Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
GEORGETOWN

Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has issued the following letters
the past week:
On the estate of Mary E. O'Nea,
of Seaford Hundred to Medford L.
Watson, Sr.
On the estate of Sallie A. Pepper
Of Georgetown Hundred to Elmo B.
Pettyjohn.
On the estate of Ruth E. Hop
kins of Lewes and Rehoboth Hun
dred to Woolsey C. Hopkins.
On the estate of William R. Nc
Cabe of Baltimore Hundred to Beu-
lah McCabe, William w. McCabe
and Thomas B. McCabe.
On the estate of Mary C. Sauls-
bury of Lewes and RehOboth Hun
dred to Lizzie L. Carter.
On the estate of Mary A. Burton
of Dagsboro hundred to Atwood o.
Lynch.
There are forty-five prisoners
confined in the county Jail here at
the present time. At one time last
week there were fifty-five, the larg-
est number ever known at one time.
A number of our prisoners these
DAYS are short termers for motor
car violations. How Sheriff Coy
manages to take care of such large
numbers in the way he does in that
size building is a mystery, Every
thing is clean and in tirst-class
shape in spite of the large number
of prisoners.
Halstead P. Layton has been
drawn to serve as a grand juror in
the December session of the U. 5.
District Court in Wilmington.
The three-room building in the
rear of the new Georgetown school
building is about completed and
ready for occupancy.
The residence of George Thor
oughgood on East Market street has
been neatly painted the past week.
Mrs. Sallie E. Pepper, an aged
and highly respected resident OF
this town, died Saturday morning at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ell
mo Pettyjohn, wife of Captain The
odore A. PettyjOhn, in Philadelphia,
where she went to spend the win
ter. She was the daughter of the
late William Bell Cannon and wild
ow of Walter w. Pepper, who for
many years was a fruit broker of
this town. She is survived by one
daughter, above named, three grand
sons and two grand daughters. She
was 81 years old. Funeral services
were held on Tuesday afternoon at
her late home on Pine street. Revs.
T. F. Beauchamp and w. G. Harris
officiated. For many years she was
a consistent member Of Wesley M.
E. Church. Interment was made in
st. PauFs Church cemetery, the SER
vices at the grave being in charge
of Rev. Martin J. Bran.
After brief illness from diabetes
George A. PettyjOhn, aged IL years
son of MIR. and Mrs. Luther Petty
1ohn, of this town, died at noon last
Tuesday at the Beebe Hospital in
Lewes, soon after he was taken
there in the Sussex Post ambulance.
The lad was a pupil in the sixth
grade of the Georgetown Demon
stration School, the flag of which
was raised half mast when his sud
den and unexpected death became
known. Funeral services were held
at 2 O'Clock Thursday afternoon in
J. T. Carey's funeral parlor. Revs.
w. G.. Harris and M. E. Hungerford
officiated. Interment made in Union
cemetery. The pallbearers were
from his department in school, the
pupils of which attended the funeral
in a body.
j. Samuel Carey who for some
time has been in the employ of the
Home Life Insurance Company, has
been transferred to Milford, and he
is expected to move with his fam
lily to that town next week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Carey have made many friends
in Georgetown who will deeply re-
gret their leaving here.
On Thanksgiving Day, Cove S.
Campbell, son of Charles Campbell
of Dover, and Miss Lena Saxton,
who holds position in the State
House at Dover, drove to Delmar
and were united in marriage by the
Rev. John T. Bailey. Mr.. Campbell is
manager of the meat department of
the American Store in this town.
They will reside here.
An officiating system has been
installed in. the new residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Swain on
East Market street.
The season for catching muskrats
opened last Monday.
Mrs. Fannie Layton, widow of DR..
Caleb R. Layton, will leave next
week for Merchantville, N. J,
where she will make her future
home Mrs. Layton formerly resid-
ed at Dover and for some time was
of State.
During last weeks severe spell of
cold weather, the water pipes at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry 1. Ger
man on East Market street, froZe
and bursted, doing considerable
damage to the building and furni-
5ure. The property is owned by
Mrs. Leroy H. Dennis, of Philadel-
Dhia. Mr.. and Mrs. German were
away from home at the time.
Sheriff and Mrs. Bud Coy gave the
prisoners in the Sussex
county Jail a splendid Thanksgiving