Milford chronicle., 1936-01-24

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4 Loretta Dolby visited Mrs. Elmer
4 Justice recently.
. Short received his early education
, at the Bordentown, N j.. Military
Institute; graduated from the Mont
clair, N. j.. Academy in 1924; Brown
, University in 1928, and the Uniyer-
, sity of Pennsylvania in 1881. He
was admitted to the Sussex County
Bar on January 9th. 1882.
Rev. Omar 4. Jones, Pastor OF
Wesley N. Z. Church Invited To
Return For Sixth Year
Officials of Wesley Methodist Epis-
cOpal Church, this city. have unani-
mOusly invited the Rev. Omar y.
Jones to return as pastor for the
sixth conference year. The Rev. MF.
Jones has endeared himself 20 the
residents of Georgetown. because of
the great amount Of social service
work he has done. No man in the
central section of lower Delaware
worked harder than he did during
the Christmas holidays 20 spread
cheer among the underpriyileged. lie
not only went ont aud found many
needy cases, but supplied their
wants.
AassPy-PrettymRn wedding
Announcement of the marriage OF /
Miss MOllie T. Massey of Bethel, and /
Melvin f. Prettyman Of Harbeson.
has been made. The wedding took \
place on November 23rd. az Bethel,
the Rev. LII. Powell, pastor of the
Bethel NJ. L. Charge performing the
ceremony.
Held For c0Hrt on Assault and
Battery Charge y
Randall and Charles FOOks. broth
ers, of Laurel, were arrested by Con-
stable Oscar e. James OF that town, 4
on a charge of aggravated assault
and battery on Joseph IT, Upham on i
Magistrate Thomas W. !
Records, Of laurel, committed each
bf them 70 the Sussex County Jail, =
in default Of $500 BAR Tor tlle Feb I
ruai'y term of Court Of General Ses-
siOps. Too much liquor is said 10 2
have been the cause of the trouble. s
Constable Elected BY Levy Courts;
D3erseer at County Farm Resigns b
George w. HOrsey, OF FrahkfOrd, b
las been appointed constable for the h
Sixth Representative District by the B
sussex County Levy Court Commits
ioners to succeed Everett Stokes Of Iet
resigned In
Thomas Abbott. formerly of Cedar G
'reek District. who for many months 4
as been tenant farmer at the Sus- N
ex County farm, formerly known as W
q for
is resignation to- become effective Ell
Iithin the next sixty days. Whether by
here will be "A successor TO Abbott Nj
not. known. One probably will
9 named some time duripg March. nj
Onse Burned Near Norris Win PI
FiFe of ,unlsnewn 0righis destroyed p
le tenant house Of Charles H. Rog4 tel
8 located near Morris Mill, -Four an
lies south Of here. and occupied by ~
S nephew. Hurry W Rogers, M an wi
rly hour Wednesday morning OF pa
st week, The blaze is said to have Flu
lined such headway that The occu- at
ints had but little time to remove Bio
G furniture and clothing. A small
rtion was gotten out OH the lower Mr.
or 10
While il is not definitely known Ing
W the fire started, the general 4
iniOn is that it was caused by a ily
lective chimney. The. loss is esti- urf
tied around S2,5OO n
rhe Georgetown Kiwanis Club will Bla
end service at St. Paulfs p. e. ton
urch on Sunday morning, sJanu- shO
26th at II O'clock The rector
Y. Richard \. White, is president con
the club thr,
i0TE All items intended for pub- sun
ltion in this letter should be mall N
to I. o. Box AIS, Georgetown. not tow
q than Monday night Of each Hai
y. Mrs
sketlJall Game AZ RehObOtI, ton
The Georgetown Jay Wees won p
ir basketball tilt with Rehoboth eret
/ Wees, at the resort, on TUESDAY buil
srnoon, by the score Of "A to z Qell
sons Give Play reql
Inder direction Of Mayor J. Wal ana
. Woodford, of Dover, Past Grand supl
iter Of the Grand Lodge OF Del thu
are, A. T. & a. NJ. a play entitled "a
! That Believeth," By Carl II Nay
udy, member Of the fraternity. ~ 2
presented at the regular assem- lenq
Of Joppa Council. No. 3. Royal N,
Select Masters, IN the Masonic ~
iple, here, on Tuesday night. piSy,
cast Of the play consisted Of i, "
nbers Of Union Lodge. No. Z, OF Sis.' !.
er. This is the first presentation ,,,s,s -.
he play in lower Delaware. Many bo,,e 40
lbers Of Franklin Lodge No. 70, 80. 80
z. G A. A., witnessed the play ,,,ast ,.s'
n was given for the benefit Of ~,
"a Council. sasa
Ing Class Starts ,,,e, S'sv
ider the adult education set upl ~ 4s
lis State, a music class was op- Cree,
here on Tuesday night under ~ III
direction Of Prof Glenn Glider neeti
re. The class will be conducted Eve
Tuesday night for several vouns
s; place
Club Officers Chosen ana i
lcers of the GEORGETOWN All Eva
chosen for the year are: Ir- preac
Isaacs. president. and Clifton the Va
/, secretary Plans for the dra- viii B
contest arc beine made by the tion
MS.