Milford chronicle., 1929-09-13
Georgetown

opOIISiHeu report SqulrrelS pleuIl-
full, but hard to get as there are no
nuts for them to feed on, although
some are bagging their limit.
The sweet potato crop in this sec
ton is turning out fine, as the dry
weather didn't cut them as short, as
it was expected it would.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has issued the following let
ters the past week: On the estate of
Ralph w. Adams, of Northwest
Fork hundred, to Paul M. Adams;
estate of Josephus E. Ellis, of Lit
tie Creek hundred, to Harvey w.
Hastings; estate of John w. Short,
of Cedar Creek hundred, to Lena S.
Short; estate of Hester A. Wroten,
of Northwest Fork hundred, to Will
liam H. Wroten.
The tomato crop in this section is
the largest and finest in the history
of the county.
There was a large crowd in town
Tuesday to see Barnett Brothers
Circus. Circuses always draw a
crowd to this town.
The State Highway Department
has awarded the contract for an ad-
dition to the highway building, near
the Court House, in this town, to
w. r. Robinson, of Lewes. The i'm
provements will include quarters
for the titling department of motor
vehicles. Work on the building
will start at once.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Locates, aged
SO, wife of Lee Locates, of near this
town, and daughter of the late As
bury and Elizabeth Sammons, died
suddenly last Saturday night. Mrs.
Locates was apparently in her usual
health and when stricken was max
ing purchases in the store of Oscar
King. She was taken to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry M. Derrick
son, a short distance from the store,
and given attention, but she soon
expired. She is survived by hus-
band and six children. Funeral SER
vices were held in Georgetown Pres
byterian Church, Rev. T. P. Mckee
officiating, and interment made in
the Asbury M. E. Church Cemetery
Tuesday. y
The Georgetown Volunteer Fire
Company was represented IN the
National Firemen's Labor Day pa
rade in Washington, d. c., by Fran
els Short, w. A. Conway, Rodney
Pride, William Kitchens, Benjamin
Hammond, Floyd Johnson, Elwood
Holson, Joseph Holson, Norman
King and Linden Murray.
With a total enrolment OF 45O
pupils, the Georgetown school open
ed Tuesday morning for the fall
and winter term, with the following
corps of teachers: N. J. Bons, super
intendent-principal Donald Richey,
English, physical education; Miss
Rosalie Martin, English, history,
French; Miss Mary Kiess, mathe-
matics, science; Miss Edith. Nye,
Latin, Ancient History, general
science; Miss Lulu Moore, CONNER
cial department; Mrs. Naomi Pep
per Townsend, Home Economics.
High school enrolment 149. Miss
Susie Collins, Sth grade, " en-
rolled. Mrs. Cornelia Derrickson,
7th grade, so. Miss Bernice Gala
way, 9Th, Al; Mrs. Charles ]. Short,
5th, "a; Mrs. Mary Bailey, 4th, SO;
Miss Sara Wilson, 3rd, "a; Miss |
Name Wineman, End, "a; Miss Anita
George, 1st, As.
Charles Short, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John NJ. Short, and Miss Mar
garet D. Wilson, daughter of Mrs. |
Annie Wilson and the late j. Edwin |
Wilson, both of this town, were
united in marriage at Snow Hill,
Md, on Wednesday, August 2S, by
l. Tho OFOOm
is a salesman in the local A q T
Store and the bride an operator IN
the Georgetown exchange of the
Diamond State Telephone Co.
Under the auspices of Goodwill
Klan, No. II, of this town, there
will be a Ku Klux Klan rally day
exercises held here on Saturday af-
ternoon, September IA, at O'Clock.
There will be a State (Klorero)
meeting; at o'clock a street pa
rade in full regalia, and at 5:SO
O'Clock a chicken supper in the
basement of the M. P. Church, AT
o'clock a patriotic address will be
delivered by Rev. George w. Bounds
on the campus of the public school
at Millsboro and a concert by the
Millsboro Band, and at 7:15 o'clock
a SO-foot fiery. cross" will be
burned.
Miss Matte Baker, daughter of
Isaac Baker, of East Cedar street,
and Miss Marie Wilson, daughter of
Charles Wilson, living on the
Georgetown-Lewes highway, were
severely injured Tuesday night IN
an automobile accident about
mile south of Frankford, when the
machine of Theodore H. Wallace, of
Ellendale, in which they were rid
ing on their way from Ocean City,
Md, became unmanageable, ana
left tbs highway, turning over and
throwing the girls to the roadway.
The machins caught fire and was
totally destroyed. Miss Baker was
cut about the left temple, chin and
head and suffered from severe body |
bruises and concussion. Miss Will
son was injured on one knee and
severely bruised. They were car
ried to the Beebe Hospital, Lewes, |
for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lowe, of North |
Bedford street, announce the arrival
of a son, born last Tuesday,.
Mrs. Maggie MCGEE is on visit
of several weeks at Selbyville, Mill
Vile, Clarksville, Bayville and the
rest of the "villes" in that section
of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Riley Brown, OF
Wyoming, announce the arrival OF
their third child-a daughter, born
last Tuesday. Mrs. Brown was for
merly Miss Matte Walls, OF this
town.
Mrs. H. P. Jones will leave next |