Milford chronicle., 1930-10-31
GEORGETOWN

Market street, Friday night of gen
eral debility. Funeral services were
held at the home at 10:30 O'CLOCK
Monday morning. Revs. w. &. Har-
ris. nastor of Wesley NJ. E. Church
and ] w. Colona, a former pastor
officiating. Interment made at ) p
m. Monday in Brandywine cemetery
Wilmington. Judge Conrad mao
MANY friends in this town who re-
gret his death as he was loved by
all whom he was associated wlth'
Mrs. Job o. Pride, one of George
towns most highly respected cltl-
zens. died at her home on Railroad
avenue. Thursday night, after an
illness of several months. Funeral
services were held Saturday after
noon at ? o'clock at the home in
charge of the Rev. John T. Bailey
of Delmar, former pastor oil
Georgetown N. P. Church. Inter-
ment i'm Union cemetery. Besides
her husband, she is survived by
three sons, Rodney and Edward, OF
this town. and Job, of Harrington,
and one daughter, Mrs: Hart of Mil
ford and a large host of friends in
this community.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has issued the following letters
the past week:
On the estate of Leon B. Howe, OF
North West Fork Hundred, to How
ard L. Hardesty.
On the estate of Ella E. COnaway
of Broad Creek Hundred to Harold
J. Conway.
Clerk of the Peace John S. Coop
er has the past week issued a mar
riage license to John H. Hudson
Jr.. of Ocean View and Audery b.
McCabe, of Selbyville.
There are thirty-five prisoners at
the county iail here with Sheriff Coy
at this time.
The fire company was called to a
chimney blaze at the home of Ne
hemiah Marvel, on KINNEY street
Wednesday evening.
Miss Katherine E. Lowe, daughter
of John Lowe, of this town, and
Harold Trader, living near town,
went to Salisbury, Md, October H.
where they were married by the
Rev. Samuel McWilliams. Announce
ment of the wedding has just been
made
On Tuesday evening a variety
shower was given Rev. and Mrs. M.
Il. -Hungerford at the NJ. P. parson-
ace in honor Of their 21st wedding
A 10 Tnl1n1 hpT nj
friends were present including Rev.
and Mrs. w. G. Harris, of Wesley NJ.
Z. Church.
This section has been visited by
several heavy frosts the past week.
which has laid all vegetation low
and the farmers are rushing on
digging their late potatoes ana
sweet potatoes. The crop is fair, but
below the normal yield.
Mr.. and Mrs. William d. Brasure
are sporting a new Packard CLUB
sedan.
Paul Swain at his farm at the
edge of town has harvested his pea
nut crop, which was large consider
inc the dry season. Mr.. Swain is
the only farmer in this vicinity en-
gagged in growing this crop, and the
land in this section is fine for pea
nuts.
Mrs. J. Samuel Carey returned
Saturday from the Beebe Hospital
where she was under medical treat
ment for several weeks. Her condi-
tion is nnfavorable for an early re-
coVery.
The ladies of Wesley NJ. E.
Church will serve a turkey supper
to the members of Eastern Star on
Friday evening, November Z.
Mrs. Rhoda A. Townsend, CT this
town, widow of Daniel c.. Town
send, died suddenly at one o'clock
last Sunday morning at the country
home of her son-in-law and daush-
ter. Mr.-and Mrs. Harry J. Ander-
son. CThe Townsend homestead) at
Fairmount, this county. Her hus-
band was Il retired charcoal manu-
facturer of Indian River Hundred.
She is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Anderson, above named ana
Mrs. Arthur Ruddell, of Milford. Flu
neral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at her late residence on
North Bedford street. Rev. w. G.
Harris officiating and interment
made in the cemetery OF St Georges
Chapel, near Angola.
Mrs. Katherine Becker, wife of
Wallie II. Becker, of Punnemade, N.
j., died last Sunday in Wilmington,
at the age of so years. She was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred II.
Layton, 922 Vandever avenue. Will
mington, who formerly resided in
Georgetown and was well known
and had many relatives and friends
here. She was d niece of Mrs. w. J.
Mustard and Mrs. John r. Wilkins
of this town. Funeral services were
held at her parents home Thursday
afternoon and interment made in
Riverview cemetery, Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Roland Messick
and daughters, Sara and Elizabeth,
accompanied by Miss Isabelle
Houser, all of Milford, have been on
an auto trip to Wilmington, N. c.
Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Messick eel
ebrated their 30th wedding anniver-
sary with a big dinner at the home
of the formers brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Goodwin
in the latter city.
While John r. and Harvey w.
Calhoun and John c. Abbott, of this
town, were fishing from the pier at
Lewes one day last week, the latter
got caught in the thumb by fish
hook, and to eXtricate it he had to