Milford chronicle., 1930-08-15
GEORGETOWN

| MIS-. Ellis ana daughter Anna, o
Altoona, Pa, sister of the late Mrs
Joanna Vickers, of this town, ar,
spending the month of August at thu
Vickers home ON Race street, pre-
paratOry to the disposing of the per
sonal property of the late Capt. anC
Mrs. Vickers.
Register of Wills G.. Vannie Mes
sick has issued the following letters
the past week:
On the estate of William H. West
of Georgetown hundred, to Sarah c
West.
On the estate of Arthur E. Novel
of North West Fork hundred to EnOs
B. Wright and Ola M. Novel;
On the estate of James w. Dale OF
Baltimore hundred to Laura A. Dale
On the estate of Mary E. Register
of Lewes and Rehoboth hundred to
Ella M. Ross.
Congressman Robert G. Houston
and Deputy Clerk of the Peace
Frank w. Lawson, attended the
Cooper Reunion at the home OF
Clerk of the Peace John S. Cooper at
Columbia, Thursday afternoon.
Wingate l. Johnson, 73 years of
age, died at the home of his sister,
Mrs. John S. Short, of near town, in
the Piney Grove District, Tuesday
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at the home. Inter-
ment at Providence NJ. P. cemetery,
near town.
There are twenty-five visitors at
the county Jail with Sheriff Coy at
the present time.
Mrs. Samuel J. Carey, of East
Market street, was again taken to
the Beebe Hospital, Lewes, last Sun
day night and on Tuesday she un-
derwent another serious operation.
Her numerous friends will be glad
to know, her condition is favorable
for recovery.
Car owners of the State who have
not had their car inspected by the
first of the year will be refused reg
istration plates for the year 1881.
This announcement was made We'd
nesday by Secretary of State c. H.
Grantland.
d. d. II Vi u lGOl0AAAS3 AACeNA ANCo0SAAS
a few days ago killed black snake,
seven feet long, which he found
feasting on birds from bird box he
had placed at the top of pole in
his front yard. Inside the snake
were found seven birds.
The fourth annual reunion of the
Tunnel family will be held Satur-
day, August 16. Congressman R. G.
Houston and James NJ. Tunnel,
Democratic State Chairman, both of
this town, are among the descend
ants. 1t was through the activities of
Mrs. Dashia Tunnel Ellis, wife of J.
W. Ellis, of Frankford, that the Tun-
nell family reunions were started at
Bethany Beach in 1927.
Miss Mabelle Martin, of this town,
miraculously escaped being killed
last Saturday while On her way to
Claiborne, Md, to meet boat. She
lost control of the car she was driv-
ing when passing another car and
the machine turned over in a ditch.
Parties occupying the other car, who
at first thought Miss Martin was
dead, took her from the wrecked ma J
chine to find that she had sustained
only minor bruises. n
At an early hour Thursday morn
ing, fire of unknown origin badly
damaged the restaurant of William
Coffin and the meat store of Joseph
X. Lingo, in the Barker building, on
Main street, at MillsborO. The
Georgetown call for assistance was
responded to, but upon arriving the
fire was under control.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Short and
the latter's mother, Mrs. w. ]. Mus
tard, attended at Columbia, Thurs
day, the annual reunion of the Coo
per family. There was a large at
tendance, and there was an address |
by Josiah Marvel, Democratic Ma
tional Committeeman and candidate |
for U. S. Senator.
The prevailing hot and dry spell |
of weather which has continued in |
this section for many weeks has not
only done great damage to growing
crops, but flowers and shrubbery are
dying because of it. Box wood, es-
pecially is showing the effects of it,
as will be seen in the large garden
at the old homestead of the late
Judge Edward Wootten (nOw occu-
pied by former Judge H. c. COnrad)
on West Market street. Much of the
fine box wood thereon, for. which
large sums of money have been re-
fused, has the appearance of having
been swept by fire.
Samuel ]. Register is painting the
residence of Mrs. Emma Holson on
he Public Square.
Thieves entered the poultry houses
Of Oscar Vickers, near this town,
and carried away 300 young chick
ems large enough for the markets. 1t
IS believed that a truck was used to
laul them away.
Master George Lynch, Jr., has
gone to Staten Island, New York,
or a visit with his brother and sis
er-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer w.
lynch. u
Miss Elda Claggett, of Miami;
has been visiting Mrs. Will
lam Kitchens. Miss Claggett is reg
strar to the Dean of Florida State
College. at Tallahassee