Milford chronicle., 1929-12-13
Georgetown

There are twenty-five prisoners
under Sheriff Coy's care at the coun-
ty jail here at the present time.
Quite a large number of people in
this section are now busy making
holly wreaths and some are making
good money out of them, as the holly
is fine.
Register of Wills, G.. Vannie Mes
sick, has issued the following letters
the past week:
On the estate of: Carrie M. Bur-
rows, of Broadkiln hundred, to Chas.
A. Burrows.
On the estate Of: Charles w. John
ston, of Lewes and Rehoboth hun
dred, to Katherine V. Johnston.
On the estate of: Gideon Walker,
of Dagsboro hundred, to Edith Walk
er Dodd.
On the estate of: John R. Cooper,
of Georgetown hundred, to Harvey
H. Cooper.
On the estate of: Alfred M. War
rington, of Worcester County, Nd, to
Cora M. Legates.
On the estate of: Frank A. Wind
sor, of Little Creek hundred, to Will
liam F. Windsor.
"The May Tag Gang" statesmen
for that company, were given BAN
quet by their supervisor, Mr.. Harry
Conaway, at the Brick Hotel, here,
on Thursday evening. All received
prizes according to work done.
Julius C. F. Mast and Miss Mabel
D. Anderson, of this district, were
married last Saturday afternoon at
First NJ. p. Parsonage, by the Rev.
M. E. Hungerford.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Gladys M. Jones,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald
C. Jones near here, and Sidney A.
Jarvis, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
M. Jarvis, of Harbeson. The we'd
ding ceremony was performed at
Milton last Thursday night at II
o'clock by the Rev. Richard M.
Green. They will make their home
on East Market street.
A new cottage at Delaware Colony,
Feeble Minded Institution of the
State, located at Stockley, four miles
south of here, is being built and will
be ready for occupancy early next
year. The building will house sixty
white girls, and besides dormitories,
rooms for sick patients and dining
room it will be equipped with a
dental room.
Officers of Sussex Post, No. 8,
American Legion, have been elected
for the ensuing year as follows:
Commander, c. Edward Clendaniel,
Ellendale; Vice-commander, Harry
Jones, of Dagsboro; adjutant, John
1. Short, Georgetown; sergeant-at-
arms, Frank B. Stogden, Milton; his
torian, Past State Commander How
ard T. Ennis, Stockley; chaplain,
Charles S. Horn, Jr., Rehoboth
Beach; property custodian, Halstead
P. Layton, Georgetown; post service
officer, Calvin E. Affierbach, George
town; chief ambulance driver, Nor
man R. Purnell, Georgetown; pub
licity officer, Calvin E. Affierbach,
Georgetown.
Wilson Workman and family have
moved from here to Milford, where
he is employed by the Burris Ex-
press.
Town Council of FELTON,, Kent
county, has awarded to A. P. Croll, OF
this town, the contract for laying
a large amount of cement street paw
ing in that town.
Schedules affecting a substantial
reduction in rates for electrical serv-
ice, ordered by the Public Service
Commission of Maryland, have been
made public by the Eastern Shore
Public Service Company and its sub
sidiaries.
Georgetown, Delaware" in large
white letters, have been painted on
the roof of the Court House as a
guide to aYiators. The work was
done by direction of the County Com
missioners at the request of the
Georgetown Rotary Club.
Mrs. Jacob Sammons has returned
home from a visit to Marcus Hook
and Philadelphia.
Mrs. Major W. Hudson has re-
signed her position as janitress at
the local Farmers Bank, which she
held for the last twenty-six years.
She is succeeded by Mrs. Charles 5.
Legates.
q The work of remodeling and en-
larging the State Highway Building
here has been completed by the con-
tractor w. Rodney Robinson, OF
Lewes, and on Friday Resident En-
gineer John R. Kitchens and assist
ants returned to the building after
occupying other quarters for several
weeks.
DR.. Charles R. Cannon, of this
town, was the lucky holder OF the
ticket which drew the 5000 Atwater
Kent radio which was given away
last week by the Boys Band OF
Dagsboro. The doctor sold the radio
back to the band for $100, minus $40
as a contribution to the organization.
Former Sheriff Robert Short, now
residing at Box Iron, Md, enjoyed a
thrill last Monday which didn't re-
uuire an airplane flight to secure.
important business necessitated his !
coming to Georgetown and after en-
countering many difficulties he hnal-
ly reached here, but not before tax
ing a number of spins, dips ana
other stuns on the icy highway. The |
car in which he left home z1gzaggeo |
for several miles before leaving the |
roadway in damaged condition. Tne
second ran against and displaced
large stump standing some distance
from the road and was badly dam
aged. The third car brought him
safely here. Mr.. Short returned home |
Monday by rail. While il town Mr..
short was handed a check in the
amount of S6.15, which had been due
=, - r;,,oo he 1uas sheriff in 1899,