Milford chronicle., 1934-03-09
GEORGETOWN
Letters On Estates


; has issued the following letters the
past week:
On the estate of Almeda s. Isaacs
of Cedar Creek hundred to Edgar f.
Isaacs and John S. Isaacs.
On the estate of John II. Hammond
of Georgetown hundred to A. Maud
Hammond
On the estate of Susan T.. Scott of
North West Ford hundred to Fred p.
Parker.
Fifty-eight prisoners are with
Sheriff Carey at the county Jail at
the present time.
Rev. J. p. Adams of Baltimore, lfas
been sent here as pastor of the NJ. p.
Church until conference, which
meets in June, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the Rev.
Owens. Mr.. Adams will make his
home at the parsonage.
This section was visited Friday
night by heavy rain storm and the
thermometer registered so. which
did much to move the snow and thaw
the ground, which in some places
was frozen TO a depth of twenty in
ches.
Misses Mildred A. and Marguerite
Millman, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Millman of near this town. in
the Redden district. were home from
Wilmington. and attended the flu
neral of DR.. John II. Hammond.
County CapitatiOn Tax
The County Commissioners of Sus-
sex County fixed the capitatiOn tax
for 1884 at one dollar on all resi-
dents of the county. A portion of
the tax will go for maintenance Of
schools, while the remainder will 60
for the running expenses of the
county government The general
county tax rate will be fixed in
few weeks. II is not likely that there
will he an increase in the tax rate.
Robert w. Tunnel. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James NJ. Tunnel of George
town. sophomore at Princeton
University. has been invited TO join
the Court Club. ono of the upper
class eating clubs at Princeton. n. ].
A high scholastic average is ncccs-
sary to membership in these clubs.
MOdcrnizatiOn of the equipment of
the Army and Navy maintenance of
a strong National Guard, and
strong reserve officers CORPS as an
Insurance against war and a DrOtcc- |
tiOn of our homes and our govern /
mcni was urged at RchnbOth, Thurs /
day night, before Il dinner of the XII I
wants Club by Calvin l.. Anlcrbach.
commander of the American Legion
in Delaware. Mr.. Aflerbach devoted /
In. Nil.
life OF George Washington. aud ma
tiOnal defense.
Thursday evening, Mrs. James
Dcvin entertained her Bridge Climb.
with Mrs. Aubrey Smoot. Mrs Scy-
mour, Mrs. Olive IIOlson. and Miss
Doris Lynch as substitutes. Mrs.
Mildred Macklin and Mrs. Smout
were the prize winners.
Mrs Harold Purncll entertained
Mrs. Elisha Ryon. Mrs. Alcinc Pur-
nell and Mrs. William Mustard al
desert bridge last Thursday eve
ming.
Walter Vicnot and family of New
York City visited the formers
brother. Irwin Vienof and family of
Georgetown. last week.
Miss Ida Belle FarrOw. a student
nurse of the Methodist IIospital.
Philadelphia, has been spending .
few days with her mother. Mrs. Dc
bOrah Farrow.
Special revival services every eye
ming at Georgetown NJ. =. Church
arc conducted by Rev. II. O. Keen.
pastor. from Baltimore.
Former Sheriff and Mrs. Lnrcnzo
W. BriltinGham observed their 3Gth
wedding anniversary They were
on February End. IS9S. AT
Del. by the late Rev. w.
5. II. Williams. They arc widely
known in lower Delaware.
Death Of Leading Citizen
Walter B. IIilyard of Georgetown.
lied suddenly two weeks ago. lie
had been Il resident of GEORGETOWN ;
FOR more than forty years: coming
here in 1890. and retired a number
)l years ago from active business.
Mr., liliyard was large land and
property owner, having valuablc
arms, aud stores on Market street
here. lie also had other business
lie served in the Town I
'ouncil for a number of years. and
was a member of Franklin Lodge. A :.
+. and a. NJ; was born in Koufou.
Nd, 6N years ago. His wife. who
him was Miss Cora Tolson
If Millineton. Nd; ono daughter. d
Nrs. Alcinc Purncll. and sister.
NrS. Elmo Temple of PHILADELPHIA. =
Funeral services were held Saturday
morning AT tho home on East Market
street lntCrmcnt at Millington. Md '
A water main broke near the NJ
:. Church on Wednesday causing
lnitc a lot of excitement for awhile,
Thieves forced an entrance TO the ,
lonltry house of Harvey Pcnucl.
our miles north of here. and stole
hirty-two chickens.
The County Commissioners have =,
lectcd DR.. Aubrey Smoot as phv-
ician for the county Jail lie sur-
ceds the late DR.. John u. Ham
nOnd.
IT ISN'T YOUR TOWN-IT'S YOE q