Milford chronicle., 1931-06-05
GEORGETOWN

4 " AAttA wy LIZ NAAuNAs
On the estate of Christopher
Washes, of Cedar Creek Hundred
to Charles Washes.
There are 81 prisoners boarding
with Sheriff Brittingham at the
county Jail here at the present time
The growers in this section have
set a large acreage of sweet pep
pers, for which they have contracted
to Thomas FoOks, of this town, who
has the contract to furnish them to
a pickleing factory. The farmers
claim that with a good growing sea-
son that there is good money in the
growing of peppers in this section
as the soil suits them and they will
give a good yield.
Clerk of the Peace Frank w. Law
son has the past week issued a mar
lriage license to Howard S. Abbott,
! of Georgetown, Del, and Margaret
j. Hudson, of Harbeson, Delaware.
William S. Downs, aged 72, died
on Saturday in a Philadelphia hos
pital, where he was taken some time
ago for treatment. Mr.. Downs for
many years has conducted a grocery
store on North Bedford street, and
resided in Collinsville, a local su-
burb. He is survived by his wife
and the following children: Mrs.
John R. Whaley, Mrs. Horace L. Car
mean, Horace Lee Downs, and Del
bert Downs, of Georgetown, and
Phillip o. Downs, of Rehoboth. Flu
neral services were held in Wesley
NJ. E. church, Tuesday afternoon,
and interment made in Vests Woods
cemetery, near Gumboro.
At the annual membership meet
ing of the Georgetown Methodist
Protestant church, held May 21,
Rev. NJ. E. HungerfOrd was unani-
mously invited to return as pastor
for another year. Joseph G. Green
was elected delegate to the annual
conference to be held in Baltimore.
Md, June 10th; Henry Graves was
elected alternate.
HOratio p. Collins, aged 70 years,
for many years chief of police in
this town, died at his home here last
Friday, after an illness of several
months from a complication of dis
eases. He is survived by his wife
and three children. Funeral serv-
ices were held at his late home on
Monday afternoon and interment
made in Salisbury, Md.
The Levy Court Commissioners of
Sussex County are asking for bids
for the construction of a new Jail
building on the Sussex County Aims
House farm, about two miles from
this town.
The proposals will call for gen.
eral construction, plumbing, heating
and electrical work. Each is to be
bid on separately.
The bids are to be opened public
ly at 10 a. M, June 9Th, in the office
of Clerk of Peace Frank w. Lawson,
who is Secretary to the Levy Court
Commissioners. The bids are to be
tabulated and the awards made, pro-
vided they are acceptable to the Levy
Court Commissioners, on Tuesday,
June 18th, at 10 a. m., Eastern
Standard Time.
The structure is to be completed
within $50 working days from the
signing of the contract.
At the recent session of the Leg
islature, a bill was passed author
izing the Levy Court Commissioners
to bond the county for the sum Of
100000 for the erection of new
penal institution. An act was also
passed increasing the allowance of
all prisoners boards at the New
Castle County Workhouse from SO
cents per day to 81. There are more
than 20 prisoners from this county
confined in the wOrkhOuse, about Is
of them lifc-termers.
The Presbyterian Auxiliary will
hold bake on June 9th in the
storeroom of Joseph w. Wilson, on
Market street, beginning at eleven
O'Clock.
Dr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Hudiburg have
moved to the property of J. W. Fau-
cett. on East Market street.
The annual Childrens Day serv-
ice in Wesley M. E. church will be
held on Sunday morning, June 7th,
at 10:30 o'clock.
Rowland T. Short is suffering
from infection of the right knee,
the result of puncture made by
COW wearing a spiked muzzle.
A small child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd DOrman, of near Springfield,
was recently found near their home
with a number of decorations, about
its face and head, caused, it is
thought, by an eagle which failed in
an attempt to carry its victim away
A tent meeting is being held
nightly on the lot belonging to Fred
Short, near the Diamond State Laun-
dry, on North Bedford street, under
the auspices of the Pilgrims Holi-
ness church. in charge of Rev. Fl. p.
Adams, of Milton, and Rev. and Mrs.
w. Nj. Lowry, of Cambridge, Md.
The following have been named
the local committee to act in coop
GRAFTON with the New York Herald
which for fifty-fve sum
mers has sent thousands of children
from that city for outings i'll the
country: chairman, Mrs. Andrew
vice-chairman, Mrs. E. G.
Sudler. Miss Maggie Wilson, Mrs. w.
D. Adams, Mrs. Benjamin Ableman,
Mrs. George e. Walls, Mrs. George |
T. Lynch, Mrs. ]. E. Townsend.
Last year the number of children
sent to the country for outings by |
The Herald-TribUne, was 10000 some |
Of whom saw trees, grass and flow
FRS for the first time.
The children will arrive here on
July 1st. All of them will be given
rigid physical examination twenty
four hours before thei rarrival.