Milford chronicle., 1938-12-09
GEORGETOWN
GO.dy-Flgrs

Miss Dorothy e. Gordy, daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Gordy, ant
Wilson Figgs, son of Mr. and Mrs
Robert B. Figg. both of Little Creek
District, has been made The we'd
ding ceremony was performed on
Saturday night, November 20; in
Wilmington, by the Rev. Lester E.
Windsor, pastor of Mt. Salem NJ. E,
Church, that city.
G. E. Rally At Milton
The principal speaker at the rally
OF the Sussex County Christian En-
deavor Union, held in the Milton
Methodist Protestant Church on
Tuesday night was Mr.. DeShong of
Wilmington, president of the Della
ware State Christian Endeavor I'm
ion. His subject was the "Funda-
mentals of Christian Endeavor."
Officers recently elected at the coun-
ty convention, held at Delmar, a
few weeks ago, were installed by the
Rev. Russell G. Sapp, pastor coun-
sellor of the county union and pas
tor of First NJ. P. Church in George
town.
Scout Head Named
Members of the Georgetown XII
wants Club, who are sponsoring the
Georgetown troop of Boy Scouts,
have selected Warren Wheatley as
the scoutmaster. During the past |
year he served as assistant. The XII
wants troop committee consists of
j. Thomas Collins, Prof. Thayer RO-
val, Albert Cross, Everett Pettyjohn,
Alexander Braunfeld, Ralph S. Ba-
keF.
The tToop has an interesting pro-
gram mapped out for them for the
next few months, and many activi-
ties are expected. Much interest is
being manifested by the Kiwanians
in the Boy Scouts.
Many Cases of Mumps in County
Because of an epidemic of mumps,
which seems to have spread through
out lower Delaware, many children
are being kept away from school.
The disease, according to reports
from different sections of the cOun-
ty, seems to be spreading instead of :
diminishing. Unless checked it is :
said, it may become pandemic. There
are many cases throughout the CEN
trail sections of lower Delaware in
cluding the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth = =
and Ninth Representative Districts. :
0ckels-ThOmas O u
Miss Florence Ockels, daughter of r
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Ockels of Sea- = q
ford, and John Thomas, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas d. Thomas, also Of /.
Seaford, were married on Saturday u
night at $3.50 o'clock at Milford by u
the Rev. R. J. Mccarthy of the Mil -
ford Roman Catholic Church. =
Mrs. Annie Johnson Dead =
Mrs. Annie Johnson, age 73 years, =
wife of Walter S. johnson, PIP South =.
Railroad avenue, this city. died at VI
her home on Tuesday morning after ~
being confined to her bed since Au- IL
gust of last year suffering from
stroke of paralysis. She had been an ti
invalid for nearly a year and four 81
a
She was born near Zoar NJ. L. a
Church between Gravel Hill and Y
MillsbQFo, on February. 25, 1866, q
daughter of the late George and Het- a
tie E. Lawson. o.
Her husband was S5 years old on S'
September 10, and November 21 was
their 55th wedding anniversary. T
Funeral services will be held from to
the late residence this afternoon D
(Fridayl at o'clock, in charge of ST
the Rev. Omar E. Jones, pastor of L;
Wesley NJ. E. Church, North Race di
street, who has not missed a week
visiting her since she was stricken on
more than a year ago. Interment OF
vas made in Union cemetery, South tu
Race street, here. is
Besides her aged husband, she is 10
survived by the following children:
frederick W. Johnson, 1870 Frank tri
ord avenue, Philadelphia Frank G. tn
OhnsOn, 1911 Market street, Will lie
ningtOn.; Mrs. Charles T. Conaway. I'll
Wilmington, N. c.; Mrs. William H. Ty
'usey, Mrs. Leroy Littleton, Free
nan r. and Floyd NJ. Johnson, this Wi
ity. Two sisters. Mrs. Clara Green, lef
Iorth Railroad avenue, and Mrs wi
eorsia Collins, Rosa street, this wi
ity, also survive. to,
Mrs. Johnson was very energetic in
nd active all of her life. She and ha
er husband for nearly half century ito
ttended to the janitor duties at ST.
aul's Protestant Episcopal Church, Oh
n East Pine street, here ems
Verett Blake SuccumbS TOW
Everett Blake, age rs years, died ter
D Monday night at 8 o'clock at his nie
lme near Cokesbury NJ. E. Church, per
X miles from here, on the George eve
'wn-Bridgeville highway. Funeral 7,9
'rvices were held on Thursday at sch
rnoon at l o'clock at the John T. sue
arey Funeral Home, North Bedford clu
Id West Laurel streets, here, in sch
large of the Rev Richard X. White, unc
ctor of St. Paul's Protestant Epis- var
pal Church, East Pine street. In Jac
rment was made at the Cokesbury ma
metery, near the Blake home. the
idOw OF Sussex the
'ancing King" Dies She
Mrs. Mary Rogers, age 76 years, Bri
dow of John Thomas Rogers, rec con
nized as the dancing king" of I.oT
wer Delaware until he was more the
an IS years old and a faVorite Eve
tn his buck and wing dancing at Tea
sorts on holidays. died on Sunday Sui
Orning at the home of her son, I
lttford Rogers, in Indian River lie
strict Funeral services were held sub
Wednesday afternoon at two o. gym
,ck, at Providence NJ. P. Church, day
e miles from here, with interment is
the adjoining burial ground. to
es At Age OF SS DIRE
Funeral services for William Isa- pat