Milford chronicle., 1932-11-18
GEORGETOWN NEWS ITEMS

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Sunday school class No. II. of the
M. P. Church, will hold a turkey
supper in the basement of the
church on Tuesday, November %.
from to 8 p. m.
M1cheal Cotania of Bethany Beach
and Miss Elizabeth Palmer Cooper
OF this town were married at Snow
Hill, Nd, Friday, November 4. They
viii reside at Bethany Beach until
december !, when they will go 10
Los Angeles, Cal, where Mr.. Con-
tania has been transferred. He is
employed in the Coast Guard Ser
vice.
Funeral services for Jerome N.
Matthias of Georgetown, electrician
and employee of the Eastern Shore
Public Service Company, who died
sunday afternoon in a Milford hos
pital, were held Wednesday at his
residence on North Bedford street
Interment in Union cemetery. He is
survived by his wife who formerly
was Miss Ethel Campbell, daughter
of the late Wilson and Layinia
Campbell.
George Calhoun, farmer living
between Georgetown and Milton. is
IN a serious condition in the Bee
be Hospital at Lewes, suffering
from internal injuries, as a result
Of being run into on Saturday night.
November 5, ON the Georgetown
Lewes concrete highway, by a truck
driven by Thomas R. Collins, form
erly of Norwood, Pa. Mr.. Calhoun
who is about so years of age. was
riding in a buggy ACCOMPANIED bv
his wife and child. The truck
crashed into it from the rear de-
molishing it, and throwing Mr.. CAL
houn to the highway. The harness
was torn from the horse and it ran
away. Mrs. Calhoun and child es-
capped injury.
Alfred L. Pepper, aged 80 years,
died at his home on South Bedford
street, Thursday of last week after
an illness of several weeks. Funeral
services were held at the house on
Sunday and burial made in st.
Paul's P. E. Church yard. Besides
his wife he is survived by three
sons, Elmer, Oscar and Royal Pen
per.
The regular meeting of the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary was held at
the home of Mrs. George E. Walls
on Monday evening. The election of
officers was as follows: President,
Mrs. John Fisher, Milton; vice pres
ident, Mrs. Ralph Carey, George
town; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
Charles Calhoun; Americanism, Mrs.
Harold Hatfield, Georgetown; his
torian, Mrs. Howard Ennis, Stock
Stockley; publicity, Mrs. Bessie
Hudson; poppy committee, Mrs.
Howard Baer, Mrs. Ruby Pratt, Mil
ton; Mrs. Roland Buell., Selbyville;
welfare and rehabilitation, Mrs.
George E. Walls, Mrs. Halstead Lay
ton; music, Mrs. John 1. Short;
chaplain, Miss Lila Carey, Mrs. Nor
man Purnell, Georgetown; Mrs.
Harry Eddington, Milton; sergeant
alarms, Mrs. Ida Coy. After the
business meeting refreshments were
served.
4 Mrs. Alice Bailey and Mrs. Elsie !
Wilgus are on a motor trip to West |
Virginia.
Mrs. Gladys Phillips of Philadel- !
phia has teen visiting her parents |
for several days.
Miss May Willis of Wilmington |
was guest of her aunt, Mrs. Mary !
Clark last week.
Mrs. John Chandler of Whining
ton is spending the week with Mrs. |
Jacob Sammons.
Edwin Pittard of Chester, Pa, !
spent the weekend here with his
mother, Mrs. Eva Pittard..
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Brown and
family of Wyoming spent last week
end here with the latter's parents, I
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walls.
Miss Clara P. Lynch and brother,
Lynch attended the fune-
raj of their aunt, Mrs. Lucinda
Murray at Williamsville on Sunday.
Miss Dorothy Wright of Mardella
Springs, John Layton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Hastings of Salisbury spent
Sunday with James e. Mock and
family.
Mrs. Adelaide Richards is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Harry C. Evans
in Dover.
Mrs. Elizabeth Calhoun is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Effie c. Vickers
at Berlin, Md
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Marker and !
Mr.. and Mrs. Hinzman of Rising
Sun, Nd, were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Marker.
Miss Gladys Hudson left for a Wis
It of two weeks among relatives and
friends in Philadelphia.
Mrs. William Miers and children
1f Cream Ridge, N. j., are visiting
1er mother, Mrs. J. M. Richardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Linden Rawlips
1f Pittsburgh, Pa, have been spen-
ling a Few days here with the for
ner's father, w. w. Rawlins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hammond
md daughters of Harrington are
yisiting Mrs. Hammond's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Green.
Rev. and Mrs. John T. Bailey OF
Pocomoke City, Md, accompanied
~ the latter's father, James H.
Short, who is hale and hearty at the :
lge of 90 years, spent part of the
week with their daughters here.
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