Milford chronicle., 1929-06-21
Don't forget the Georgetown Fire.

Don't forget the Georgetown Fire
mems Carnival-June 21st to 29th.
1t promises to be larger and better
this year. Many added amusements,
prizes and free shows.
Fred Stooms, who has been in the
Beebe Hospital in Lewes, for treat
ment for stomach trouble, has i'm
proved so as to return to his home
here, much to the qualification of his
many friends.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has the past week issued letters
on the estate of Benjamin M. Dow
nes, of Gumboro hundred, to Elijah
R. Downes.
Clerk of the Peace John S. Cooper
has the past week issued a marriage
license to Preston Argo and Cath
crime Burton, both of Lewes.
There are fifteen prisoners in the
Jail at present.
Rev. and Mrs. M. E. Hungerford
are attending the sessions of the
Maryland Conference in Baltimore,
Md.
Cyrus Hatfield and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Hatfield, Miss Sara Hatfield
and Mrs. Coard Warrington, the lat
ter of Laurel, went to Baltimore on
Monday tho attend the funeral of
the late John H. Smith.
Mrs. George A. Nelson spent a
part of the week in Washington.
At the first quarterly conference
of Wesley M. E. Church, held last
Friday night, the salary of the pas
tor, Rev. 7. F. Beauchamp, was in
creased from S250O to $4,000 a year.
Wilbur J. Baker, aged Al years,
died last Saturday from tuberculOs-
is at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Lizzie Baker, near Asbury M. E.
Church. Funeral and interment
took place Tuesday afternoon, Revs.
Sutton, Spry and Mills officiating.
The Levy Court Commissioners of
Sussex county have ordered addi-
tional equipment for Dallas M. Rog-
ers, sealer of weights and measures
for this county. The equipment
will be sent to the Bureau of Stand
ards, Washington, D. c., to be test
ed before being used. Governor c.
Douglass Buck has been cooperat-
ing with the county commissioners
in obtaining the necessary equip
ment to test the weights and meas
ures of lower Delaware.
The harvesting of wheat will be-
gin in a few days. The yield is ex-
pected to be large.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Samuel Carey and
child, who recently came here from
Salisbury, Md, have moved to the
property on East Market street
which was vacated by V. c. Carroll
and family, who moved to Aberdeen,
Md. Mr.. Carey is agent for the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. B. Johnson, of
Philadelphia, have been visiting
relatives and friends here.
Mrs. John T. Watson is visiting
in Philadelphia.
Miss Kate Hayes is making an
extended visit in Baltimore, Md.
Miss Betty White is visiting her
cousin, Mrs. Thomas Robinson.
Miss Elizabeth Jones has returned |
home from the Women's College for |
the summer.
Miss Kathryn Phillips has return
ed from two weeks visit in Phila-
delphia and Wilmington.
Mrs. Frank M. Jones and two |
daughters, Mary and Eunice, were
in Philadelphia this week.
Mrs. John Malarkey and son,
Jack, of Philadelphia, are visiting
her sister, Mrs. Joseph G. Green.
Mrs. Charles w. Cullen and niece,
Miss Anetia George, accompanied
by their guests, spent few days
this week in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Lynch
have been in Charlottesville, Va,
last week where they attended the
exercises of the Uni
versity of Virginia, from which in
stitution their son, Homer, grad
uated.
Misses Edna Barr, Pauline Cod
frey and Katherine Hamilton were