Milford chronicle., 1930-05-30
GEORGETOWN

ed his home on East Cedar street
the past week.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has the past week issued let
ters on the estate of William S. Pu-
sey of Little Creek hundred, to
George r. Figgs.
There are fifteen prisoners board
ing with Sheriff Coy ut the county
Jail here at the present time.
The farmers in this section have
been taking advantage of the late
rains and have their plants all set.
The growers who have taken con-
tracts to grow thirty acres of sweet
peppers for Thomas Fooks have
them all set, and are doing fine.
Children's Day services will be
held in the Presbyterian and Meth
Odist Episcopal Church June 8.
Mrs. Bessie Hudson, Florence
Swain, Olevia Wilkins, Ida Coy, Ida
May Green, Minnie Kitchens, Mil
dred Minner, Mary Calhoun attend
ed the Eastern Star Session in Will
mingtOn on Thursday.
The cost of maintaining a large
agency force and how nOn-produc-
ers enlarge this cost was one of the
topics explained to the agents of
the Farm Bureau Mutual AutomO-
bile Insurance Company at county
meeting, held in Georgetown Tues
day night. Policy cancellations,
prospect budgeting and possibilities
Of direct mail solicitations were
discussed. District sales manager l..
J. Bennett, who attended the meet
ing, also talked to the agents on
quote attainment. Agents, J. Henry
Ellis, Seaford; Frank Brisbin, Del
mar; Elmer Dickerson, Milton; Paul
f. Long, FrankfOrd, and Carlton AL
len, SeafOrd, were present.
County Agent Charles r. Snyder
is in the Delaware Hospital, Will
mingtOn, for treatment. His many
friends here, hope for his speedy re-
cOvery.
William A. Conway and family, af-
ter living here for several years, re-
turned to Wilmington where they
formerly resided.
John c. Abbott on Monday was
thrown from his bicycle with con-
siderable force, sustaining painful
injuries TO his right hand and right
knee.
The local preserving plant of the
J. G.. Townsend, Jr., and Company
started up this week. giving employ
ment to many persons Gaping
strawberries, which at present are
being brought here from Virginia.
w. D. Brasure has moved his res
taurant, confectionery store and |
news stand from the Blackstone |
Building on Market street, to Red |
Mems Building directly opposite, |
which has been undergoing much |
needed improvements.
Levy COurtman Bunting, of the |
Well-known Bunting Nurseries at
Selbyville, brought joy to the hearts
of the score or more women en-
plOyees in the Sussex Court House
Tuesday by bringing to them huge
lunches of beautiful peonies.
At a meeting of the congregation
of Georgetown Methodist PrOtes-
tant Church, held Thursday evening,
Rev. NJ. L. HungerfOrd, their pastor,
was unanimously invited to return
for the fifth consecutive year. Henry
G. Graves was elected delegate to
the Maryland Annual Conference,
which meets in Cambridge, Md,
June II, and Charles S. Ennis, was
chosen alternate.
Mrs. ElnOra Rudolph, John Bausch
and Charles Downes of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with Mrs. Annie
Simpler and family, near town.
At $3.50 o'clock last Saturday eve
ming, there was a pretty wedding in
the chapel at Valley Forge, Pa. The
groom was James r. Lynch, son of
Mrs. John F. Kaiser, of this town,
and the bride, Miss Anna E. HOls-
cher, of BOrtOn, Pa, both well
known here. The attendants were
Mr.. and Mrs. George Walls of this
town, the former acting as best man
and the latter, who is the groom's
sister, as matrOn of honor.
DR.. John H. Hammond, who has
not fully recovered from injuries he
recently when struck by
an automobile in Wilmington, met I
with another but less painful mis-
hap last Monday evening. The doc
tors injured knee gave way just at
the wrong moment and let him fall
with a splash in a well-flled gutter
in front of the postoffice following
4 heavy dOwnpOur of rain.
Most of the Sunday schools of Sus- {
sex county have received their an {
nual allowance from. the Sussex
Levy Court, which are made accord
ing to the average attendance. The
received by the local Sun I
lay schools are as follows: Wesley
VI. f. and Georgetown NJ. p, each &
1921; Georgetown Presbyterian, /
1929. The allowance for st. Pauls
Sunday school has not been made
tut and presented to the county '
c
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian e. Townsend d
md children and Mrs. TOwnsend's
mother, Mrs. Annie Evans, left on s
Saturday to spend the season in I
heir cottage at Rehoboth. Their v
'esidence here, during their absence v
will be moved from it's site to a lot
IN North Race street by Lacey Der Fl
icksOn, to whom it has been given,
nd it will be replaced by new and e
modern home.
Howard w. Bramhall who a few s
months ago was admittott TO the h
sussex County Bar, will with his
amily move here from DreXel Hill, il
"a, the first of next month and Oc- a
upy the farm recently vacated by
Oseph G. Slack and family, who a