Milford chronicle., 1931-01-09
GEORGETOWN

sick has issued the following letter
the past week:
On the estate of Alexander E. Nc
Lean, of Nanticoke Hundred t,
Mary J. Mclean.
On the estate of Motion r. Pep
per of Georgetown hundred to w
Frank Sharp.
On the estate of Philetus H. Pal
mer of Nanticoke hundred to Noble
R. Palmer and Mary T. Coyey.
On the estate of James H. Le-
Hates of North West Fork hundred
to Frank LeKates.
On the estate of James c. Hast
.ings of Georgetown hundred to
Cora West and Ford L. West.
There are thirty-siX prisoners
stopping with Sheriff Coy at the
county Jail here at the present
time.
Clerk of the Peace John S. Coop
er has the past week issued the
following marriage licenses:
To Frank 7. Kelley of Wilmington
and Erma NJ. Moore of Elliotts, Nd
To Thomas B. Norris and Mary
E. Wilson, both of Lewes.
These licenses were the first to
be issued by the Clerk of the Peace
for over a month. Some few years
ago the Clerk of the Peace would
issue at least twenty-five marriage
licenses during the month of De-
cember, but owing to the strict
laws of Delaware they all go into
Maryland where they can get their
licenses and get married at once
without having to wait "a hours, as
they have to do in this State.
Elzey Wilson of Harbeson re-
Gently killed hog which dressed
S45 pounds.
The Ladies' Auxiliary. of Wesley
M. E. Church will hold a bake in
Memorial Hall ON Saturday, Janu-
ary 10, beginning at II o'clock.
W. Elwood Wright has been cleo
ted secretary and treasurer of the
Water and Supply Company to sue
ceed George NJ. Thoroughbred, re-
signed.
Miss Charity Pepper, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Arlington Pepper,
of near this town, and William
Massey, Jr., of Lewes, were married
on Christmas Eve at Georgetown NJ.
P. parsonage by the Rev. NJ. E.
Rev. W. G. Harris, pastor of Wes-
ley M. E. Church and Mrs. Harris
quietly celebrated their twenty-ffth
wedding anniversary at the parson-
age on Saturday. They were the re-
of number of nice gifts in
silver and many congratulations.
An auto liability insurance bill is
being prepared for submission to
the legislature by commission con-
sisting of Robert H. Richards, F. V.
DUPONT and Philip Burnett, of Will
who were appointed some
weeks ago by Governor Buck to
study the proposal that all automo-
bile owners be required to carry
liability insurance
John E. Wilson, who for several
Tears has occupied an apartment in
he old Eagle Hotel building in the :
'ast corner of the public square the {
lite of which will be partly occu-
)ied by the new government post !
'tice has moved to the building on
Pine street which was formerly the ,
'ffice of the late Joseph T. Adams,
low owned by Josiah S. Wilson.
Those from Sussex county who D
ave been drawn to serve as petit
urors in the U. S. District Court, f
Which will convene in Wilmington I
ext Monday are J. Harry Humes, 7
'hOmas Davis, Cedar Greek hun
red; E. Thomas Hastings, A. Paul G
johnson, Little Greek; Edward V. T
iaker, Baltimore; Harry E. Hud-
on, Georgetown hundred. y
A. E. Mclean, aged nearly IS 4
ears, died December "a, 1880, at A,
is home in Nanticoke Hundred. He y,
survived by his wife. His body
as sent to MargaTetville, N. Y, for I,
lterment. :,
James Cooper Hastings, aged 73 i,
ears, 6 months and "a days, son of
e late Luther and Elizabeth Mes ~
ok Hastings, was found dead last
1nday morning at his home on II,
Orth Railroad avenue. His death
as due to heart trouble from which w
; had been suffering for some
ne. 1t is thought death came w.
ddenly to him Friday night while
the act of retiring, as mis- life o.,
IS body was found partly on the w
d. He is survived by .one daueh-
r, Cora, wife of Fred West of Will of
ngtOn. Services were held Tues Ia+
Y afternoon at J. I. Carey's fu- W.
raj home. Rev. w. G. Harris Off
lting and interment made in Tn p,,
/ cemetery. ids
A series Of evangelistic services be
Wesley NJ. Z. Church will begin
nday, January II, in charge of Nf,
} pastor. Rev. w. G. Harris. an
Mrs. Glennie E. Walls has moved Pb
: notion and ladies furnishings
re from the Thoroughbred Block ooi
Market street to rooms on South tor
ce street belonging TO w. S. La fo,.
r and recently vacated by the A
'seX Record. doI
he contract for building the com- 90
station soon to be erected on Cal
south side of the Sussex County =,
lrt House by the Levy Court and
Town Council of Georgetown,
5 on Tuesday awarded TO A p -