Milford chronicle., 1927-07-22
Georgetown

of Deeds office here.
Miss Cora Wyatt, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Wyatt, of this
town, was taken to the Beebe Hos
pital at Lewes last Thursday for
treatment.
Miss Elberta Simpler, stenograph-
er in the County Board of Assess
ment Office, has purchased new
Ford sedan.
Two government employees were
in this section last week on lookout
for the Japanese Beetle. They failed
to find any signs of them.
Edward. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Collins, of this town, is in the
Beebe Hospital in Lewes, being
treated for gall stones.
Capt. and Mrs. w. A. Vickers who
have been on the sick list are recov-
ering.
John R. King, aged 60 years and o
days, died last Sunday morning at
his home, two miles west of town
on the Bridgeville road from cancer
of the Jaw from which he had been
suffering for several years. Funeral
services were held in Hebron M. z.
Church, near town, on Tuesday at-
ternoon. Interment made in Union
. cemetery here. Revs. G. c. Ross and
M. E. Hungerford, the latter pastor
of the Georgetown NJ. p. Church, Of
ficiating. Mr.. King was formerly a
resident of this town and for several
years he conducted general store
at the corner of Cedar and Kemmey
streets, and was active in the Re
publican party and at one time was
a member of the Sussex County Levy
Court, representing this district, and
built the first gravel road in this
section-the piece from Gravel Hill
to Georgetown. He is survived by his
wife, Maggie King, and three sons,
]. Rodney, Raymond and Orlando
Calhoun King, and large host OF
friends.
Frank Hopkins of this town,
teamster for Charles H. Wilkins, and
Sons, timber dealers, of this town,
had his right knee cap broken while
hauling timber from a woods near
town last week, when his team came
in contact with a yellow jackets
nest; one of the mules kicking him
on the knee, causing the injury. He
is improving at this time.
John Short, manager of the local
branch of the A. and P. store, is
sporting new Ford sedan.
The canneries here of John G.
Townsend and Son, are rushing at
this time putting up string beans
and raspberries; the latter they are
getting from New Jersey. y
Noah Hurley who was severly in
jured by a fall he received sometime
ago while working on a house at
Bridgeville, has recovered so as to be
out again, much to the qualification
of his many friends.
Register of Wills and Mrs. G. Van
mic Messick, who have been on the
sick list the pasc week are recover
ing.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has issued the following letters
the past week:
On the estate OF Clara R Burton
of Georgetown hundred to Julia F.
Burton.
On the estate of Harbeson F.
Lynch of Baltimore hundred to Win
ter d. DerricksOn.
On the estate of Levin A. Pepper
of Georgetown hundred to Annie A.
Johnson.
On the estate of Amanda c. Evans
of Little Creek hundred to Samuel
H. Evans.
There are only six prisoners stop
ping with Sheriff Bryan at the coun-
ty Jail here at the present time.
Frank Milman of Redden was IN
town Saturday and says that he at
tended the wheat threshing OF his
uncle. David Milman, two miles east
of EIlendale last week, where they
threshed out 728 bushels. Frank says
If was the largest -threshing he ever
attended. o,.,
Clerk of the Peace John S. Cooper
has the past week issued the tolloW-
ing marriage licenses:
To Levin H. Moore and cara H.
Gladding, both of Laurel.
To Clyde Quigley and Helen f.
Palmer, both of Lewes.
To George T. Higgins and Helen
e. Doran, both of Rehoboth.
At the meeting of the Georgetown
Rotary Club Friday night, the fol-
lowing visiting Rotarians were pres
emit: George T. Purnell and Jack
Eddie of Laurel; William H. Krasor
of Milton, Pa. Rol Eggleton of Allan
ia. Ga. Harry c. Davis of Penns-
grove. N. ]. The guest was Robert
]. Walton, Jr., of Lewes. Rol Eggle-
ton furnished the evenings enter
tainment by giving some splendid
slight of hand work and jokes.
Mrs. Annie A. Johnson of Owgan-
da. Ontario, is the guest of Mrs
Lolita o. Walls.
James H. McGlothen of Newark
.sperlt part of last week with
friends here.
g. ROLAND Messick of Milford was
among friends here the first of the
week. Mr.. Messick was formerly thf
cashier of the Delaware Trust Com
pany, here.
DR., Walter P. Robinson of Reho
both Beach, was in town Wednes
day. ..
Joseph M. Lank and w. Layton
Reed of the Sussex Trust Compan,
of Milton were in town Friday after
noon.
Elijah e. Wootten, cashier of tn
Peoples National Bank of Laure
was in town Friday.
Mrs. H. H. Hanley and son JAG
of Philadelphia, are the guests of he
mother, Mrs. Emma Holson, here.
Mrs. Robert H. Wilkins has bee
visiting relatives and friends in Ba
timore the past week.