Milford chronicle., 1930-12-05
GEORGETOWN


Equitable Trust Company.
On the estate of Isaac Burton Ol
Lewes and RehObOth hundred tC
Lena Burton.
On the estate of Eleanor B. Hend-
erson of Georgetown hundred tC
John r. Henderson.
Sheriff Bud Coy has foTty-three
prisoners boarding at the county
Jail here at the present time.
This section was visited Thursday
and Friday nights by one of the
coolest spells of the season, the
thermometer registering Is degrees
on Friday morning.
Clerk of the Peace John S. Coop
er has the past week issued mar
riage license to Ernest Wilson, of
Coolspring, and Grace Ethel Fleet
wood, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry H. Hudson, of Harbeson.
Rev. w. G. Harris has been un-
animously invited to return as pas
tor of Wesley NJ. e. Church for the
second year.
Christmas is three weeks off from
yesterday and the several local Sum
day schools are already taking steps
for their annual celebrations.
The State Board of Education will
give examinations in special sub
iects on Saturday, December 6, and
Saturday, December 19, to those
persons only who have applied, in
the Dover High School, and Dover
COlored School. The program will
be:
December 6 "a. M)-English
composition, U. S. history, physical
education and history and govern
ment of Delaware.
December 6 Up. M)-European
history, introduction to biology,
teaching of arithmetic, teaching of
English and child PHYSIOLOGY.
December IS "a. M)-Drawing
and Industrial arts, teaching of geo
graphy, principals of geography,
economic geography and teaching OF
reading and literature.
December 13 Up. M.)-Public
school music, hygiene and SANTA
ton and teaching of social science.
The mems class of Wesley NJ. q.
Sunday school, Rev. w. G. Harris, |
teacher, will serve a turkey supper |
in Memorial Hall on Tuesday eve
ming, December 8, to which every |
body is invited to take part. Prices |
of tickets, adults, Use; children soc.
Mrs. Sallie A. Steen, aged 85 |
years, daughter of the late Green's
bury and Mary Lynch, of this town,
died last Wednesday morning at the
home of her son, Harry Steen, in
Philadelphia. She is survived by her
son and one daughter, Mrs. Frank
Johnson of New York, also the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters: George
and Edward Lynch of Cedarvale,
Kansas; Jacob NJ. Lynch, of this
town, and Mrs. George Goodwin and
Mrs. David Goodwin of Philadelphia.
Funeral services were held in Phil
adelphia, Saturday morning and in
terment made in Union cemetery of
this place.
The local Woman's Home Mission
airy Society will hold a silver tea at
the home of Mrs. Fred Walls, on
North Bedford street, next Friday
afternoon, December 5, from $3.50 to
S O'Clock. A cordial invitation is eX-
tended to everybody to attend.
A snow storm of brief duration
visited this section last Wednesday
night. The snow quickly disappear
ed.
Rev. Harlan NJ. Ralph has been
invited to return for the second year
as pastor of the Georgetown NJ. E.
Circuit, by an unanimous vote.
The marriage of Miss Anna May {
West, daughter of Alfred West, of
and Carvin Locates, son ;
of Martin Locates of near George
town, has been announced. The
wedding took place in Salisbury
Md, on November Is.
The large number of antiques
which belonged to the late Judge {
Henry c. Conrad were sold Tuesday i
md Wednesday at public auction in
he Jones Memorial Hall. The sale {
vas attended by many persons from !
Dut of town and the articles brought t
good prices.
Julian r. Townsend and family 8
iaVe moved into their new home on '
North Bedford street. d
Miss Myrtle d. Messick, of near
1okesbury, daughter of Albert H. s
.Iessick and Alfred A. Messick, son S
If the late w. S. Messick of near
his town, were married Monday at- a
eTnoon at the Georgetown NJ. e. /
,ircuit parsonage, by the Rev. II. M. Il
lalph.
At a meeting of the State High {
way Commission, held Tuesday in 6
Dover, the unemployment situation +
vas discussed and it was decided to
% everything within its power to I
ssist in relieving the situation. 1t g
yas pointed out that considerable v
rading and similar work for roads
o be constructed can be done at s
he present time. a
The first down State ScOutleadcrs' C
difference was held in the educa-
ion office in the Court House here n
lst Saturday, November %. All il
ussex county Scout leaders were p
lvited to the conference, but only
roops from District No. 5, of Eas- S
,rn Sussex county, were represent et
4. d.
Some of the problems discussed at
le conference were: Troup meeting al
rograms, troop records, scoutmas- al
,rs' training courses, duties and in
ervices of the district commission
r to the individual troops, etc. cl
The Scout leaders present were: K
ev. Martin J. Bran, Georgetown; W
Doh4hOAI,. II fNs1y 4