Milford chronicle., 1933-11-24
GEORGETOWN NEWS ITEMS

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Roland Stoeckel, Norman Dawson
James Locates, Robert Kephart.
Early Sunday, November 18th, fir,
of unknown origin destroyed thu
barn on the Rev. w. S. H. Williams
farm just west of Georgetown, to
gether with 1400 baskets of corn, {
lot of wheat, beans and potatoes, {
new truck which was recently pur'
chased by William Galloway, the
tenant. The live stock was saved
The loss is estimated at $4,000, par
TALLY insured. The local f1remen pre-
vented the spread of the flames to
other buildings.
Unable to attend to his farm dnt-
les on account of a broken hip,
neighbors and friends of Joseph
Walls, living in Carey's Church sec
tion played good Samaritans by go
ing to his home and husking his
corn and housing it for the winter.
Mrs. Mary e. Torbert is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. d. Bunting in
Harrington.
Mrs. Mary Grant, of Wilmington,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. p.
Townsend. H..
Mrs. Oscar S. Wilson is under
treatment in the Hahnemann Hos
pital, Philadelphia.
Jacob Shane has been spending a
few days with his daughter Mrs. X.
l.. Megowen, at Kenilworth, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred B. Carey and,
Catherine Joan, Of Lands
downe, Pa, spent the weekend with
their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Walker, of
Philadelphia, spent the weekend
here with the latters parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George A. Nelson. .
Rev. and Mrs. Omar e. Jones and
son, Lyndon, spent part of the
week in Newark, N. j., with their
son and brother, John w. Jones. 1
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Morris, of
N. j., and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Morris, of Wilmington, Del,
have been visiting their mother,
Mrs. Virginia Morris.
William H. Bailey and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry M. Derrickson have re-
turned from Pocomoke City, Md,
where they visited the latters aunt,
Mrs. A. E. Jackson, who is quite i'll.
Mrs. William Moran, of Camden,
Y. j., spent part of last week with
Ter mother, Mrs. Eliza Roach, who
S still quite sick at the home of her
ION, William Roach.
Mrs. Olevia Hudson, widow of |
Hudson, former mer-
,hant of Collinsville, has moved to |
Ter new home on Bramhall ave-, |
which has just been completed. Her |
leighbors welcome her and her fam
ly. back to us again. e- h., -.
Central Encampment No. 16 is the
lame given the new Encampment
ranch of Odd Fellows, which. has
een instituted here by Grand Pat
iarch, Paul Schueler and members
t the Grand Encampment of Della
rare. This branch of the order con-
titutes three higher branches of
i'd Fellowship. a. .
Twenty-six members of the Sun
hine Sunday School Glass enjoyed
party given in Jones Memorial
Iall last Wednesday night. ~.
Mrs. Harold Hatfield visited her
ONE in Ridgley, Md, on Wednes-
ay.
Mrs. Lavinia Adams has been Wis
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Edward See in
Md.
Mrs. Abbie Pettyjohn is seriously
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
essie Hudson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linden McIlvaine
Ient last weekend with Miss Lu-
lie Baxter, in Stockley. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Marvel spent
e past weekend with Miss Sarah
arvel in Chestnut Hill, Pa.
Mrs. BENJAMIN Ableman. visited
r daughter, Marian, at the WoTi-
IS College Thursday and Friday.
Miss Edith Warrington spent the
sek-end with Mr.. and Mrs, C. M.
in Washington, d. c..
The Monday Evening Bridge Club
Is entertained last week by Mrs.
orge Barr. Prizes were won by
SIS Edna Barr and Mrs. Cecil Cul-
Mrs. William Holden, of Sudlers-
lie, Md, has Joined her husband
re and they are making their home
tn Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Parker.
:. Holden is the new manager of
!, East Market street Sunoco sta
n.
Mrs. Louisa ]. Jones is leaving
s week to spend the winter with
: daughter, Miss Elizabeth Jones
Miss Jones is a mem
: of the Wilmington School fac
y and has rented an apartment
the winter months.
Idge Party
diss Myrtle Jefferson of George
IN entertained at Bridge Satur-
: evening at the home of her sis
Mrs. Lawrence Warren in FL
dale. Those present were: Misses
ry Short, Dorothy Pepper, Vera
ker and Florence Kolk; Messrs.
ton Began, Max Livingston, Ell
r Raymond of Georgetown; El-
r Smith, Jr., of Kenton, Charles
gan of Harrington, and Robert
quette of Wilmington, Mr.. and
5. Ralph Baker, Mr.. and Mrs.
IL w. Short and Mr. and Mrs.
1mas Purnell of Georgetown.
st prize, ladies, was won by Mrs.
IL Short; second prize, Mrs.
,mas Purnell. First prize, mems,
ner Raymond, and second prize
ut to Thomas PurnelI.
i've weeks to Christmas.
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