Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-02-22
Georgetown


Sheriff James Dukes, of Sussex
county, died very suddenly from the
effects of escaping gas as he was
getting his car out of the garage.
He was a very prominent man and
leaves a wife and one son.
Clerk of the Peace John S. Cooper
has the past week issued a marriage
license to William c. Dorman, OF
Lewes, and Alice M. Beauchamp, of
Wizards, Md.
There are only seven prisoners
boarding with Sheriff Coy at the Jail
at present. Court reduced them by
sending a number to the New Castle
Work-House.
Register of Wills G.. Vannie Mes
sick has issued the following letters
the past week-On the estate of
Martha ]. Carmine, of Little Creek
hundred, to Victor ]. Carmine; on
estate of William S. Farrell, of Lew
es- and Rehoboth hundred, to the
Sussex Trust Co.; on estate of
Charles G. NAPLES, of Broadkiln
hundred, to Margaret Prettyman
NAPLES.
"A delegation from the Lewes and
Rehoboth Chamber of Commerce
and from other towns of the East
ern Shore held meeting in the
Court House on Wednesday night in
interest of promoting the Lewes
and Cape May Ferry. A bill will be
presented to the Delaware Legisla-
ture for an allowance ON same. 1t
is understood that the Claiborne
Ferry Co. will furnish the boats for
use if the project goes through.
Benjamin Hammond, Edward
King, Harvey Wilson, Walter Como
way, Edward Rose, and Lloyd
Stoeckels are attending the meeting
OF the Association of Highway Off
Gals of North Atlantic States, in At
lantic City.
Mrs. Charles Lloyd Stoeckels de-
lightfully entertained few of her
friends to card party at her
home, corner Race and Pine streets,
on Wednesday evening. Those pres
ent were: Misses Mary H. Green,
Sadie Cooper, Laura B. Ruther-
ford, Edith Jones, Mildred Rust,
Mildred West, Nellie Ringler, Helen
Conoway, Mrs. Eveleah Carey, Mrs.
Julia d. Snyder, Mrs. H. ]. Como
way, Mrs. Walter Townsend, Mrs.
William Kitchens, and Mrs. Edward
King.
Coroner John G. Revel last Tues
day held an inquest to ascertain the
cause of the death of G.. Thomas
West, who was taken violently i'll on
the DUPONT Highway, near Milford,
and died as soon as he was brought
to his home here, on January 28th.
The jury exonerated Emery Thorn
as, colored, who had given Mr.. West
drink of whisky, and rendered a
verdict that death was due to a
weak heart, being too much stimuli
ant by the liquor.
The property at East Pine and
Bedford streets, known as the Har-
ris property, has recently been
bought by Harry c. Wagamon and
John T. WagamOn. A building is to
be erected on the lot, which for
many years was used as a flower
plot, and will serve as a storage
house for feed and grain. This will
be made one of the distributing
points for Sussex county for the
Diamond State Roller Mills of Mil
ton, of which the new purchaser is
part owner. 1t is understood that
John T. Wagamon, North Bedford
street, this town, will be associated
with his soN Harry in the new bust
ness enterprise. Probably no site
in Georgetown is better known thar
the one just purchased by Mr.. Waga-
mon, for on this plot of ground
many years ago the late George
Harris, widely known contractor
and builder in those days, had his
workshop in which many of the
carpenters now past three-score anC
ten span of life, served their ap
premiership.
About $4,000 was cleared by tho
Georgetown Firemen from the las
entertainment, given by them las
week.
Mrs. Mary Bertha English, widow
of the late Grinfell H. B. English
who for several years was a super
visor of the Pennsylvania Railroad
died last Saturday about noon, il
the General Hospital at Lancaster
Pa, after a few days illness. She
was the eldest daughter of the late
Thomas E. and Emma P. Wilson
of this town, and is survived by one
sister-Miss Lucie L. Wilson, resi-
dent of this town. Mrs. English
after graduating from the George
town High School, at the age of 16
accepted a position as society edi
tor of the Wilmington Evening
Journal, later accepting a position
on the Morning News of that city
which position she held until hel
marriage. Funeral services were
held at her late residence in Ian
caster on Monday afternoon, and he
remains were brought here for in
terment in Union Cemetery OIL
Tuesday. Rev. II. F. BeauchamI
conducted the burial service.
The Georgetown Firemen will
hold supper in the basement o
the Georgetown M. P. Church, cor
ner of Market and King streets, OF
Thursday evening, February 28th
Price, one dollar. Come out ant
help the boys.
The Comptroller of the Currenc!
has issued a charter to the First Ma
tional Bank of Georgetown. Ian
dreth L. Layton is president ant
Edward B. Green is cashier. TIL
bank succeeds the Georgetown
branch of the Delaware Trust Com
pany.
william Rust and family, VIII,
have been living in Bridgeville