Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-12-30

ntractor Andrew Murray has
d his family into the fine new
ence that he has just complet.
West Market street.
Mary Tunnel Robinson, OF
tn own, who has been in the JET.
feI Hospital, Philadelphia, fol
soI time, has improved so as to be
hOI and out again, much to the
graf cation of her many friends.
HI y Joseph has moved his fam.
lily f m apartments in the old Eagle
Hote to one of the Thoroughbred
dwell gs, on the corner of Laurel
and n nney streets.
Ear 8JOhnson has accepted a po-
sition IS salesman for the holiday
season IN the clothing store of A.
AblemS and Son, on Market street
Mr.. md Mrs. Joseph Hastings
have md ved from Highland Terrace
to the Swain property, on Kenney
street.
Clerk bf the Board of Assessment
w. Elwobd Wright on Thursday af-
ternoon attended the funeral in Lau-
rel of hill mother, who died at her
home NEAR that town early Tuesday
morning.
The residence of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
w. Faucet, at the Southern edge of
town, has been neatly painted.
Last Wednesday was hog killing
day at the Sussex County Aims
house, near town. Superintendent
Wood dressed one that weighed $50
pounds. The total number of pounds
dressed that day was 3947. Mr..
Wood always succeeds with his
hogs, as he does with all other bus g.
mess transacted for the county.
Postmaster John F. Hudson and
his assistants in the Georgetown Of
flee are to be complimented for the
satisfactory way that they handled
the largest Christmas mail that
ever passed through this Office, ev-
erything being done on time and in
a satisfactory way to all the patrons
OF this office.
Former Sheriff Robert Short gave
his annual wild goose dinner at his
home near Girdletree, Md, Satur-
day night of last week, which was
composed of wild duck, raccOon and
other game. His guests from this
town were Drs. Caleb r. Layton,
Rowland G. Paynter and John H.
Hammond; James M. Tunnel, Esq,
Andrew Marvel, Frederic Walls and
Deputy Clerk of the Peace Bud Coy,
and Frank Smith, of Ocean City, Md.
A night school with seventeen
members has been organized at the
Eldorado School, in Indian River
district, near here. Prof. Albert
EARLY, of this town, who is backing
the night school projects in this
county, was on a speaking campaign
last week in the rural districts in
the interest of the schools and Par
ent-Teacher work.
Garfield Donovan has moved his
family from the Steele farm, on the
Lewes Road, at the eastern edge OF
town, to the Russell farm, on the
Bridgeville road, at the western edge
of town.
Mrs. Elijah N. RyOn is seriously
ill at her home on South Race 81.
Eugene H. Hammond, of this town
aged 62 years, died at 2 O'CLOCK
morning, in the BeeDe
Hospital, Lewes, where few weeks
ago he underwent surgical opera
ton, and at first seemed to be I'M
proving until change for the worse
set in. Funeral services were held
at the home, on Cedar street, Satur-
day afternoon at 1 o'clock, Rev. L.
F. Beauchamp, his pastor, of Wesley
M. e. Church, officiating. Interment
was made in Union Cemetery, here.
He is survived by his wife, who is
daughter of the late Littleton ira
der, of Stockton, Md. Mr.. Hammond
was one of the best known residents
of this town and for many years
member of Wesley M. 3. Church.
and a leader of its Sunday mPrnlng
class. He was assistant freight
agent in the local Office of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Co.
Mrs. Jennie Taylor and sister,
Miss Miss Annie Kollock, left last
week for Lithicum Heightsg Md,
where they will spend some time
with the formers son, Clarence
Taylor.
The citizens of Georgetown have
the town well trimmed with cedar
and other decorations for the Xmas
holidays.
George o. Fearon, of this town,
has been reelected for the fifteenth
time Grand Tall Cedar
of the Evergreen Forest, Tall Ce-
dars of Lebanon. Mr.. Fearon and
DR.. Joseph B. NAPLES, also Of this
town, were elected directors of that
body.
Representatives of eight of the
high schools of this cOunty-Milton,
Georgetown, Selbyville, Bridgevllle,
M.llsboro, Seaford and
Laurel-met n the Sussex County
court house. here last Monday night
and orgaihized the Sussex County
Debating League for the school
term ofJ1927-2S. officers were cho-
sen asJ follows: President, Prof. 9.
W. Jarrett, of Selbyville; vice-presl-
lenE Prof. A. J. Bostin, of Milton;
and treasurer, Prof. Il.
Paul Burkholder, of this town, SUI
DJrvfsor of schools in the northern
;Action of this county. An effort
Fill be made to get every high
school in this county @to become
and organize a debating
team.
Mrs. Annie Tunnel has returned
from Palmyra, N. j., where she has
been spending some time with her
niece, Mrs. Hugh T. Downing.
NiNNol LII. ct..nr.. Mamie,