Milford chronicle., 1928-04-06
Georgetown

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n the late AdOlphus and Annie Ewing
n of this town, died at his home il
n Philadelphia last Tuesday. Funer
n al services were held at his home
n 1913 North 65th street, that city
Il Thursday evening, and his remains
= were brought here the next day
n Interment was made in Union Gene
n terry. For many years Mr.. Ewing
n was employed as passenger conduc'
n tor by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
n Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen e. Richards
n of Laurel street, celebrated theil
n fiftieth wedding anniversary by TAX
\ ing a trip to Philadelphia.
n Mrs. G. Frank Jones, who under.
n went a surgical operation in the
\ Jefferson Hospital, in Philadelphia
n is improving rapidly, much to the
n qualification of her many friends.
n James M. Steele, aged about Sc
n a lifelong resident of this town
died last Saturday night at the
n home of his daughter, Mrs. Freder-
lex R. Pettyjohn, near Sand Hill
with whom she was residing. Flu
neral services were held at the
home on Tuesday afternoon, Rev. T.
F. Beauchamp officiating. Inter-
ment was made in the Steele family
\ cemetery, north of this town, on the
\ Milford road. He was the son of
the late Sheriff James M. and Pene-
lope Steele. Two daughters survive
him-Mrs. Pettyjohn and Miss Char
lotte Steele, the latter of New York.
Good Will Khan No. II, Knights of
the Great Forest, have presented to
the Georgetown Public School a
large American flag, and a large
handsome pictorial Bible.
Sussex Post No. 8, American Lee
gion, will award a prize of $3.50
gold piece to the boy in the eighth
grade of the Georgetown public
school who has at the end of the
present school term the highest
average in American History. The
WOman's Auxiliary a like prize to
the girl of that grade who has the
highest average in American His
tory.
The entertainment given Thurs
day night in Ryon's Theatre by the
Senior Glass of the Georgetown
High School was a success. They
realized about two hundred and
twenty-five dollars.
Officers of Union Lodge No. 3, I.
o. o. F. of this town, have been
elected for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: Noble Grand, Frank Rust;
vice grand, John 1. Short; recording
secretary, William T. Hobbs. The
subordinate officers will be named
1afar q flor tho Y,ovyIy oIoofod oHoo,,e
are installed.
1t is reported here that Thomas
]. Coulter, of Wilmington, formerly
resident of this town, is in the |
Delaware Hospital in that city suf- |
fering from a fractured ankle, caus-
ed by being hit by an automobile
last Saturday night. Toms many
friends here hope for his speedy re-
covery.
Deputy Clerk of the Peace Bud
Coy is erecting handsome and up
to-date bungalow on his farm at
Stockley, on the dupont road.
Mrs. G. D. Maloney is ill at her
home on Railroad avenue with the
grip.
Our town is about getting over
the mumps, that for a short time
were prevalent.
Tree planting day will be held at
Delaware Colony, at Stockley, near
town, on Saturday, April 21st
The Four-Leaf Glover Bridge
Club met at the home of Miss Lou
Use Hudson, on North Bedford St.,
last Wednesday evening. Those
present were: Misses Mary Town-s
send, Gladys Hudson, Pauline Cod
frey, Edna Barr, Margaret Bullock
and Mrs. Emma H. Devin. The
guests were, this week, Miss Mildred
Rust, Miss Hilda Lee, of this town,
and Miss Sara Messick, of Milford.
Miss Rust won first prize and Miss
Bullock second. Sandwiches and
coffee was served and all spent
delightful evening.
Harland Human is confined to
his home on South Bedford street,
suffering with a slight attack of
Charles ]. Stoeckel is seriously
i'll at his home on South Bedford
street. His many friends hope to
soon see him out.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has issued the following let
ters the past week-on the estate of
Sidney A. Jarvis, of Broadkiln hun
bred, to Theodore M. Jarvis; on the
estate of Ida V. Donaway, of
Georgetown hundred, to James S.
Donaway and Medora G. King; on
he estate of Robert S. Long, of
DagsborO hundred, to Malverna
Long; on the estate of William L.
Of Northwest Fork hum
lred, to Mary E. Stewart; on the
estate of Jacob M. Jones, of Seaford
hundred, to Mary E. Jones; on the
Estate of Mary Jane Wilson, of Sea-
ord hundred, to Nettie Stiles; on
he estate of James Clifford, of
3roadkiln hundred, to Joseph M.
4ank
Sheriff Bryan has 20 "boarders"
topping with him at the present.
Clerk of the Peace John S. Coop
r has issued the following mar
iage license the past week: To
'harles V. Beulah and Olive May
leonard, both of fredericksburg, Md.
George F. Lynch and Lille M.
hudson, both of Frankfort, also re-
eived a license.
Mrs. Mildred Chatham, of Sails
ury, Nd, who has been quite ill at
ne home of her mother, Mrs. Mar