Milford chronicle., 1932-08-12
Letters On Estntes

following letters:
On the estate of Horace w. Grew
of Lewes and RehOboth Hundred t.
Fannie Truitt Crew.
On the estate of Annie S. Rheiner
of LeWes and Rehoboth Hundred to
Joseph NJ. Lank.
On the estate of Jessie B. Shock
ley of Cedar Creek Hundred to Mary
E. Shockley.
On the estate of Venor O'Neal of
Little Greek Hundred to Edith o.
Neal.
Marriage Fees
Clerk of the Peace Frank w. Law
son has the past week issued a mar
riage license to William McCabe
and Eva Littleton, both of Frank
ford.
Congressman Robert G. Houston,
Clerk of the Peace Frank w. Law
son and Oscar S. Wilson were
among those from this town who at
tended the Cooper reunion Thursday
at Mt. Herman Church at Columbia.
Home grown watermelons are in
our markets and retailing for fair
prices.
Mrs. John T. Watson is spending
some time at the Calhoun cottage at
Rehoboth.
There are thirty-fve prisoners
stopping with Sheriff Brittingham
at the county Jail here at the pres
ent time.
This section has passed through
several weeks of real hot weather.
The thermometer has register from
80 to 100 each day.
Misses Edna, Marian and Myrtle
Parker have been vacationing at
Rehoboth for a week, occupying a
cottage on Wilmington avenue.
Miss Ruth Minner was the guest
of Miss Peggy Walls at Rehoboth
this week.
Miss Dorothy Pepper is visiting in
Philadelphia for the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rose and
daughter Catherine of Westmount,
N. J., are visiting Edward and Elsie
NJ. Rose for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Lynch of
Staten Island, N. Y, are visiting
their parents at RehobOth.
Miss Minnie Kreer is spending the |
week in Rehoboth as the guest of
Mrs George Walls and Mrs. Julian
Townsend.
We were visited by refreshing |
rain early Wednesday morning.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Bramhall Monday morning.
James M. Tunnel, Esq, observed
his 53rd birthday anniversary at his
home here on Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Calhoun of
this town observed her 83rd birth
day anniversary Wednesday. Mrs.
Calhoun for many years was one of
the most active members of the
Georgetown New Century Club and
also the local branch of the W. c.
T. U.
The Rev. Joseph Wood and the
Rev. Martin Bran will leave about
August 10 for a six weeks motor
trip. They plan to drive south to
Florida and then will go by way of
the Mississippi Valley north to Can
ada. Mr.. Wood is rector of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Churc hat Milton
and Mr.. Bran is rector of the
Georgetown P. E. Church.
AHtO Inspection
The fourth annual Delaware car
inspection campaign being conduct
ed under the joint auspices Of the !
Secretary of States Office, the
State Highway Department and the
Delaware Safety Council is now in I
full swing and will continue until S
September l. The distribution of the !
cars inspected and passed by coun-
ties and State during the first week i
is as follows: New Castle county, !
1880; Kent county, 9S1; Sussex
county, 1926. The total number of
cars inspected in the State is 4,O97.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford Warrington OF
Laurel entertained at bridge on /
Tuesday evening. Those who attend t
ed from Georgetown were Charles I
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hat
field, Cyrus Hatfield, Sr., Cyrus Hat
field, Jr., and Mrs. Bessie Hudson. i
Miss Isabelle Wagner who has
been visiting her brother, Rev. Mar "
tin Bran left Monday to spend t
some time at the High Tide Tea f
House at Rehoboth.
marvel Reunion
The 82nd annual reunion of the o
descendants of the late Josiah P. .
and Harriet Ann ((Pepper) Marvel !,
was held on Monday at the home of
Miss Anna Marvel and Mrs. Jennie
Phillips on South Front street,
lere. Only four of the Is children
are living. Two of them, former
Judge D. T. and Josiah Marvel of
died within the past
wo years. The surviving children
ire: Miss Anna Marvel, Mrs. Jennie
Andrew Marvel, this town,
nd Mrs. Harriet A. Wilson, wife
f former State Insurance Commits
ioner Thomas R. Wilson, living be-
ween Milford and Milton. Mrs. Will
on was not present at the reunion.
he three living here constituted
he reunion in keeping with a GUS
ON established 80 years ago. Mrs.
1arvel conceived the idea Of fam
" reunion following her marriage
n August 1, 1850, which also was
er birthday anniversary. She died
/ 1914.
Prof. e. Paul Burkholder, of this
OWN, was the guest speaker of the
Rotary Club at its
leeting in the Hotel duPont-Bilt
ore in that city. His talk was on
le recent Rotary Convention held
/ Seattle, Washington.
George w. Derrickson. an Ocean
lew business man, has announced