Milford chronicle., 1927-03-18

At the Inter-City and Ladies'
Night meeting of the Georgetown
Rotary Club, on Friday night, the
visiting clubs were Milford and
Laurel. The speaker of the eve
ming was Hon. p S. DUPONT, of
Wilmington. The ladies of the
Laurel Choral Club and Mrs. J..
Wiley Thought furnished the mu-
sic. Song leader, Norman Hoffeck-
er. of the Laurel Club. Frank NJ.
Jones, president of the club, made
the address of welcome. j. Wiley
Thought, president of Laurel
Club, responded for that club, and
George II. Hall, president of Mil
ford Club, for his club. Supper was
served by the ladies of the George
town New Century Club, in their
club house on Pine street. About
$50 were present. Committee in
charge: George 4. Lynch, chair
man, assisted by Benjamin Ableman,
Harold w. 7. Purnell, Frank NJ.
Jones, E. Paul BurkhOlder and Bud
Coy.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has issued the following let
ters the past week: On the estate of
Frank {. Quailes, of Seaford hun
dred. to Howard B. Quailes; on the
estate of Emma E. Small, of Cedar
Greek hundred. to Ethelyn Corkran;
on the estate of David o. Warren, of
Cedar Creek hundred, to Virgie c.
Hickman; on the estate of Asher
w. Bennett, of Baltimore hundred,
to Nora Bennett and Ora H. Ben
nett; on the estate of Eliza B.
Moore, of Indian River hundred. to
Charles w. w. Moore; on the estate
of Thomas Mitchell, of Indian River
hundred, to John H. Clendaniel; on
the estate of Aolander B. Parsons,
of Little Creek hundred, to Elijah E.
WOotten.
There are only five prisoners con-
fined in the county Jail here at the
present time.
A meeting of all the white school
teachers of Sussex county will be
held in the Georgetown school
building on Saturday morning.
March 18th. Demonstrations will
be given on first grade reading.
seventh grade geography, stick
printing, fifth grade English. fifth
grade reading, Phonics, citizenship
club actions, sections for teachers
OF one-room school on music.
1.-The Gorham Press of Boston,
Mass. has asked Prof Albert Early,
of this town, to write a book on
drafting room practice.
The Georgetown Four-Leaf Clover
Club entertained at bridge at the
home of Miss Edna Barr, on East
Market street. last Wednesday
night. Those present were: Misses
Pauline Godfrey. Mary Townsend,
Emma HolsOn, Lillian Hutchins
Louise Hudson. Gladys Hudson,
Helen Aacklin. Refreshments were
served and very delightful eve
ming was spent.
Clerk of the Peace John S.
Cooper has the past week issued
marriage license to Alfred J.
Blizzard and Mary E. Ash, both of
Eewes.
E. E. >WOotten, cashier of the Peo-
pies National Bank, of Laurel, was
among friends here Saturday.
George H. Draper. Jr,, of Milford,
was in town Saturday.
Justice of the Peace James X.
Phillips. of SeafOrd, was among
friends here Friday.
Mrs. Mary Robinson, of the Rob-
insOn's Insurance Agency, spent
part OF last week in Philadelphia.
Horace G. Sirman, Jr., formerly
clerk in the Recorders Office, of
Laurel, was circling among friends
here Friday.
Mr. Charles c. Horsey, of Dover,
was in town Thursday.
George A. Nelson and John Kai-
ser, two retired railroad men, at
tended the funeral of NJ. H. Thigh
man, a passenger conductor, in Will
mingtOn on Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Walls has been visiting
in Washington, D. c.
Andrew J. Lynch, Esq, was in
Wilmington Thursday.
Joshua T. Collins. who has been
suffering from the grip at his home
in COllinsville, at the edge of town,
is recovering.
Rev. and Mrs. Frederick Perkins