Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-05-04
Georgetown

primaries.
Mrs. Annie Simpler and daughter
Miss liberia Simpler and Mrs Ere
: Bansch of near town, and G. Calvi
= Clendaniel of Glendale attended tn
s funeral of John H. Short in Whining
v ton Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Lacey are bein
congratulated on the arrival OF nm
. baby boy, at their home in New HorR
Mrs. Lacey was formerly Miss kather
inc Davis of this town.
Mrs. Willie NJ. Jones. age 81 years
wife of DR.. George Frank Jones, OF I'M
town, died at her home on North race
street. last Monday morning, after
few weeks illness. Funeral service!
we're held at the home Wednesday al
ternoon at . o'clock. Revs. T. F. Beau
champ and j. w. Colona, ofhclatlns
Tnterment made in Union cemetery
Mrs. J. Edward Short is i'll at her
home on North Race street.
IT w Owens is on the sick list.
Mrs. Alice NJ Hearn, age 81 years.
widow of Joseph 3. Hearn, died Tues-
dav morning at her home on North
Bedford street, from a complication OF
diseases, after an illness OF many
weeks. Funeral services were held IN
Wesley NJ. Z. Church, this town, on
Thursday afternoon. Rev. 7. F. Beau
cbomn officiating. Interment made in
Union cemetery. She is survived by
one son. Louder N. Hearn, of MILFORD
and three brothers, Rev. Francis Bur
gette Short, of New York, former SlaCe
senator. I. Dolphus Short, OF MllIoru'
and former Sheriff Robert Short of CIR
dletree, Nd, and one sister, Mrs hu-
win Deli. Steel of Philadelphia.
John c. Abbott, a well known Iesi-
dent of this town, met with serious
accident at Millsboro last Ihursuay
evening. where he was loading some
,7e oss,lI'' knees. He stepped from the car
+o an auto truck and fell, breaking anu
crushing both bones of his right ankle.
He is in the Beebe Hospital IN LeWes
where he is doing fine. 49,. :.
Nathaniel Rust is taking treatment III
the Orthopedic Hospital in Phllauel-
phia. 81 Mr. and
Nc Harry Fleetwood of this toWI
was severely injured by pelhs NJ IL.
t,,a mouth with a bat while watchlls
az az GEORGETOWN High School team p rac
- Ios+ tuesday, when the bat snppeu
80, +I,e hands of the batter. he sus
4ai,,ad fracture of the Jaw pIle,
49,, nose and several teeth knochGU
~ - ITa was taken to the Beepe f1oSpi
- ~ Tevves for treatment anu nes
si,,oa returned to his home mere
he is rapidly recovering Of this
NIiss Lou Anderson, one u LIT |
+c1,,,,,s Oldest business women III ~
Of service, is suffering from lnJII Ii'S,4 Of
received when she fell down nsii 10 ct !
stairs at her home on Laurel s't 80
week. She is improving at inns -. arra,. of
q
-, rn,l';s, Min. near this town, last Tues,
t S'i - ca,,ebt in a, shaft and received
a broken rib and other pruises'
improving at this time. -,,..z,,os-
Mrs Edward B. Green last Weun1so
dow had her tonsils removed IN Inc
Marshall Hospital in Milford She 10
doing fine at this time.
Harlan Human of this town.
railroad fireman, was las'
Monday operated on in the Beebe Hos
,ito1 in T,ewes for appendicitis. His con-
1ition at this time is favorable. ms
many friends hope to soon see MIN
nome and out again. 49,,
George Conway who has Deeh CON-
ined to his home on East Laurel street
Nv illness is improving, much to the
of his many friends
sThe frost and cold weather of the past
week has done lots Of damage 10 tne
,eaches and plums in this section. Al
hough apples and pears so far are not
much damaged, few of the early e
blossoms siwere killed.
The annual Field Day of the schoois
# Sussex County was held at SaVages
Driving Park at the edge Of town on
he Lewes road. There was recorc
,reaking crowd of people and the day q
oqfH
laps occurred to mar the day.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Messick
as issued the following letters the past
5eek:
On the estate of Sarah E. Joseph OF
indian River Hundred, to Lawrence A.
Kitchens.
On the estate of Edward F. Morris of
indian River Hundred to Edgar G. Nor
On the estate of Luke T. Viclzers of
little Creek hundred to Harry q. Wick
RS and the Sussex Trust Company.
On the estate of Harriet Jones OF
ranticoke hundred to Herbert H. Mat
news.
On the estate of Mary p. Pepper OF
altimore hundred to Edward Pepper.
On the estate of Charles J. Stocked
E Georgetown hundred to Frank e.
toeckei and Robert G. Stoeckel.
On the estate of Rebecca G. McCabe
z Baltimore hundred to James B. Nc
abe and John E. McCabe.
Charles Cooper is on the sick list.
At the meeting of the Georgetown
otary Club Friday night the president
opointed the various committees Tor
le ensuing year. The visitor being DR..
ayl Hitch of the Laurel Club; the
lest was Morris Greenbaum of Selby-
lle
Among those who have purchased
wv Pontiac car the past week are;
r. and Mrs. Charles P. Green, How
d King and Freeman Johnson.
Fred Blackstone of the Blackstone q.
rug Company of this town, is in the
spital in Philadelphia for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barton Evans Of Olney,
l.. spent the weekend with Mr.. and
rs. Charles H. Marsh, here.
Lester Hastings of Gumboro was
long friends here Thursday.
George E. Hearn Of Delmar
is circling among friends here Thurs
Charles Simpler Of Rehoboth was in
vn Friday.
This section was visited on Friday p
yht by one Of the most severe wind
d rain storm that has been expert n
ced for several years. Fortunately no Il
mage was done, beyond blowing
,vn a few trees and flooding the low
ids with water.
Frank Kitchens, aged about rs years,
this town, died Thursday morning at
home on Railroad avenue Of general
oility. Funeral services were held in
undertaking parlors Of John E. Car
on North Bedford street Sunday af- I#$