Milford chronicle., 1934-09-07
GEORGETOWN
Letters On Estates

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Delaware.
On the estate of William L. Tull
of Seaford hundred, to Ira L. Tull
and Bessie E. O'Day.
On the estate of Horace E. Fleet
wood of Nanticoke hundred, to Re-
becca E. Fleetwood.
One hundred and five prisoners
are in the county Jail here. under the
care of Sheriff Carey. This is the
largest number of prisoners ever
confined in Sussex Count jail at
one time.
James Campbell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Campbell is seriously i'll
at his home on East Cedar Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Johnson of near
Wilmington spent the weekend with
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolphus Gordy.
Returned From 1000 Mile Trip
Harley Z. Conoway has just re-
turned from a three weeks motor
trip of over 1000 miles to the Worlds
Fair at Chicago, and other places in
the middle west. Mr.. Conaway was
accompanied by George ]. Gardner
of Philadelphia. They found the
drought conditions as bad as pic
tured in the papers. They also made
trips to Milwaukee, Newton. Iowa,
and Joplin. Mo. One of the most
enjoyable events of the trip, accord
ing to MIR. COnOway, was his visit
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Vickery. Mrs. Vickery was formerly
Miss Lilly Joseph, OF Georgetown.
Mr.. Conoway enjoyed meeting Mrs.
Vickory and recalling old times back
home in the east.
Breaks An Arm
Jock Kitchens, small son of Mr..
and Mrs. Kitchens fell from a trap
eze at his home Thursday and broke
two bones in his left wrist He was
taken to the Milford Emergency
Hospital for treatment.
Marriage Licenses Issued
Clerk of the Peace Frank W. Law
son has issued the following mar
riage licenses: To Miss Virginia
Swain, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
]. Swain. of Bridgeville, and Walter
Hutchins Lee, a medical student, of
Townsend, Del, son of Mr. and Mrs
Walter Lee; to Miss Phyllis Terrell, |
school teacher, daughter of Mr.. and /
Mrs. Robert H. Herrell, of Washing !
ton. d. c.. and Frank E. Parks, !
school principal, son of Mr.. and Mrs (
Frank f. Parks. also of Wilmington. /
A Bake
The Mary Rebekah Lodge will hold /
bake Saturday, September Sth, at /
10 a. m. in front of Ableman's store
Pies. cakes. rolls. salad, and dressed
chickens will be on sale.
Free Seed Of New Melon
At a watermelon party given on
Tuesday evening at his home. Wal
ter S. Johnson cut for his guests a
melon 30 inches long, 33 inches
inches around and weighing AS
pounds. The following guests feast
ed on the melon: William f. Pusey
and son, Floyd Johnson and three
children, Mr.. and Mrs Freeman
Johnson, and Mrs. Leroy Littleton
and son. The melon had dark !
green rind. very deep red meat, and
was very sweet. Mr. Johnson has
named ii unknown" and will be
glad to give some of the seeds to his
many friends
HaIiland StOckley Dead
The body of Haviland StOckley,
aged 40 years. who died at his home
in Washington, d. C., was brought
here for burial. Mr.. Stockley's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred tockley
live in Georgetown, Mrs. Stockley
being an aunt OF Cyrus Hatfield
Wedding
Mrs. Edward F. Pride has an
nOunced the marriage of her sister.
Mrs. Ada Jefferson to John F.. Mark
er, both of Georgetown, Del. The
wedding took place Wednesday, Aug.
29th. 1884, Rev j. T. Bailey officiat-
ing. A wedding tour to Niagara
Falls and other points of interest
followed, and they will make their
home on Laurel Street
Engagement Announced
Announcement of the engagement
of Miss Madalyn Eva Smith. daugh- J
ter of former Representative and ]
Mrs. Frank +. Smith. and John Fran
els Richardson. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. S. Richardson of Wilmington. was |
made by Mrs. Smith last Friday. at a 9
bridge party. The bride-tO-be is a l
graduate of the Georgetown High G
School, class of 1880, and the Teach $
ers' Training School of the UniVer- j
sity OF Delaware She also has at
tended the University of Virginia.
For the past two years she has been
a teacher in the StOckley school. Mr. [
is graduate Of the q
Georgetown High School, class of
1929. For some time he was en-
DlOVed i'm the Fartners Rank at no !
YER He is now connected with the
Georgetown branch of the same S
Jank, and is a member of the |. o. v
}. F.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Pepper enter il
aimed Msr. Viola Wilson, Mrs. Lola |;
Mrs. John Berry, and Z
Hiss Fannie Cooper of. Wyoming, at
Inner Monday evening, at their f;
Ome on West Market Street. a
Miss Ida Belle Farrow was the Il
uest of honor at a progressive din "
er given by Miss Charlotte Morris, il
iiss Marian Ableman and Miss Alice r;
'epper on Tuesday evening, after fl
he dinner the guests attended a
ance at RehObOth. al
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Brittingham, M
irs. Alice VanBon and James M. d.
'unnell attended the Democratic I'll
inner Monday evening at Seaford. v;
Mrs. Julian Townsend was hostess a
I luncheon Friday at her Rehoboth
Ottage to Mrs. Paul Townsend, her 81
lother and sister, Mrs. David Thorn W
on and Miss Phyllis Thomson of la
Woodbury., N. j., Mrs. John A. Tubbs
nd Mrs JOhn T0Wnaand NJ Oaaan fr