Milford chronicle., 1925-02-06
Georgetown

fine baby boy recently at their home
in Philadelphia. Mrs. Malarky wal
formerly Miss Ida Phillips Of this
town.
The Georgetown basket ball team
went to BishopVille last Tuesday
night and played the BishopVillt
team. The score was 28 to 80 in ia
VOr Of the Bishopville team.
Joseph G. Green, chief Of the
Georgetown Fire Company, received
a sprained leg while fighting fire il
Lewes last Wednesday when the HO-
tel Rodney was burned. He is able
to be out on it at the present time.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will
run another excursion to Whining
ton, Chester and Philadelphia on
Sunday, February 18th from this
section, starting from Franklin City
Va.
The past week this section expert
enced some of the coolest weather il
has had this season. On Thursday
there was a severe rain storm; since
then it has been fair.
A shocking accident occurred last
Tuesday afternoon, about two miles
southwest of this town on the Laur-
ell road, resulting fatally to Daniel
E. Rogers, aged SO years, well
known and highly respected farmer,
residing near this town on the Laur-
el road. Mr.. Rogers who was engag-
ed in hauling wood, was walking at
the rear of his loaded wagon when
without warning he was struck
with much force by a car driven by
Walter o. Elliott of Broad Creek
Hundred. Mr.. Rogers was so badly
| injured that his death followed in a
short time after being taken to his
home. DR.. G. R. Layton and DR.. John
H. Hammond were in attendance. He
is survived by his wife and one son,
Marvel Rogers, who lives at Cam
bridge, Md. Funeral services were
held at Wesley NJ. E. Church of this
town Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
Rev. George White Dawson oficiat-
ing. John T. Carey, funeral director.
Interment made in Union cemetery
here. Mr.. Rogers had a large number
OF friends in this section as we'll as
throughout the county who were
shocked to hear of his death.
In a Jail delivery here Thursday
evening about o'clock three pris-
Oners made their escape from the
county prison and Deputy Sheriff
Bud Coy received an ugly cut on the
back of his head from a piece of iron
delivered by one of the prisoners.
After knocking Mr.. Coy down the
prisoners jumped the back fence and
made their escape to the nearby
woods back of the cemetery. A large
force of officers were out all night
IN search of them and they were
captured next morning by State De-
LectlVe Ott1e Donaway near Mission.
and brought to the county Jail and
securely fastened. The prisoners
were carrying in wood for the night
from the back yard when the escape
occurred. Mr.. Coy's head is getting
along fine at this time although it
required five stitches to close the
wound.
catherine Rogers, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Rogers, of this town.
trlpped over the door sill at their
nome on West Market street and
sustained fracture of her arm. She
Is improving at this time.
= After finishing their mid year ev-
amlnat1ons at the University of Del
aware at Newark Judson Ryon. no
mer Lynch, Ralph Baker. all of tbis |
Town. and Leland Burton, of Ango. |
la' spent the weekend with their |
parents,/ 'Deii
James A., 7-weeks-oId son of Mr..
ana Mrs. Clarence Abbott of near
town. died last Tuesday at their
nome. Funeral services were held on
w ", eunesday afternoon in Faith M. p
church, near Robbins. Interment
maze at Ellendale. Rev. J. II. Bailey
pastor of First M. P. Church. tbis
Town ,ofdciated. John T. Carav fI9
neral director. ~ 4N-
Clerk of the Peace William
julien has the past week issued a
license to Ira Irwin Cenhns
lincoln City. '0'i u
Justice of the Peace E. w Rvon
las not issued any marrjaa.e iicon E IN
les Ior the past two weeks. Mar
lages are running slow here at the
resent time. ~ '-0
1nere are nineteen prisoners con-
lned IN the county Jail here at the
resent time. ~ '''0
Register of Wills Isaac =. Jones
las issued the following letters the
asst week: '--e
On the estate of Peter J. Massey
I Indian River Hundred. to Garry
J. Massey.
On the estate of Benton B. Gordy.
I Georgetown Hundred, to Anna B.
Iordy and Harvey J. Gordy.
On the estate of Frank Helm of
)agsboro Hundred to Katie B. Helm
Ira Brinser, Superintendent of the
ewes Schools, held meeting of
ne Executive Committee of the Sus-
eX County Teachers Association at
le Brick Hotel in this town, on the
Ven1ng of January 26th, to decide
le date, place and speakers for the
ext annual meeting of the associa-
on. 1t was decided to hold the
leeting in Georgetown on Friday.
ebruary 18th. The President of the
George Washington University, of
'ashington, D. c., will be the prin-
pal speaker. The State Superinten-
ent of Public Instruction of the
tate of Connecticut, will also be
resent and address the meeting as
ell as all Of the State Educational
ficials. The meeting is expected to
2 the largest held by the teachers
nee they have organized.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walls were in I
last week where Mr.. S
Talls attended Lumber Mems Con- l
sntiOn. I
J. e. Townsend and Victor Car f
u are attending the Gamers Con- !
sntion in Cincinnati, Ohio. 7