Milford chronicle., 1931-09-18
GEORGETOWN

Register of Wills Frank L. Joseph
has the past week issued the fol
lowing letters:
On the estate of Cassie Collins, OF
Broadkiln Hundred, to R. Davis
Lingo.
On the estate of Roger r. Ward
of Little Greek Hundred, to Mary l.,
Ward and the Sussex Trust Co.
Sheriff Has 81 BOarders
There are 81 prisoners boarding
with Sheriff Brittingham at the
county Jail here at the present time.
Work on the new Jail at the Coun-
ty Farm near town is rapidly pro-
Fgressing.
Clerk of the Peace Frank w.
Lawson has the past issued mar
riage license to William w. White
and Ottillie R. Hazard, both of
Lewes, Del.
The Supervisor of Southeastern
Sussex County has in his office
forty-nine (49) teachers profession
al books, which are loaned to the
teachers of that district. Twenty
of these books were purchased this
year. These books cover every sub
ject of the curriculum, and are use
full to teachers and principals. Some
books are for primary teachers,
some for intermediate grade teach
ers, others appeal to high school
teachers, while others are for prin-
cipals only. The books treat of
methods, organization and admins
tration. They are by numerous
well qualified authors, and are from
publishers as far west as Palo Alto,
California.
Georgetown Boy Student
In Germany
DR.. B. B. G.. Blackstone, of Will
mington, who is a son of Mrs. An
ME and the late DR.. W. r. Black
stone, of this town, sailed from New
York Sunday night aboard the Bre-
men for Berlin, Germany. He will
do post graduate work at the Uni
versity of Berlin and later at the
University of Vienna, Austria, and
he will also attend clinics in Paris
and London. He plans to return to
Wilmington in six weeks.
Mrs. Mary Cannon Fooks, widow
of Robert H. Fooks, died at 5
O'Clock last Tuesday evening after a
long illness, at her home on North
Bedford street, at the age of 63
years, month and 10 days. She was
a native of Seaford, daughter of the
late William E. and Amanda Can
non, and resided there until the
time of her marriage. She is sur
vived by one son, DR.. Carlton G.
Fooks, a practicing physician at
Frankford, and one sister, Mrs. Ella
c. Emory, of Seaford, who is mem
ber of the State Welfare Commits
sion. Funeral services were held in
st. Paul's P. E. Church, of which
she was communicate, at 2:30
o'clock Friday afternoon, Rev. Mar
tin J. Bran officiating. Interment
in adjoining cemetery.
Miss Gene Morris left last week
for Blackstone's College for Girls,
Va, to begin a two
years course in Home Economics.
Miss Morris, who graduated last
June from Georgetown high school,
IS a daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Call Morris.
Sussex Court Meets Oct. 12
Sheriff L. w. Brittingham has is
sued a proclamation fixing Monday, |
October IL, for a session of the Sus-
sex County Court of Oyer and Ter
miner, for which a special jury has
leen drawn.
Millie Wilkins, little daughter of |
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Wilkins, has
'eturned from Milford, where she
vas operated upon in the Marshall
Hospital for the removal of her ton
ills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Joseph, of
4ewes, announce the birth of a
laughter on Saturday, Sept. 5, 1881.
Irs. Joseph was formerly Miss Meta
ireen, daughter of Mr.. and. Mrs.
Ralph Green, of this town.
Mrs. Emma Green, wife of George
ireen, died Sunday night at her