Milford chronicle., 1932-02-05

i Rev. Omar r. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Short on Sat
urday entertained at dinner Rev
and Mrs. +. Burgette Short of Mil.
ford, Rev. and Mrs. w. F. COrkran
of Seaford, Mr.. and Mrs. /. D. Short
Jr., Mrs. Lavinia Adams and Wilbur
l.. Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Hudson will
occupy the property on North Bed
ford street vacated this week by j.
E. Zullinger and family, who moved
to Cape Charles.
Mary Helen, young daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. McDermOtt of
this town, is under treatment for
pneumonia in the Beebe Hospital,
Lewes. Her condition, we are glad
to state, is favorable for a speedy
recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Eissner and
children, Jane and Bobby, of New
ark, spent the weekend with Mrs.
Eissner's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Green. They were accom-
panied home by Mr.. Green for few
days visit.
Fire Ruins Home
The residence of former Sheriff
and Mrs. James p. Dukes, on West
Market street, together with much
of it's contents, was practically ruin
ed by fire and water early Wednes-
day morning, supposed to have been
caused by a defective fue. Mrs.
Dukes was awakened between II
and l o'clock by the roar of fire and
found the whole upper portion of
the building a mass of flames. She
gave an alarm and soon the local
firemen responded and got the fire
under control. About five o'clock,
however, they were called back to
the scene, the fire having been fam
ned by the wind. Mr.. Dukes was
absent from home at the time of the
fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Zullinger and
children moved Wednesday from
Georgetown to Cape Charles, Va,
much to the regret of their many To-
cal friends. Mr.. Zullinger was re-
Gently transferred from here to
Cape Charles, his position with the
Railroad being super
visor.
Buddy Purnell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold w. #. Purnell, was
able to return home Saturday from
the Beebe Hospital, Lewes, where |
he recently underwent an operation
for appendicitis. He was equally as
glad to come home as his friends |
and schoolmates were to see him.
Mayor William J. Mustard on
observed his 53rd birth
day anniversary. On Sunday Mrs. |
observed another birthday. |
The local firemen were called to
he home of Mayor and Mrs. w. J.
on Wednesday to extin-
guish a blaze which mysteriously
started i'll their wood house.
Byron Pepper, one of George
owns best known citizens, observ-
ID his Gath birthday anniversary on
Mr.. Pepper, who resides
With his family at the Downing
on West Market street,
which he purchased in 1903, is a
Tery busy man. With his two sons,
David and Paul, he successfully
conducts a dairy and hatchery, is
ural mail carrier and a member of
he Georgetown Board of Education.
Iey"allowsTno grass Go grow under
lis feet"
Fire Chief Olin D. Johnson sus-
aimed a painful laceration of the
and last Wednesday morning while !
in extinguishing the fire at
he home of Mr.. and Mrs. James P.
Dukes.
log JOwI And Turnip Greens
The old fashion dish of hog jowl
nd turnip greens is being enjoyed Z
y Sussex countains-the season for
his palatable dish having arrived
everal weeks earlier this year than
DR. several years. Years ago hotels
l Sussex county featured this dish .
l their menus, and travelling men
OOk advantage of being at these
ating houses for the noon day meal
} enjoy this wholesome food.
The Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Par
er Mckee, South Bedford street,
lis town, announce the engagement
their daughter, Miss Lois Adella
IcKee, to Herbert Livingston Laube,
on of DR.. William c. Lauba, of Du-
uque, Iowa. Mr.. Laube is a sales
xecutive of the Carrier Engineer
lg Corporation of Newark, n. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter p. Townsend
last Monday evening at
dinner party at their home on
Outh Bedford street. The guests
ere Mr.. and Mrs. Norman r. Pur-
ELL, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Purnell,
r. and Mrs. Thomas e. Ayers, DR..
I'd Mrs. Charles r. Cannon of this
wn and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hudson
Lewes. The occasion was the
th wedding anniversary of MIR. and
rs. Townsend.
Miss Julia Burton entertained \
W friends at bridge on Monday
ternoOn. n
Miss Anita George entertained at !.
nner and bridge on Saturday af- N
rnoOn. II
Mrs. John Jones and young son, II
)mmy, of Newark, N. j., spent the
st week with Rev. and Mrs. Omar III
Jones at the NJ e. parsonage.
Mrs. Harry l.. Thomas spent last
lesday with friends in Milford. III
Rev. Martin ]. Bran has been in il
wv York City the past week. HI
Mrs. Susan J. Danish is spending N
me time in Washington, D. C. HI
Mrs. Pearl Jones of RehobOth has iii
en- visiting Miss Caroline Hender- HI
n iii