Milford chronicle., 1938-11-18
GEORGETOWN
Pretty Church Wedding

Ruth Elizabeth Dawson, daughter @
Mrs. Jessie H. Carey and stepdaugh
ter of ]. Ralph Carey, North Bedfor
street, this town, became the brid
of Irwin r. Murray, son of Mr.. an,
Mrs. Andrew ]. Murray, West Mar
ket street, here. The ceremony wal
performed by the Rev. Omar e. Jonel
pastor of the church, in the presence
of a large number of relatives anC
friends. the main auditorium being
filled to capacity. The chancel was
decorated with palms. The wedding
march was played by Miss Aleine
Kitchens, living near here. The
ushers were Norman L. Dawson
brother of the bride; John M. Rich
ardson, of Lewes and Georgetown;
HAL Pepper, of Coolspring, student
at the University of Delaware, and
Alexander Irvine, Philadelphia. The
bridesmaids were Miss Betty Baer
and Miss Marian Murray, sister of
the groom, who wore pink taffeta /;
Miss Olive Kitchens and Miss Mil
dred Adkins, the latter of Whining
ton, who wore aquamarine taffeta.
The flower girls were Barbara Anne
Warrington, of Eastville, Va, and
Catherine Joan Carey, half-sister of
the bride, who wore pink silk. The
maid-Of-honOr was Miss Merle
Jeane Willis, Wilmington, who wore
gown. the color of which was
ashes of roses. Mrs. Carey, mother
of the bride. was dressed in null
berry velvet, while Mrs. Murray,
mother of the groom, was dressed in
sapphire blue velvet. The bride
was beautifully dressed in white
satin and carried cOrsage of brides
roses. The ring ceremony was
used. James A. Carey, young attOr-
ney and brother of the brides step
father. sang Il Love You Truly" and
20. Promise Me-" The bride and
groom are both graduates of the To-
cal school. class of '35. For the past
two years she has been employed as
bOOkkeeper in the Georgetown
branch of the Eastern Shore Public
Service Company. Mr.. Murray is
associated with his father in the
contracting and building business.
After a wedding trip. they will make
their home on the Georgetown
Lewes highway, near here.
Mrs. J. b. Short Dead
Mrs Rita Ann Short, aged seventy
nine, widow of James Bayard Short, !
died at her home on East Pine Street
here on Saturday at noon after suf-
fering from a stroke of paralysis |
since last Tuesday. Mr.. Short died |
on October goth and his funeral was
held three weeks ago on Saturday. |
Funeral services were held on Tues !
day afternoon at 2 o'clock in Wes- |
ley NJ. Z. Church. Interment was |
made in Union Cemetery here. She |
is survived by one son. George H. |
Short, cashier of the Georgetown |
branch of the Farmers Bank of the |
State of Delaware. and one sister.
Mrs. Robert Lofland of Greenwood.
Senior Class Play
Miss Helen Johnson. secretary of
the graduating class of the George
town High School, class 80, occupied
the stellar role at the annual class !
play in the High School Auditorium
last Friday night. The play. three
act comedy. entitled "Lindy Lou. |
was well received and executed. The |
proceeds will be used to defray the |
trip of next years graduation class |
TO Washington and other points of
Eleven Seniors composed the ca"t,
as follows: Miss Johnson. Jack
HOyt Rogers. Olin
Felman Littleton, Eliza
leth Carey. Irene Faucet. Thelma
Townsend. jeanette HOltz. Lee Baer,
lane Hudson.
Thomas Littleton. class treasurer
md editor-in-chief of the school pa
Der. acted as chief chairman of the
committee. having been
ppointed by the president of the
lass, Benton Carlisle.
iOme Record for Poultry Shipments
Records of the police connected
With Station No. 4, near here. show
hat already $9,254.00O worth of
hickens have been weighed on the
latform scales at the station. They
ave checked the weight of S53.S22
rates. and with an average of twen-
' chickens to each coop, there has
cen 1906, ,440 shipped through Geor-
etOwn by truck. In addition to the
hipments of live poultry. there has
cen 6.155 barrels of dressed pOul-
~. With an average of seventy
hickens to each barrel, making a
1tal of 43O,S5O, added to the number
f those Grated alive. aggregates H.
81 ,290 fowl. Figuring that each
,wl weighed three pounds. as most of
ne markets require and at rate of
Sc per pound. this would mean
rand total. already to date of the
CURES expressed above.
Ommunity Fair Awards
Sweepstake honOrs were won ny
ohm Hudson, student in the voca
onal agriculture department of the
georgetown High School at the COM
lunity fair held recently in the
chool building, with a score of SO.
Gorge Spicer stood second with a
core of 33 points while Howard
etts was third with a score of 80
Oints.
uneral of Mrs. Remeter
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah
lizabeth Rementer, widow of James
ementer, NanticOke District, who
led on Tuesday of last week. at the
Dme of her son. Harry Rementer.
ear here. were held on Thursday
'ternoOn at 2 O'Clock at Asbury M.
Church on the highway between
and Laurel. Mrs. Rem
tier was eighty-four years old and
ed from a complication of diseases.
She is survived by three sons and
lie daughter. as follows: Clarence
I'd Harry. near SeafOrd; Charles.
.ar here and Mrs. Alice RipPin Of