Milford chronicle., 1933-12-29
GEORGETOWN
Letters Testamentary

Baltimore hundred to Levin w. Ions
On the estate of Mary E. Hopkin
of Little Creek hundred to William
S. Marvel.
On the estate of Greensbury 7
Wright of Little Greed Hundred t,
Elizabeth A. Wright and the SUISSE,
Trust Company of Laurel, Delaware
On the estate of Frederick L. Lub
ker of Lewes and Rehoboth hundred
to Catherine Murphy and The Sus
sex Trust Company of Laurel, Del.
Marriage License
Clerk of the Peace Frank w. Law
son has the past week issued the fol
lowing marriage license. to Harold
G. McCabe of Selbyville and Hilds
NJ West of ROxana, Del.
To Ernest Franklin Smith of Ken.
ton, Del, and Dorothy May Pepper
of Georgetown, Del.
Fine Christmas
Georgetown was more beautifully
decorated for the Christmas hOli-
days than it ever was before; and
the merchants all report that the
trade was above previous years.
There are SO prisoners in the
county Jail under the care of Sheriff
Carey at the present time,
Smith-Pepper Wedding
The wedding of Miss Dorothy May
Pepper daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Byron Pepper of Georgetown, to
Ernest Franklin Smith, Jr., son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. F. Smith of Kenton,
Del, took place at noon on Thursday,
December 2Sth, 1888. in Wesley
Methodist Church, the Rev. Omar E.
Jones performing the ceremony. Miss
Pepper is a graduate of the George
town High School class of 80, and
of Beaver College. Jenkintown, Pa,
class of 81. For the past two years
she has been a teacher in the
Georgetown public schools. Mr..
Smith graduated from the Smyrna
High School in 1927, and from the
University of Delaware in 1881. He
is a member of the Kappa Alpha and
Phi Kappa Phi fraternities. Both
are widely known throughout Del
aware and have large circle of
friends. The wedding is one of the
social events in this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Johnson
have moved from EeOrsctown to
Roxana.
George NJ Thoroughbred and fam
lily have vacated their cottage at Re-
hObOth, and have returned to their
home here for the winter.
The residence of Callie L. Roach
deceased, on Albury avenue, was
sold last Saturday at public auction
and was purchased by her son, Wal
ter Roach, for 81 $50.
Henry G. Graves and family have
moved to their modern new home on
West Market street. Mr.. and Mrs.
John l. Short will move to their new
home adjoining that of Mr.. and Mrs.
Graves next week.
Mrs. George L. McGee slipped and
fell from a back step at her home
on Albury avenue, on Thursday of
last week and was seriously injured.
She sustained a broken hip, frac-
tured pelvis and other painful in
juries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Martin and
son Raymond, have moved here from
Cape Charles, Va, and are occupying
The property recently purchased by
the formers sister, Mrs. Fred Black
stone, known as the Slack farm about
two miles northeast of Georgetown.
Miss Mary Ann Morris gave
IL.
Dorothy Pepper who becomes the
bride of Ernest f. Smith of Kenton,
Del. The guests were Mrs. Thomas
r. Purnell, Miss Virginia Short, Mrs.
Paul Pepper, Mrs. Isaac D. Short
End, Miss Betsey Quicker, Miss Flo
Swain, Miss Jean Morris and Miss
Charlotte Morris. In bridge, Mrs.
Purnell won first prize, and Mrs.
Short second.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Lewis have
moved to Georgetown from Laurel,
and are occupying Harvey w. Cal
houn's property on Cedar street. Mr..
Lewis is telegraph operator at the
Pennsylvania Railroad station here.
Last Friday at Selbyville, Del,
Frank o. King, of Georgetown, who
is employed by the Georgetown Lum-
Der Company, sustained a severe in
jury to his leg.
Miss Ida G. Marshall has not been
able to walk since Wednesday of
last week, when she fell while
snow from the front porch.
Miss Lucie Wilson has returned
from Lancaster, Pa, for the winter.
Mrs. Lloyd Stoeckel has been con-
fined to her home by illness.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hudson and
MIR. and Mrs. Alfred L. Hudson have
moved to the property of William
on Cedar street.
Mrs. James Devin and her nephew
'Dicky' HolsOn have returned from
philadelphia, where they visited Mrs.
James Collins.
MISS Elizabeth Houston is home
from New York spending the Christ
mas holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert G. Houston.
Mrs. Ida E. Z. Donovan spent the
christmas holidays at Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Cosden of
DreXel Hill, Pa, with their son and
laughter-in-law spent the Christ
mas holidays with friends here. They
we're guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
Boyer the last weekend.
Mrs. John T. Taylor and sister.
MISS Annie KollOck have gone to
1inthicum Heights to spend several
weeks with their son and nephew.
Jlarence c. Taylor and family.
Walter l.. Butler of Wilmington
spent Tuesday here with his cousin.
WIS. George Z. Swain. Mr.. Butler