Milford chronicle., 1928-06-01
Georgetown

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Laurel Club and H. B. King of Do
yer who were the guests of Z. Paul
BurkhOlder.
Mrs. Mary Carmean who has been
employed as bookkeeper at Harold
Purnell's auto supply store, has re-
signed and accepted 4 position as
secretary to DR.. G. Frank Jones Of
this town.
George Short who has been agent
in this section for the Prudential In
surance Company has resigned and
gone to Delmar from which town
he came and has accepted his posi-
ton back wit hthe Railroad Com
pany.
Preparations for Children's Day
services which will be held in Wes-
ley NJ. E. Church Sunday, June 10,
are being made. The Beginners and
Primary classes will hold pretty
service at the morning session of
Sunday school at II o'clock and the
pageant by the Junior and Senior
schools will be held at o'clock in
the evening.
The new Georgetown Methodist
Protestant Church will be opened
for service on Sunday, June 10th,
with a good program for the day.
Parties have been in Georgetown
during the past few days, taking
steps toward the establishment here
of a button factory. 1t is sincerely
hoped that they will succeed.
AIessrs. William Hill, Walter
Townsend, Dallas Rogers, Noah
King, John King, George E. Walls
and John R. Kitchens wera among
the base ball fans Of this town who
went to Philadelphia Thursday and
witnessed the double header game |
between the Athletics and New
York.
Thomas E. Polk, colored, a veter-
an of the Civil War, aged 80 years, |
died at his home near the colored |
school last week. Funeral and inter
ment took place at Prospect A. NJ.
E. Church, this town. ~
c. A. Smack who has been one of
the firm of Wagamon and Smack,
wagon builders of this town, has the
interest of Mr.. Wagamon and will
continue the business himself at the
same old stand.
The birthday social which was to
have been held in the basement of
the NJ P. Church this week, has been
postponed until Thursday evening,
June 18th. The social Will be held ]
under the auspices of Sunday school s
class No. 10.
Home grown strawberries are in {
our market retailing for fifteen i
cents per quart. The rush of the
crop will be on in about week, {
which promises to be large. The Z
berries are fine, both in size and '
color.
Mrs. Frank M. Jones has been '
chosen president of the Ladies Aid b
Society of Wesley M. E. Church. She
the late Mrs. G. F. Jones, q
who was president of the society for [
several years. c
The residence of former Postmas- C
ter George R. Mears on South Bed a
ford street has been newly painted c
the past week. u
J. J. Morath is still seriously i'll e
at his home on Rosa street. Mr.. u
Morath is Civil War veteran, IS Il
years old. =
Mrs. George Asa Gray, wife Of n
Deputy Sheriff George Asa Gray, ~
lad her tonsils removed at the Mar ~ ~
shall Hospital last week. She is Co - -
ng fine. ~
All the teaching positions in the =,
public schools were re- y,
Gently filled by the Board of Educa- q
ton for 1928-29. The names of the u
teachers and their positions are as =,
follows: High school, Miss Rosalie II
R. Martin, English, French and his y, ~
ory; Miss Sadie R. Guseman, Home n
Miss Lulu M. Moore, aI
commercial branches; Miss Ethel R. hi
English, history and p
physical training; Miss Mary D. br
Iiess, mathematics and science; he
Iiss Edith A. Nye, Latin, general
cience and history. Elementary IN
rades: Miss Sussie Collins, eighth We
rade; Miss Emma M. Carmean, dc
eyenth grade; Miss Bernice Gallo d1
ray, sixth grade; Miss Evelyn Has le
ings, fifth grade; Mrs. Mary H. tn
'ailey, fourth grade; Miss Sara Will Gu
on, third grade; Miss Name Wine fiC
IAN, second grade; Miss Anita sa
TGOISCs AISL leI0Cs SOAOAC0 oSAOOAs Ill
Iiss Rebecca Eaton, principal. lei
J. Rodney King, clerk in the coun- de
? engineers Office, who has been hi
uffering with tonsilitis, has recov- mi
red so as to be out again, attend wi
lg to his duties. de
Register of Wills G.. Vannie Mes I'll
ck has issued the following letters tai
le past week: tht
On the estate of Charles A. John
IN of Lewes and Rehoboth hundred -
, The Sussex Trust Company. -.
On the estate of Annie NJ. Turner
{ Baltimore hundred to Elmer J.
urner.
There has not been any marriage
cense issued here for sometime.
he matrimony business in this
)unty is getting to be thing Of the
asst, as most all young couples are
ping to Maryland to avoid going
trough the embarrassment and
len waiting for twenty-four hours
ter getting their marriage license
fore they can have their marriage
when they can cross over
Maryland and get their license
i'd have the ceremony performed at
ice. -
John c. Abbott who is in the Bee
Hospital in Lewes, being treated
r fractured ankle, is rapidly re-
Vering and expects to be home in
few days.
The property Of Charles T. Jester, -