Milford chronicle., 1929-02-01
Georgetown
Hot Lunches In Sussex School

hhOiAJ AiiOuul OCuOOl Is serving not
lunches. This district has an adult
school with 80 people registered for
vocal music and poultry.
The following schools in South
eastern Sussex have state travelling
libraries Williamsville, two libra
ries; Springfield, Phillips, Rogers,
Eldorado, Dagsboro, two Libraries:
Hollymount, Roxana, Shortley,
MitchelPs, frankfort and Muddy
Neck.
basketball Teams Play Close |
The basketball game played in
the Willie M. Jones Memorial Hall
On Thursday evening between Sea-
ford and Georgetown was won by
Georgetown by a score of 20 to 26.
The game played between Milton
girls and Georgetown girls was won
by score of 81 to Is in favor of
Milton.
Large Attendance OF Teachers
An institute of the Sussex County
Council of Religious Education for
the benefit of Sunday School teach
ers throughout lower Delaware was
held in the Salem M. E. Church, at
Selbyville, February Goth. Two of
the speakers at the institute were
Colonel Joseph H. Cudlipp, of Balti-
more, Young Peoples Superintepd-
ent of the Maryland and Delaware
Council of Religious Education. and
Miss Maggie S. Wilson, of George
town, one of the most prominent
Sunday School workers on the Del
marvia Peninsula. Miss Wilson for
many years had headquarters in
Baltimore and was one of the Sun
day School directors on this PENN
sula.
Mrs. Annie Tunnel is still critic |
ally ill at the home of her daugh- !
ter, Mrs. o. D. Robinson.
Layton, young son of Mr.. and Mrs. !
Thomas Ayers, is recovering from a |
severe attack of "fiu".
Greensbury Lynch, aged 65 years, |
son of the late Greensbury Lynch. |
died Wednesday night, from pneu-
monia, at the home of his brother,
Jacob M. Lynch, near this town. |
Funeral services were held at the |
home ON Saturday afternoon at one
o'clock. Rev. S. D. VanLoan Off
ciating, and interment was made in
Union Cemetery.
Rev. and Mrs. T. F. Beauchamp
were called to Somerset county,
Md, this week by the latter's moth
Ell, who is aged 80 years.
Eliza johnson, cOlOred, aged 81,
wife of Howard Johnson, died last
Monday evening from cancer at her
home in this town.
Irving H. Craig, of Wilmington,
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
of Delaware, l. o. o. F., accOmpan.
led by his staff, paid Union Lodge
No. of this town an official visit
on last Monday night.
Miss Anne B. Moore, Sussex
County Club agent, selected four
boys from Sussex county to display
their ability in judging poultry at
the National Poultry Show held in
Madison Square Garden, New York.
They were Gooden Pepper, of near
Seaford; James Culver, of Bridge
Vile; Robert Speicher, of Green
wood, and Alvin Simpler, of Angola,
all All Boys Club members.
Open Bids Today For School
The State School Building Com
mission will open bids in the State
Supreme Court Room at Dover, at
IL o'clock a. m. on Friday, February
8, for the construction of George
towns new school building, which
will be a two-story brick and con- ,
crete structure, 245 feet front by 81
feet deep. The building, we have ;
been reliably informed, will be
erected on the lot on West Market !
street which was purchased for that
purpose several years ago.
To Organize p. 4. A. l
Members of the Georgetown Ro-
tary Club, New Castle Club and pub {
lie spirited citizens throughout the
central section of Sussex county, {
embracing the consolidated school
districts of the Georgetown Special
district, have started a movement J
for the formation of Parent
Teacher Association.
Officers have been elected by the
Union Cemetery here as follows: h
President, w. Frank Sharp; treas {
urer, William T. Hobbs; secretary,
John T. Carey; superintendent, Jas. \
Mock; auditors, Harry Hudson and 3
George H. Short; property COM I
mittee, George E. Swain and George n
H. Short The officers, together with
John C. Abbott and Joshua w. Biz
gard. constitute the board of direc- o
tors. n
Letters Granted by Registrar {
Registrar of Wills G. Vannie Mes s
sick has issued the following let Il
tors the past week-On the estate h
of Lizzie E. Layton, of Baltimore n
hundred, to Matte A. Long; on the h
estate of Thomas E. Sharp, OF n
Northwest Fork hundred to Susan f.
e Sharp; on the estate of William G.
H. Benson, of SeafOrd hundred, to "
Addie E. Benson; on the estate OF II
Thomas R. Ingram, of Dagsboro
hundred, to George H. Ingram; on T
the estate of Ruth E. Bowden, of m
Gumboro hundred, to William j. NJ
Mustard; on the estate of Elenah A. q
Rayne, of Georgetown hundred, to
Roland T. Short; on the estate OF
William Hamilton, of Baltimore
hundred, to May H. Calhoun; on the
estate of Ann E. Baker, of Lewes VI
and RehobOth Hundred, to the FL "
deity Trust and Saving Bank; on n n
the estate of Evelyn Joseph, Indian u
River hundred, to Daniel T. Joseph; % %
on the estate of Samuel j. Messick, IN M
Of Broad Creek hundred, to John e. l.
Messick.
Aged Woman Dies 7
Mrs. Elenah A. Rayne, one of Sus-
sex county's oldest residents, died
Sunday, January goth, at the home TT
Of her son, Roland T. Short, near II