Milford chronicle., 1928-07-06
Georgetown

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so as to return to his home here
4 and to be out looking after his of
: flee work, much to the qualification
!. of his many friends.
Willard Gray, of Georgetown
. who is in the Jefferson Hospital, in
Philadelphia, underwent two surgi-
/, cal operations, is slowly improving
, Mrs. A. G. Jones, of near town, al
. the Jones Poultry farm, last Thurs
, day underwent a surgical operation
: in the Jefferson Hospital, in Phila-
: delphia. Her condition is reported
/ favorable, and her friends hope for
, her a speedy recovery.
, Mrs. Harry M. Derrickson is suf-
fering with two mashed fingers on
her right hand that she received by
having an automobile door closed
on them.
Teachers from Georgetown and
vicinity who are attending the Uni
versity of Delaware Annual Summer
School are: Arthur Tyndall, Asa
Smith, Myrtle Jefferson, Florence
Dolby and Mary Baker.
Miss Julia F. Burton, of this
town, who has been spending the
winter with her niece, Mrs. M. B.
Saunders, in Fort Worth Texas. has
returned to her home here. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Saunders
and son Tom, who will spend the
summer with Miss Burton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hammond are
being congratulated on the arrival
of fine baby boy at their home on
South Bedford street last Tuesday
morning, whose name will be Will
liam Glenn Hammond.
Mrs. Raymond Montney is spend
ing several weeks with her father |
in Steele, N. D.
The annual Children's Day Ser
vices will be held in the George
town M. P. Church Sunday night,
July Sth.
An Aluminium Club Luncheon was
given at the home of Mrs. Mary L.
Robinson on West Market street, at
l o'clock last Wednesday afternoon.
Those present were: Mrs. Matte
Shockley, Mrs. Helen Williams, Mrs.
Kate Washburn, of Millsboro; Mrs.
Harry V. Lyons, Mrs. Lena Tam
many, Miss Anne Nichols, of Lewes,
and Mrs. R. G. Poynter, Mrs. ]. C.
Quicker, Mrs. Alice Thoroughbred,
Mrs. John Barr, Mrs. Norman Jones,
Mrs. Bessie N. Hudson, Mrs. Rodney
Wilgus, Miss Elbera Simpler.
Vinol Hill, of Wilmington, has
succeeded George Hill as manager
of the local branch of the ]. W.
Crooks store, the later having re-
signed last week to accept a posi-
ton as Pullman car conductor.
Misses Alma Bailey and Thirley !
Broom, of Delmar, and Miss Elberta
Simpler, of Georgetown, and Edwin
of Glendale, and J. Rod
ney King and Francis Short, of l
Georgetown, held a house party at
Riverdale Park, on Indian River,
near Oak Orchard, over the week
end.
Members of Sussex Post No. s,
American Legion, have elected these
delegates and alternates to attend
he State Convention to be held at
1ehOboth July goth and 21st: Ray =,
nond D. Ingram, of Georgetown; e
Howard T. Ennis, of Stockley; Jno.
fisher, of Milton. Alternates-Har q,
y Edginton, of Milton; Norman R. N
ournell, of Georgetown, and Nor p
lecai Hudson, of Frankford. Decis- ~
on has been made to properly
quip the post with guns and uni "
orms for military funerals. In view "a
# the fact that there has been some .
throughout the =
Eastern section of the county which r
5 serviced by the Legion Ambul- =
nee were to call to obtain the y
signs are to be printed and \,
ut in the postoffices in different AZ
owns throughout the territory now !"
eing served by the ambulance, CIV
lg the telephone numbers of the w
mes to be called. A charge of zoe O'
er mile for service outside of the ?,
erritOry is to be made. The post u
lembers are considering a reques
nat has been made for the estab-
shment of a large sign for the
eneft of aviators, just outside o.
)wn limits directing the flyers tc tr
landing field. tr
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes TO
ok has issued the following letters It
lie past week-On the estate of co
nnie H. Postles, of Cedar Greek WI
1ndred, to William o. POstles; Oh WI
lie estate of Dora Warren, of
roadkiln hundred, to Sallie G. alb
7arren. bu
Clerk of the Peace John S. Cooper tri
is the past week issued a mar wi
age license to Edgar Robert War ch
ngton, of Milton, and Thelma w
reen Walls, of HarbesOn. th
Harry Marvel, aged about 4S on
,ars, died at his home near this
wn, on the Laurel and Millsboro mi
ad, Thursday morning, from heart be-
sease. Funeral services were held Nc
the home on Saturday afternoon. me
terment was made in Union Gene Co
ry here. Oh
The corn crop in this section is
Dking fine, and the past week the nil
rmers have got their fields in vie
cd shape and they make good -
pearance. -
The Fourth passed off quietly in
is town, most of our citizens -
ending the day at some seashOre -
other towns. N
There are now twenty-five prison <
S boarding with Sheriff Bryan, at
e county Jail here. During the
)nth of June there were sixty A
IT prisoners committed to the MI
unity Jail, the largest number on aA
cord for any one month. Most of
EN- were for a short term or soon p
get out on bail.
The white potato crop in this Sec
n is about ready for digging.