Milford chronicle., 1939-05-05
GEORGETOWN
Mrs. Clifton, Sister of Mrs. John
Il. Wilson. Of GanrPpfnMn. Dead

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, Mrs. Mary Hester Clifton, wife of
William f. Clifton, living near Mil
ton, died late Saturday night in the
Beebe Hospital, Lewes, after being i'll
for several weeks. Funeral services
were held at 2 o'clock on Wednesday
afternoon in the NJ. P. Church at Mil
ton. in charge of the Rev. G. S. Ross,
pastor, assisted by the Rev. J. p.
George, pastor of Beaver Dam NJ. p.
Church at Harbeson. Interment was
made in the burial ground at Reyn-
cids' Church, near Milton. Besides
her husband. she is survived by three
! daughters. Mrs. Edward Roach and
Mrs. Lee Smith. of Wilmington, and
Mrs. George Martin. of Delmar. One
sister, Mrs. Lizzie Jester Wilson, wife
of John l.. Wilson, this town, also
survives.
Former Constable SuccumbS
Funeral services for William J.
Curdy. aged II. living near here. who
died on Saturday night in the Milford
Memorial Hospital, of complication
CT diseases, were held Tuesday after
noon at 2 o'clock, i'm Wesley NJ. +.
Church. in charge of the pastor. the
Rev. Omar f. Jones. Interment was
made in Union Cemetery, this town.
Besides his wife. Mrs. Martha r. Cur |
dy. he is survived by one daughter. |
Mrs. Carl Scott, this place, and one |
son. Elihu Curdy. railroad man liv |
ing at Delmar. Mr.. Curdy for many |
years served as constable for the |
Ninth district and was for more than
30 years one of the active Republican
workers of this section.
Pitches Three.Hit Game
Behind three-hit pitching of Jimmy
Walls. Wednesday afternoon of last
week. at Milton. Georgetown High
won over the Broadkiln lads by the
score of 5-1. Baer. for Georgetown.
and Edginton. for Milton. banged out
home runs. The bingle by EdgintOn
was the only tally for the Milton out
fit. incidentally. Edginton collected
two of the hits for his teammates.
High collected seven
hits. each man collecting one except
Jimmy Walls and Webb. Only one
error was made. and that by Eddie
Conway of Georgetown.
Here and There
Although weather conditions for the
past few days have been somewhat
for farm work. neverthe-
ess farmers are going forward with
work of ploughing for the crops. In
'lided in these crops will be early
actory peas and beans which annual
V net the growers many thousands
If dollars.
Recent births in Sussex county are
70 Mr.. and Mrs. c. Linden Nell
-aine. Georgetown. boy. born in
lie Beebe Hospital. at Lewes; a baby
,irl to Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Daisey.
# RoXana: daughter to Mr.. and
Hrs. Lester Farens. of Milton. i'm the
.Iilford Memorial Hospital. the mo-
her being the former Miss Elva
Wells. of Georgetown; a baby girl 10
Ir. and Mrs. Joshua Hudson. Jr.. at
A minstrel show is to bC presented
" the Odd Fellows of fredericksburg.
Id. in the auditorium of the Ellen
lale school. OH Tuesday night, May
ninth.
Theodore Johnson. for many years
widely known farmer of the Stock l.
ey section. died on Saturday, aged
'etween IS and so.
In order to accommodate the pub
ic in attendance at the sessions of
ourt here new stairway is being
uilt in the rear of the courthouse. L
What is commonly known as the
ack stairway to the courtroom has
cen so unsafe for the past twenty N
ears that il was decided to build a 90
ew one. cutting off a portion of the
ffice of Clerk of the Peace Francis
Morgan in order to do so. n
George X. Vickers. one of the
ooks at Delaware Colony. has been
Dnfined TO his home on South Rail
oad avenue because of an attack of
grippe.
MAMMOTH ONE CENT SALE to be con-
nued through Saturday at the BRERE-