Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24
GEORGETOWN NEWS ITEMS

AollOMlnS lSNlci Ou TIE cSldlc VI Jul
ius J. Adams, of Little Creek Hun
dred. to John A. Adams; Sophia Bur
ton, of Dagsboro Hundred, to Sadi
III. Hopkins.
Clerk of the Peace, Frank w. Law
son has the past week issued tn,
following marriage licenses: To AL
fred w. Rogers, of Georgetown, an6
Dorothy Hickman. of Ocean View
Delaware; to Davis C. Draper, ol
Lincoln City, Del, and Eva B. Pret'
lyman, of Glendale, Del.
There are 81 prisoners being en-
tertained by Sheriff Carey at the
county Jail here at the present time.
Miss Edna Barr at her home on
East Market street, entertained her
bridge club on Saturday evening.
Her guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
ton Draper, Mr.. and Mrs. Columbus
Welsch. Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Con-
we'll, all of Milton: Elmer Calhoun,
of Milford
Misses Shirley Coulbourn and
Anne Hardesty, of SeaiOrd, were
weekend guests of their aunt, Miss
Edith Jones.
Miss Jeannettee Thoroughbred,
one of our high school teachers spent
Elizabeth and Sarah Messick at Mil
ford
Revival services are in progress
nightly at Georgetown M. p. Church.
We were visited by another snow
storm Friday night. We have been
having winter weather in February
this year.
TheOrdOre Burton, Jr., and VIM. ID.
Brasure, both business men of this
town, have purchased building lots
on West Market street of Mrs. Emma
Robinson and are planning the cree
ti0n of homes in the near future.
The fire company was called to
the Hill Sunday, to Il chimney fire
at the home of Mrs. Stewart. cOlOred.
IL was soon under control. The fire
company was called to extinguish a
chimney blaze at the home of George
Fearon on Race street, early Mon
day morning. No damage reported.
The flremen were called to extingu-
ish fire in the barn of the Chase
property on Railroad avenue. Slight
damage was reported to the roof.
Members OF the Georgetown fire
company were called to Knowles
Cross Roads, five miles from here.
Friday of last week, to eXtinguish
chimney fire in the house of Harry
Short, which for time threatened to
ignite the roof and upper portion of
the building. The firemen managed
TO keep the blaze confined to the
.l. hnf la
age was slight. The Georgetown
fire company on Friday morning
were called to the home of John |
King on Cedar street, account of a |
chimney fire, no damage was done. |
Members of the Mary Rebakeh |
Lodge of this town gave Valetine |
card party on Tuesday night. The /
hall was decorated for the occasion |
and refreshments were served. |
Three games were played and two |
prizes were given for each game In |
the first contest, the winners were |
Mrs. Benjamin Ableman, in the |
second cOnest, Miss GOrdy and Miss
Klaes, in the third Mrs. J. Cordrey
McGee of Dagsboro and Mrs. Ben
iamin Ableman.
1t is with deep regret we announce
the resignation of the Rev. Martain
]. Bran, rector of the st. Paul's
Church, who during the more than
three years he has been in George
town has by his big heartedness,
broad mindedness and sociability
won the love and respect of everyone !
whose pleasure it is TO know him.
lie rendered his resignation at the
st. Pauls vestry meeting last Sun
LAY, having accepted the call to the
of Holy Cross church at
Florida, which is a city Of
ten thousand population and situated
in the heart of the largest celery
growing area in the United States.
The Rev. William G. Harris, ex-
pastor of Wesley NJ. E. Church here, |
has been extended an invitation to
'eturn as pastor of Zion NJ. L. Church {
lt Cambridge, Md. for the third !
year.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rust and sons,
Earl and Donald, attended in Lewes
on Friday night a party given in
honor of Mrs. Rust's father, F. S. G
Paynter, given in the latter's home
in celebration of his 5ith birthday I
John Edward Wilson requests the S
presence at a party to be given in
lis honor at his home here on Sat
Irday, February 25th, 1888, i'm cele-
Iration of his 62nd birthday. {
Harry T. Swain, Worshipful Mas
er Of Franklin Lodge. A. f. & NJ. I
the members of the I
Odge at an oyster roast in his cot
age by the sea last Tuesday night. =
There were plenty of oysters for j
Everybody even after Mart Phillips
topped eating. II
On Wednesday evening, the. Sth. S
fr. and Mrs. Noah King entertained
heir children and grand children at .
turkey dinner. the occasion being II
frs. Kings birthday. Those present S
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Edward King and
hildren, Faye and Jean. Mr.. and v
frs. Howard King and son Bobby. IL
Horace l.. Carmean. of North Race e
treet, has been appointed by the
nssex County Levy Court as an ad- m
itional guard and caretaker at the W
ounty prison. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Mustard u
ave a dinner to William Mustard
nd sister, Mrs. Annie Joseph, both II
Lewes, Del, and other relatives. Y
lie occasion was in celebration of 81
Irs. Joseph's S7th birthday. Ii
George Asa Gray has purchased
Ie Floyd Joseph property, a brick hi
ungalow, formerly owned by Miss tr
ertha Johnston on South Bedford W
rect and after making some i'm e.