Milford chronicle., 1932-07-01
GEORGETOWN
Letters ON Estates

Ol tiAS GoldlG "a Wlllldul II. WOTk-
man, of Broadkiln Hundred, to Eva
E. Lindale.
On the estate of Henry Owens, of
North West Fork Hundred, to Ida
E. Owens.
On the estate of Cleveland Brown,
of North West Fork Hundred, to Geo.
Wilbert Brown.
On the estate of Hiram H. James,
of Little Creek Hundred. to Oliver v.
James. +
f On the estate of James T. Wright,
of Little Greek Hundred, to Lille NJ
Wright.
On the estate of George W. John
son, of Georgetown Hundred, to Wal
ter P. Townsend.
On the estate of Emma r. John
son, of Georgetown Hundred, to Wal
ter P. Townsend.
Popular Resort
There are thirty-two prisoners
stopping with Sheriff Brittingham
at the county Jail here at the present
time.
Personals
Master Hilyard Barr, of Folcroft,
Pa, is making a lengthy vacation
visit to his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Barr
Miss Mary Magee is spending the
summer at the Hayden cottage in
Rehoboth.
Miss Edith Nye has been the guest
of DR.. and Mrs. John Hammond this
week.
Bethesda NJ E. Church Ladies Aid
Society held their June meeting at
the cottage of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Montney on Indian River. A lunch
con was served about 1:30 p. m,
after which a business meeting was
conducted in the grove. A good So
cial time was enjoyed by all.
Miss Lorraine Ward, of Laurel, re-
turned Friday for a second visit with
her cousin, Mrs. Betty Kitchens.
W. d. Breasure has returned from
the Episcopal Ear, Eye and Throat
Hospital, Washington, D. c., where
he underwent an operation for the
removed of tonsils and adennoids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Short, Jr.,
have rented an apartment.
Harold w. T. Purnell, of this town,
has been chosen vice-president of
the Delaware Safety Council, for
Sussex county.
New Filling Station
The Levy Court Commissioners |
have elected Clarence T. Reed, of |
Milton, to serve as constable in the |
Tenth Representative District in place |
of Fred Mas, who has moved from |
Milton and establyished filling sta |
tion on the Georgetown-Lewes high /
way.
Rotary Club Meeting
DR.. Joseph B. NAPLES. attending |
physician for Delaware Colony, State
Home for the Predetermined near
Stockley, was the principal speaker
at the weekly meeting of the George
town Rotary Club. The program
was in charge of Howard T. Ennis, .
superintendent of Delaware Colony.
Dr. Waples told of the, medical in
spection given to the several hun
dred children confined in the in
stitution, the records kept of each
charge therein and the regular eX-
animation given.
Pretty Wedding
Miss Doris Edna Preston, daughter
of Ernest and Mrs. Annie Preston, of
Redgranite, Wis, who is second |
grade teacher in the Delaware DEM
onstratiOn School, here, and Thomas
r. Purnell, an employee in the
Georgetown postoffice, were quietly
married at o'clock Saturday morn
ing, June 25, 1882, in Wesley M. E.
Church by the pastor, the Rev. Omar
E. Jones. Only a few members of /
the family and some close friends
witnessed the ceremony. The attend
ants were Miss Josephine Wright, of
Dayton, Ohio, first grade teacher in
the Demonstration School here, and
Daniel J. Layton, Jr., student of Le-
high University and son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel J. Layton of this town.
Since coming to Georgetown, the
bride has made many friends, and
much entertaining has been done in
her honor during the past weeks. !
The bridegroom for several years has
been employed as a clerk in the post
office He is son of Mrs. Laura e.
Purnell, of this town, and the late
r. Purnell, who for many a
years was a prominent hardware
merchant and fruit broker, and also G
served as Register of Walls of this l
county and as member of the low
eT house of Delaware Legislature. S
Mr.. and Mrs. Purnell are. on their a
trip to Wisconsin, and will
be at home on July II. |
Miss Edna Chipmans properties on L
Market and Race streets, have been
newly painted. S
Miss Lulu c. Wilkins, a student n
Of Georgetown high school. has re- T.
ceived a diploma of merit for an
essay on "Washington's Farewell d
Address" 5
8 Joseph Jones has completed his )
course at Goldey Col
ege, Wilmington, and is home with a
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Lones, for few days. a
Fine Class Trip b
This years graduating class, chap
,rOned by Miss Rosalee Martin, left W
lere by the Red Star Bus early We'd
lesday morning, June 18th, for Vir- il
yinia and Washington, D. C. They fl
lrove to Cape Charles, where they
uok the ferry and after leaving the ff
erry motored to Pine Grove. Ocean R
Jew, Cape Henry and Virginia
3each. After dinner at Virginia Fl
beach the group went on to Norfolk, W
over the James river
ridge to Newport News, where they al
pent the night at the Warwick Ho- in
ell. The class spent Thursday visit nj