Milford chronicle., 1933-08-04
GEORGETOWN NEWS ITEMS

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Register of Wills, Frank L. Jo
seph, has the past week issued the
following letters: rs
On the estate of Carlins johnson
of Baltimore Hundred, to Urah Viii,
lis Long.
On the estate of ALA S. johnson
of Georgetown, Del, to Sarah M
Anderson. q
On the estate of Robert w. Dick
erson, Of Cedar Greek Hundred, to
Robert P. Davis. se @ .sst'e
on the estate of Edward Jackson
of Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred, to
Mary A. Jackson.
There are 81 prisoners confined
in the county Jail here at the pres
ent time.
This section was visited by a
heavy hail storm Tuesday and We'd
nesday, which did considerable good
to all growing vegetation which is
looking fine. 5@
Miss Ann Hardesty has returned
to her home in Seaford,. after visit
ing her aunt, Miss Edith Jones, for
three weeks.
Mrs. LYDIA Mae Barr and daughter,
Virginia, have gone to Hague, Va,
where she will spend the month of
August with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred C. Watson.
Mrs. Thomas Purnell entertained
the Thursday Night Bridge Club, her
special guest being her sister, Miss
Constance Preston, of Redgranite,
MINI.
Willard S. Lacey, of South Race
street, on Monday observed his 74th
birthday anniversary.
State Treasurer and Mrs. George
S. Williams and children, Helen and
George, have returned from an auto
trip to Chicago.
The residence of Mrs. Katie Will
liams on North Front street and that
of Mrs. Lolita Walls ON East Mar
ket street, have been newly painted.
Members and friends of Faith M.
P. Church will hold their annual
picnic in the church grove on Sat
urday, Aug. 18th, 1888.
Alfred d. Rogers has returned
from Bryn Mawr hospital where re-
Gently he was operated upon for ap-
pendicitis. Mr. Rogers holds pO-
sition as clerk with the American
Store Co. here.
While assisting in the transfer of
freight from trucks of the Victor
Lynn Co., with which he is connect
ed at his home here on Monday, Earl
Rust sustained very painful injury
to his right knee when caught be-
tween a barrel of linseed oil and one
of the trcuks. The wound has been
giving Mr.. Rust considerable tr0u-
BILE.
Josiah S. Wilson, a well known
timber dealer of this town, has been
under treatment for several days in
the Beebe Hospitalfi at Lewes, for
an infection of the foot, the result
of too closely cutting toe nail. His
condition is much improved his
return home today or tomorrow is
expected.
A big surprise awaited Miss Olive
Kitchens last Friday evening when
she returned from a visit to Days
boro, and found her home on East
Market street filled with girls and
boy friends. The occasion was her
18th birthday anniversary and It's
celebration had been arranged dur
ing her absence from home. Miss
Olive is a daughter of State High
way Engineer and Mrs. John r.
Kitchens. All present until, late
hour enjoyed games and refresh
ments.
Mrs. M. F. Ritchie, Of Newark, is
visiting heT sister, Mrs. A. P. Town
send.
Frank Cooper, John Parker, Leon
ard Kitchens, and Lloyd Short are
spending the rest of July and
part of August at Rehoboth.
Last Wednesday morning a son
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Byron |
Rogers, who occupy the Dardiner
Wright property on North Front
street.
Howard Morris and Carter Mi
nor, of Georgetown, are among Al
young members of the Protestant
Episcopal Church from various parts
of Delaware who are putting in one
month of their idle time rebuilding
old st. Andrews church at Ellis /
Grove, near Laurel, which was de-
stroyed by fire several months ago.
The boys volunteered to do the work
in response to an appeal made by
Bishop Cook. 1t was a gracious
thing for them to do, and church
men the length and breadth OF the
will appreciate it. The work
is being done under the direction OF
the Rev. r. Y. Barber, the rector
of Laurel, whose parish embraces
the old church.
DIR. NAPLES was called to the home
of Mrs. Harris Rogers, of Race
street, on Monday morning, to ad-
minister to her 15-year-old daugh-
ter, Miss Mabel Adkins, who has
been ill for several days. Mrs. kog-
ers, not thinking anything serious
the first few days of her daughters
illness, had not consulted a physl-
clan. DR.. NAPLES upon examina-
lion of Miss Adkins found her to De
suffering with typhoid fever. There
has not been any typhoid fever IN
for some time, and the
case was reported Immediately TO
he State Health Department.
Roy Pettyjohn, Of Philadelphia, is
visiting friends here.