Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14


into this town. They are handsom
e signs and are credit to the tow
3 and much credit should be giVel
/ the club for their interest in tn
, town.
= The Georgetown Bridge Club me
, at the home of Miss Pauline Godfre!
= on North Bedford street Wednesda!
, night. Those present were Misses
Edna Barr, Louis and Gladys Hud
) son, Helen Brown, Helen Macklin
, Emma HOlson and Margaret Bullock
Refreshments were served and ;
= pleasant evening was spent.
/ Mrs. Sallie Pennel who is i'll a
the home of her daughter, Mrs
Louise Jones in Collinsville at the
/ edge of town, will shortly observe
her one hundredth birthday. A shOr1
time ago Mrs. Pennel buried {
daughter, Mrs. Nancy Wyatt who was
eighty years old and Mrs. Jones
with whom she makes her home is
about 20 years old.
The Ladies Aid of the M. P
Church, this town, met at the home
of Mrs. John Ellingsworth on Kem-
mey street Thursday night.
James Butler of Schenectady, N
Y, a former merchant of this town,
spent a part of last week with
friends here.
Cora Briney has purchased a
hemstitching outfit from Miss Sallie
Messick and will continue the bus
mess at her home on East Market
street.
The hours for Sunday services in
Wesley M. E. Church until further
notice will be as follows Glass meet
ing a. m. Preaching 1O:30, follow
ed by Sunday school school. Preach
ing at 1880 p. m.
Backed by the members of the
Georgetown Rotary Club and the
Women's New Century Club and the
business men of this town move
ment is under way to get the repre-
sentatives in Congress to seek an
appropriation for a new postofice
building for this town as the busi-
ness has increased to such an ex-
tent that new quarters are needed.
At a reorganization of the Sussex
County Levy Court at its meeting
last Tuesday J. Leon Black, of Mil
ton, who has held the position of
president for the past two years,
was unanimously elected to that Of
flee for two more years. Daniel ].
Layton was again elected attorney
for the Levy Court, a position which
he has held for several years.
Within the past two years Chas.
r. Joseph has caught and killed
thirty-eight large chicken hawks and
eight large owls, in a steel trap, on
his farm near town, near the old
MillsbOro road, an dnOw his tlocks
of chickens are seldom bothered by
either.
The remains of Mrs. Irene Walls, |
widow of the late Theodore Walls, !
who died Saturday Of last week at |
the home of her daughter, Mrs. |
James Butler, in Schenectady, N. Y, |
were brought here Tuesday and in
terment made at Providence NJ. P. |
Church, near here. Mrs. Walls was
a former resident of this section.
The annual meeting of the Sussex
County Teachers Association will be
held in the Sussex County Court
House here on Friday, January 21st.
Charles R. Fowler has moved to
the property he recently purchased
from Miss Charlotte Steele, near
HudsOns Bakery.
Clifford Baker, six-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Baker of this
town who is in the Beebe Hospital
in Lewes for treatment for injury by
being hit by a truck is rapidly re-
covering and will soon return to his
home here.
Charles EllingswOrth, aged about
10 years, died in Philadelphia Fri
lay. His remains were brought to the
home of his son, Charles Filings
gorth, near town, Monday. Funeral
services were held in the M. p
,hurch, this town Tuesday after
lOOn. Interment made in Union GEM =
terry. Rev NJ. E. HungerfOrd, as
listed by Rev. W. G. Barlow of
NJ E. Circuit, officiating.
Ir. Ellingsworth was formerly a
esident of this section.
Lorraine E. Hayden, about one
ear old, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
iugene r. Hayden, died at her par
nts home at Robbins, near here,
asst Tuesday. Funeral services were
eld in McColleys NJ. E. Church,
ear here Thursday. Interment made
n adjoining cemetery. Rev. Conrad
Iamer of Ellendale officiating.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
ick has issued the following letters
he past week:
On the estate of Dorins Banks of
hundred to HarbesOn B.
hickman.
On the estate of Walter A. Ireland
{ Cedar Greek hundred, to Minnie
reland.
On the estate of David NJ. Donovan
f Cedar Greek hundred to Emma H.
donovan.
On the estate of Kate Houseman of
orth West Fork hundred, to Kate
Houseman and Mary Emily
-ouseman.
On the estate of Joseph Draper of
ewes and Rehoboth. hundred to the
ussex Trust Company.
On the estate of Levin ]. Gray of
umboro hundred to James H. Lit
eton.
Justice of the Peace William J.
ustard has issued the following
arriage licenses the past week:
To William L. Lindale of Ellen
ale and Anna May Paynter Of Re- :
obOth.
To Dallas J. Bailey of Georgetown +
nd Carrie M. Hudson of Lincoln. IL
Clerk Of the Peace John S. Cooper Is
rs issued the following marriage Ii E
,nse the past week: IE