Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-29


The turkey supper served by the
men of Wesley M, u, Church, IN the
community hall, last Tuesday eve
| ming, cleared them over two hun
u bred dollars. for the halls building
fund.
The play ''That Girl Aane," glven
by Midland Grange IN kyona Thea
tire, Wednesday evening, netted them
aver one hundred dollars, which Is
for the building fund OF their now
Aall on their lot recently purchased
on North Race street,
A st. Partiek's party was held in
Midland Grange Hall On Market
street, this town, hast Monday eve-
ming. A splendid program was Civ
en-. A number of visiting members
j from Greenwood We're present. 1t
Twas Ladies' Night for entertaining
and ice cream, cake and saltines and
other things We're served in album
dance.
Alton Hobbs. of South River, N.
u, was called homo by the illness of
his mother, Mrs. William 4. Hobbs,
who is a patient in the Beebe Hos
bital, in Lewes. Her many friends
hope for her speedy recovery.
Prothonotary Of Sussex County
Joseph G. Davis has received notice
from the Government that under an
act passed on March 5, 1929, that all
aliens who served in the Worlds
War between April 6, 1917, and No
yember IL, 1918, shall upon applica-
ton for citizenship, be admitted at
once, providing such application be
anade within two years from the
date of passage of the act and GER
tifcate of honorable discharge is
represented.
William Wilson, of Milford, has
|~purchased the Whistling Bottling
Company's business in his town, 10
Gated on West Laurel street, and
twill continue the business at the
same stand.
w. A. Warrington's residence on
Pine street is being newly painted.
Through the efforts of the George
town Rotary Club, the word George
town, will be painted on the roof of
the Sussex County Court House, as
a guide to aviators. 1t is to be hop
ed that Georgetown will have an
airport in the near future.
Profs. Albert Farley, E. Paul
Burkholder and Calvin E. Affler-
|, bach spent last week attending the
school superintendent convention
held at the University of Pennsylva-
MIA in Philadelphia.
George Minner who for the past
two years, has been on the State
Highway Police force, has resigned
and has again entered the plumbing
business, in which he was formerly
engaged.
Frank NJ. Jones, Esq, has pur-
-chased a new Packard eight cylin-
der sedan.
: The residence of w. A. Marker on
East Market street, has been neatly
/. painted the past week.
Ralph Samuel Baker of Piney
Grove District, near this town, ia
cob NJ. Bennett of near Ocean View
and William Reece Kitchens, of &C.
: dar Greek district, have all passed
the examination submitted to them
/. by the Board of Examiners of the
Sussex County Bar Association, for
entrance as students at law, and all
shave been recommended by the
Boar dof Examiners. Baker will en-
> ter the law Office of A. ]. Lynch;
Bennett will enter the law offices of
Charles w. Cullen, and Kitchens
will enter the law Offices of Con-
gresham Robert G. Houston.
: The old Kendall Wingate wheel
wright shop on North Race street,
was discovered to be on fire early
last Sunday morning. The alarm
was sounded and the local firemen
were soon on the job and held the
blaze under control and prevented
the fire from damaging nearby pro-
perties. Although a stiff west wind
was blowing, the shop was not bur
ned entirely, but was damaged be-
yond all repairs and will be remov-
ed. The shop is owned by Peter
Short.
Register of Wills G. vannie Mes
sick has issued the following let
tiers the past week:
On the estate of George F. Lynch
of Baltimore hundred, to William K.
Lynch.
On the estate of John. T. Kitchens
of Cedar Creek hundred to William
Willis.
On the estate of Charles E. Green
of Lewes and Rehoboth hundred to
the Sussex Trust Company.
On the estate of Elijah Fassitt of
Baltimore hundred to Sallie K. Fas-
slit.
On the estate of David Y. Warren
of Cedar Creek hundred to the First
National Bank and Trust Company
of Milford.
On the estate of William FL. F1elds
of Lewes and Rehoboth hundred 10
Mary E. Fields.
On the estate of Noah M. Brown
of Roanoke, Roanoke County, Va.'
to Robert F. Ledinham.
Justice of the Peace William j.
Mustard has the past week issued a
marriage license to Harry burton
and Eta L. Roberts, both OF Mills
boro.
Bessie, the five year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry ]. Johnson
of this town, ruptured Dloou YES
sci of the eye during fit OF cough
ing last week and had to be taken
to Salisbury, Nd, to speclahst I0r
treatment. The child and her nttle
sister Elsie have been sufterlhe Ior
several weeks from a severe ATTACK
of whooping cough.
Mrs. Fred Walls returned 10 ner
home here Sunday from the JeHer-
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