Milford chronicle., 1931-05-22
GEORGETOWN

Register OF Wills Frank L. JOSEPH
has the past week issued the follow
ing letters:
On the estate of Jacob King o
Cedar Creek Hundred to Robert P
Davis.
On the estate of Mark il. ShOckley
of Cedar Greek Hundred TO the Sus-
sex Trust Company.
On the estate of Dennard II. Hud-
son of Baltimore Hundred to Helen
f. Hudson.
On the estate of Wilbert H. Rad
cliffe of North West Fork Hundred
to Nora Lee Radcliffe.
On the estate of Annie e. Culver
of Seaford Hundred to Florence Ell
len Culver
On the estate of James J. Patter-
son of Seaford Hundred TO Mabel S.
Patterson.
On the estate of John N. Hudson
of Lewes and RehObOth- Hundred to
Florence V. Hudson.
Mrs. John II. Watson who has been
in the Beebe Hospital for treatment
for the past week has returned to
her home here.
Edwin Smith who resides in Col
linsville, at the western edge of town
is meeting with much success with
the poultry business. He keeps Il
large number of layers on hand at
all times which pay him good pro-
fits. This shows that there is still
something in the poultry business
yet, if it is run in a business way.
Mr.. Smith raises his own flock, by
so doing he can keep only the very
best stock.
Mrs. John /. Shorts Sunday school
class will have bake on Saturday,
May %, in the store room on Market
street recently vacated by E. Ralph
Blizzard.
Mrs. Jennie Johnson, of this town,
is seriously i'll at Delaware Colony,
where she is matrOn in the Deemer
Cottage. Her son, Harry J. john
son, was summoned to- her bedside.
Frederic Walls, of this town, un-
derwent an operation last Monday in
the Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia,
and at the time of going to press his
condition for recovery was reported
faVOrably Mrs. Walls, who ac-
cOmpanied him TO the hospital. is
suffering from sprains of both
wrists, which she sustained by fall
ing in one of the corridors of that
institution. 1t is hoped by their
many friends their recoveries will be
speedy.
Mary w. Hill, wife of Charles NJ.
Hill, died Tuesday evening after an
illness of several weeks at her home,
131 Powell Lane, Stonehurst, Della
ware County, Pa. Services were
held at the home at 8 o'clock last
Thursday night and interment made
in Union cemetery here on Friday
afternoon. Mr.. Hill is brother of
Mrs. Alice Thoroughbred.
Edward Joseph, aged years, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Joseph of
near town, died Wednesday morn
ing, of pneumonia. in the Milford i
Emergency Hospital. Funeral SER
vices were held in st. Johns Church,
Springfield, at o'clock on Friday
afternoon; interment made in Bro
therhood cemetery at Millsboro.
The Home and School Association
held it's last meeting for the year in
the gymnasium of the High School |
on Monday evening, May IL. The /
program was short so that there |
might be time to transact final bus
mess for the year. There were NOV
ing pictures of some of the activi-
ties of the Demonstration School for
this year and part of last year.
The officers of the association
were elected for another year as fol-
lows: Miss Laura Richards, presi-
dent; Asa Reynolds, vice president;
Mrs. George It. Lynch, secretary;
Mrs. Edward Sudler, treasurer; Miss
Edith Jones, publicity manager. Fol
lowing the election Mrs. Howard En-
mis-, president of the State Parent
Teacher Association, made a few re-
marks, during which he expressed
the. delight of his organization to
have Georgetown organize a local
association after so many years of
inactivity.
Baptism In Lake
The public baptismal service held
at Morris Mill last Sunday afternoon
by the colored Baptists of this town
was very largely attended, the num-
Der of people present-most of whom
we're white-was estimated at two
thousand or more. The service was
n charge of the pastor, Rev. Charles
B. Ingram. There were four emer-
lions.
) D. II. Goodwin has opened the old
1lihu NJ. Lynch store on South Bed
ord street as a general grocery
store, and he will be pleased to serve
yOu with standard brands at chain
store prices.
Sheriff and Mrs l.. w. Brittingham
m Wednesday evening entertained
fifty members and friends of the
owes Cross Roads Ladies Aid So
.iety.
John T., Harvey w. and J. Ewell
and EIzey Wilson went to
Warwick on Monday and assisted by
\. II. Lingo, hauled out of Indian
river more than eleven hundred
lerring.
Last Saturday morning, a 200 gal
on hot water tank exploded in the
ellar at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard w. King, near town, tear
ng through hard wood floor in the
bedroom. Fortunately no
ne was injured.
William Johnson, son of Mr.. and
lrs. Walter S. Johnson, who has
cen an invalid for several years,
Celebrated his 9th birthday anniver-