Milford chronicle., 1927-01-28
Georgetown

Prof. Albert Farley of this town
has been engaged to teach geOgrapy
at the summer session of the Uni
versity of Delaware. Prof. Farley
has been employed as a teacher
there for several summers.
The Georgetown New Century
Club has presented the Georgetown
firemen with a piano for their new
hall.
Mrs. A. PiersOn Townsend last
Tuesday night was given a surprise
birthday party by a number of her
friends. Those present were: Mrs.
E. H. See, Mrs. Bessie N. Hudson,
Mrs. Walter P. Townsend, Mrs. r.
ma Scheer. Mrs. William M. p.
Stemples, Mrs. J. II. Hammond and
Mrs. Laura Purnell. The evening
was very pleasantly spent at bridge.
Refreshments were served.
Floyd Johnson and hamily have
moved to the Cullen property on the
public square, vacated by Mrs.
Charles Conaway, who with her
children left last Sunday for Will
mington, N. c.. where her husband
is employed as a telegraph opera
tor.
Roland West is i'll at his home on
Kemmey street.
There are seventeen people en-
rolled in the night school at Will
Evansville down in Baltimore hun
dred. The night schools are gaining
in interest in the lower part of this
county.
Mary Alice Truitt, aged Sc years,
months and 10 days died last Sat
urday night at her home about
three miles east of town on the
Springfield road. She was the wife
of William Henry Truitt, who died
a week ago. Funeral services were
held in st. Johns M. E. Church at
Springfield Cross Roads, Wednesday
afternoon. Interment made in ad-
/ Joining cemetery. Rev. Walter Il.
Barlow officiating.
Revival meetings are being con-
Quoted in the NJ. P. Church, this
town under the direction of the
pastor, Rev. NJ. e. HungerfOrd, as
sisted by Rev. Frederick Perkins
pastor of Georgetown M. e. Circuit
and Rev. T. F. Beauchamp, pastor
of Wesley NJ Z. Church. Interest III
the meetings is growing nightly.
The post office department OF
Washington, D. c., has recommend
ed sixty-five thousand dollars for a
new post office building and site for
Georgetown.
Isaiah Mitchell who for the past
year has been living in Collinsvllle
at the northern edge of town has
moved his family to the property OF
William Vickers on Pine street re-
Gently vacated by J. S. Donaway.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has issued the following let
ters the past week:
On the estate of Joseph L. Chand-
Ter of Dagsboro hundred to Ida
Steen Chandler.
On the estate of Charles W. Frank
lin of Cedar Creek hundred to Stel-
la Franklin.
On the estate of Edward W1llin
of Seaford hundred to Lizzie VIII
lin.
win of Broadkiln hundred to El1z'
abeth M. Goodwin.
On the estate of Luthenia Long oi
Dagsboro hundred to Everett Long
On the estate of Miers B. Belts o.
North. West Fork hundred to JONI
C. Belts and Edgar B. Belts.
At their meeting Friday night tn
GEORGETOWN Rotary Club had a full
attendance. The program was II
charge of the program committee
The speaker of the evening was tn'
president, Frank NJ. Jones, Esq. SUP
iect "Betterment of Our Commun
ity." Next week the program VII
be in charge of Rural-Urban Com
mittee.
Miss Elsie Townsend, daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Townsend, o
this town, has accepted a position
as clerk in the Recorder of Deed
Office.
There are several nice patches o
Brocolli an Italian green in thl'
section, Joseph Bradley, at the edg.
of town, on the Springfield Road
has several acres, which are look
ing fine. If prices hold up as goo'
as past years the growers will haV'
paying crop.