Milford chronicle., 1939-04-28
GEORGETOWN
Aged Resident Passes Away


last week after an illness of man!
weeks, were held last Saturday NOR
ming at 10 O'Clock at the Hickman
Funeral Home at MillsbOro. The fu
neral services were conducted by
the Rev. Omar Jones, pastor Of Wes-
ley M. E. Church, this city. Inter
ment was made in the Nelson GENE.
terry at New Church.
He is survived by one brother
James Rogers, of Millsboro. He was
a brother of the late John T. Rog-
ers Of this city and uncle of Mrs
Lloyd Stoeckels, corner South Race
and East Pine streets.
Dies At Age OF 20 Years
Mrs. Eliza ]. Wilson, age 20 years,
wife of David Thomas Wilson, North
King street, died Monday after an
illness of many months.
Funeral services were held in
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church,
North Race street, on Wednesday
afternoon at 2: o'clock in charge of
the Rev. Omar E. Jones. Interment
was made in Union cemetery on
South Race street, here.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by two daughters, Mrs. Joshua
r. Wilson, living near COkesbury,
between Georgetown and Bridge
Vile; Mrs. William Galloway, this
city, and one son, Charles A. Will
son, also living here.
Donovan. Walls
Announcement of the marriage of
Miss Roberta Ellen Donovan.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur B.
Donovan, of Milton, and Ira Russell
Walls, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Thomas Walls, also of Milton, has
been made. The wedding took place |
on Tuesday night. April 4, at Milton
at 1880 o'clock. the Rev. w. J. Cri-
der, pastor of the Milton Pilgrim
Holiness Church, performing the
ceremony.
GTay-BurtOn
Friends of Miss Daisy Mae Gray,
daughter of Mr., and Mrs. James
Gray, OF Frankford, and Benjamin
Burton, also of Frankford, son o5
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burton, of Cam
bridge, Md, have been apprised of
their marriage. The wedding took
place on Saturday afternoon, April 8
at 1880 o'clock, at Frankford, the ,
Rev. J. A. Clark performing the GER
emOny. c
The groom is prominently engaged
in the poultry business in the CEN
ter of the cOuntry's brOiler area. and
is considered one of the leading
poultry specialists in the southern ;
section of lower Delaware. The bride I
is widely-knOwn throughout the !
southern section of lower Delaware. ;,
Dates For Swimming
Instructions Announced q
The twentieth annual swimming .
and life saving campaign for Della 8
ware has just been announced by the
Red Cross. The schedule for girls A
and boys in Sussex county will be "
July 3l-August 4-Frankford, Lord 7
Baltimore, Selbyville and Dagsboro \
schools, Camp OtOnka, near Sandy
.anding. on the Indian River. +,
August I'll MillsborO and A
Schools, at Oak Orchard a,
on the Indian River Bay.
August l4-1S-Nilton School at nj
Oak Orchard. Al
August Rehoboth School at T.
Rehoboth Bay. +,
Concert To BE Given At School n h
The spring instrumental concert II
by the Georgetown High School or q,
ganization will be staged on Friday
night, May u. Included in the con- ;,
cert will be selections by the high h
school band and orchestra and the .,
elementary grade flute classes and in
solOists.
JOhnsOn-Pepper f,
Miss Ellen Virginia Johnson, Fl
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin o.
Johnson, of Milton, and Alfred Le- h,
roy Pepper, son of Mr.. and Mrs. ie
Frank w. Pepper, living near here,
we're married on Saturday night, at A,
9:15 o'clock at Milton. by the Rev. =,
C. S. Ross, pastor of the Milton q
Methodist Protestant Church. a,
TOrbert- Sinclair ~
Miss Margaret Jane Torbert. OF h,
Laurel, daughter of Prof. and Mrs. .,
Torbert and Horace w. Sin r.
clair, 3rd, of Kennett Square, Pa.
we're married at noon on Saturday n
at Laurel, by the Rev. r. Y. Barber sl
pastor of ST. Phillips Protestant A
Episcopal Church, that town. Oh
Brief Items OF Interest a,
Herman Louis, five-day-Old child N
If Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Givens, Of
Cast Pine street, died on Saturday ae
morning and was buried in the af- v.
ernoon. ar
One of the two-month-old girl dc
wins of MIR. and Mrs. Lemuel Mears.
lear F'rankford, was found dead in n,
ed on Saturday. DR.. Hudson stated ct
hat death was caused by heart at Of
ack.
In a seven-inning baseball game Ss
etween Georgetown High and Lewes On
Iigh, the locals win 10-5. Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford C. Cahall. A,
Tho some months ago moved here Of,
rom Millsboro and have been Occu- Iv
ying the property on Albury ave- do
he, known for half century as the no
ONE of the late James McGlOthen, idl
ut now owned by the Rev. John T. in.
alley, of Milford, have moved to mf
alisbury, Md. Mr.. Cahall has been wi
nployed here by the Eastern Shore on
.,kIs. Ca~,rsaa and haQ N