Milford chronicle., 1928-03-23
Georgetown


new Pontiac coach the past week
Cyrus Hatfield, Jr., of this town
has accepted a position with th'
Harrisons' Nurseries, at Berlin, Md
Miss Elsie Rose, chief operator il
the local office of the Diamond State
Telephone, last week attended
conference of chief operators il
! Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyt Rogers are
being congratulated on the arrival
of a fine baby girl, at their home
in this town.
Rev. Frederick Perkins, pastor
of the Georgetown Presbyterian
Church, has returned from a briei
visit to his home in Binghamton
N. Y.
The revival services which are in
progress in Wesley M. K. Church,
this town, are being largely at
tended Dan Hughes, the noted
Welsh singer, is drawing large
crowds nightly.
Melville ]. Kenney, of South Rail
road avenue, a member OF the sales
manship class in the Adult Night
School. which has been held in this
town the past winter, has been
chosen to deliver an address before
the assembly which will meet on
Friday night, March 30th, in the
basement of the Georgetown M. T.
Church. when all the night schools
in this county will be present, and
banquet will be held. All the
members will be given their certl-
ficates at that time.
Prof. Albert Early and E. Paul
Burkholder. two of Sussex County
Rural Supervisors, have been en-
gagged to teach at the University OF
Delaware, at Newark, this coming
summer.
Martin 0. Carey, of this town, is
attending United States District
Court in Wilmington, as a juror,
this week.
Master Charles LittletOn is i'll at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Littleton, on North
King street.
William d. Brasure is sporting a
new Pontiac coupe.
The plant of the Diamond State
Laundry, on North Bedford street,
is being made one-third larger, and
there will be more machinery ad-
ded to take care of their constantly
business. h
Announcement of the engagement |
of Miss Dorothy Martin, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Marvis Martin, of /
Harbeson, and David R. Pepper,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Pepper, |
of Georgetown, has been made.
Mr.. and Mrs. Major w. Hudson
of East Pine street, attended the
funeral of their granddaughter,
Miss Gladys A. Hudson, in Will
mington, last Tuesday.
The Georgetown High School
Team has been organized
for D. l. A. A. series, with Wilson
Baker as manager. Baker for the
past two seasons played left tackle
in football. Harold F. Wilson, man
ager of the school baseball club IN
1927, and captain and star left half
back of the football eleven last fall,
has been elected captain Of the
baseball team.
Some of our growers in this sec
ion are shipping large quantities
If strawberry plants to the Western
states.
Mrs. ]. Chatham, of Salisbury,
Nd, who has been seriously i'll at
he home of her mother, Mrs. Mar
,aret Donoho, on Albany avenue,
S slowly recovering.
Miss. Sussie Collins, our Eighth
Grade teacher, has purchased
lew Chevrolet sedan.
Midland Grange, No. 27, gave a
It. Patrick's party in their hall on
darket street, on Saturday night.
There was a large number present.
Mr.. George E. Walls of the !
Georgetown Lumber Company, who {
las been on a trip to North Caro-
ina for his health, has returned
luch improved, much to the graft
cation of many friends. 1
At a meeting of the new Town L
ouncil Friday night, an ordinance \
ras passed to enforce the traffic S
equations, in regards to driving b
round the Public Square, the sig d
al lights and the making of turns a
here the streets converge at the a
1uare, and also either side of rail- L
BAD at Market street. 1
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes n
ok has issued the following let c
rs the past week: On the estateY d
Margaret Elizabeth Green, OF G.
eaford hundred, to H. Milton n
lmes; on the estate of Hannah p
art. of Georgetown hundred, to a
ndrew ]. Lynch; on the estate of ri
Ilden Portie, of Little Creek hun d.
ed, to Willard NJ. PORTE; on the ly
tate of James w. Marvil, of W
1rthwest Fork Hundred, to Nora W
arvel, Harlie Marvel and Roland lie
arvel; on the estate of Fisher to
NTH, of Cedar Creek hundred, to m
G. Reed; on the estate of Annie OF
Belts, of Cedar Greek hundred, ST
Charles E. Belts and Harry w. da
it's; on the estate of Gertrude tn
llins Hall, of Seaford hundred, to ST
,dford L. Watson; on the estate "
Wesley Jackson, of Cedar Greek sh
ndred, to the Milford Trust Com ad
ny; on the estate of Alfred NJ be
lite, of DagsbOrO hundred, to Ma
orge White Long.
Willard S. Messick, aged 67, died -
iday at the home of his son in