Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
GEORGETOWN

Howard o. Green, clerk in the To-
cal American Store here, has pur-
chased a new Ford sedan.
Mrs. George Minner and daugh-
ter, Ruth, left Wednesday for Cam
: bridge, Mass, where they will live
several months, Mr.. Minner having
gone there to take charge of a con-
tract of electrical work for Balti-
more firm.
Howard King, clerk in the postof-
flee here, and Miss Hannah Cannon,
of Dagsboro, were married Thurs
day, June 26th, Otis Jefferson.
brOther-in-law of the bride perform
ing the ceremony. They have left
on wedding trip to Washington
and the CaVerns of Virginia.
Miss Ella Ryon has had as her
guest Miss Dorothy Dewitte Rodgers
of Wilmington.
Families of Harry German and
George Bennum are styaing at
BrOadkiln Beach for some time.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has issued the following letters
the past week:
On the estate of Stephen B. E.
Waller, of Little Creek hundred, to
Mary L. Waller.
On the estate Of Stephen H.
Downs, of Gumboro hundred, to Lii
lian M. TimmOns and Ernest F.
Downs esa 80 @a-~ e,- -a
The many friends in this town of
Sergeant r. D. Ingram are glad to
learn of his promotion to Lieutenant
of the State Highway Police Force.
Mr.. Ingram was one of the first po-
lice located in this district and make
many close friends here.
The Daily Vacation Bible School
of Wesley M. E. church, which mas
been IN progress for several weeks,
closed on Friday, June 9th.
The official board of Wesley M. f.
church has granted the pastor, Rev.
w. G. Harris, the month of August
for his vacation.
Miss Lizzie Hart and niece, Mrs.
George S. Williams, the latter of
MillsbOrO, have been spending a few
days in Philadelphia with Mrs. Will
liams' mother, Mrs. Gazelle Dutton.
who fell and fractured her wrist.
/RObert Houston Pepper, son of the
late James N. Pepper of this town,
and his wife and child. are occupy
ing a cottage at RehOboth. They re-
Gently returned from China, where
Mr.. Pepper has been in the U. S. Ma
rine service for some time.
At a meeting of baseball fans of
lower Delaware in Lewes on Friday
night, two more clubs joined the Sus-
sex County Baseball League. The
new members are Millville and Mil |
ton. The circuit is now composed of |
six clubs, Georgetown, Lewes, Re- |
hoboth, Millville, DagsborO, and Mil |
ton. MillsbOrO is anxious to join if |
another club can be obtained, thus |
giving an eight-club loop.
In Wesley M. E. church last Sun |
day evening at $50 o'clock, Merrill |
c. SmoOt, M. D., of this town, and |
Miss Helen Rouse, of Baltimore,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Rouse, of ChestertOwn, Md, were |
united in marriage by the Rev. w. G.
Harris, in the presence of a few
friends. DR.. Smoot recently came
here from Denton, Md, to practice
his profession, having his residence
and Offices in the property of the late
DR.. G. f. Jones, on North Race street.
Clerk of the Peace John S. Cooper
has the past week issued a marriage
license to Ernest Brittingham and
Louise Jackson, both of Nassau, Del.
Last Saturday night, at the home
of her son, William w. Tyndall, with
whom she resides near Laurel, Mrs.
Jennie Tyndall was given surprise
party, the occasion being her seth
birthday anniversary. She is the
widow of Rev. William J. Tyndall.
Mrs. Tyndall is in health, has a good
memory and reads without the use
of glasses. She has four sons and
one daughter. William W., ]. Miles
and Samuel Tyndall, of near Laurel,
and Charles H. Tyndall and Mrs.
Florence Barron, of Wilmington, al
so Is grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren, who were present at
the celebration. -... .-..
Frank M. Roberts, aged II years,
died Tuesday night at his home in
Philadelphia, from cancer. Funeral L
and interment was Thursday. He i
was father of Harvey E. Roberts. of
this town.
Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Ward, widow
of James Ward, died Wednesday
morning from general debility, after
an illness of many weeks, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Jacob M.
Sammons on South Bedford street.
and interment took place at
M. E. church at o'clock
Friday and M. Il. HungeTfOrd and
Rev. H. M. Ralph officiating.
Deputy Attorney General H. ].
Cook and family are spending the u