Milford chronicle., 1924-05-09
Georgetown

D
GERS for the ensuing year: J. Ewel
Calhoun, Noble Grand; Everett Con
away, Vice Grand. and William T
Hobbs, Recording Secretary.
The Commencement exercises of the
Georgetown High School will be held
on Friday evening, May 3Oth. The
graduating class is composed oi
Gladys Baker, Ralph Baker, MablC
Dickerson, Helen Ennis, Herman
Fleetwood, Nora Good, Rowland Hol-
son, Jerdie Lowe, Homer Lynch, Vir-
den Macklin, George Miller, Judson
Ryon, Minnie Short, Ruth Stoeckel
May Smith, Elsie Warren, Thaddeus
Warrington, Edna Wilson, Lydia Will
son and Thelma Calhoun.
AT it's last meeting for this season
the New Century Club last week elect
ed the following officers: President,
Mrs. Edward Sudler; first vice presi-
dent, Miss Julia Burton; second vice
president, Mrs. w. D. Adams; third
vice president, Mrs. Fred Walls; sec
retary, Miss G.. e. Walls; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Anna Beach; ;
treasurer, Mrs. George L. Lynch; Ii
bFarian, Miss Ethel NAPLES; State di-
rector, Mrs. Edward Sudler; delegates
to the State Federation at Reho5oth in
June, Mrs. Edward Sudler and Mrs.
George e. Walls; alternates, Mrs.
Sarah Richardson and Mrs W. D.
Adams.
The announcement of the death Of
Charles e. Compton at his home in
New York City, where he had lived for
the past twenty years and was with
the Peter Henderson Company, was
heard with regret by the many Of the
older folks of Sussex county, where
he lived for many years and was a
progressive farmer on the main road
leading from Georgetown to Milford.
He died on Sunday, April 9th, in New
York and the remains were brought
to Georgetown and the funeral held in
the M. p. Church here and interInent
was made in the cemetery near Rob-
bins Station. He was So years old and
was valued citizen.
Mothers Day will be on Sunday
next, May 18th, and it will be gen
orally observed by all the churches in
and about Georgetown.
V A steeple jack last week repainted
the weather vane on the court house
and the roof of the tower. His work
on the weather vane was watched by
the usual large attendance of lawyers
clerks and loiters, but he got the work
accomplished properly. Harry Locates
of Georgetown did the job.
The local markets are well supplied
with shad, trout and other fish and
they are selling for city prices to a
fish hungry people.
The marriage license business is
certainly stagnant in Sussex. as the
Clerk of the Peace or the Justice of
the Peace have neither issued a IL
cense for the past two weeks.
Young ladies are serving as ushers
and collection plate passers at the M.
P. Church in Georgetown and there
has been a larger number Of young
men attending the services since the
new arrangement went into effect.
Register of Wills Isaac 3. Jones, is
sued letters Of administration during
the past week on estate as follows:
Estate of Ethel A. Burton to How
ard I. Burton Of Georgetown.
Estate of William Ward Of Little
Creek to E. Guy Hastings.
Estate of Philip Pusey of Little
Creek to Harold W. L. Powell.
Estate Of William P. BIocksom of
Seaford to Madison Willin.
Estate Of Charles c. Compton of
hundred to John A. Gill.
Eight prisoners are eating with
Sheriff Phillips at the present time.
homegrown asparagus is selling in
Georgetown markets for rs cents a
bunch.
Mrs. George P. Stocked is recover
ng from the operation performed at
he Beebe Hospital last week for ap-
1endicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hatfield last /
week attended the wedding Of the lat
er's sister at Ridgely, Md. II
Mr.. and Mrs. George Weeks are re-
,elVlng congratulations on the birth |
# baby boy, last Saturday.
A baby girl arrived at the home of
lr. and Mrs. Ernest Wilkins at Mil |
ord on Tuesday Of last week. Mr.. |
Wilkins was formerly a resident of
Georgetown and Mrs. Wilkins was
Miss Gladys Murray of
ewes.
Mrs. Reuben Short fell on Wednes-
ay of last week at her home and
roke her left arm. She is getting
long all right now.
Many are repainting and repairing
heir homes. Among them are Mr.. and
lrs. M. w. Clark on Race street.
'hich has been repainted. The resi-
ence of W. w. RaWIins on Market
5reet has also been repainted. The
of Halstead Layton has
cen greatly improved.
Miss Grace Jester entertained a
lrge party of friends at her home
ear Georgetown on Tuesday evening.
was her 18th birthday anniversary
nd she received many handsome
Realty transfers reported in Sussex
'unty this week are:
George L. Long of Delmar to Albert
Waller, also of Delmar, 1900 so. #.
18th improvements at Delmar, $4,000.
George ]. CULLEN Of Bethany Beach,
Samuel E. Crawley, Of Atlantic
ty, N. j. z acres, at Burton's Cove,
altimOre District, 5000.
Elisha G. Ryon Of Georgetown, to
arris A. West and Linden Barr. also
Georgetown, Al IL acres, in Nanti-
Ike District Consideration private.
Andrew ]. Lynch, trustee for James
Russell and others, of Northwest
)rk District, to Sarah e. Steelman. of
ar Milton, 13 acres, with improve
ents, in Nanticoke District, $400.
Adkins of Dagsboro, to