Milford chronicle., 1933-05-05
GEORGETOWN NEWS ITEMS

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/ Miss Edna Barr on Saturday night
entertained at two tables of bridge
at her home on East Market street.
Her guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
ton Draper, Mr.. and Mrs. Columbus
Welch. and Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Conwell, d. Elmer Calhoun of Mil
ford. The prizes were won by MIR.
and Mrs. Draper,
George R.. Walls, a we'll known
resident of this county, and the last
member of the family of the late
George and Eliza Walls, of near
Georgetown, died Tuesday, April 25,
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Hylan Smith, near Milton, Del, at
the age of so years. For many years
he was engaged in farming and once
was Keeper of the. Henlopen light.
He was the brother of Frederic
Walls of Georgetown, who died Sun
day night of last week. He is sur
vived by four daughters and one son,
Miss Amanda Walls of Milton, Mrs.
Hyland Smith. Mrs. John Wilson,
Mrs. Thomas Stockley and Harry
Walls, the latter of Wilmington, Del.
Funeral and interment at st. Johns
Church, Springfield.
Mrs. Harriet Butler 'Nevin, who
several weeks ago was stricken with
paralysis, died last Monday at the
home of her neice, Mrs. George e.
Swain, in the SSth year of her age.
She was the widow of Peter p. Nevin
and the youngest of a large family
children of the late James and Eliza
beth Butler. none of whom survive.
Funeral services were held at home
on Wednesday afternoon, Or, Omar
E. Jones officiating. Interment at
Union cemetery.
On May 10th the Dramatists of the
Georgetown Senior school will pre-
sent their first production. This
will be the first public performance
of school dramatic organization
on the stage at the new school A
large percentage of the receipts
from the play will be given to the
fund for the stage curtain, which
still lacks about forty dollars of be-
ing paid for.
The residences of Herman Roach
and Frank Wilkins are being newly |
painted.
A baby girl on Saturday night ar
rived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. |
Courtland Workman, on North King |
street.
Everett Blizzard, formerly of this
town, now residing in Buffalo, N, Y, |
boasts of being a granddady at the
age of 43. On Easter morning a |
daughter was born to his daughter |
Ruth, who is the wife of Edward |
Bratten of that city. The child has
been named Ruth, for her mother. |
Hergreat-grand parents were Mr..
and Mrs. George H. Blizzard who
moved from Georgetown to Whining
ton several years ago.
1t became known here last week
that Mrs. Evaleah Carey, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Green, of
East Market street, and Andrew
Barr, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Barr, of near here, stole a march
on their friends the 21st of last Jan
uary, drove to Denton, Nd, and were
united in marriage by the Rev. T. J.
pastor of the M. p.
Church at that place They were
attended by Mr.. and Mrs. William
The bride is deputy
of Sussex county.
Mrs. Charles S. Calhoun has been
to her by illness for several
lays.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Pepper enter
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friday evening. Among those pres
mt were Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Walls
md family of Wilmington, Mr., and
Mrs. John Reynolds and family of
Milton, Mrs. Daniel Warrington and
ions of Oak Orchard. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Dorman and family, Mr.. and
4Ts. Charles Davidson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ananias Hickman and son, Mr.. and
Irs. Lloyd Rust, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
ino Martin of Harbeson, Mrs. Fields
f Lewes. Mr.. and Mrs. otha Pepper
nd family. The evening was spent
n playing games and doing jig-saw
uzzles, interspersed with violin
music. At a late hour all were in
tied out to the dining room, where
,e cream, cake and candy was
erved.
The Georgetown Home Demon
tration Club members met at the
ONE of Mrs. Miles Isaacs on Friday
fternoon, April Z. Seven members
Iere present. The subject of the
lonth being "How to Eliminate the
Question Mark from Canning" a
emonstration in canning vege-
lbles5 or fruit was given by the,
ressure cooker method, by Miss L.
. Rutherford. The meeting for the
lonth or May will be held at Mrs.
j.. ]. Lowe, Friday afternoon. May 5.
he subject will be Cheese in the
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