Milford chronicle., 1933-07-21
GEORGETOWN NEWS ITEMS
Letters On Estates

On the estate of Silas ]. Magee,
of Nanticoke Hundred, to Edith M.
Magee.
on the estate of Mary E. Elliott,
of Little Creek Hundred, to Anna
L. Whaley.
On the estate of Peter w. Dutton,
of Broadkiln Hundred, to, Charles
r. Dutton and Lydia H. Johnson.
4-ScOre Prisoners
There are so prisoners confined in
the Sussex County Jail here at the
present time.
Home grown green corn of the
very finest quality has been in our
local markets now for the past
week and prices is fair.
Mrs. George Swain and daughters,
Flo, Emma and Aliene, spent the
weekend in Philadelphia, Pa. Miss
Emma Swain returned to the Meth
odist Hospital after a vacation of
three weeks. To-
Donald Travis was operated upon
for appendicitis at the Marshall
Hospital in Milford. At this writ
ing his condition is improving.
Mrs. Mildred Macklin entertained
the Thursday night bi-monthly
bridge club this week at her home
on Race street. Prizes were won
by Mrs. Emma Devin, Miss Gladys
Hudson.
The Wednesday evening bridge
club met at the Phillips cottage at
Oak Orchard, the members enter
tanning their husbands and sweet
hearts, after bridge plenty of re-
freshments were served.
Mrs. Annie Godfrey is improving
as patient at Beebe Hospital at
Lewes.
Miss Caroline Watson has been
suffering from severe sprain of her
right arm, result of a fall from a
bicycle.
Bank Promotions
George H. Short has been elected
cashier of the Georgetown branch
of the Farmers Bank to succeed the
late William W. Rawlins. Walter
p. Townsend was elected assistant |
cashier; Harold d. Hatfield promot-
ed to the position of teller. The |
clerks are Miss Clara Sammons and |
Francis Richardson.
Highway Police by w. w. Mack, |
superintendent of the State Highway |
Department, entered the police |
school at Dover on Friday after
noon. Under the direction of Cap |
tan Ray the men are spending sew
eral days in police routine and other |
training, and will be assigned to
duty this week. Among the men are
George Minner, of Georgetown, and |
Russell o. Jones, Frankford.
Tyndalls camp meeting, near
town, has been held uninterrupted
ly every year for nearly half CEN
tury, will not be held this year, ac-
cording to the Rev. James O'Neill,
pastor of Gregg M. E. charge. In
sufficient funds to make needed re-
pairs and improvements is given as
the reason for not holding the camp.
James camp, however, on the cir
cult, will run as usual and will be-
gin Saturday, July 29th, and con-
tinue for ten days.
Boys At Camp
Charles E. Morris, Wilbur Reyn-
olds, Roy Cooke, Rodney Wilgus,
and Charles Dukes, local Boy Scouts,
are expecting to leave Sunday for
the second period at Rodney Scout
Camp, near North East, Md.
Abel Ableman, one of Millsboro's
oldest and best known merchants,
in under medical treatment in the
Beebe Hospital at Lewes. He is the
father of Benjamin and Myer Able
man, of this town.
Donald Travis, one of George
town High Schools 1888 graduates,
was operated upon for appedicitis
last Tuesday afternoon in the Mar
shall Hospital at Milford. I
Charles P. Green, a former man
ager of the American Store here, {
has been promoted by the company {
to the position of district superin- [
tendent with headquarters at New
ark, to which place he and Mrs. |
Green moved this week from Dem /
ton, Md. Mr.. and Mrs. Green visited '
their parents here on Sunday.
Little Miss Marie Hayman, of Will {
mington, is visiting her grandmoth-
er, Mrs. Louisa o. Roach.
Mrs. George Barr is spending 7
some time with her parents, Mr.. and \
Mrs. James A. Lee, at Riverdale
Park.
Mrs. John 7. Knowles spent b
part of the week in the Poconos, n
having accompanied her grandson, il
Ben H. Wagamon, Jr., to Camp Dent,
where he will spend few weeks of t
mis- summer vacation. v
Council Warns Drivers a
In response to numerous re- n
Iuests, Town Council of Georgetown, S
las had printed on cards, to be used
IS tags, the ordances pertaining to v
raffic, parking, etc, reckless driv- j
ng, making U turns; blocking
street, crossing, lane, alley or side il
walk; parking too close to fire plugs G
parking in space reserved parking L
n front of fire building, parking on
he left. ii
Edwin B. Pittard, of Georgetown,
in employee of the Scott Paper Co. W
If Chester, Pa, was seriously in C
ured last Friday when paper ma el
.hine fell on him and pinned him Il
Lgainst the brick wall. Mr.. Pittard
vas operating his machine when fl
uddenly he glanced upwards to see N
he machine falling towards him.
lie yelled and gave leap towards HI
he wall, but was hit by the heavy N
machine and suffered a slight frac- al
ure of the skull, at the base of the B
rain, with decorations of the head, W
hest and limbs. M
In Active Club di
Officers of the GEORGETOWN Rotary