Milford chronicle., 1933-06-02
GEORGETOWN NEWS ITEMS

Cedar Creek hundred, who died. on
March Is, 1929, has performed a duty
which probably has not been equalled
in several decades in that he discov-
cred there were n heirs and the es-
tate only involved $675.96, to be dn-
vided among them. The highest
omount received by any one of them
was $39.S2. Others received $2.1S,
$l.31, and many of them so cents.
Some of the beneficiaries live many
miles from Georgetown, it is said,
and their exact addresses are not
known.
Miss Alice Pepper, of the Univer-
sity of Delaware, spent the past
weekend with her parents here.
Miss 7liabeth Houston is spending
her summer vacation at her home
here.
Mrs. William Brasure, Mrs. Charles
Cannon and Mrs. James Lynch at
! tended the State Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs in Wilmington last Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marc Saunders and
son were in Aberdeen, Md, Sunday.
Miss Julia Burton, who has been Wis
itinga there, returned home with
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Morris at
tended the graduation exercises of
the Delaware Hospital Training
School for Nurses, held Tuesday eve
ming in Wilmington.
Among those from Georgetown
who enjoyed theT all Cedar conven-
tiOn held in Washington the past
weekend, were Harold Hatfield,
Thomas Pepper, William Hill, Wilson
Boyer, Albert Croll and Edward
Green.
Last Wednesday the students at
Georgetown High School cast their |
ballots for the Student Council Board |
of Control officers. for the next year. |
The following officers for the next !
year were elected: Charles Spicer,
president; Jack Townsend, vice |
president; James Jarvis. secretary.
Is Joe Holson smiling? Sure lie
is. Last Monday morning a nice lit
tie 7-pound girl came to his home
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick p. John
son ON Wednesday of last week OBJ
served their fortieth wedding ami
versary ot their home ON East Mar
ket street.
Miss Olive Carey is home for a |
few days with her parents, Sheriff 4
and Mrs. Martin o. Carey Miss
Carey is a student nurse at Beebe
Hospital, Lewes, where recently she
was operated upon for appendicitis.
The residence of Mrs. Lola War
on Chestnut street, has been
newly painted
Twenty-one graduates of the Della
ware Hospital Training School for
Nurses received diplomas at COM
exercises Tuesday even
ing in the Wilmington New Century
Club Building. Among them were
Miss Gladys Louise Herman, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Herman,
Of Georgetown.
The fourth annual banquet and
lance of the Georgetown High School
Alumni Association will be held in
he high school auditorium on We'd
lesday night, June Z. Officers of the
association are: president, Ralph S.
Baker, class "a; honorary president,
Andrew Marvel, class 90; vice-presi-
len, Miss Edith /. Jones, class 1900;
Miss Pauline Godfred,
;lass '22; treasurer, Miss Florence
Swain, cAss '2S.
A Concord correspondent says:
William H. league decided to go
nto chicken raising business and he
rave chicken party at which each
quest was supposed to bring a chick
N. Bill league, as he is Familiarity
Inown in these parts, had been fol-
owing the high seas for many years,
nut the depression hit the shipping
ircles, and Bill returned to the
leagues homestead near here, and
enamed the old place, "The Happy
lone Poultry Farm"
Bill" asked his friends to attend
is chicken party and bring along a
owl and 200 of them responded, each
ne bringing a chicken, a real live
ne. Bill" says now he has the be-
inning of the worlds champion
ock. that is if variety counts for
nything."
Mr.. league is we'll known in
georgetown, brother to. Mrs. Frank
reen.