Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-01
Georgetown

speaker at Ine GeOTSelOWH OluD Ou
Friday night, his subject being
washington as a Rotarian." The
visitors were William ]. Warren OF
the Lewes Club, and Louis Straus-
: berger of the Philadelphia Club.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has issued the following letters
the past week-On the estate OF
Mark l.. Davis, of Nanticoke hun
bred, to William G. Davis; on estate
of George E. Robinson, of Baltimore
hundred, to Mary H. Robinson; on
estate of Mary c. Lawson, of Indian
1 River hundred, to Henry Hastings;
on estate of Mary L. Quillin, of Bal
timore hundred, to Ebe C. Quillin;
+ on estate of James H. Hurley, of
Lewes and Rehoboth hundred, to
Maude G. Hurley; on estate of Chas.
+ P. Van Ripper, of Cedar Creek hun
dred, to the Milford Trust Company.
Frederick Walls is sporting a new
Oldsmobile coach.
There are only seven prisoners
confined in the county Jail at the
present time.
Marvel F. Jones, son of Mrs. Leah
Jones of this town, and Miss Pearl
Hammond, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frzd Hammond, of Seaford, were
married in Salisbury, Md, last Sat
urday. They will reside here.
Charles Walter Mumford, aged Sc,
a we'll known resident of this town,
died Monday evening. Interment
: was made in Bethesda Cemetery,
near town, in the Stockley section,
Wednesday afternoon. He leaves a
wife and several children, besides
brothers and sister at Berlin, Md.
John H. Truitt, of near town, has
accepted a position as clerk in the
county engineers Office in the court
house. He succeeds ]. Rodney King,
who has held the position for some
time. Mr.. King resigned to give his
full time to his dynamite business,
as he has had that as a side line for
some time, but it has grown so as
to take his entire time. Mr.. Kings
friends in the court house regret
his departure.
William johnson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter S. Johnson, of South
Railroad avenue, who has been in
treatment, has returned to his home.
The annual election for the town
of Georgetown will be held Satur-
day, March End, in the new fire
house, from 1 to in the afternoon.
There is a whole board to be elected.
Frank M. Jones, of this town, was
reelected secretary of the Death
Benefit Association of the Junior
Order American Mechanics, at its
annual session held last Tuesday in
Lewes. Mr.. Jones has held this
office for many years.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. o. Downes, last
week, moved to Rehoboth where Mr..
Downes will be engaged in the laun-
dry business, as he has just COM
pleted an up-to-date laundry there.
Their many friends here regret
their departure.
Final DEGREES in divorce were
granted in the last term of Superior
Court here to the following resi-
dents of Sussex county; Mrs. Lalah
o. James, formerly Miss Lalah Stan
ton, of Blades, from Frank James;
William E. Valiant, of Laurel, from
Mrs. Annie B. Valiant; Mrs. Mary
E. Franklin, of Selbyville, from Al
vim E. Franklin; Mrs. Florence M.
Haubert, Little Creek district, from
George H. Haubert, and Mrs. Mary
Allen Ellis, of Laurel, from Lorain
B. Ellis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. Joseph,
of near town, last Monday were not1-
fed of the death of their daughter
in-law, Mrs. Una Joseph, who passed
away in a Baltimore hospital Mon
day morning, after few weeks ill
ness, aged about "a years. She is
survived by her husband, Howard A
Joseph, and young son, Charles.
This section was visited Wednes-
day night by one of the worst snow
storms of the season, or for some
years past. After snow the weather
cleared and took most of it away
There was no damage reported from
the storm.
Washington's Birthday was OBJ
served here by the closing of the
business and public places and the
display of flags. Our town puts on
a good appearance when all of her
citizens display the large flags that
they received through the American |
Legion q few years ago.
Oscar Pepper has resigned his po- |
sition as meat cutter in the local
branch of the Crooks store. He is
succeeded by Lester Pusey, of Bal |
timore.
Some of our growers are putting
their land in shape for their early
pea crop. The acreage in this Sec
ton will be large.
The primary class of the M. 2.
Church Sunday School realized Szo
from their bake held last week.
Jacob M. Lynch, who has been
quite ill at his home near town, on
the old Millsboro road, we are glad
to state is rapidly recovering.
Miss Margaret Bullock, steno-
grapher in the State Board OF Edu-
cation office, spent the weekend
with her parents in Dover.
Former Comptroller Linwood r.
Lloyd was among friends here Tues
day. Mr.. Lloyd is now in the COM
mission business in Wilmington.
Harvey w. Hastings, of LAUREL
was in town Tuesday.
Republican County Committeeman
William ]. Swain, of Bridgev1lle,
was among friends here Tuesday.
Robert ]. Coulter, of Greenwood
was circling among friends here
Wednesday.
corner Sheriff Joseph M. Dona-
way, of Millsboro, was among
friends here Tuesday
Charles Scott, of BridgeVllle' was
in town Wednesday.
Joseph Littleton is on the SICK