Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1930-05-23
GEORGETOWN

terS the past week.
On the estate of Norman c. Jones
of GEORGETOWN hundred, to Florence
T. Jones.
On the estate of James H. Little
John, of Lewes and RehobOth hun
dred, to Annie Edwards.
Or the estate of Annie P. Lank
of Lewes and Rehoboth hundred, to
James T. Lank.
On the estate of James H. Banks
of Baltimore hundred, to Annie NJ.
Banks.
On the estate of William c. john
son, of Cedar Creek hundred, to
Clara A. Johnson.
On the estate of Mary E. BreretOn
of Lewes and Rehoboth hundred, to
Clara d. Clark.
On the estate of James T. Layton
!, of Dagsboro hundred to Audrey R.
Layton.
On the estate of Anna P. Causey
of Cedar Creek hundred to Maria
Causey.
: There are sixteen prisoners stop
ping with Sheriff Coy at the county
Jail here at the present time.
Mrs. Bessie Hudson, Mrs. John r..
, Kitchens, Florence B. Swain, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas B. Pepper attend
ed a State Council of Eastern Star
in Wilmington Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Ryon moved
to Rehoboth Thursday for the sum-
mer, occupying the L. B. Morgan
cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Cos
lee and Mr.. and Mrs. John Kaiser
y attended the wedding of Mrs. Kais-
er's son, James Lynch, to Ann Eliz-
abeth Rhedifer, at Valley Forge, Pa,
Saturday, May II, 1880.
Mr.. Brereton of Lewes has accept
= ed a position in George E. SWANS
Drug Store for the summer. Mr..
Swain will open a drug store in the
Henlopen Hotel for the summer at
RehOboth.
The residence of Mrs. Laura Pur-
nell on North Bedford street is be-
ing neatly painted.
The local fire company was called
upon Tuesday afternoon to eXtin-
guish a woods fire in the vicinity OF
Cokesbury Church, NanticOke hun
bred.
Mrs. Loran Ellis has returned
from the Beebe Hospital, Lewes,
where she was critically ill for sew
eral weeks. Mrs. Ellis was formerly
Miss Edna Donoho.
DR.. Rowland G.. Paynter of this
town, has been named a member of
the Delaware State Tax Commits
sion, to succeed the late Harry May
er of Dover.
Following the fire here Saturday
afternoon a week ago, Mrs. Clara
Holson had ice cream served to the
local and visiting firemen, which
was much appreciated by them.
Lewis E. Lathbury of Ocean View,
a Republican worker in the seventh
district, has announced his candi-
dacy for the nomination of COrOn-
er on the Republican ticket.
The Auxiliary of the Presbyterian
Church will hold a bake at the home
of Miss Edith Jones, South Bedford
street, on Saturday morning, May
81, beginning at II o'clock.
Mrs. Andrew Marvel, Mrs. Ben
jamin Ableman and Mrs. Jennie
Phillips attended the annual conven-
ton of the State Federation of WO-
mems Clubs, in Wilmington, last
week
Of the three dozen or more new
Hymnals presented to Wesley
Church on Mothers Day in memory
of departed relatives and friends,
there were several donated by Mr..
and Mrs. G. Roland Messick, of Mil
ford, in memory of those members
of the church who had passed away
since Mothers Day of last year.
The drought which had become
alarming in this section, as all
growing crops were drying up, was
broken by a rain Wednesday morn
ing of last week, which lasted sew
eral hours and did much good.
A. new and modern home is being
built for MIR. and Mrs. Charles r.
Joseph on the north side of West
Market street, between the resi-
dences of Andrew ]. Murray and Da-
vid Pepper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S. Johnson
of South Railroad avenue, have
been notified that their daughter,
Eva, wife of Charles r. Conway, of
Wilmington, N. c., is quite iii and
that her eight children have whoOp-
ing cough. y
Garland Russell of Johnson City,
Tenn, formerly employed in the
Georgetown Restaurant, was seri-
Ously hurt last week when he jump
ed from a pier at Oak Orchard and
ran a sharp-pointed stake through
his foot
Miss Dorothy Pepper, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Pepper of this
town, was operated upon for APP
pendicitis last Monday in the Sa-
: maritan Hospital, Philadelphia. Her
condition is favorable for a speedy
recovery. Miss Pepper is a student
of Beaver College, JenkinstOwn, Pa.
The Ladies Bible Class of McCOl-
ley's NJ. E. Sunday school will have
a festival in the Glendale Park, sit
uated between Redden and Ellen
dale, along the du POni Boulevard,
Saturday evening, May "a, for the
benefit of the church.
Owing to. ill health, Professor ].
Emory Chapman has been relieved of
, all duties as principal of the Del
! mar Del) High School. He will
continue as principal of the school
until the end Of the present school
term, but will not teach or do any
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