Milford chronicle., 1928-09-21
Georgetown

chool.
Our sportsmen are still meeting
ith success squirrel shootlng'
hey report them to be plehtllul'
ut wild and hard to get close TO.
The Georgetown Town Couhcll Is
Improving the streets by nlllhs up
he holes and leveling them up, get
ing them in shape for the winter
Sheriff Bryan still has thirty-tive
risoners boarding with him at the
all here. o
Clerk of the Peace John S. Cooper
as the past week issued marriage
license To William Holland, OF
3ridgeville, and Nora Higmett, OF
5eaford.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
siek has issued the following letters
he past week-on the estate OF
Kendall M. Daisey, of Baltimore
hundred, to Mary Leah Daisey; on
estate of Jennie Schellenger, OF
.ewes and Rehoboth hundred, to
Ioseph E. Carey; on the estate OF
Joseph A. Hearn, of Broad Greek
hundred, to Ella Hearn and Francis
Wheatley; on the estate of Marian
B. Short, of Northwest Fork hun
dred, to William P. Short.
w. F. Gordon, of Washington, D.
&C., is visiting his sister, Mrs. Fred
Walls. ,
David R. Pepper has purchased
from Carl Cooper the Mrs. Julia &.
Pam property on the moth side OF
West Market street, nearly opposite
the residence of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Byron Pepper David and his
bride of a few weeks will go to
Housekeeping" the first of next
month.
George T. Lynch, merchant, poul-
try dealer and fertilizer manufac-
turer. has purchased P. o. DOwnes'
interest in the Diamond State
Laundry, located here.
Mrs. Laura c. White, aged Il
years, 6 months and % days, widow
of Former Attorney General Robert
9. White, died Tuesday afternoon,
September 18th, in the Beebe Hos
pital, at Lewes, after brief illness.
Mrs. White had been ailing for
some time but her condition did not
become alarming until Saturday,
and at noon on Sunday she was TAX
en- to the hospital, where it was
found an operation would not i'm
prove her condition. Mrs. White,
before her marriage was Miss Laura
Conwell and was born and spent her
girlhood near Milton. She is sur
vived by two daughters - Mary, the
wife of Herbert Tunnel, of Butte,
Montana, who arrived with her two
children on Wednesday night, and
Bessie. wife of Edward Norris, who
resides in Idaho. She arrived here
yesterday. Mrs. Norris was called
here recently by the death of her
aunt, Mrs. Hettie ]. Dorman, and
left for her home a week ago last
Wednesday, barely reaching there
when she was summoned back by
the illness of her mother. Funeral
was held at the home Saturday af-
ternoon. Interment made at Milton.
Rev. Henderson officiated.
Rev. M. E. Hungerford, pastor of
Georgetown M. p Church, is plan
ning to begin a series of revivals
on Sunday, October Z.
: Ronald Joseph, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank L. Joseph, has been suf-
fering from a badly infected hand,
which developed from a blister, but
at this time is much better.
= Thomas Coffin has resigned his po-
sition at HudsOn's Bakery and ac-
cepted the position of assistant
manager of the American Store at
Havre de Grace, Md.
George E. Swain on Monday at
tended a meeting of Victor dealers
at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, in
Philadelphia, which was followed in
the evening by banquet.
There are at least four candidates
for the nomination of Coroner on
the Republican ticket-Former Cor
oner Joseph A. Warrington, of near
GEORGETOWN; Charles Isaacs, of near
Seaford; Ernest Adams, of Laurel,
and William w. Tindal, residing be-
tween Georgetown and Laurel.
A large number of our citizens at
tended the DOwnie Brothers Circus
in Milford Thursday.
The number of students enrolled
in the several departments of the
Georgetown Public Schools are as
follows: 1st grade, A; End, 35; 3rd,
SO; 4th, 80; 5th, 80; 9Th, 80; 7th, SO;
Sth. 35: high school, $50; total, 452.
Former Sheriff James H. Phillips
has rented his farm, about one mile
east of this town, to Edgar Short,
and with his family will move in
town Mr.. Phillips has the pur-
chase of one of several properties
under consideration.
Burton B. Bowden, of near Sea-
ford, who has served for the past
six years as Levy Court Commis-
sioner, has announced his candi-
dacy for reelection at the coming
primaries, subject to the decision OF
the Democratic voters.
Notice has been given that the
Sussex County Democratic Primary
elections will be held on Saturday,
%, between the hours OF
1 and Z p. m, for the purpose of
candidates for the fol-
lowing Offices: ProthOnotary, Reg
ister in Chancery and Clerk of the
Orphans Court, Levy Court Com
Receiver of Taxes and
County Treasurer, Comptroller,
Sheriff, Coroner, State Senator in
The Second and Fourth Senatorial
districts, Members of the House of
in each representa-
i've district, Inspectors in each cleo
ion district.
The Georgetown Fire Company
will hold it's annual carnival from
October 5th to 18th, which is to be
arger and better than any before.
If you are not already registered
n vote at the NOVemh her election |