Milford chronicle., 1932-12-30
GEORGETOWN NEWS ITEMS

of Delmar, Courtland of Glenoldel
: Pa, and George of this town, an
two daughters, Helen, wife of A.
r Croll, and Miss Edna Barr, both re
siding here. Funeral services
charge of Dr. Omar L. Jones at hi
late home and interment made a
Union cemetery.
Big Hogs
Lorenzo E. Short who lives nea
the Sussex County Farm, recentl
killed four hogs which dressed 4S4
1872. 456 and 4$S pounds, tota
4 weight, 1880 pounds.
II Mrs. Edward Russell fell at he
A home on Delaware avenue on Tues
day and sustained painful injuries.
Two hogs killed last Monday b.
Edgar w. Jefferson, near George
town dressed 466 and 544 pounds
They were 13 months old.
FCharles NJ. Upham, former chic
engineer of the Delaware STATE
Highway Department. and for some
time a resident of this town, will be
elected vice president of the Am.
erican Roadbuilders Association, al
the annual convention to be held al
Detroit, Mich. January Is to 90 Mr.
Upham will represent the Southern
| District, and he has no opposition
for the election. At present he is
engineer-director of the American
ROadbuilders Association in Wash
ingtOn, d. c.
L. L. Layton, director for Sussex
county of the Emergency Relief
Commission, advises that a sewing
unit for women who desire work
will be ready Tuesday, December
27, over Burton Garage, Georgetown,
telephone 20. Rate of pay, 20 cents
per hour. Some more sewing ma
chimes will be needed. Those inter-
ested who are willing to loan sew
ing machines please communicate
with the office of the Emergency Re-
lief Commission over Burton's gar
age.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Thos. Robinson
entertained on Sunday night at sup
per Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Hulsizer,
Mrs. Florence Jones, Mr. and Mrs.
Halstead Layton and Miss Elizabeth
Houston.
Funeral services of Mrs. Lizzie T.
Baker, aged 73 years, living near
Asbury Church, who died Friday
night of heart trouble, were held on
Sunday afternoon at Asbury Church
in charge of Rev. Jas. O'Neil. Inter
ment took place in the adjoining
churchyard. Mrs. Baker formerly
was Miss Lizzie Tyndaii.
Farmers lost several hundred dol
lars on account of the snow storm
coming a week before Christmas
when they were busy gathering ev-
ergreen for the home market and
nearby cities. The woods were so
full of snow thai. they were unable
to gather several varieties of ever
green which grows on the ground,
such as crow feet, turkey beard.
running cedar and laurel rorinS.
Mrs. f. G. Ryon was in Philadel-
phia this week.
Miss Margaret Layton is in the
Beebe Hospital ior treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alan Hulsizer spent
Christmas in Pennington. N. J
Miss Mary Lillian Davis is spend
ing the Christmas holidays at her
home in Virginia.
Mrs. Charles Green of Denton,
Md, is spending few days here
VI ith her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
7. Watson.
Fred Walls returned this week
from the Jefferson Hospital, Phila- |
1elphia, where he has been for
treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hatfield at
tended a bridge supper at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ebe Wilson in
Harrington last Thursday evening.
Percival Ableman and Miss Mar
an Ableman who are attending the
University of Delaware are home
or the holidays.
Miss Lucie Wilson returned on
Ionday from Lancaster, Pa, for
he winter. t
William Nelson of Marcus Hook, l.
Pa, have been spending few days
lere with relatives.
Miss Isabel Wagner of Whining
on spent Christmas with her bro
nef, heN. MdIlll d. bl am.
Mrs. Louisa o. Roach has return
d from Selbyville where she spent
everal days with her daughter,
lrs. ]. r. Buell..
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Faucett
nd children and Mr.. and Mrs. II. S.
Ikie and son spent Christmas in
Miss Elizabeth Houston is home
rom New York for the Christmas
olidays. She is a member of the
actulty of the Finch School in that
ity.
Mrs. Florence Jones has been en-
ertaining her mother, Mrs. V. M.
of Washington, D. c., and
err sister and brother-in-law, Mr..
nd Mrs. Willard Carey of Harris
urg, Pa.
Mrs. w. r. Hodgson of Lansdowne
a., has been spending a few days
ith her sister, Mrs. Joseph {.
Odfrey.
Mrs. John r. Taylor and sister,
iss Anna Kcllock left on Wednes-
ay for Lintbicum Heights, Md,
here they will spend several
eeks at the home of the formers
IN, Clarence M. Taylor.
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