Milford chronicle., 1929-07-19
Georgetown

The Georgetown Fire Compan
attended the ninth annual conventio
of the Delaware Volunteer Fire
mems Association held Wednesda
and Thursday in the du Pont-B1lt
more Hotel, Wilmington, and too
part in the big parade. There wer
visiting companies from New Yori
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Mary
land.
Tax Receiver Wants Money
Receiver of Taxes John S. Isaac
and his deputies have this wee
been busIly engaged mailing ou
statement cards of county and schoo
taxes for 1929 to the thousands o
Sussex County taxables. For thel
convenience, Mr.. Isaacs has arrang
ed to sit at a number of places Il
the county to receive taxes from II
a. m. to 4 p. M, as follows;
Milford, Wednesday, July II, a
Hendrixson's Office.
Bridgeville, Thursday, July IL a
Columbia House.
Seaford, Friday, July 10, at Phil
lips Office.
Millsboro, Saturday, July 20, al
Millsboro Trust Company.
Selbyville, Wednesday, July "a, al
Townsend's Office.
Delmar, Thursday, July %, al
First National Bank.
Lewes, Friday, July 26, at Car
Laurel, Saturday, July 27, at Peo-
ple's National Bank.
Rehoboth, Wednesday, July 81, at
Trust Company.
On Trip to North Carolina ,
James Hayman and Drew MarVel
purchased a secondhand Ford tour
ing car, fitted it up with camping
outfit and left last Monday for d
trip as far away as North Carolina,
taking in the Luray Caverns and
many others places of interest.
Upon their return they hope TO De
able to write a book on snakes.
Mrs. Hurley Hanley and son OF
Philadelphia are spending some time
with her mother, Mrs. Emma Holson
here.
Rev. and Mrs. Frederick J. Baylis
and daughters, Misses Ruth anu
Mary. are visiting Mrs. Bayl1s' par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William II. snort
at Harbeson. They motoreu lrom
their home at Bluffs, Ill.
G, E, Union at Oak Orchard
The annual summer rally OF the
Sussex County Christian EndeaVor
Union will be held at Oak Orcnaru
on Tuesday, July 80. The afternoon
meeting will be held at 2:3O ana tne
evening session at T.. Banners Will
be awarded for attendance.
Picnic At RiVerdale =,
Wesley NJ. E. Sunday school helo
its picnic at Riverdale Park Thurs
day afternoon and evening.
Miss Mabel Martin entertained a
large number of friends at bridge on
Wednesday in honor of her guest,
Mrs. Smith of Los Angeles, Cal. Out
of town guests were Miss Bro
Wright. of Laurel, Mrs. Sarah Tu-
therly and Mrs. Spoddard OF reno
both. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Tutherly
won first and second prizes.
Ella May wilkins, wife OF LOUIS
Wilkins, of Georgetown and daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Butler
of Philadelphia, passed away on
Julv 4. after an illness of one year.
She was borne to her final restlnS
place in Fernwood cemetery, Phlla-
delphia amid a bower of flowers on
Monday, July 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Swain OF Nortn
Bedford street, entertained on
Thursday evening Mrs Daniel H.
Kitchens of Harrington, Mrs. CARA
A. Truitt, wife of James Trultt OF
Springfield and Col. William Snyder
Kitchens, a mechanic of New SPRING
field and brother of the latter.
Mrs. Robert w. Thoroughbred, tor-
merly of this town, has returned TO
her home in Newark from hospllal
in which she had removed her ton-
sils and adenoids. She is SLOWLY !
Mrs. willard S. Torbert is spend
ing a few days at Bethany Beac1
with Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Bunting anu
children.
Thomas Purnell, member OF tne
local post office force, has been CIV
ing attention to very palnful Car
buncle of the wrist.
Howard King spent Sunday III
Miss Laura B. Rutherford has re-
turned from an auto trip to Boston'
Mass.
Miss Lizzie C. Hart spent a part
of the week in Philadelphia.
Nelson Ryon of Wilmington is Vls-
ting his grandfather, E. w. Ryon.
Mrs. Bevins King and son James
ire visiting in Pennsgrove, N. J.' anu
Mrs. Josephine Faucet and Mrs.
Clara Short are spending some time
It Ocean City, N. ].
Misses Ethel, Alma and Irene Bra
iure, of Wilmington, spent the IlrsC
# the week with Mr.. and Mrs. ROD {
rt Wilkins.
Miss Olive Hurley of Washington
nd Howard Hurley of Philadelpnla !
re visiting their father. Danlel IL
hurley.
MRS. Margaret Donoho is visiting
.er daughter, Mrs. J. T. Chatham at !
salisbury, Md, in whose home tnere
) a brand new baby girl.
Mrs. Laura ]. Purnell and SONS
ccompanied by Cyrus Hatfield Jrr
S their guests, have been spenulns
few days in cottage at OAK Ut
hard. ,v
Misses Sarah and Louise Mckee
tho have been teaching school IN
lew York State are here for the
ummer with their parents, Rev. ana
frs. T. P. Mckee at the Presbyter-
an Manse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halstead Layton
,ere in Wilmington Wednesday
Julian Townsend and family are
ccupying their new cottage at Re