Milford chronicle., 1941-01-31
GEORGETOWN

Funeral services for James E.
Tarr, age rs years, for many years
employed by the P. B. and w. Rail-
road as maintenance foreman and
for half century a resident of Har-
beson, six miles east of here, were
held on Saturday afternoon at two
o'clock in Beaver Dam Methodist
Church, at Harbeson, in charge OF
the Rev. ]. G.. George. Interment
was made in the cemetery there.
Mr.. Tarr died in the Beebe Hospi-
tai at Lewes on Wednesday night of
last week as result of a fall at
his Harbeson home last Saturday
night when he broke a rib which
tpunctured his left lung.
He went to Harbeson from Snow
Hill, Nd, when 25 years old and
took position with the railroad
company. He retired about ten years
ago. Because of his wide acquain-
tance. his death was a shock to hun
dreds of people. He was well known
to railroad men throughout the state.
One sister, Mrs. Florence Elliott, of
Salisbury, Md, and one brother,
George, of Berlin, Nd. survive.
Two hogs, one weighing 625 and
the other 456 pounds, recently were
butchered by Charles King of this
section.
In order to care for old age as
sistance and relief, the Old Age
Welfare Commission has opened
Joint offices here
Rodney Wilgus, Jr., East Market
street, is recovering from a mas
told operation in the Milford Mem
orial Hospital.
officers of the Millsboro Fire
Company have been chosen for the
term, as follows: President, John
A. Cordrey; secretary, Larry Tim
mons; treasurer, w. p. Monroe;
chief, Hugh Davis; house commit
tee, ]. Reese White, Edward Cord
rey, w. P. Monroe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan league, South
Railroad avenue, are being congrat-
Hated upon the birth of a daugh- l
er.
c. F. Wilson of Buffalo, N. Y, G
connected wit hthe engineering de- n
'artment of the DUPONT Company, e
Who has been transferred to the n
ylcn plant at Seaford, has rented b
he property of Mrs. Annie G. Black
tone, on South Bedford street. He
nd his family are planning to oc- A
upy it within a few days. "
Miss Susie Collins, local public "
chool teacher, is recovering from W
light injuries and shock as a re-
ult of an automobile accident few g
avs ago. She is at her home at di
[urlock, Md.
Extensive improvements are be- e
lg made to the property ON South m
ace street, formerly the home of bl
lie late Robert c. White, one time TT
ttorney general of the state. The
unrell and Tunnel. Additional Of pI
ces will be made on the lower floor. til
he second floor will be used as an a
)artment by the Rev. Samuel d. be
retired rector of ST. PauPs tn
rotestant Episcopal Church, as we'll la
one of the front rooms of the wi
Yelling. te
W. F. G. G. Blackstone, son of the ca
te State Senator William F. Black ca
One and Mrs. Annie G. Blackstone, tel
40 has been in a serious condition gr
the University of Pennsylvania lie
lspital for the past ten days is in:
ported to be slowly recovering. tw
} was taken to the hospital a week his
G last Sunday and for several wi
Us no hope was held out for his the
sovery. Mr.. Blackstone is a bro cit
sr of DR.. Basil B. and John P. to
ackstone of Wilmington. COZ
Inspection of the broiler sections exc
the Delmarva Peninsula to ascer- on
n at first hand what is going on ted
5 been made within the past two Dot
eks by H. R. Showalter, field rep bat
for Poultry Tribune, of sta
unit Morris, Ill. He was in this will
"a three years ago and at that in
e was greatly impressed with L
extent of the industry. He was ami
ounded on his recent visit to VIII,
Isex county to find the develop hou
Mt Of the industry which has tho