, was a
great success. They realized quite a
good sum, which is to go toward the
new church home Of Wesley M. e.
Church. The show was entirely of
home talent and all rendered their
parts admirably.
New Organization Formed
A Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety has been organized among the
members of First NJ. P. Church, of this
town, with twenty-five members and |
the following officers for the year
have been elected: President, Mrs.
William Wyatt; vice president, Mrs.
Frank Green; recording secretary,
Mrs. Herman Roach; corresponding
Mrs. Oscar S. Wilson;
treasurer, Mrs Byron Salmons.
Marriage Licenses Issued
Clerk of the Peace William J. Quill
len has issued the following marriage
licenses the past week:
To Martin J. McCabe of Roxana and
Irene c. Clerk Of Williamsport, Pa.
To William e. Ricketts, of Angola
and Edna Rosetta Hall of Millsboro.
Justice of the Peace e. w. Ryon
has issued a marriage license the past
week to John L. Hudson of George
own and Edna Williams of Bridge
lille.
Teachers Of Sussex to Hold Meeting
Feb. LIST
The annual meeting of the Sussex
Jounty Teachers Association will be
leld in the court room this Friday,
LIST.
RAISING In Town And Out
Mrs. Lizzie Rogers is visiting her
laughter, Mrs. Curtis Spicer5 who is
Il at her home in Laurel.
This town is well supplied with coal
t the present time.
r. D. Bunting who is employed as
ngineer on the Pennsylvania Rail-
DAD, has purchased a building site in
harrington and will build home on
he same, and when completed will
lOve his family to that town.
Major Hudson and family are now
occupying the late Mrs. Hettie Law
On property on East Pine street,
-hich he recently purchased.
There are twelve prisoners confn-
/ in the county Jail here at the pres
1t time.
Deputy Clerk Of the Peace and Mrs.
lillian J. CULLEN, Jr., are being
congratulated on the arrival of fine
aby girl at their home in Laurel, last
riday night.
This section was visited by another
I'D wave Saturday and Sunday. The
in exposed places regis
red around zero.
oysters are very scarce in our mar
tat this time.
J. G.. Townsend, Jr., and Son have
tinted the block of new dwellings
at they recently erected in the
lrtheast section of town.
A. H. Handy of fredericksburg, Nd,
as circling among friends here on
lursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Walls spent
and Thursday in Middle
wn as the guests Of his brother, J.
Walls.
Charles Pepper of California is the
est of his grandfather, Alfred L.
pper, here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Phillips of
lmington were recent guests Of rel
yes and friends here.
Mrs. H. J. Dorman is on visit to
ends in Lewes.
J. William Maull and son George
Rutherford, N. j., were recent
ests of his mother and sister, Mrs.
ry Maull and Miss Laura Maull, of
5 town.
George Wilson, an aged citizen Of
linsville, suburb of this town, is
iously i'll at his home there.
salph TorkelsOn, of New York City,
he guest Of George Weeks, Of this
n.
ames M. Tunnel, Esq, was in