Milford chronicle., 1930-11-21
GEORGETOWN

ters the past week:
On the estate of Joseph B. Lyon
of Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred t,
Hannah R. Richardson and Henr.
V. Lyons.
On the estate of Henry C. ConraC
of Georgetown Hundred to Edith L
Allen and Daniel o. Hastings.
On the estate of Charles Edgal
Willin, of Georgetown Hundred, tt
Margaret L. Blizzard.
Clerk of the Peace John S. Coop.
er has the past week issued a mar
riage license to Nathan Reed, Of
Thoroughfare, N. j., to Rosalie Han
dleton, of Greenwood, N. ].
There are forty-two prisoners
boarding with Sheriff Coy at the
county Jail here at the present time.
The season for shooting quail and
rabbits opened in this State Satur-
day and will continue until January
l. Our spOrtsmen report them plen-
tiful and are getting their bag limit
each day.
The local schools have been clos
ed most of last week because of the
celebration of Armistice Day and
the holding of the annual cOnven-
tiOn of the Delaware State Educa-
tion Association at Newark.
Automobile owners desiring to
secure the same license numbers
for 1881 are advised to submit their
request between now and December
l. The application must be made
on the official application form.
The prizes of $1,000 at the Armis-
tice Day celebration here were as
follows: Best business float, w. E.
Graves and Sons; best other float,
Anon Council, No. II, D. of P. best
band, Milford Boys Band; best dec
GRATED automobile, Mrs. Charles T.
Jester. The judges were Grant Mid
dleton, of Bridgeton, N. j.; Levy
Court Commissioners Gardiner E.
Bunting and J. Leon Black.
At the recent prize contest con-
Quoted at the store of the George
town Furniture Company, the fol-
lowing prizes were awarded: Mrs.
George Pusey, of Ocean View, por-
celain top table; Lloyd Rogers, of
Georgetown, set of dishes; Mrs.
John Wyatt, Georgetown, floor
lamp.
Georgetown High School played !
their last foot ball game on Armis-
tice Day. Their opponent was the
Bridgeville High School and the
score was 300 in favor of George
town. Good team work was shown |
and the game was one of the best
and most interesting of the season.
Work on the three-room annex
has begun and within month
there will be more room space, and
thus relieve some of the crowded
at the new Georgetown
Demonstration School.
The Sunshine Glass of Wesley M.
e. Church, of which Mrs. w. G.
Harris is teacher and Miss Pauline
Godfrey president, was entertained
Wednesday evening in the Willie
NJ. Jones Memorial Hall by the fol-
lowing committee, Miss Gladys Hud-
son, Mrs. Betty Kitchens, Mrs. Lii
lie Gray and Mrs. Beatrice Ham
nond. The hall was beautifully
decorated, making a colorful au-
,umn scene.
The monthly business meeting
Vas followed by a Thanksgiving
reading by Mrs. Betty Kitchens, af
er which games were played and
served. Those present
we're Misses Pauline Godfrey, Louise !
Hudson, Mile Roach, Mildred Rust, :
1ladys Hudson, Edna Barr, Elsie ,
Naomi Thomas, Elsie Rose, ,
aura Rutherford, Mary Townsend,
lrs. w. G. Harris, Mrs. Grace Wilk-
MS, Mrs. Elizabeth Swain, Mrs. Dol
y Stoeckel, Mrs. Lillian Thomas,
lrs. Helen Rogers, Mrs. Hilda Barr,
lrs. Betty Kitchens, Mrs. Lille
Tray, Mrs. Beatrice Hammond, Mrs.
llsie Wilgus, Mrs. Margaret Ayers. r
]. E. Derrickson, of this town, a
Ormer State highway police Off
er, has accepted the position of
hief of police of Milford, to sue
eed J. L. Courtney, whose died re-
emily. Mr.. and Mrs. DerricksOn
ill continue to reside here, the lat
sr being a teacher in the George
)wn school.
The holly wreath and the other
Vergreen season has begun in this
ection, with a part of a crop of
oily berries. Some wreaths will be
ade with artificial berries, which
re hard to discern from the natural
erries. There will be thousands of
)llaIS worth of wreaths shipped
ON this section, as well as a large
t of case holly and other ever
'eens, which will make the maxi
s some money.
The local American Store force,
1arles P. Green, Cove Campbell,
oward Green, Alfred Rogers, Os-
r ]. Pepper, Irwin Green and Lee
both, were guests of Rev. w. G.
arris, at sauer kraut supper at
esley M. E. parsonage Friday
ght.
Our sportsmen are having fine
ok shooting wild geese on the
,arby Bay Shore and River and
me fine bags are being brought
me. Ducks are not much in evil
nee on account of the mild wea- :
er. N
This section was visited by a
avy rain storm Friday which did
UGH good to the low springs which
e now getting back to normal.
Dr. Caleb Rodney Layton died on
lesday morning of last week at
S home in this town, after an ill