Milford chronicle., 1927-04-08
Georgetown

daughter, Mrs. Estella Donovan,
near town. in the Redden district,
from general debility Funeral SER
vices were held at McCauley's
church. near town. Wednesday af-
ternoon. Interment was made in
adjoining cemetery. Rev. Conrad
Hamer. of Ellendale, ofticiated. S.
T. Wilson and Son. funeral directors.
I-p until a short time ago Mr.. War
rem lived near Robbins, where he
spent his whole life.
The Town Council OF Georgetown
has the past week had all the dirt
streets scraped and cinders placed
in the low places, and cleaned out
1n bitches, which puts our town in
hrst-class shape.
ST Thomas M. Z. Church, near
town. on the old Laurel and Mills
boro road, has been neatly painted.
John H. Walls has moved his fam
ily from Wilmington to this town.
They are occupying the property OF
.Dr G. F. Jones, on East Market
,Ntreet. Mr.. Walls was formerly a
resident of this place. but some
years ago moved to Wilmington.
At a meeting Thursday night,
held in the county court house, the
GEORGETOWN Chamber of Commerce
was organized as follows: Board of
DirectOrs-James M. Tunnel, DR.. R.
G.. Paynter, H. P. Layton and Fred
eric Walls; PRESIDENT. L. Layton;
yice-president-Dr G. Frank Jones;
reasurer-HOward J. Cooke, Esq;
secretary-Bud Coy; committee on
bv-laws-D. ]. Layton, chairman,
Frank NJ. Jones, Andrew Marvel, Jo-
seph l.. Cahall, and DR.. Joseph B.
Waples: membership and finance
committee George E. Swain, chair
man. Harold w. r. Purnell, e. C.
RvOn, E. Ralph Blizzard, Ralph E.
Blakley, Charles S. Calhoun, George
r. Lynch, Oscar 3. King and II. b.
Boyer; advertising and publicity
committee-A. G. Jones. chairman,
II. f. Hudson, Oscar 8 Wilson, Jehu
+. Hudson, A. F. Wilgus, H. 7. Ew-
ing. 2S members signed and paid
dues for one year. The next meet
ing will be held in Firemen's Hall
on the Square. on Monday night,
April 18th. Standing committee
DR.. John H Hammond, chairman,
George H. Short, G. Franklin Wa
pies; marketing and transportation
committee - County Agent NJ. c.
Vaughn, chairman. George E. Walls,
Walter Roach and c. e. Kephart.
Oscar S. Wilson, former deputy
clerk of the peace. has accepted the
position of representative of the E.
fOTs C11CGnX
county. Mr.. Wilson is busily en-
Gagged at this time listing farms all
over the county and answering. hun
dreds OF inquiries from all over the
United States. for lower Delaware
farms. The demand for Sussex
county farm land is greater at this
time than it has been for many
years. and in the next few months
many transfers are expected to take
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry HOlsOn an
nounced the engagement OF their
daughter Emma to Mr.. James Devin,
Of Danville, Va, at a bridge party
given to the members of the Clover
Leaf Club and friends, at their home
on North Race street, last Wednes-
day evening. Those present were:
Misses Edna Barr. Pauline Godfrey;
Lillian Hutchins. Elsie Townsend,
Mary Townsend. Gladys Hudson,
Mary Jones, EIva Warrington, Helen
Brown. Helen Macklin, Millie Roach.
Margaret Bullock, Mesdames Walter
Townsend, Bessie Hudson, Beatrice
Hammond, Grace Wilkins.
Over fifty dollars was cleared
from the tie and shadow social given
by the M. P. Sunday School class of
Mrs. Edward B. Green. in Layton's
Hall. last Tuesday night. Proceeds
for the benefit of the M. P. Church.
Sussex Post No. 8, American Leg
ion, has elected the following ott1-
GERS for ensuing year: Commander,
James E. Wilgus. of Selbyville;
vice-commander, Norman R. Pur-
nell. of Georgetown; adjutant Earl
Rust, of Georgetown; treasurer, |
Charles s. Calhoun, of Georgetown.
Revival services are in progress
in Wesley M. E. Church. this town,
under the Rev. T. F. Beauchamp, |
pastor of the church
George Penuel, who has been suf-
fering from a sprained ankle for the
past few weeks, has improved so as |
to be out again
Jane Savage, well-knoWn lady
about 70 years old, died near town
last week. Funeral services were |
held Saturday, and interment was
made in Union cemetery here.
Daniel Roach, who has been i'll
at his home on Albury avenue, is
improving so as to be out again.
Register of Wills G.. Vannie Mes |
sick has issued the following let
ters the past week: On the estate |
of Joseph P. Hedrech, of George
town hundred, to Ethel F. Hedrich;
on the estate of John L. Records, OF
Little Creek hundred, to the Peo-
ples National Bank of Laurel; on |
the estate of Asa P. Warren, of
BrOadkiln hundred, to Priscilla u
Warren.
At the meeting of the Georgetown
Rotary Club on Friday night, the
program was in charge of business
methods committee, James E. Cos
lee, chairman, the speaker of the
evening being DR.. R. w. Cooper OF
Wilmington. His subject was:
Community Service" The follow
ing visitors were present: William
c. Smith and Rev. Guy Hill. OF the
Milford Club. The guest was Hon.
Robert G. Houston. William g.
Smith, Jr., was also present, being |
guest Of his father.
A Justice of the Peace William }.
Mustard has issued the following |
marriage licenses the past week: |