Milford chronicle., 1933-06-16
Letters On Estates

On the estate of William NJ. Jo-
seph. of DagsbOro hundred. to Zip
porah j. Joseph and Maud w. Will
liams.
On the estate of Mary NJ. Grant. of
North West Fork Hundred, to Ma
rian G. Parker.
On the estate of Edith V. o. Reedy.
of Cedar Creek hundred, to Frank
V. o. Reedy.
On the estate of Paul l.. Willis, of
Cedar Creek hundred to Ada Hicks
Willis, and the Milford Trust Com
pany
Sixty-Eight Prisoners
There are IS prisoners with Sher-
if Carey at the county Jail here at
the present time.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Wesley
NJ. E. Church held its June social
last evening, June 18th. An old
fashion wedding was one of the fea-
lures of the evening.
Miss Barabara COlona. of Will
mington, daughter of the Rev. and
Mrs. James w. ColOna. formerly of
Georgetown. last Monday graduated
from Swarthmore College. She was
one of the editors of the college an
nual "The Halcyon."
Margaret A. Short, wife of John |
W. Short, who is a son of Mr.. and |
Mrs. Roland T. Short, of near !
Georgetown. died on May 29th. at |
her home in LinwOod, Pa, at the age |
of 80 years.
Birthday Party
Monday. June 5th, birthday par
ty was given in honor of Bobby
Thomas fourth birthday anniver-
sary. Bobby is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs Oscar Thomas and his guests
were Jimmie Short, Petey Sturgeon,
Bobby GlascO. Lorna Baker, Mar
garet and Clinton Smith, Catherine
Bayliss and Charlotte Bookhammer.
Miss Maggie s. Wilson left George
town for Los Angeles, Calf. where
she is expecting to remain a year
wifi her brother and sister-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert G. Wilson. Miss
Wilson will be missed by her friends
here. Tuesday evening she was CIV
en- a surprise party at the home Of
Rev. and Mrs. Omar E. Jones by
the officers and teachers of Wesley
NJ E. Sunday school.
William NJ. johnson, a respected
farmer. died June End at his home
near Piney Grove, at so years of
age. He was the son of the late
William C. Joseph and is survived by
his wife and one daughter. Mrs. Cy
rus T. Williams. and brother, Cor
nelius W. Joseph, sister, Mrs. Rob
ert johnson. of near Springfield.
Miss Gladys E. Hudson entertain
ed her bridge club last week, Thurs
day night. First prize was won by
Mrs. Thomas E. Ayers. second by I
Mrs. George Barr.
James camp meeting, near Laurel.
Del, will begin Saturday. July go. \
and continue over two Sundays un- I
der the management of the Rev. {
James O'Neil, of Blades. Del.
Benjamin Ableman on Saturday
purchased the house and lot at the
corner of N. Race and Depot streets. 1
which was the former home of the
late Robert Fl. Burton: the price v
paid being about $1,100.
Wallace, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal II
ter p Townsend, fractured his left
arm Wednesday of last week when 7
he fell from a ladder on the play ~
grounds at the Georgetown school.
The Rev. H. P. Adams, pastor of d
the Pilgrim Holiness Church. at Mil =
ton, announces that the annual camp
meeting in Lavinias Wood, near Mil
ton, will begin Friday, August 18th.
and continue over three Sundays.
The marriage of Irwin Burton. of
the firm of TheO. Burton. Jr. & Co..
automobile dealers of Georgetown,
and Miss Marydell Geuting. of Phil
adelphia. took place in that city yes
terday. June 18th. They will occupy
"The Judges" on West Market street
James Aubutok. of near George
town, was committed to Jail on Sat
urday by Magistrate w. Z. Aydo-
lette, of Delmar, Del, after failing
to pay aggrate fines of $120 and
costs for driving an automobile while
for reckless driving.
and having faulty brakes. He was
by John c. Williams of the
State Police.
Before resident Judge Charles S.
Richards last Saturday, Jacob Down.
es, of Millsboro. plead guilty of
charge of issuing worthless checks
to Mrs. Glennie E. Walls, William A.
Marker and the local A. G. P. Store
on the 26th of last NOcember, and
was sentenced to four months in Jail
and pay cost of the prosecution.
Prof. Paul BuTkhOlder, of George
town. delivered the address to the
graduates of the Glendale element
airy school last Monday evening.
The Georgetown schools closed on
June 7th for the summer vacation
and the out of town teachers left for
their respective homes.
Jacob NJ. Sammons. foreman of
the Sussex Republicans, was on
Sunday, June 4th. take to Beebe
Hospital at Lewes, for medical treat
ment.
Mayor John C. Abbott was found
lead in his office about one o'clock
Thursday, June Sth. He had been i'll
and in poor health for some time.
He has been a resident of George
own about forty years, coming here
rom MillsborO and opening a barber
shop, which he continued to con-
luct. He also engaged in the timber
business and at one time was a
arge shipper of vessel knees. He
vas born near Leipsic, Kent county,
Delaware, October Sth, 1852. He
married and settled at MillsborO,
Del He was an active member of
he M. E. Church here, being treas
lrer and chorister of the Sabbath
chool at the time of his death. He
vas nrOminpnf Odd Eallom and hod