Milford chronicle., 1924-02-22
Georgetown


L. L. Layton and his salesman, Har-
lev Ryon, Gordon Smack, J. R. Tarr,
Greensbury Pepper, Paul Godfrey and
Tbomas Abbott attended the Atlantic
Seabord Hardware Association meet
ing in Philadelphia last week.
Mrs. William Snyder who some time
ago had the misfortune to break her
leg has so improved as to be out
again, much to the qualification of her
many friends. oo
Mrs. Hettie Johnson, aged about 100
years, died at her residence on Pine
Street. wednesday afternoon from
General debility. Funeral services
we're held in st. Pauls P. r. Church
on Friday afternoon at o'clock. In
terment made in adjoining cemetery,
in charge of Rev. S. D. Van Loan. ].
r. Carey, funeral director. Mrs. john
son was one of the Oldest residents or
this. town, as well as the most highly
este-med. She was the widow OF the
late Williams. johnson. Having no
children of her own, she had In her
life time reared with mOtherly care
IA orphans. ,r-u
Tast Wednesday morning when MIS-.
n A Ruddell, was avoiding being hit
NV a truck at the corner OF Pine ana
Poca streets, her car hit a carriage
bo1oneing to Carroll Wilson, of near
uoI1vville. that was standing near the
s+ors of T. w. Blizzard. The vehicle
was some what damaged. Mrs. Rudden
nresented Mr.. Wilson with ten dollars
n have repairs made to his vehicle.
n Rnst who is employed at the
T1onncU1uania Rail-
road at the station here, mad the mis-
fortune to fall from ladder last week
and severely sprained his ankle anu
received some other bruises about the
bodv He is doing fine at this time.
A meeting of the farmers and
+breshermen will be held in the Sus-
eex County Court House on Saturday
afternoon at one o'clock, March ISL.
The Georgetown New Century CIuD
will hold its annual supper on MaTen
18th. - .,oo4io,,
will be held Saturday, March oth'
when a mayor and five councllmeh
will be elected. ..- - oo+
Our merchants are beginning to get
in their new spring goods.
REGISTER of Wills Isaac 3. Jones has
issued the following letters the past
On On the estate of Arthur ]. Murray
of Gumboro hundred to Elwood w.
Murray. .,. os
Georgetown hundred 10 Jennie JOS
eph. &c Dol,
n David G.. Hail.
On the estate of Annie D. Cannon OF
North West Fork hundred, to Harry
L. Cannon. ,,.,,o, of |
On the estate Of Hetty K. Bishop Oh
Baltimore hundred 20 Lille M Mur-
ray. ,,.4.. sc Gao
On the estate of John Metten OF sea-
ford hundred, to Minnie Metten'
On the estate of Elijah M. Hearn Oh
Little Creek hundred, to the Peoples
National Bank of Laurel.
On the estate Of John B. Lynch OI
Baltimore hundred to Medford Lynch'
There are nine prisoners connne4
in the county Jail here at the present
time. .,,. O,,i,
len has issued the following marriage
licenses the past week:
To Henry F. Ingram and hannah |
w. Wiltbank, both of Georgetown.
To Sidney L. Downs and Mary f. |
MCGEE, both Of Millsboro.
Justice of the Peace e. w. Ryon mas
the mast week issued marriage IL
cense to Samuel R. Wilson, of George
town and Edna M. Wilson, Of Redeem
There will be a meeting OF the
parent-Teacher Association held in
the court room here on Saturday az
ternoon. Everybody interested IN ed
ucational matters should be present
Rural Supervisors Calvin Z. AMER
bach and Tlbert Early will spend next |
week attending a meeting OF the sup
erintendents of the National Eouca-
tion Association in Chicago, Ill.
The dance given by the Eastern
Star Friday evening, February 45tn
was quite a success. The proceeds at
tbe door amounted to over eighty dol
lars. .4
James Everett of FELTON, has accept
ed a position as secretary IN tne w
fee of the State Board OF EducaClOn'
located in the court house here.
Miss Edna Barr entertained tne
Monday Night Sewing Club at 1er
home on East Market street, MONDAY
evening, February 18th. Refreshments
were served and all spent an ENJOY
able evening.
Mrs. Alice Thoroughbred enter
tanned a large number of her FRIENDS
to a turkey dinner Friday evening at
her home on Market street and RAIL
road avenue.
Noah Hurley is suffering from a Sc
verely smashed finger that he injured
Friday while working at his trade as
carpenter. He is doing all right at
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Roach, Mrs.
Walter Roach, Mrs. Herman Roach
and Mrs. ]. T. Bailey spent Wednesday
in Wilmington.
The fourth quarterly conference Of
Wesley M. E. Church Of this town has
been postponed until February 25th,
instead of the 18th as previously an
nOunced.
Former Levy Courtman Harry W.
Johnson of CannOns was among
friends here last week. Harry's many
friends in the county are urging him
to accept the nomination for sheriff
this fall on the Republican ticket.
Mrs. Thomas 3. Adkins is i'll at her
home in the Lacey building, on the
corner Of Market and Race streets.
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