Milford chronicle., 1931-05-15
Judge Richards Acts Prompt
In School Amendments

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Sussex county is the first OF the
/ three counties in Delaware in which
| school commissioners appointed by
the resident jud1e for four-year
terms, beginning July !, under the
provisions of a law enacted at the
recent session of the Legislature
have been named. The list was COM
pleted Tuesday by Judge Charles S.
Richards and forwarded to DR.. II. v.
Holloway, State Superintendent of
public instruction. Byron Pepper
was appointed for Georgetown Spe-
cial School District. The other men,
bers of the board are James M. Tun-
nell, DR.. Jos, B. NAPLES and Julian
e. Townsend.
Members of the Board of Assess
ment for Sussex County have finish
ed their assessment list for 1881 in
the several representative districts.
The list Shows that the grand total
of the % election districts has been
placed at $3S S,232,699 with 26,37S
capitatiOns.
Master Layton Ayres has been
quite sick from grip for several
days.
This section was visited by an
other nice rain Thursday afternoon.
Members and friensd of Wesley NJ.
E. Church gave the Rev. Omar E.
Jones and family a reception last
week in the Jones Memorial Hall.
Howard T. Ennis, president, is
representing the Delaware Parent
Teacher Association at the National
Congress of Parents and Teachers in
convention at Hot Springs, Arkan-
sas, May 81. This meeting is attend
ed by delegates from every state in
the union, the District of Columbia,
Hawaii and Alaska.
Her 92nd Birthday Observed
Mrs. Catherine G. Walls observed
her 92nd birthday Thursday. Mrs.
Walls is active for her age and was
able to attend church services until
a few months ago when she fell and
sprained her ankle. She was born in
Georgetown in 1889 and lived here
all her life except during the win
ter months for the last few years
which she has spent at Bridgeville
with her daughter, Mrs. Harry c
Layton.
At the monthly meeting of the La
dies Aid Society of the NJ. 7. Church
the following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. Lavinia Johnson;
vice president, Mrs. Jacob M. Sam
mons; secretary, Mrs. Harry Swain;
assistant secretary, Mrs. Harvey
Calhoun; treasurer, Mrs. John Il.
Calhoun; committees named: Par
sonage, Mrs. Ira PettyiOhn. Mrs.
Frank Green, Mrs. Harvey Calhoun;
flower, Mrs, John i. Wilson, Mrs.
Lizzie Wilson, Mrs. James Devin;
press, Mrs. Jacob NJ. SammOns.
Miss Laura B. Rutherford has
moved from the Faucet apartments
on Market street to the property on
Race street owned and recently va
Gated by Charles H. Marsh.
David Johnson is quite i'll at his
home here.
Constable Charles T. Jester has
been on the sick list this week.
Miss Elsie NJ. Rose spent the first
of the week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Fred Walls has been in Phil
adelphia this week. Mr.. Walls is a
patient in a hospital there and his
many friends here hope for his
speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Calhoun
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. George r. Calhoun at Reho- !
both.
Caleb Layton, 3Td. is cOnvalescing |
from recent operation at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
]. Layton here.
William DOwnes, merchant of Col
linsville, suburb of Georgetown has
been very ill at his home for more 1
than a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rose and
daughter Catherine of Westmont. N
J., spent the weekend with Edward
and Elsie Rose on Market street.
Mrs. Gladys Morris of Philadel-
phia visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Phillips over the week
end
Ladies of Loves Cross Roads met
with Sheriff and Mrs. Lorenzo Brit
-ingham at their home at the Sus-
sex county Jail on Wednesday eve
ming. About fifty guests were pres
snt
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey NJ. Short of
Stockley entertained Sunday: Mr..
and Mrs. Harlie Riggin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joshua Marvil, Mrs. Annie Mar
vii, Mrs. Sallie Warrington, Mrs.
Martha Hastings of Laurel, Mrs. Ell
ner Galloway of Elizabeth, N. j., Mr..
md Mrs. John S. Dobson. of Mills
1oro, Mrs. Plemmie Lloyd and Mr..
md Mrs. Dale Short of Lewes.
Mrs. George Fearon is confined to
Ter home by illness.