Milford chronicle., 1928-08-24
Georgetown

LllQd SullLQ, I6dCuSTy Will uOlu
festival in the basement of thu
church on Friday evening, Angus
"a. Benefit for the church fund.
Mrs. Nancy Thomas Pepper, age
sc years, widow of Eli Pepper, anC
daughter of the late Thomas Ross
and Nancy Marvel, died last Satur'
day morning at the home of her son
Burton Pepper, about one mile
south of town of tuberculosis. Flu.
neral services were held at the
home on Monday afternoon. Rev. T
F. Beauchamp officiating. Interment
made in Union cemetery here. She
is survived by the above named son
and one daughter, Mrs. Oscar Wick
ers of near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebe Rust and daugh-
ter Betty are enjoying some time by
the rolling waves at Rehoboth
Beach.
The negro Sunday schools of Kent
and Sussex counties held their an
nual picnic at Noah Harmon's Park
at Warwick on Indian River last
Thursday. There were many hun
bred persons present and all report
ed good time. The speakers for the
day were Carrie Palmer of Milton,
Charles Colbourne of Wilmington,
DR.. w. c. Jason of Milford and J. B.
Aiken, of Dover.
Mrs. R. D. Bunting of Harrington
is recovering from a recent opera
ton in the Milford Hospital. She is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lard Torbert of this town, who are
spending sometime with her at her
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P. Green
next year will occupy the property
of Mrs. Annie B. MusgrOve on East
Market street. Mrs. Musgrove will
occupy the cottage she recently
purchased at RehOboth.
A new roof is being placed on the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. A. P.
Townsend on the corner of Market
and King streets and other improve
ments made.
Franklin Lodge, No. II, A. F. and
A. NJ, of this town, last Tuesday
evening installed the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year: Worship
full Master, Ernest M. Rogers; Sen
ior Warden, Edward B. Green; Jun
ior Warden, Bud Coy; Senior Dea-
con, Crawford Bailey; Junior Dea-
con, julius c. Green; Senior Stew
ard, George MINER; Junior Stew
ard, Martin G. Phillips; Tyler, Obey
A. Parker.
Joe Holson, Raymond Fleetwood
and Norris Carmean are camping at
Park on Indian River for
a week.
Catalogues are plentiful in our
local markets and some fine stock
is retailing as low as twenty-five
cents per five-eighths basket.
Mrs. Elenah Rayne who resides
with her son, Roland T. Short, near
town, and who is in her ninety-sixth
year, was circling among her
friends in town Wednesday, appar-
emily in her usual good health.
Mrs. Rachel L. Derrickson was in
Atlantic City last week.
Miss Gladys Hudson entertained
twenty-five of her young lady
friends at a hot dog roast on the
beach above the Hotel Henlopen at
Rehoboth last Wednesday evening.
All reported a jolly time.
The Public Relation Committee
lad charge of the program at the
Georgetown Rotary Club on Friday
light with Rev. Smith of Nassau as
he speaker. On Thursday night,
august 3Oth, this club will go to :
smyrna and have charge of the i
smyrna Club that night
The residence of Oscar Pepper on :
iouth Bedford street has been
realty improved the pasta week.
Mrs. John T. Watson of this town ~
7as successfully operated on for =
all stones in the Beebe Hospital "
lst week. She is doing fine at this Il
me.
Ira Johnson of Washington, D. c.,
the guest of friends here. p
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes n
ick was in Salisbury, Md, Thurs +
ay last. n
Frank Millman of Redden was in d
,wn Saturday. 81
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes u
OK udS lO0uGu LuC lOllOh4l5 4GI- |
RS the past week: 81
On the estate of Henry G. Delan- ii
= of Seaford hundred to Ella De- re
ney and Rosalie r. Martin. fc
On the estate of Sarah J. Steph- b;
is of Gumboro hundred to Charles &C
Stephens. &C
On the estate of William R. Nobb ia
Little Creek hundred to J. Frank CT
tort and Roland H. Nobb. W
On the estate of Salathel A. Gull tie
r of Little Creek hundred to AL bi
,rt E. Culver. pU
On the estate of Jonathan M. tn
NTH of Broadkiln hundred to An ce
e C. E. Prettyman. of
On the estate of Aaron Wright of
)rth West Fork hundred to Isaac WI
Willen. tn
Sheriff Bryan now has twenty Dc
rec prisoners boarding with him m,
the county Jail. Sheriff must be WI
sding good, as he holds his crowd. tw
Miss Maggie S. Wilson is on the ca
* list. gi,
Nathaniel Rust, son of Mr.. and re,
IS. Frank Rust of this town who an
Gently returned from the hospital CHI
Philadelphia, is not much i'm dir
owed at this time. - wi
Miss Edith Conway, cashier in thu
; American Stores, has been or,
ending her vacation on a trip tut
'ough the Shenandoah Valley.
John Lynch of the University of
rginia is home with his parents, Al
=. and Mrs. George T. Lynch, of pla
S place. RAJ
Mrs. Mollie Lynch Sullivan of an
i1n dn1rnlin L. tho n,rnrA .,f frsn.,d. 81,