Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-06-12
GEORGETOWN
Letters Granted

Oliver Dawson, late of Seaford.
Leroy c. Longfellow, Of Seaford. a
ministratOr; Mrs. Sarah E. Rickart
late of Greenwood, to Harry
Richards, Of Greenwood, administr
= tor; Miss Margaret E. Goslee, late
Indian River District, to Mrs. N. \
Prettyman, Of Stockley, executril
, George S. Huston, late Of Seaford,
: Mrs. Sallie NJ. Huston, Of SeafOr
executrix; Albert B. Parsons, late
MillsborO, to Mrs. Grace NJ. Parson
of MillsbOrO, ADMINISTRATIVE; Mr.
Matte J. Mustard, late of George
town, to her sOn-in-law and daugh
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. George H. ShOl
of Georgetown.
Miss Gertrude H. Ennis
Given shower
Mrs. Walter Wyatt, West Laurie
street, this city, gave a variety show
er on Monday night in honor of Mis-
Gertrude H. Ennis, secretary to Su
perintendent Franklin Butz of tn,
Georgetown Public Schools, who's
marriage to Everett J. PettyjOhn
local business man, will take place
next week. The bride-tO-be received
many beautiful gifts. Refreshments
in abundance we're served. Those
present in addition to Mr.. and Mrs
Wyatt were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l.
Ennis of near Piney Grove; Mrs.
Edna Mclean of Wilmington; Mrs.
Russell G. Sapp, Mrs. Julian Cor
Itch, Jr., Mrs. Donald Travis, Mrs.
Charles Trammell, Mrs. BeTnice
Summons, Mrs. J. Casper Jones.
Misses Lillian F. Daniels, Alma Bail
ey and Marian Parker. Miss Ennis is
a graduate of the Georgetown High
School, class %, and Beacon Col
lege. of Wilmington. class ''2S. Mr..
PettyjOhn operates the Hob Restaur-
ant on Market street here.
Griffiths. Barnett Wedding
Miss Anna Barnett, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Barnett, of
MillsborO, and Glenn G. Griffith, son
of Mrs. Ruth Griffith and the late
Griff Grifhths, of West Elizabeth,
Pa, were married on Friday night
at the home of the bride, at 10 o.
clock, by the Rev. r. E. JOpe, pas
tor of the Christian Church, of
Ocean View. The bride is a teacher
in the Millsboro public schools,
while the groom is a teacher in the
West Elizabeth school. The bride is
widely known throughout lower
Delaware because of her activities in
Christian EndeavOr work.
Man Imprisoned
Ignatus Dredden, of Bridgeville,
was arrested Tuesday on a charge |
Of operating a car without a license, /
and also displaying a license which
had not been issued to him but be-
.onged to John NJ. Fischer of that
own. He was committed to the
Jail for ten days on each
charge by Magistrate w. Frank
Sharp, of this city, in default of
ines of $40 and costs in each case.
Fischer, who loaned his license to
)redden and allowed him to operate
lis car was fined $40 and costs in
ach case, tOtaling $500 by Magis-
rate Sharp. He was released when
lis employer, Thomas ]. Records,
+ near Bridgeville, paid the fines
nd costs.
lined For Reckless Driving
AS a result of a collision between I
he automobiles of Alice NJ. Clark
nd Joshua L. Wharton on the Ocean Z
ouleVard, between RehObOth Beach
nd Bethany Beach on Sunday, :
barge of reckless driving was
laced against the former before
agistrate w. Frank Sharp here. 3
be was released Upon payment of
fine of $40 and costs. A similar 9
large against Wharton was drop 9
I'd. .
j. H. Short Dead .
William H. Short, aged rs years,
r more than thirty years a mer- .
lant at the corner of North Bed 9
I'd and West Laurel street here, 3
i'd later engaged in the mercantile .
siness at HarbesOn, six miles east
here, died last Friday in the .
ate Hospital. Mr.. Short was torn
the ShOrtley section, six miles .
Dm here. His fOrefathers for six .
nerations lived in Sussex county, :
: was one of the founders Of the .
rst Methodist Protestant Church,
arket and King streets, in 1892, .
d during the time he was a resi-
Mt here took an active part in the .
airs of the church. Funeral ser
,es were held at the funeral home
John T. Carey, on North BEDFORD
'eet, on Monday afternoon, with
rial in Union cemetery, on South .
ce street.
He was a brother-in-law of Mrs.
title ]. Mustard, widow of former .
.gistrate William ]. Mustard. Mrs.
Istard was buried on Monday NOR .
lg Of this week.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs. .
Visa Short and four children,
,;ter Short, for many years an =
lletic director in a school i'm New .
.sey; Mrs. Florence Baylis, of
nois; Howard Short, Of Chicago, .
William Short, Jr., Of Califor-
/ Down Stairway .
Tohn C.. Spicer, we'll known far
r. living on the Georgetown .
ives highway, three miles from
e. is undergoing treatment in the .
jpital as the result Of fall down
,tairway on Wednesday night OF
ly Thursday morning. The Dukes .
lily, living a short distance away
,sed seeing him about the home. .
owing that he was not very well.
v made an investigation and :
nd him in a helpless condition.