Milford chronicle., 1939-08-11
GEORGETOWN
Local and Personal

| capt. f1dlpn .. BAKER, COMMANDER
Of Battery B, 261st Coast Artillery,
located here, announces that the
members will go to the State Rifle
( Range, near New Castle, on August
20 and % for qualification for firing
u. S. Army rides. Four new men
have joined the battery this week.
Charles A. Moore and Charles F.
Schirmer, of Milton; Leon Reynolds,
of Harbeson, and David r. Reynolds,
of Millville. Three men of the bat
tery-Alton B. Bradley. George r.
Elan, of Selbyville-have been pro-
noted to first-class privates.
Attorney and Mrs. Isaac d. Short
ARE occupying a cottage at Skytop.
Pa, during this month.
Mrs. John l.. Wilson has gone to
Wilmington where she will enter the
Homeopathic Hospital for an opera
ton.
John Rowland Wilkins, East Cedar
street, is confined to his home be-
cause of illness.
Prof. and Mrs. Thayer Royal and
Hilyard Purnell are ON a trip to
Maine.
Mrs. Oscar Thomas and son. Rob
ert, are spending a week at Ocean
City. Md.
Walter S. Johnson, one of George
towns oldest citizens, is confined to
his home on South Railroad avenue
because of illness.
Parks Goodnight, well known road
construction engineer, North Race
street, has returned from Johns Hop
kins Hospital. Baltimore, where he
has been undergoing treatment.
Albert Bristow. living near here, is
visiting relatives in many places
throughout Tennessee. He expects
to- be gone several weeks.
Prof. and Mrs Franklin ]. Butz
and little daughter. Hester Ann. are
OH two-weeks' trip to Cloyne, On
tariO.
Miss Betsy Quicker is on a trip to
the Thousand Islands and points of
interest in Ontario.
Misses Laura and Betty Rutherford, |
OF Newark, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. |
Charles S. Calhoun. at their Reho-
10th Beach cottage. Miss Laura
formerly was home dem /
onstration agent for Sussex county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph S. Swain and |
Miss Anne. are occupying
a cottage at Oak Orchard for some |
time.
Anthony L. Hudson and family are
spending a week at Rehoboth Beach.
Mrs. William Nelson and two chill
lren, Dorothy and Billy. of Whining
ton. are visiting her mother. Mrs.
Bessie Kitchens. East Pine street.
Martin Isaacs, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Miles NJ. Isaacs. living on the DUPONT
near here. is visiting Mr..
md Mrs. George TunisOn, in West
Point. n. Y. Before returning home
he will visit the New York fair.
This section was swept by a rain,
hail and electrical storm on Thurs
lay afternoon of last week. The
storm seemed to center here and only
extended two miles south and about
-hree miles east. The wind tore
branches from many trees, blew over
| shade tree in the yard of former
Robert G. Houston and
drs. Eleanor Cahall and knocked of
chimney at the residence of Prof.
Albert Farley. Little damage was
.One to crops from the hail.
.awsOn Lenhart
Miss Ruth May Lawson. daughter
# Mr.. and Mrs. William Lawson of :
fIllsboro. and Lucius Thomas Len
art, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlon !
.enhart of near MillsbOrO. were mar
led on Saturday night at 9:15, at the S
ectory of st. Paul's Protestant Epis- J
opal Church. this town, by the Rev.
.ichard X. White, rector of that
hurch. The bride is widely known
the MillsbOro section,
eing popular school teacher Mr.. +
enhart is a business man.
WO Weddings Here Il
Miss Elaine Swain, Staunton, Va,
aughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
vain. same city. and William Lewis ;,
ieffer, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
leffer. StauntOn, Va, were married :
$3.50 p. M. on Friday at Wesley d
ethodist parsonage. this town, by :,
e Rev. Omar f. Jones. Half hour
ter, the Rev. Jones married Miss +
nne GrabOuski. New York, daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Grabouski,
ID Edward Sprafkin. son of Mr. and
rs. Morris Sprafkin, of the same
ty. The newlyweds are on a honey i
OOn to RehobOth. III
Officer c. c.. Sietz has returned III
,me after spending his vacation in III
sw York State visiting the fair and III
her points of interest. Wilson Bel III
lgton of New York City. is spending iii
s vacation with Officer Seitz this Ill
eek. lII