Milford chronicle., 1928-11-09
Georgetown

Elberta Simpler and Mr.. Francis
Short, of Georgetown, and Mr.. Ed
win Clendaniel, of Glendale, spent
Sunday at Newark and Wilmington.
The funeral of Mrs. Marie Knowles
Wagamon, of Wilmington, N. c.,
took place from the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Know
les, on Sunday afternoon at two
O'Clock. Burial was in Union Gene
terry. Mrs. WagamOn leaves besides
her husband and parents, one small
son.
Mrs. A. P. Townsend entertained
at bridge supper for % guests at
her home on East Market street,
Friday evening at O'clock k.
A Fellowship supper was given to
all male members of Wesley M. b.
Church on Thursday evening. Fifty
nine were present. The Ladies'
Auxiliary of the church served. The
menu consisted of baked ham, oys-
ters, salad, rolls, slaw, pickles, cof-
fee and pie.
The teachers of Wesley NJ. E. Sun
day School, teen age, gave a party
to the scholars of the senior, junior
and primary departments on Satur-
day evening in the church hall. APP
pies were piled high, dOughnuts
were strung around and well of
lemonade furnished refreshments
for all.
The Warwick Indian school has
secured a large framed picture OF
the Roman Colosseum, and The Ma
jesty of the Matterhorn.
The FrankfOrd school, of which
J. NJ. Bennett is principal, has pur-
chased the World Book. the Class
Room Teacher, the Encyclopedia
Britannica, and they have secured
sixty other worthwhile library books
by purchase and gift.
Mitchells School, which is about
three miles west of MillsborO, had
festival at which their receipts were
S24OO. They cleared S1700. The
school was filled to overfiowing. Peo-
pie came from MillsbOro, Gumboro,
Phillips Hill, Hickory Hill, Centen-
airy and Whitesville. The school
sold oyster stews, sandwiches, ice
cream, and candy. The parents do
mated the milk.
Halloween was celebrated in
Georgetown in the customary infor-
NAL manner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B. Green this
week entertained the members of
their classes in the M, P. Sunday
School.
Mrs. Eleneah A. Rayne, who re-
sides with her son, Roland T. Short,
near town, and is in her 96th year,
has expressed her intention of vot-
ing for Herbert c. Hoover.
Miss Edna Barr sustained severe
bruises about The body last Saturday
by falling down a stairway while at
tending il BARI dance given by Miss
Millie Roach, at the home of the lat
ter's sister, Mrs. Chester w. Walls.
She is rapidly improving.
The local fire company was Oh !
Monday evening summoned to the
home of George A. Wilson, on
road, to extinguish a
fire which somewhat dam
aged the building and threatened its
destruction.
Sunday School teachers: Mrs. Her.
man Roach, Mrs. Bud Coy entertain
ed the members of their class, No.
3 of NJ. P. Church, at a Halloween
party on Friday evening in the
basement of the church. The base
nent was beautifully decorated for
he occasion, and large number
we're present.
After an illness of several months
rom tuberculosis, Lee r. Carey, 1
Iged 80 years, died last Saturday
light at the home of his father-in-
aw, Ralph Green, on East Market
treet. He is survived by his wife,
Miss Eveleah Green, one
mall daughter and his father, Post
master E. E. Carey, the latter of
Iillsboro. For several seasons
Dung Carey was first baseman of
he MillsborO baseball team and at
ne time was given a tryOut by the
ate Jack Dunn, of the Baltimore
Drioles. Funeral services were held
t home Tuesday afternoon, Rev. S.
'. Hamblin, of RehobOth, and Rev.
:. P. Mckee officiating, and inter c
AClAL III IlAC ID1OluGInOOu | /
emetery in Millsboro. H. B. Hick- c
IAN was funeral director. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Stoeckels, at
leir home on South Race street, on
uesday evening, gave a Hollowe'en
arty for their son, Roland. The
uests were Bertha Rust, Inez
7alls, Leanna FoOks, Sara Fooks,
)sephine NAPLES, Ruth Minner,
aura Hannah Tunnel, Jack Town
md, Herbert Tunnell, George
ynch, Doris Hinman and Irene Hin
an.
The Ladies' Aid of Wesley M. E.
lurch will give an Armistice Day
'ogram in the Willie M. Jones
emOrial Hall next Thursday night, VI
Dvember Sth, under the direction
Mrs. Fred Blizzard, as follows:
occasional; music, America; invO- ~
tion; music, Song to the Flag; re-
Bernard Ableman; music, OF
le House of Brotherhood; recita- nj
IN, Lest We Forget, Virginia Pep pl
r; playlet, For Liberty's Sake;
ar-Spangled Banner.
and other business
ople of this town are already much
5gruntled over the restriction
aced on parking of cars on the
nth side of Market street, between
e Public Square and Railroad ave- ~
e. The new ruling, which limits -
? time for parking on that side of
2 street to one hour, went into 8
ect last Saturday, and we are
ged to state that it has met with u
: disapproval of out-of-town Wis q
rs to such an extent that they -
eaten to go elsewhere to do
,ir dealing. "a