Milford chronicle., 1926-06-25
Georgetown

Former Governor John G. Town
send. has presented to Sussex POSI-
No. 8. American Legion, two acres
of land on the du Pont BouleVaru'
north of the Sussex Colony, lot
club house. The Post will shortiy
beoin the erection of an up to date
oInb house on it. The Post now mas
sixty-fve members and is growing
all the time. ,,
Daniel ]. Short, of near this town.
has nurchased from Huffman L. COR
DIV of Seaford the Collins Mill prop
ertv on the Bridgeville road, about
five miles from this town, ana Will
begin at once the milling ana lner-
cbandising business there. Mr.. snort
had charge of the mill about twenty
vears ago and was the first one 10
engage in merchandising at thaI
Mace Mr.. Short is hustler anu
should do a good business.
Mrs Annie B. Moore, club agent
for Sussex county, and the girl mem
hers of the clubs, spent last week a'
Oak Orchard. , 90 4bis
, town. daughter of Mrs. Sallie =. JOS
enhs and the late Rowland w. JOS
enh. and Woodford H. Steward son
I of Mrs. Annie Steward, and the la'e
F,be Steward, of Gravel Hill, We're
united in marriage last WEDNESDAY
might at Wesley M. E. parsonage ny
Rev. T. F. Bauchamp. Ihe new lyS
welded couple Immediately Went "
the home Of the groom's molhei
where they will temporarily reside
Mrs. John S. Short, aged 62 years.
died at her home, near town, near
the county almshOuse, last Iuesuay
Funeral services were held IN betn-
esda Church, near Stockley THURSDAY
afternoon. Interment made IN Reu
Mems cemetery at DagsDoro' hev
Waltz. Barrow of Georgetown NJ NJ,
E. CT It officiating. She is surVlVeu
|, by her&usband and three chlloren'
Mrs. Lizzie Hudson, of Hickory Hill
Mrs. Emma Marvel and G. W. snort
of Wilmington, also one brother
1 William Brumbley, and one slsteI'
Mrs. A. J. Laws, both of this town
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Rawllns are
being CONGRATULATED on the arrival OF
a fine baby girl at their nome ~
Wilmington. Mr.. Rawlins was IoIln-
erly of this town.
REGISTER of Wills Isaac b. Jones
has issued the following letters tne
past week: ,..
On the estate of Thomas Torperl
of Lewes and Rehoboth hunureu' "
Irav,I- TocAnh
On the estate of Charles B. Marsh
I of Georgetown hundred, to LaVanla
A Marsh.
On the estate of William ]. Adams
] of Little Creek hundred, to Jennie
NJ. Adams.
On the estate of Joshua S. Murray
of Baltimore hundred, to Lizzie T.
Murray. .., -
On the estate of John B. Smith OF
Cedar Greek hundred, to the tlrsl
National Bank of Milford and Mary
E. Smith.
Clerk of the Peace William )
Quillin has issued the following
marriage licenses the past week:
To Wood H. Steward and Mallory
W. H. Joseph, both of Georgetown
To John Perry Graves of Chester
town, Md, and Harriet E. Gum' ol
Frankford.
There are eight prisoners conhn-
ed in the county Jail here at the
present time.
Prof. Calvin E. Afflerbach and Prot
Albert Farley left Monday for New
ark, where they will teach in the
University of Delaware Summer
School for six weeks. Prof. E. Pau
Burkholder will attend Harvard Un-
iversity at Cambridge, Mass, this
summer.
The following took the examination
for the state scholarships to the Uni
versity of Delaware for the teachers
training department, held in the
county court house here Saturday:
Clara M. Johnson of Harbeson, Mar
garet E. Dickerson of Bridgeville
Virginia B. James, Of Ocean View
Florence Holt of Millville, Minnie Z
Short of Ellendale, Blanche A. VII,
liams of Frankford, Mary A. Jolls o.