Milford chronicle., 1930-08-01
GEORGETOWN

Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has issued the following letters
the past week:
On the estate of Annie Case, O
Cedar Greek hundred, to Laura C
Moore, Ella C. Stevenson anC
Charles c. Case.
On the estate of John Baylis o.
Indian River hundred to Levin T
Harmon.
On the estate of Julia C. Stevens
of Seaford hundred to the SeaforG
Trust Company.
On the estate of Joseph O'Neal OF
Broadcreek hundred, to Medford l..
Watson.
On the estate of George H. Hall
of Cedar Creek hundred to Della H.
Hall and the First National Bank
and Trust Company of Milford.
After the rains the past week the
grass in the Circle, in the Square, is
looking fine again.
There are only fourteen prisoners
boarding at the county Jail with
Sheriff Coy at this time.
A large number of our citizens
are taking in the Kent and Sussex
County Fair at Harrington this
week.
Last Saturday the first registra-
tion day for 1880, SO voters were
registered in the Ninth Representa-
tive District.
The Georgetown Fire Company
was called out Monday and again on
Tuesday to fight forest fires in the
vicinities of Hebron and COkesbury
Churches.
Donald and Wendell Travis, James
Maloney, Lee Booth, Linneas Farley
and Charles Littleton spent Monday
night in the Littleton cottage at Oak
Orchard.
Harold F. Wilson has accepted a
position with Swift and Company,
Wilmington.
George D. Maloney has returned
home from Kent General Hospital,
Dover, where he recently underwent
an operation and is much improved.
DR.. R. X. Stephenson will have
charge of services in Wesley NJ. e.
Church during the vacation of the
pastor, Rev. w. G.. Harris.
Isaac Baker who has been seri-
ously i'll in the Beebe Hospital for
some time, has returned home and
is much improved.
Rev. w. G. Harris, pastor of Wes-
ley NJ. E. Church and his troupe of
Rangers have been spending some
time in camp at Sandy Landing on
Indian River.
Mrs. Walter S. Johnson who was
knocked down by car on Market
street last Thursday is improving.
Former Sheriff Harry w. Johnson
of Cannon was a Georgetown visit
or on Tuesday. Mr.. Johnson inform
ed us that he will again9be a candi-
date for the Office Of Sheriff at the
Republican Primaries.
During his term of Office few years
ago, he made many friends who
would be glad to have him with |
them again.
DR.. and Mrs. Aubrey Smoot were !
called to Baltimore Sunday by the |
death of the latter's father, Mr.. Nor |
ris. The funeral took place We'd
nesday.
William r. Hobbs, of this town.
who underwent minor operation |
in the Beebe Hospital last Friday |
has returned home.
Calvin A. Smack, proprietor of
Smack's Body Works, here, lost the
balls of the second and third fing |
ers of his right hand last Monday
when he carelessly touched planer
which was in operation at his plant.
E. w. Goodwin, of Wilmington, N.
c., paid a brief visit here on Tues
day. With Mrs. Goodwin and Mr.. and
Mrs. T. J. Gore, also of that city, he
was on 1000 mile auto trip to Po-
land Springs, Maine land points of
interest in Canada and elsewhere.
The first real rain of the summer
in this section of Sussex county
come in time to save the crops and
a period of several days
If intense and sweltering heat. The
ground had become so dry and bak-
ID that few farmers had planted
heir late potatoes. Fortunately the
storm was unaccompanied by hail
md severe wind. The rain is report
ID general throughout the State and
thousands of dollars benefit result
ID to the crops.
Samuel M. White, aged 80 years,
led Monday night of last week, af-
er a long illness from Bright's dis
ase, at his home on North Bedford
treet. Mr.. White for many years
'as a rural mail carrier, resigning
ONE time ago because of ill health.