Milford chronicle., 1930-09-12
GEORGETOWN

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of Seaford Hundred to Iva NJ. Brown
On the estate of Robert Littleton,
/ of Baltimore Hundred, to Myrtle Lit
/ tletOn.
On the estate of Joseph C. War
rington, Broad Greek Hundred, to
Harry c. Warrington, E. Glenn War
rington and J. Alden Warrington.
On the estate of Louise Tingle, of
Baltimore Hundred, to Oliver F.
/ Tingle.
On the estate of Charles w. Nit
/ chell, of Dagsboro Hundred, to Hen
ry Burton Mitchell.
On the estate of Beniah w. War
len, of Georgetown Hundred, to
Georgia A. Poynter.
On the estate of James r. Kelly,
of Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred, to
Carrie May Kelly.
There are fOrty-five prisoners in
the County Jail here at the present
time with Sheriff Coy. How he
manages to accommodate that large
number in such a small building is
a question, but he does it in good
shape
Walter L. Mains Circus exhibited
here on Thursday last; although the
crowd was a fair sized one, it was
no comparison to the crowds of old
en- DAYS. The circus is not such an
attraction as it was some years past.
Squirrels are reported plentiful
/ this year. The season opened last
Monday and will close October 18TH
Miss Sallie Messick had as her
guests at dinner at Rosedale cot
tage, Warwick, on Indian river, on
Thursday evening last, Mrs. V. Z.
Carroll, Miss Cora Briney, Wade
Carroll, Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Messick,
Misses Sarah and Elizabeth Messick
Elsie NJ. Rose.
Mrs. George E. Swain and Miss
Flo Swain, accompanied Miss EN-
ma Swain to Philadelphia, Tuesday,
where she entered the Methodist
Hospital of that city to train for a
| nurse.
Elsie NJ. Rose has returned from
her vacation. Part of it was spent
visiting the Caverns of Virginia and
Washington.
Miss Laura Rutherford with Miss
Mckinney have been quite busy the
past week visiting and organizing
/ their home demonstration CLUBS
throughout the County.
Miss S. J. Ennis has had her resi-
dence on Railroad avenue equipped
for electric service.
] N II nnraao1C Of Fact Mar
ket street, underwent a surgical op-
Grafton in the Emergency Hospital,
Milford, on Monday. His condition
is favorable for a speedy recovery.
Miss Eta May Pettyjohn, OF
Philadelphia, is spending some time
with her grandmother, Mrs. Sallle
Pepper. Her father, Mr.. Theodore
Pettyjohn, was here for Labor Day.
1t seems George Mears will never
cease being a boy. Fluge Rayner
says George slept on his front porch
all night in order to see Walter l..
Mains Circus come in Thursday
morning. George and Walter, you
know, have been friends for many
years.
Last Monday evening, fire of un-
known origin destroyed the dwell
ing house of Lee Locates, situated
/ near the DUPONT Boulevard, short
/ distance north of West Market ST.,
] together with most of it's contents.
The local firemen went to the scene
| but were unable to save the proper
ty, upon which there was no insur-
ance.
Mrs. Levisa Wilson Faucet, re-
siding on Market street, who is the
widow of William A. Faucet, passed
another milestone on Tuesday.
Though somewhat sensitive about
/ telling her age, Mrs. Faucet ac-
| knowledges, she was born Septem-
ber 2, 1843. She has been feeble tor
some time and stays in bed most CT
the time. On Wednesday she en-
| ioyed an automobile ride.
AL Wilgus, E. w. Donovan, John
Jester and Frank HOlson, the latter
accompanied by his young son, Ed
ward, were among the hundreds oil
people who on Labor Day went to
/ Oak Orchard for a few hours recre-
alton. After spending some time on
/ the boardwalk casting side glances
at the pretty girl promenaders-
there were a large number there
a boat ride was proposed and soon
the pleasure seekers were well out
upon the usually quiet waters of old
Indian River, the first named hav-
ing been selected as captain, by
reason of his extensive experience
as a mariner. All went well until
a breeze came up and the sea be-
came choppy. Then it was that
CONSERVATION reigned and in The
excitement which prevailed the
craft sank with all on board. For
tunately, no lives were lost. The
captain and crew being able to keep
afoat until the boat was brought to
the surface from its brief resting
place in three feet of water. First
Mate Donovan is lamenting
the running of his brand new eight
dollar shoes.
Georgetown's new and handsome
school building, of which everyone
is justly proud, was opened Tues
day morning for the fall and Win
ter terms, and the building was
working alive with pupils, parents
and visitors, everybody seemingly
filled with joy at the new order of
things. The auditorium was more
than filled at a meeting which pre-
ceded the beginning of the work.
James NJ. Tunnel, president of the
School BOARD. was the chief speaker