Milford chronicle., 1933-02-10
GEORGETOWN NEWS ITEMS

Speaker of the House u Thomas
Robinson, of. this. town, was at Dow
er yesterday presented with a gavel
ston taken from the historic Court
House at. New Castle. The donor
was Mayor b., T. Holcomb, of the
latter city. .t.e ~. 4. j.
Last Wednesday evening, Harry
E. Hudson was elected by Wesley M
E. Church as its, lay delegate. to- the
annual Wilmington Conference, to
be held at Rehoboth, beginning Mar,
9th. Mrs. Mary W.. Clark was
chosen alternate.
John A. Jones, merchant of this
town, has announced his candidacy
for the office of deputy United States
marshal for this district. Mr.. Jones
is well known and is popular among
his friends. He has for many years
been active in the interests of the
Democratic party. t...3...,. r.
Miss Edith Nye has returned from
| Anneville, Pa.
Miss Sallie, Messick, clerk in the
office of the Recorder of Sussex
county, sustained painful injuries
Saturday when she slipped and fell
in the main corridor of the Court
House She recovered sufficiently
to be able to resume her duties on
Wednesday. On Monday, Mrs. Chas.
r. Cannon fell at her home ON Mar
ket street and sustained painful,
though not serious injuries. Miss
Mary MCGEE also fell and sustained
severe bruises. f.Ai ...! e,..
H. S. Okie was in Philadelphia the
first of the week. IL. rusi15ataj,.
Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Gibbons
visited friends in Harrington on Sun,
day. e-.;stn-. ~:
Mrs. Julius c. Green and two chill
dren, have been quite sick from grip
for several days. .-p....
Roland King has recovered from
an attack of grip. ...t ~.
Owen Knots, of Denton, Md, was
visitor i'm town on Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank III. Barto. OF Washing
ton. D. C., spent Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. Sara C. Evans.
Miss Pearl Collins, of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. aud Mrs, Joshua T. Col
lins. .- ,.. W.. ,a,:
Charles p. Messick, of Trenton, N.
j., spent the weekend with his
mother, Mrs. w. L. McIlvaine.
Mrs. John II. Hudson, of Pittsville,
Nd, is spending two weeks with her
brother, Walter S. johnson, on Rail-
road avenue. Mr.. Johnson and Mrs.
Hudson are the only survivors of a
family of eleven children.
q There are 65 prisoners now stop
ping with Sheriff Carey ut the coun-
ty Jail here, .... O. .4.
Register of Wills Frank L. Joseph
has the past week issued the fol-
lowing letters:
On the estate of Benjamin Will
liams, Of Georgetown Hundred, to
John T. Carey. g.: g..
On the estate of John w. Coulter,
of Broadkiln Hundred, to Ella Coul-
ter and Joseph M. Lank.
On the estate of Eli l.. Collins, of
BrOadkiln Hundred, to Thomas II.
Douglas. 3.4a-r.. ~ t.- -.
On the estate of Daniel II. Hitch
ems. of Dagsboro Hundred, to Nettie
C. Kitchens. .i......,. ~.
On the estate of Ida Marvel, of |
Georgetown Hundred, to Andrew
Marvel ,., mi
On the estate of Margaret E.
Johnson, of Broadkiln Hundred, to
Alfred /. Littleton.
Clerk of the Peace Frank w. Law
son has the past week issued the
marriage licenses: To Vir-
gil Bryan. Laurel, Del, and Ethel
M. Ennis, Georgetown, Del; to Jas.
Townsend, of Selbyville,
DEL, and Sarah Catherine Cook, of
Georgetown, Del. s.. .,. ..-: -.
Former Sheriff Robert Short. who
recently returned to. his home here
from the Jefferson Hospital in Phil
ldelphia, where he has been for
is still improving, f1uch
20 the qualification of his many
friends. 3D.. .a
Martin Phillips has opened chick
IN feed store, in, the Wagamond
Block on the Public Square. with
III kinds of chicken feed. M e..
Miss Charlotte Morris is spending
he weekend in philadelphia
Misses Mary and Louise Jones
rave a bridge luncheon at their
lome on South Bedford St., Satur-
lay noon, for Miss Sarah Catherine
jook and her house, guests, Miss
Lathrop, Miss Emily Mich
lis, Miss Martha SkidmOre, who
we're here to atteud the, wedding of d.
diss Cook, which took place Monday
0 James C. Townsend, of Selbyyille.
Mrs. Flora Barr arrived home Fri
ay after visiting her sou, Courtland
Iarr and his family at Folcroft, Pa.
Or FIVE weeks. Is o.. at. .ss-
Leslie Walker. of Philadelphia,
pent the weekend with Mr. and
FRS. George Barr. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace G. Short en-
ertained over the weekend at their
ome near Georgetown Mr.. and Mrs.
larry H. Poole and two sons OF
49,. .. .,, a..
Miss. Mary Short entertained at
inner on Sunday Misses Madelyn
hipman and. Mildred Carmean of
,aurel. ~. ".A