Milford chronicle., 1937-12-24
GEORGETOWN
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, Rogers 6rittIngham
! Miss Clara Rogers and James Brit
tingham. both OF Laurel, were marie,
on Sunday night. at Laurel. by tn
Rev. Lee Elliott. pastor OF the Laure
NJ r. Circuit.
Studying Eye Conditions
In South America
DIR. Preston t. West, president of tllt
Eastern Shore of Maryland Uptonie.
tristas and vice president of the Della.
ware State Optometric Association
with headquarters Oh East Market
| street, VIII make a study of eye con-
ditions found in the tropics of British
West Indies und the Panama Canal
Zone.
Boy Badly Injured
Harry Veasey. 15-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Edward Veasey. of
Harbeson. and student III the George
town High School, was seriously inJur-
ed last Friday while working in the
manual training department of the
school when he fell from some rafters
in the room and ruptured n kidney. He
was rushed to the Beebe Hospital at
| Lewes and is in serious condition.
Celebrate 4oth Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs Alonzo Il. johnson. liv-
ing in the Piney Grove section, five
citrate their fortieth wedding arniver-
sary by entertaining a large number OF
relatives at big dinner. Mr.. johnson
is the son of the late David and Mrs.
Lettie Ann johnson. She is daugh-
ter of the late Annanias ID. and Mrs.
Sabry c. Mears.
=. S. Allen Dead
Freeman S. Allen, age SS years. ten
months and sixteen days. one OF the
oldest dentists in the country. died at
his home on North Railroad avenue
here on Friday.
Funeral services were held on Mon
day afternoon at = O'Clock at Provi-
dence Church. five miles east of here.
He is survived by daughter. Miss
Nellie Allen and one son. Elwyn. lor-
mer printer. connected with the Union
Republican. which three years ago was
burned.
Christmas Program
There was a special Christmas pro-
gram at St Johns NJ. r. Church at
Springfield. five miles from here. on
Sunday night: II was planned oy a
Providence and Mt Olivet Brethren
young people. The program included |
solos, duets. exercises. musical selec- |
tions and recitations. The Rev. y. n.
Wright. pastor of St. Johns and Beth
esda Church. delivered a brief address. |
Play At School
On Monday. the fourth, nth and
siAth grades of the elementary school.
presented play. THE Story OF the Ma
tivity." On Tuesday the primary de-
pertinent rendered a program entitled.
Santa Claus Toyland." On Wednesday
the senior high school at 1920 a. M.
held an interesting assembly at which
time the Junior English class staged a 1
play. in costume. portraying a Christ
mas in Sweden. The schools closed on
Wednesday and will reopen on Mon
day. January 3.
Church Pageant Given
On Sunday night. at First Methodist
Protestant Church. a Christmas page
ant. THE Old. Old Story" was pre-
scented. The cast of characters included
snp she io9W,pg MaTT BooiS S9'se Joseph"
Irwin Murray: shepherds" James
West. Jack Roach. Harold West. Rob-
ert Phillips. Donald Jones: kings"
Wilbur Reynolds. Herman King. Chas.
Marker: ''Candlebearers." Lawrence
King. Jack Roach. Clinton Smith.
Crawford Hudson. Clinton Workman.
Sutter Marvel. Frederick McGee. The
children of other lands was represent
ID by group from the Sunday school
The pageant was in charge of Miss
Myrtle Ellingsworth. Mrs. John L.
short. Mrs. Henry Graves and Mrs.
Jasper Jones.
christmas Cantata
The Christmas cantata. The Christ
hid" was given by the women's
horus OF the Georgetown New Century ,
Tub in the club house on Pine street, ,
N Tuesday night The soloists for the =
vening included Mrs. Oscar Thomas. :
irs. George T. Lynch. Mrs. Laura Pur- s
Iell. Mrs. Ralph ]. Richardson. Mrs.
saer. Mrs. I. r. Tyndall. Mrs. Wilson :,
soyer. Mrs. George Elton Walls. Mrs. :.
ieorgc IT, Short. Mrs. Dallas Dennis. :,
FRS. Howard r Ennis. Miss Lila Car a :,
Y. A silver offering was taken in or :.
er to raise funds for defraying the {
ost of the books used in the cantata.
In Sick List .,
Mrs. w. Linden Rawlins. John T. cal =
.oun. Edward Thoroughbred. Mrs. =
.achariah West are confined to their
zones because of illness. -