Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30
Georgetown

Clerk of the Peace John S. Cooper
has the past week issued marriage
license to Alonzo Tull and Edit
Selby, both of Millsboro.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has issued the following letters
the past week:
On the estate of Wilmore M. Rog
ers of Georgetown hundred, to Mary
E. Rogers.
On the estate of Seth Phillips oi
Broad Creek hundred to Emory Il
Phillips.
On the estate of Miranda Ellen
Phillips of Little Creek hundred to
S. Ker Slemons.
On the estate of Henry P. Cannon
of North West Fork Hundred to
Harry L. Carnon.
On the estate of Lorenzy Z. WIN
gate of Seaford Hundred, to Minnie
M. Wingate.
Albert Farley has returned to
Georgetown after attending TWO
weeks session of the institute OF
Public Affairs. The institute con-
sisted of round tables, open forums,
debates and lectures. Twelve coun-
tries were represented. Among those
taking part in the institute were
Sonora Asias, representing the Phil
ippino women; Senior DR.. Ricardo
Affaro, Minister from Panama;
Carlos Ednardo Castaneda, Hon.
James M. Doran, U. S. Commission
er of Prohibition; Jacinto Lopez
Editor of La Reforma Social; Ad-
mantics Tn. Polyzoides, Hon. Man
uel Castra Quesada, Minister from
Costa Rica, Prof. William STAIRS
Meyers of Princeton University and
scores of others.
Constable Charles T. Jester is
sporting new Hudson coach.
Daniel T. Kitchens who had his
arms badly scaled while working at
the canning factory of ]. G. Town
send and Son, here, has improved so
as to return to work again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Savage, OF
this town, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Pearl, to Raymond
Lekites, of Harrington and Atlantic
City, N. ]. The wedding took place
on Monday afternoon, August 19, at
5 O'Clock in Delmar. Rev. J. T. Bail
ey performing the ceremony in the
presence of Miss Margaret Lynch, of
this town, and Walter Offeur of At
lantic City. The bride and groom left
on Tuesday morning for Atlantic
City, where Mr.. Lekites is in the ser
vice station business.
The Georgetown Fire Company
was called out twice last Sunday
evening. The first trip was to the
home of Clarence MCGEE, on North
King street, to extinguish a blaze
which badly damaged his motor
truck. The other alarm was to the
farm of Clarence Rogers, of near
Stoeckelville. Mr.. Rogers barn was
struck by lightning and destroyed
with it's contents, including a mule.
His residence was saved.
Bobby" a highly priced parrot,
belonging to Mrs. Frank L. Joseph,
died last week of an attack of pneu-
monia.
Last Tuesday night, about IL o.
clock, the local Fire Company was
called out for the fifth time at least,
in less than as many years, to fight
fire at the old Kendall B. Wingate
blacksmith shop or the adjoining
buildings, on North Race street. This
time they were totally destroyed
much to the satisfaction of most ev-
eryone, especially those living in
that section of the town. The build
ings, which belonged to Peter Short,
were unsightly and a menace to ad-
joining property. The buildings
formerly belonged to the late Ken
dal B. Wingate, used by him as a
blacksmith and wheelwright shops, |
and had stodd there f7r scores of
years.
Last Wednesday morning, Mrs.
Thomas P. Mckee, met with a pain
full accident at the Presbyterian
Manse, on South Bedford street. She
and her young son, Joseph, were
seated in a porch swing when It
gave way and let them fall to the