Milford chronicle., 1933-10-06
GEORGETOWN NEWS ITEMS
Letters on Estates

Letters on Estates
Register of Wills Frank L. Jo-
seph has issued the following let
ters the past week on the estate oi
Martha w. B. Cockrider of Days
boro hundred to William S. Kollock
On the estate of Joseph A. Muir
ray of Dagsboro hundred to Martha
e. Long.
Marriage License
Clerk of the Peace Frank w. Law
son last week issued the following
marriage ] censes: To Lee j. John
son and Ava E. Gordy both of
Georgetown, Del; Joseph Harmon
and Elsie May Short both of Geor-
getown.
There are SO prisoners boarding
with Sheriff Carey at the county
Jail here at the present time.
The Court House is being i'm
proved with a coat of paint.
Ralph Baker has purchased the
Tucker home on North Bedford
street, and will remodel it and make
his home there.
The residence of DR.. Charles Can
non on Market street is being paint
ed and a new fence is being built.
Although the squirrel shooting
season in Delaware opened on Sept.
18th, sportsmen report that in most
of the sections the game is scarce
and but few have been bagged.
The Richards property, ON the
corner of West Market and Front
streets, owned by L. P. Faucet, is
being painted. 1t was formerly the
home of DR.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Richards.
Sunshine class of Wesley M. E.
Sunday school will have their first
social of the season next Wednesday
evening, October 18th, in the Com
munity building. Members remem-
ber the date.
Miss Anna Mae Swain who has
entered the freshman class at the
Women's College, University of Del
aware, on Thursday evening was
given surprise by the members
of her class of the M. P. Sunday
school.
Mrs. Linford P. Faucet has re-
turned from Philadelphia where she
was summoned last week to identi-
fly silverware, clothing, etc, which
was stolen from her home in that
city a few weeks ago. The robbers
were arrested and most of the prop
erty recovered.
Wedding Guests
Miss Sallie Messick entertained
at 5 o'clock dinner at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Brittingham
on South Bedford street, Rev. and
Mrs. Omar E. Jones, Miss Susie
Collins, Miss Elsie Rose, Mrs. Lola
Warrington, and Mr.. and Mrs. RO-
land Messick and Misses Elizabeth
and Sarah Messick. Mrs. Ayres of
Georgetown, was matron of honor
Ernestine Timmns, who on We'd
nesday, Sept. 9th, became the bride |
of T. Howard Collins; the cere- |
mony being performed at the home |
of herparents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. |
Timmons, of Snow Hill, Md, by the |
Rev. Miles A. Austin, of Victoria,
Va, cousin of the bride. Miss |
Collins is the granddaughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William ]. Layton of |
Georgetown. The couple will be |
at home in Snow Hill, Nd, October
1st, 1888.
JOhnsOn-GOrdy Wedding
The wedding of Miss Ava Gordy,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Adolphus
Gordy, of Georgetown, and Lee
Johnson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo
Johnson, of Georgetown, took place
at the M. P. Parsonage Sunday,
Sept. Gath. Rev. l. S. Owens per-
formed the ceremony. They were
by Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Rogers of Georgetown. Miss Gordy
IS graduate of Georgetown High
School, class of 81, and Mr.. John
son is a graduate of Georgetown
High School, class of 81. He also
attended Gildey College, Whining
ON, for two years. They will re-
side in Georgetown.
Blackstone Patterson Wedding
Mrs. Charles A. Patterson of Will
nington has announced the marriage
If her daughter, Margaret Swift
Patterson, to DR.. Basil B. G. Black
itone, of Georgetown, son of Mrs.
Annie c. Blackstone. The ceremony
ook place in the Church of Our
Saviour, Philadelphia, at 6 p. m,
evening, September 21st, !
933, and was performed by the
brother-in-law, Rev. D. {
Vilmot Gateson, rector of the E
hurch. Only members of the i'm
Mediate families were present. The
ride wore a gown of ivory satin r
ashioned ON the princess lines. Her i
ell of ivory tulle was fastened to
cap of lace and fell to the hem of v
er train. George Doremus Patter-
on gave his sister in marriage, and +
Irs. Charles A. w. Uhle of Phila- F
elphia, was her only attendant. h
ohm Blackstone of Wilmington was
est man for his brother. Follow s
lg the ceremony DR.. and Mrs. h
blackstone left for wedding trip.
hey will reside at 1105 Jefferson
treet, Wilmington. t.
hort Carmine Wedding
Miss Mildred Ellen Carmine,
aughter of Victor Carmine of I
aurel, Del, and Paul Short, son of n
Ir. and Mrs. Horace Short, of this n
,wn, were married last Saturday =
Salisbury, Md. The bride is
raduate of the Laurel High School /,
nd the Hahnemann Hospital, Phila- . .
elphia, Pa. n
irthday Party {
Last Saturday afternoon Mrs. n
dina Chapman at her home on North
edford street entertained at a
rthday party in. honor of her
aughter, Mrs. Wilson Boyer. The