Milford chronicle., 1939-12-08
GEORGETOWN
Gets 30 Days

IhtO millsDOrO ana ran INTO a tree
badly damaging the car and sus
tanning cuts and bruises on the sid
Of the head. He was arrested b,
Officers Lynch and Keelins of tn,
state police force on a charge O.
reckless driving and not having al
OPERATORS license. Arraigned before
Magistrate Edward F. Pride, here, he
was imprisoned for fifteen days on
each charge i'm default of a fine OF
$40 and costs in each case.
Act as Good Samaritans
Seventeen neighbors and friends
went to the home of George War
rington, in Indian River hundred, a
few days ago and harvested his en-
tire corn crop and placed it in the
cribs. Mr.. Warrington has been con-
fined to his home because of illness
for several weeks.
Dies Almost Within Week
After her Brother
Mrs. Annie West, wife of Robert
II. West, timberman of this section,
died at her home on KINNEY street
last Thursday, after an illness of
about eight months from a complica-
tiOn Of diseases, aged sixty-eight
years. Mrs. West was daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Coma
way and was born in Broad Creek
hundred. Her brother, Harley J.
Conaway. former sheriff of Sussex
county and for many years a prom
inent business man, died on Tuesday
night of last week. and was buried
last Friday. Because of her cOndi-
Il IA Al L.. .sF
death of her brother.
Funeral services were held from
the late residence on Sunday after
noon at o'clock, in charge Of the
Rev. NJ. E. DearhOlt. pastor of Grace
Methodist Church, East Market
street, formerly First NJ. p. Church.
Interment was made i'm Union Gene
terry on South Race street.
Besides her husband. she is sur
vived by one son, Rowland G.. West.
railroad man; one sister, Mrs. JOS
eph King, here, and one brother,
Noble Conaway, of Albany, N. Y.
Mrs. West was very active in the
various organizations of Grace
Church.
Town Has Three Churches
ii lOhH vi lt6O llAhl fVU
population, Dagsboro has three
churches, record for small towns
in lower Delaware and possibly the
state. Until the consolidation of the
Methodist Episcopal, Methodist Pro-
testant and Methodist Episcopal
Church South, there were two |
branches of Methodist. Now the !
town has two Methodist churches. |
The third church has just been |
completed and dedicated. the Church |
of the Nazarene.
JOnOthan j. Wilson Dead
Jonothan J. Wilson. aged rs, far I
mer living near here, died at two |
o'clock Tuesday afternoon of last
week, after being confined to his |
home for about two days. Mr.. Will
son had been unwell for several
weeks, and submitted to an X-ray in
one of the local hospitals. His death
followed shortly thereafter. He had
been a resident of the Ninth Repre-
sentative district (GeOrgetown) all
his life. and took an active part in
Democratic politics. Because of his
family connections, he welded
power in his party politics. although
hc never sought office. Funeral SER
vices were held last Friday afternoon
in St. Johns Methodist Church. at
Springfield Cross Roads. five miles
south of here, in charge of the Rev.
E. N. Wright, pastor of the George !
town Circuit. Interment was made i'm
adjoining the church. He s,
is survived by one daughter. Mrs. :
Lizzie Joseph. who lived with him; ,
one son. George +. Wilson. near +
son. Springfield Cross Roads. Mr. /
Wilson spent his entirc life in agri- I
cultural pursuits. 4
churches Preparing for
christmas Entertainments h
Lower Delaware churches are max n
ng preparations for The Christmas r
entertainments, many of which will |;
De held during the week beginning n
December Is. The Sunday school of I,
sand Hill church, will hold the ell n
ertainment on December u. Young /,
,eOple of the Methodist Church at G.
will give Cantata on the
tight of December %. entitled THE W
elder of the World" The church al
will have decorated tree and a ST
santa Claus. The children will be II
,iven treat. d
.Ocal and Personal "
The three societies Of ST. Paul's tC
Protestant Episcopal Church 49, st. 81
Ignes' Chapter. the Guild and Aux W
Iiary-will hold the monthly meet m
lg at the parish house on Tuesday
fternOon. to
Mrs. Lee Dyer has been spending al
everal days with relatives at differ X
mt points i'm New Jersey. d.
Plans for the annual Junior Red
ross rOll-call have been made. Pat vC
srned after the Senior rOll-call. the X,
lniors will make a drive in order nc
, make the school children Red te
and prepare them er
)r the larger share in the work III
icy will be called upon to play tn
hen more advanced i'm years. The PI
lniors will work in each grade of ou
lc school and enroll all members tin
hO contribute their quote to the
md. Each boy and girl contribut- W;
g to the fund receives Red Cross II
IN bearing the words, 81 Serve" tn
Howard 7. Ennis. superintendent
Delaware Colony. gave talk i'm wi
lesley Methodist Church on Sunday aW
ght on the work of the Delaware TIL
ate Training school. The glee club
the school sang. thl
Mr.. and Mrs. William SpargO. of tic
hartOn. N. j.. have been visiting OF
n mother, Mrs. Lola Warrington, ito