Milford chronicle., 1929-07-05
Georgetown

Il
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has issued the following letters
the past week:
On the estate of John w. Rick
ards, of Baltimore hundred, to Jas.
Asher Richards; estate of William
N. Radcliff, of Northwest Fork
hundred, to Delema Radcliff; estate
of William Benjamin Homer, Little
Greek hundred, to Ella ]. Homer;
estate of Philip L. Cannon, of North
/ West Fork hundred, to Curtis l..
Cannon and Philip Holland Cannon;
estate of Cartha l.. Pusey, of Little
Creek hundred, to Frank G. Pusey;
estate of Frana A. Dickerson, of Ce-
dar Greek hundred, to Sarah E. Spi-
GER; estate of Hester A. Collins, of
Little Creek hundred, to Sallie E.
Bacon.
Miss Lille Cook, of Lincoln City,
has been appointed deputy tax re-
ceiver for Sussex county by the re-
ceiver of taxes, John Isaacs. She
succeeds David Isaacs, who recently
resigned.
There are only seven prisoners
stopping with Sheriff Bud Coy at
the county Jail at the present time.
The funeral services of Thomas M.
Swain, held unday afternoon in
Cokesbury M. E. Church, Nanticoke
hundred, Rev. D. E. Carr officiating,
was very largely attended. Mr..
Swain was a well-known resident of
that section and a former represen-
tative in the General Assembly. His
death was caused by paralytic at
tack.
He had resided alone since the
death of his wife few years ago.
In politics he was Republican and
a leader of his party. He is sur
vived by three children-Mrs. Albert
Messick and Elmer and Charles
Swain; also by one brother, Lemuel
w. Swain, and one sister, Mrs. Polly
Wilson. Interment was made in
Cokesbury Cemetery.
George E. Hill has resigned as
manager of the ]. w. Crook Co. and
accepted position as pullman con-
ductor on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. He is succeeded in the store
by Towers Irwin, of Denton, Md.
Mrs. Jennie M. Phillips, Of this
town, and Mrs. William e. Tunnel,
of Lewes, are spending the week at
Hood College, Frederick, Nd, and
visiting many places of interest in
that section.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Graves
have erturned from their wedding
trip and on Monday evening enter
tanned at dinner Mr.. and Mrs. w.
E. Graves, of Lewes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles L. Ennis, of Piney Grove,
and Rev. and Mrs. M. E. Hungerford.
At his home in Collinsville on
Wednesday last, Joshua T. Collins
had a duckling Matched out which
had three separate perfectly-form-
ed legs and feet. The freak was
quite a curiosityi but it only lived
four days.
Daniel Burton, who is in his 91st
year, is still i'll at the home of his
nephew and niece, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Robinson, on North Bedford
street.
George M. Thoroughbred and fam
lily have moved to Rehoboth for the
summer.
The residence of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
J. King, on Market street, is being |
newly painted.
The cottage Of L. P. Faucet, on
Indian River, is being considerably |
and very much improved.
Chief of Police Thomas B. Pritch- |
EFT is nursing a broken nose, the |
result of coming in contact with
Jim Phillips car last Monday.
Henry Ellingsworth, of this town, |
has accepted a position as clerk in
The meat and grocery store OF Thos.
Fooks.
The Sussex Republican has added |
to it's equipment a new linotype ma
chine.
This section was visited last Tues
dav night by much-needed rain.
Since then all vegetation has been |
looking much better, as some of it
was drying up.
Huckleberries are in the market,
for fifteen cents a quart. |
The crop in this section promises to
be large. i
Engineer Morgan T. Gum, of |
was among friends here |
Elijah E. Wootten, of Laurel, was
in town Thursday.
Ex-Sheriff Joseph M. Donaway, OF |
Millsboro, was circling among |
friends here Thursday night.
Joseph G.. w. Perdue, of Delmar,
.,~,o IN town friday
Miss Betty Quicker is home from
for her summer Vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Josiah S. Wilson has return
ed from a visit with relatives in
Baltimore.
Mrs. c. B. Stevenson and Mrs. w.
R. Faucet attended the Rogers
wedding, near Frederick,
IN Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hamblen, OF
Rhode Island, are visiting the for
mer's sister, Mrs. Ada Adkins, and
brother, Mr.. Fred Hamblen.
Misses Mary Calhoun and Pearl
Collins, who are under training as
nurses in the Delaware Hospital,
are home for a Yaca-
ion of three weeks.
The Georgetown Carnival has
,een in full swing this week. On
evening the parade was
made, which was a credit to any
country town. Prizes were given
% the Denton Fire Company for
having the best band in line; Mills
,oro, most men in line; Easton, Nd,
coming the greatest distance; Del
mar, best equipment; Harrington,
pest appearance.
Mrs. Marion Shockley and daugh-
.er, of Seaford, have been visiting