Milford chronicle., 1939-03-31
GEORGETOWN
Dies at Age Of So

Funeral services for Mrs. Mollie R.
Elliott, aged SO, widow of Elias T.
Elliott, of MillsbOro, who died on
Tuesday morning of last week, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Everett
NJ. Barr, near here, were held at l 80
o'clock in Grace M. E. Church, Mills
boro, last Friday. Interment was
made in Mechanics cemetery. Mrs.
Elliott for half century was one of
the leading women of her town and
always took a part in the social and
civic affairs.
Hastings Knowles
Friends of Miss Margaret Virginia
Hastings, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Hastings, living between
Bridgeville and Seaford, have been
Rpprised of her marriage to Harry
Lee Knowles, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry l.. Knowles, of near Seaford
The wedding took place at Laurel
last Saturday night, at O'Clock, the
Rev. j, c, Candy performing the cere-
mony.
williams Bryan
Announcement of the marriage of
Mrs. Lulu Almeda Williams, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Emory f. Dukes
of Laurel, and Raymond Bryan. son
Of Rufus d. Bryan and the late Mrs.
Bryan, OF near Laurel, has been an
nouneed. The wedding took place
last Saturday afternoon AT O'Clock,
in Laurel, the Rev. Lee Elliott. pas
tor of the LaOrel NJ. p ChOrch, per-
forming the ceremony.
Its Costly to Speed
Speeding at so miles per hour is
just 35 miles beyond the limit in
Delaware So, G. j. Paichana. of
New York City, is less bank account
of $40 and costs, the costs being $3.50.
Paechana evidently wanted to try out
the speed of his car on the straight
highway of this state Officer William
H HOrney watched. trailed and final
ly arrested Pacchana for reckless
driving near here. He paid. reluct- |
antly, $40 and costs TO Magistrate Ell |
wood Wright
Joseph Kitchens
Miss Ruth NJ. Joseph, of Laurel,
and Alvin j. Kitchens, of MillsbOrO, |
were married at Blades last Saturday |
night at go O'Clock. by the Rev.
William H. Kohl.
Lewis Griffith
Miss Virginia f. Lewis, of Bethel.
and James f. Griffith Jr., of Hebron.
Md, were married on Monday night,
at 1890 O'Clock, by the Rev. j. c.
Handy, pastor of Mt. Pleasant NJ E.
Church
Five Boys t5ranted Parole
Fred West. Fred Townsend, John
Willard Powell, Lacey Morris and
Charles Ross Robinson. five young
men who pleaded guilty on January
IS and were sentenced for the lar
ceny of hundreds of chickens thru
out the Seventh district over a per-
iod OF many months. were brought
into the Court of General Sessions on
Saturday afternoon for revision OF
the sentence Each had been SEN
fenced to serve one year in the coun-
ty prison On Saturday each re-
ceived a parole. as follows West to
tormer-County Comptroller Eben A.
Townsend, of near Dagsboro: Town
send TO Roland S Hudson, OF near
Frankford: Powell to Edward c,
Phillips. -0f near eRehobOth5 Morris
10 his father William f. Morris, of
near Frankford. Robinson TO ROllie
Murray his father-in-laW of near
Frankford. In granting the two-year
parole 10 each of the boys, Chief JUS
lice Daniel j. Layton admOnished
them to refrain from drinking whis-
key, visiting tap rooms, keeping bad
and going to dance halls
Grand Master Visits
Most WUrshipful Grand Master
George Vandergrift and his stan of
the Grand Lodge of Delaware, A. F..
& A NJ, visited Franklin Lodge, No
l2. Tuesday night Dinner was
served in Jones Memorial Hall, on
West Laurel street. at six o'clock.
Two Injured in Auto Crash
Mr. and Mrs Frederick p Burton,
Of Philadelphia. are in the Milford
Memorial Hospital suffering from in
juries sustained on the dupont high
way near Redden. as result of cOllid |
ing with truck owned by the Della
ware Poultry Co., which is said to
have developed trouble with lights
and was parked too far on the road
way The poultry truck was bound
southwark as well as the Burton car.
The Burton car was badly damaged.
Mrs. Burton. who formerly was Miss
Nellie Lingo, sister of fOrmerRepre
sentative Clarence Dale Lingo. OF
MillsbOrO, sustained fracture of the
right leg. cuts about the head and
face and minor injuries about the
body. Mr.. Burton suffered from S
shock, cuts about the head and face. I
Mr. Burton for many years was a f
business man at MillsbOro He has +
tor the past few years lived in Phila A
delphia and has held a position in {
City Hall. L