Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21

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OF Georgetown Hundred to DR.. JohI
H. Hammond.
On the estate of Annie G. Turner
OF Baltimore Hundred to Harry +
Gray.
There are fifty-eight prisoners
stopping with Sheriff Carey at the
county Jail here at the present time
Clerk of the Peace Frank w. Law
son has the past week issued a mar
liage license to Clarence p. Postias
of Frederica and Hazel Virginia
Phillips of Milford.
Quite a large number of our peo-
pie are planting gardens with the
free seed furnished by the Relief
department of this county. and
should they all come on good there
should be plentiful supply of pO-
tatOes and other vegetables for the
summer and winter supply here.
Miss Edith Jones with her niece.
Miss Ann Hardesty and Miss Shir-
ley CourbOurn of Seaford spent
Easter at Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. George Barr, Miss Edna Barr
were in Philadelphia shopping Fri
day and Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Holloway and sister,
Miss Emma Hayes, of Seibyville
We're in town several days this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Goodwin
and mother, Mrs. Emma Goodwin of
Wilmington, N. c., visited here Fri
day. They were spending the Easter
holiday among friends at Laurel,
Selbyville and Milford.
Dallas Watson spent Easter with
his grandparents, here in town.
Applications are now being re-
ceived from young men between the
years of IS and 25 for re-fOresta-
tion work at the National Park in
Virginia. Salary, $50 per month and
board. Those living in Sussex coun-
ty should make application to l.. L.
Layton, director, Temporary Emer-
gency Relief Commission, George
town.
Warm weather for the past week
has caused peach, pear and cherry
trees to burst in full bloom. Easter
Sunday was the occasion for thous-
ands of people from Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Chester and other
northern cities to make their annual
visit to Delaware to witness the
fruit trees in bloom. The roadsides
throughout the country are strewn
with violets and other early spring
flowers.
Funeral services for Robert II.
Burton, aged II years, son of the
late William c. Burton who died |
Monday within Is minutes after
suffering from a heart attack, were |
held Wednesday afternoon at his
late home, corner of Cedar and
North Race streets. The body was |
taken to St. Georges Chapel, Indian
River Hundred, for interment. Mr.. |
Burton left home shortly before 8
a. m. last Monday morning so as to
be in readiness for the morning |
session of court where he served as
a tipstaff. Shortly after complaining
to some friends about not feeling
well he collapsed and died shortly
He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Kate Burton, one daugh-
ter, Mrs: Pittard; one sister, Mrs. X.
Graham of Harrington, and three
brothers, d. D. Burton, Angola. IA
ther of former State Senator Clifford
f. Burton; William c. of near. Fair
and John w. of Philadel-
phia.
Edneil Johnson, Georgetown ne
gro, indicted for first degree murder
of his wife, Lawrence, on the night
MI ut danRn i'm a Pnl-
ored school building here, was plac-
ed on trial Monday morning of last
week. The jury after deliberating
about seven hours until l a. M, on
Tuesday morning, failed to reach a
verdict, and was discharged. The
Jury is said to have stood ten for
lcquittal and two for manslaughter.
Members of the All Clubs of Sus-
sex County together with relatives
md friends will hold their first
januuet in Jones Memorial Hall
lere on Saturday, April %. The ban
luet will be served by the members
If the Cokesbury Home Demonstra- 1
ion Club and the program Will be
n charge of Edmund McCauley OF ,
who will act as toast
Master. Henry Hill of Overbrook {
will be song leader. The program {
will consist of vocal, instrumental
music, playlets, readings, etc. Plans !
or the affair are being arranged by s
liss Anne b. Moore, club agent oi
sussex county.
The residence of Mrs. Katie Will d
Jams on North Front street is un-
ergoing repairs. e
Harvey Gray of Wilmington has I
purchased from r. Spicer the lat
er's store on North Race street. Mr. T
nd Mrs. Spicer have moved to Bal
more where their children reside.
Mrs. Laura Gurdy, wife of Will n
am J. Curdy died last week after f
1ng Illness at her home north oil e
his town. She is survived by her
usband, one son, Elihu Curdy, OF +
and one daughter May, il
life of Carl Scott, of this town. Fu- f,
eral services were held at the o
ONE Sunday afternoon at 2 o.
lock with interment in Union cem- d
terry. p
At their home near here on Satur- W
ay, Mr.. and Mrs. James Fl. Baxter l.
celebrated their 25th wedding ami el
ersary, at a dinner given in the
1ening their guests were Mr.. and s.
RS. Taylor Baxter, of Chestertown, m
d.; Mrs. John C. Buell. and Mrs. at
lhn Hamburger of Baltimore, Md, ps
r. and Mrs. Albert Short, Sr., and
r. and Mrs. Harry C. Short of vii? A
ington, Mr.. and Mrs. William b.
of Rridpauilla Miss I.aura I q