Milford chronicle., 1932-09-09
GEORGETOWN NEWS ITEMS

Wilson Calhoun and was aged 49
years, 5 months and IA days. Funer-
al services were held in the Meth
odist Protestant Church Saturday
afternoon, in charge of Rev. I. S.
Owens, and interment made in I'm
ion cemetery.
Rev. l. S. Owens and H. NJ. Ralph,
George Workman, John Abbott,
Walter Johnson, Frank Green and
Bowers Owens went on a fishing trip
to Elliott's Island on Tuesday and
returned with Sc large fish.
The heavy showers in this section
greatly benefited the late crops.
Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week were the hottest days of the
summer. In some sections of George
town the mercury climbed to 100 de-
g1ees and more.
JRonald Joseph, son of Register OF
Wills and Mrs. Frank L. Joseph, left
Sunday last to enter upon business
course in Peirce College in Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. Charles r. Cannon and chill
dren are in Baltimore, having been
called there by the death on Satur-
day of her father, Edmund T. Leon
ard, in that city. DR.. Cannon attend
ed his father-in-law's funeral there
ON Monday.
William A. Long, of Greenwood,
who served as Receiver of Taxes
and County Treasurer of Sussex
County from January, 1925, to Jan
uary, 1929, having been elected on
the Republican ticket, has announ-
ced his candidacy for the Office and
will run at the primary election.
Emile w. Pepper, living in the Cool
spring section, in the Tenth Repre-
sentative District, has announced
his candidacy for the Republican
nomination for Receiver of Taxes
and County Treasurer.
Frank Shert, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Short, living on East Pine
street, in this town, is suffering
from a severe cash on the right side
of the forehead, requiring four stit-
ches, which was inflicted when a
sledgehammer flew off the handle
and struck him. Short was employ
ed on the highway leading from
Bryan's store to the Georgetown
Laurel Highway, and was driving
stakes for the concrete forms when
the accident happened. He was
brought here and given medical at
tention by DR.. Aubrey G. Smoet.
Miss Edith Warrington entertain
ed with a beach party at Rehoboth
on Thursday evening: Misses Dor
othy Pepper, Alice Lynch, Mary
Jefferson, Jessie Phillips, Helen
Macklin, Ida Belle Farrow, Virginia
Short, Katherine Phillips, Mrs. Geo.
Asa Gray, Mrs. James Davis, Mrs.
David Pepper, Mrs. Linden Nell
vaine, Mrs. Ralph Baker, Mrs. Geo.
Barr, Mrs. Firden Macklin and
Misses Pauline Godfrey and Millie
Roach. 4
Miss Mildred Mock entertained at
a dinner Sunday evening at her
home on South Race street in hon
or of her birthday. She had as her
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harring-
ton and Denwood Smith of Salisbury
and Miss Naomi Thomas and Miss
Clara L. Sammons of this town.
Miss Kathrine Schmitt and Ray
mend Morgan of River Edge, N. j.,
are visiting the formers sister, Mrs.
Anna Short on South Race street.
DR.. Joseph B. NAPLES of this town
observed his 4Sth birthday anniver-
sary August 26.
The Misses Patterson are spend
ing some time at Castle Haven, the
summer home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hal
stead Layton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Townsend
and family who have been spending
the summer at Rehoboth will return
to their home on Tuesday,
1t is reported that Harvey M, |
Short, Clerk of the Orphans Court |
and Register in Chancey for Sussex /
County will again be candidate for |
that Office at the Republican pri-
maries. Mr.. Shorts term has been |
a successful one.
Mrs. Catherine G. Walls is home |
from Bridgeville for few weeks.
Miss Marian Collins is visiting her |
brother. Robert Collins, in New
York.
Mrs. Robert Short has been visit
ing Mrs. Lavinia Adams at Reho-
both.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Cosden
spent Tuesday with relatives at
Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Colbourn and
spent the weekend in Will
nington.
Mrs. Josiah S. Wilson is spending
| few days with her children in Bal
imOre.
Raymond Martin, Jr., of Cape
Charles. Va, is visiting his aunt,
,lrs. Fred Blackstone.
Mrs. Annie BostiC of Laurel is
spending the week with Capt. and
hrs. Theo. A. Pettyjohn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred West of Will
have been visiting his par
'nts, Mr.. and Mrs. Zach West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford G.. Carr have
,een spending a few days with the
alters parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Miles
saacs.