Milford chronicle., 1939-09-01
GEORGETOWN
allied For Drunken Driving

merly a coal miner of Oak Hill, W
Va, but for the past year employed a
Lewes, was arrested on Sunday nigh
BY Highway Officers Jones and Isaaci
charged with driving a car while in
tCxicated and also for reckless driv
ing the dupont highway, leading from
the county Jail to the police station
He was examined by local physi-
clan and lodged in Jail to sober up
He was taken before Magistrate W
Elwood Wright Monday afternoon
He pleaded guilty. Unable to pay q
fine of $4,000 and costs on the
drunken driving charge, he was COM
raitted to Jail for thirty days. He
was sentenced to serve ten days on
the reckless driving charge in default
of a fine of $1,000 and costs.
JOSEPH WILGUS
Miss Frances Irene Joseph, daugh-
tel of Mrs. Alfred Parker, living near
Georgetown, and daughter of the late
John E. Joseph, of Indian River hun
dred, and Rodney Messick Wilgus,
Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney NJ.
Wilgus, East Market street, George
town, were married on Saturday
night at the Nassau Methodist Cir
cult parsonage, near Lewes, by the
Rev. ]. H. Whedbee. The groom is
employed by the dupont Company at
the new plant now being constructed
at Seaford. His father is custodian
of the Georgetown post office.
Two New Highway Officers
Walter Sherwin and Ray Kreelin,
OF Wilmington, two new members of
the State Highway police force, have
been assigned to Station No. 4, near
here, and assumed their duties Mon
day. There are fourteen men con-
nected with the local station.
Since Sussex county contains near
ly forty-five per cent of the area of
the state, officials, it is stated, were
of the opinion that the force should
be increased.
Two Glendale Men Fined
Charged with being drunk and dis
orderly on the streets at Glendale,
William H. Jewell and Joda Carey
were arrested by Privates Horney
and Shew of the state police force,
and fined $500 and costs by Magis-
trate W. Elwood Wright, here.
NICE AIlLA.ND = hl1tAhOO
Announcement of the marriage of |
Miss Charlotte Anne Mcfarland |
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew !
Mcfarland, of Ocean View, and Le- !
roy Richards, son of Mr. and Mrs. |
Albert Richards of Millsboro, has /
been announced. The wedding took I
place at Selbyville ON Thursday, Au-
gust II, the Rev. R. T. Thawley per- !
forming the ceremony at the MethO- !
dist parsonage. They will make their |
home at MillsbOro, after tour of |
the South.
Timber Man Injured
Robert West this town. one of the !
outstanding timbermen of lower Del !
aware, is suffering from an injury of |
the left arm which required five |
stitches. when he felled a tree in
woods near here, and narrowly es-
capped being killed. He was fastened
to a physician who dressed the
wound and probably saved him from
bleeding to DEATH Mr.. West has, for
more than four decades. been looked
upon as one of the outstanding men
in Aa county when it came to emitting
trees in the woods or conversion into
lumber
Former Bridgeville Girl Weds
A wedding of much interest to
many lower Delawareans was SOL
emnized on Tuesday night of last
week in Trenton, n. j., when Miss
Ida May Breck daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Breck, formerly of
now residents of Tren-
ton, became the bride of Dr. Clarence
NJ Wolf The wedding took place at
the home of the brides parents. The
brides only attendant was Miss Dor
Othy A. Morgan, daughter of Clerk :
oil the Peace and Mrs. Francis f. |
Morgan, of near Bridgeville, who for
four years was deputy to her father ;
and is well known. The best man .
was DR.. Harry c. Wilson, of Altoona,
Pa.
WALLACE TOWNSEND
Miss Ellen Wallace, of RehOboth, ,
and William n. Collins, of Townsend,
were married on Friday night of last 6
week at Red Lion by the Rev. d. J. :
Moore. /
BRADFORD SIMPSON
Miss Virginia Bradford, of near !
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. 4
lanes Bradford, of Ocean City, Md, !
md Archie Simpson, also of Mills
)oro, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Neweedaha :
of Ocracoha, n. c., were a
married at Dagsboro on Sunday by
he Rev. w. T. Archer of the Nazar- n
ne Church, formerly pastor of the 4
)agsboro NJ. P. Church.
!iTens Reunion G
The Givens family, headed by Mr.. h
nd Mrs. Samuel Givens, will hold
heir third annual reunion at River +
ale Park, on the Indian river, ON A
unday, September g. This family is
yidely known and there are hun Y
reds of descendants throughout the i,
)elmarva Peninsula. h
Mrs. Thomas E. Ayers. of George
own, who has been in the Jefferson n
IOspital several weeks, where she "
nderwent a serious operation, is e
at her summer home at
.ehoboth. q
MILTON FIREMEN'S CARNIVAL,
iremen's Parade, Friday night, "
eptember 1st. 1t ri