Milford chronicle., 1925-10-02
Georgetown

home on Chestnut street, at the age
of 77 years, 8 months and II days.
He was the son of the late Nutter
and Sallie Short Marvel, and was a
retired farmer. He is survived by his
wife, two sons and three daughters,
Stanley of Philadelphia; Mrs. Ger
trude Corbet, of Brooklyn, N. VI;
Mrs. Sallie d. Burton, of Angola;
Mrs. Edna Warrington of George
town, and Lee Marvel of near Stock
ley; also one brother and two sis
ters, Charles Marvel of Georgetown;
Mrs. Baker Goslee of StOckley, Mrs.
Lima AIinner of Vineland, N. J. Flu
neral services were held at his late
home Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
in charge Of Rev. T. f. Bauchamp,
pastor of Wesley M. e. Church, THIS
town, and inteTment made in Union
cemetery. J. T. Carey, funeral dlrec-
tor.
The residence of Walter W. Pep
per on Pine street has been improV-
ed by new roof the past week.
The C. E. Society of the First M.
?. Church, this town, will hold a
bake at the home of Mrs. Harry Hol-
son on North Race street, on Satur-
day, October 3rd ,at 10 o'clock.
The many friends Of Mrs. John
M. Richardson are pleased to learn
that she has recovered sufficiently
to be able to leave the Beebe HOspl-
tai and return to her home here and
hope to see her out again soon.
Mrs. Catherine G.. Walls has sold
her store building on the corner OF
Pine and Race streets, to Fred l..
MCGEE, who will move it to his lot
on South King street.
The plans for the new club house
of the Georgetown New Century
Club have been received and as soon
as they are approved by the mem
bers of the club, bids will be asked
for the construction of the building. !
The new structure, which will Occu-
py a site on West Pine street, will
be an ornament to that part of the |
town. 1t is expected to be ready for |
occupancy by Christmas.
The property of Stephen E. Rick
ards on West Laurel street, is being
Overhauled and repaired and also a
new garage is being erected.
Miss Nora Good, stenOgrapher in
the law offices of Deputy Attorney
General Howard J. Cooke is suffer-
ing from a fracture of the left wrist
at her home at Redden, near here,
that she received by a board in the
porch floor breaking and throwing
her. She is being substituted for by
Miss Lila Carey of this town.
Joseph E. Walls, of this town, is
as track foreman at
Lewes, while the foreman there is
on his annual vacation.
Register of Wills Isaac E. Jones
has issued the following letters the
past week:
On the estate of Louise E. Sackett
of Cedar Creek hundred to Charles
H. Sackett.
On the estate of May Dodd of
BrOadkiln hundred to Jennie Yeas
ey.
On the estate of Thomas Wilson of
g., of Broadkiln hundred, to Thomas
H. Wilson and Joseph M. Lank.
On the estate of Peter Marvel of
hundred to Stanley Mar
vel ana Lee marvel.
On the estate of Mary McColley of
Georgetown hundred, to Lizzie L.
Bacon.
On the estate of Edward c. Nc
COlley of Georgetown hundred to
Oscar S. Wilson.
Charles R. Jones, one of George
owns most highly respected and
we'll known citizens died at his home
IN the corner of Pine and Bedford
streets, Thursday night, aged 78
years, 10 months and 26 days, of
general debility. Funeral services
we're held in the Presbyterian
Church, this town, on Sunday after
loon at 1870 o'clock. Interment
made in Union cemetery. J. T. Car
~, funeral director. He is survived
~ one son and two daughters, I.
Paul Jones, secretary of the State
at Dover; Mrs. Millie Har-
lesty, wife of former County School
e. J. Hardesty, of
,eaford; Miss Edith I. Jones of this
own. He was secretary of the Con- l.
titutional Convention at Dover in
897; was secretary of the George
own Building and Loan Association
or about forty years; he was past
laster of Franklin Lodge, No. 12, A.
;. & A. M. He was also a member of
-nion Lodge, No. 8, 1. o. o. F. and
ad been through all the chairs and
Or many years was the treasurer.
lie was also a Red Man and was
a member of the firm of
Jones Co. He was a promi-
ent architect and builder and laid
he plans for many of the commod-
Dus homes and buildings in this and !
Lher towns throughout the county.
he funeral was of Masonic rites. 2
Mr.. and Mrs. George StoeckeIs of !
ear town are spending some time 7
Philadelphia. =
Mrs. Joseph B. West who has been +
'itical ill at her home on South 7
edfOrd street is still improving :
uch to, the delight of her many q
iends/ !
There are thirteen prisoners v
'aYding with Sheriff Johnson at the t
dnty Jail at the present time. {
No marriage licenses have been I
sued here for the past week.
COuHIy EnSlHeeF II. y. Hill mas
stalled a telephone in his resi- =
nee at Redden near here.
The pumpkin crop in this section
the largest this fall ever known
the growers contracted to grow
EN- for the J. G. Townsend and =
n canneries and find them a pay -
2 crop, as well as cucumbers in
, early part of the season. There =
IS large acreage of them for the N