Milford chronicle., 1930-07-11
GEORGETOWN

Mrs. Mary Emily Warrington,
aged seventy-seven, widow of Will
liam A. Warrington, for many years
mayor and justice of the peace here,
died Sunday night, after a long ill
ness. She was born in Indian River
District, on February 3, 1858, the
daughter of the late James p. W.
and Mary +. Marsh.
Funeral services were held from
her late residence, East Pine street,
on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
in charge of Rev. Thomas Parker
Mckee, pastor of the First Presby-
terian Church, North Bedford street.
Burial took place. in Union ceme-
terry, South Race street. She is sur
vived by the following children:
Edith NJ, wife of DR.. David r. Bow
en-, of LansdOwne, Pa, Ethel M,
wife of DR.. Harold NJ. Terrill, Of
Railway, N. j., the Rev. Ernest w.
Warrington, of Corvallis, Ore; EV-
erett f. Warrington, an attorney OF
New York City; and Miss Elva M.
Warrington, principal of the Reno
both High School. She is survived
by three brothers, John A., W. S. and
J. Frank Marsh, of Angola, this
county, and one sister, Mrs. Wool
sey c. Hopkins, of Lewes.
Funeral services for George r.
Stoeckel, aged rs, who died at his
home in the Stockley section, fve
miles from here, on Saturday, were
held Wednesday afternoon in Prov
idence NJ. P. Church, near Piney
Grove, in charge of the Rev. John
T. Bailey, of Delmar. The body was
brought here and interment was
made in Union cemetery, South
Race street. He is survived by his
wife and the following children:
Joseph and Carrie, of Philadelphia;
Harry, living in California, and
Julius, living near Georgetown.
Pierce and Son who have been
conducting a secondhand furniture
place on Pine street, near the mar
BILE yard, have discontinued their
business here and returned to Mllis-
boro where they have a store.
There are thirty prisoners cOnfin-
ed in the county Jail with Sheriff
Coy at this time.
The farmers in this section are
busy putting in their late potatoes
The acreage this season will be the
largest for many years past, as the
early crop in some districts is short
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has issued the following letters
the past week:
On the estate of Asabel R. Dodd OF
Dagsboro hundred, to George D.
Williams.
On the estate of William }. Can
non of Seaford hundred, to Wilmer
]. Cannon and Charles ]. Elzey.
On the estate of Annie H. ThOmp'
son, of Lewes and RehObOth hun
dred to Jean P. T. Aull-
On the estate of Daniel r. Burton
of Broadkiln Hundred, to Benjamin
F. Burton, Alena R. Richardson, Jul
| ia B. Darby, Mary L. B. Derricksor
and Virginia B. Jones.
On the estate of James L. McGe'
of Baltimore hundred, to Nellie M
McGee.
On the estate of Perry Warren o
Cedar Creek hundred to Joseph e
Warren.
The many friends of Harry e
Hudson, of this town, who was re
Gently operated on in the John
Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, ar
glad to learn that he is rapidly re
covering and is expected home soon
Miss Mildred Mock was operates
on for appendicitis in the Peninsula
General Hospital at Salisbury, Md
on Thursday morning of last week
Miss Mock is one of our most ettl
cient telephone operators, and W
wish for her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Samuel Carey gave a chill
dren's party last Monday Afternoon
from 8 to 5, for Margaret Ann
third birthday. Twelve little friend
were her guests and all had love
ly time.
Georgetown was beautifully deco
rated with flags and bunting thi
week for the Firemen's Convention
which was held July and 10. TIL
COuII uOuoGS Dduho cSllu 1Ai buSAhSH
places, as we'll as the streets wer
ahame with decorations.
Huckleberries and blackberrie
are in our markets retailing for 20
per quart; home grown tomatoes c
fine quality are in our market re
failing for $3.50 per basket.
Miss Charlotte Wilkins has acceI
ted a position as stenographer an
typist in the local Office of the Stat
Highway Department.
The residence of Mr.. and Mr.
Jacob Shane on North Railroad az
enue, owned by Mrs. Alice Thol
oughgood, has been newly painted
Returning home from a brief al
tomobile trip Tuesday Afternoon
Mrs. Ottie Rogers, living at San
Hill, between Georgetown and Mi
ton, with several of her small chi
dren, were Mortified to find her 1S
year-old daughter, Elizabeth, dea
on the floor of the garage. Th
mother summoned help, but the gil
had been dead for some time whe
found. Ottie Rogers, the father {
the girl, is employed on a lightshi
Tuesday afternoon the mother an