Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14
Georgetown

Miss Ruth IhOEpe, recently ap
pointed teacher and field worker fo
the Delaware, Commission for tn
Blind, is working in Sussex count
visiting the blind citizens of lowe
Delaware, offering assistance in tn
way of teaching reading in Iaise'
type, Gaming, basketry, knitting, Gro
cheting, etc.
Miss Thorpe comes to Delaware
highly recommended as an expert
enced worker. She was formerly OF
the staff of teachers of the Mary
land Commission for the Blind a
Baltimore and travelled all through
MARYLAND working with the Nhandi-
capped people of our neighborina
State.
It is the purpose of the Commits
sion to look after the needs and vel
fare of the blind of Delaware. A
working home is maintained at sos
w. 8th street, Wilmington, where
blind men are taught to cane and
weave.
Provision is also made for blind
children of school age whose par
ents need assistance in giving spe-
cial instructions to their children.
The commission would appreciate
greatly the report of any cases not
on record to Miss Thorpe, General
Delivery, Georgetown, or to the Del
aware Commission for the Blind, 3O5
West 8th street, Wilmington, Del.
Miss Laura S. Richards, of George
town, is the member of the Commits
sion from Sussex county
Mrs. Bud Coy and Miss Sadie
Cooper have returned after spend
ing last week in Philadelphia and
Wilmington.
William Falkner, who is employed
with H. ]. COnOway and Son in
the hardware business here, has
moved his family from Midway to
this town They are occupying
apartments in the Old Eagle Hotel
building.
An orchestra is being organized
in the Millsboro school. Thirty-One
pupils are enrolled. Seventeen pu-
pills are taking violin lessons, three
instruction on the cornet, four on
the saxophOne and others are study
ing the banjo and other instru-
ments.
Four hundred people were present
at the Millsboro P. T. A. meeting.
The town band played up town be-
fore the meeting and then marched
to the new school. The band gave
several selections before and during
the meeting.
The Millsboro w. c. T. U. has
given a picture of Frances E. Will
lard to the school,
Mrs. Rida Lingo, of Millsboro,
has composed a P. T. A. song.
Hon. Robert G. Houston, congress-
man from Delaware, was a recent
speaker at the MillsbOrO School
exercises.
The American Education Press
has awarded a Good Citizenship
Certificate to the seventh grade of
Lord Baltimore School The class
took part in the National Good
Citizenship Campaign.
The dwelling of Ira Pettyjohn's,
on KINNEY street. has been newly
painted.
Former Constable J. B. Long and !
George B. Furman, both of Frank
ford, were among friends here !
Thursday.
Rev. c. w. Spry and former sher-
iff William o. Johnson, of Blades,
were circling among friends here
Thursday.
The dwelling of Joseph G. Green's
on South Bedford street, has been
newly painted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Drewes, of
frif lot
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Jones.
Misses Ella Ryan, Hilda Lee and
Mildred Rust will spend the week
in Philadelphia.
Mrs. John Hammond, Mrs. J. Zul-
linger and George Nelson attended
the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Della
ware r. r. at Delmar last Tuesday.
Doris is the name given the new
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. CarsOn's
of this town, born last Sunday.
Mrs. Lavenia Adams is visiting
in Philadelphia and Wilmington.
Register of Wills G.. Vannie Mes
sick has issued the following letters
the past week-on the estate of
Laura S. Joseph, of Indian River
hundred, to Alvin Lee Joseph; on
the estate of Charles H. Jones, of
Northwest Fork hundred, to Maria
Jones; on the estate of Harry c.
Davis, of Northwest Fork hundred,
10 The Baltimore Trust Company;
IN the estate of Lorenzo B. Gardy,
If Gumboro hundred, to Joshua D.
Iordy and Preston G. Truitt; on
he estate of Mary A. Johnson, of
Baltimore hundred, to Horace i.
Johnson; on the estate of John c.
of Georgetown hundred, to
susie X. King; on the estate of Ma
haniel T. Veasey, of Broadki;n
hundred, to Mary w. Marvel; on the
state of Joseph Walter Moore. Of
lewes and Rehoboth hundred, T..
Iaggie NJ Moore.
Clerk of the Peace John S. Coop
+ has the past week issued a mar
iage license to Ernest r. Schu-
laker and Lille A. Lynch, both of
aurel.
There are only 16 prisoners with -
heriff Bryan at the Jail here at the q
resent time.