Milford chronicle., 1941-12-05
GEORGETOWN

Last Saturday night Pencader
Grange of New Castle county visit
ed Midland Grange here and put
on a two-hour entertainment, con-
sisting of ashort play, Birth Of an
Orchestra" as we'll as instrument
tai solos.
Last Wednesday night the
Georgetown High School band gave
a concert in the Public Square and
then marched to the school grounds
where they had a big bon fire. 1t
was in celebration of their success
full football season and to pep the
boys for the closing game with
Dover High.
The Woman's Society of Chris
ton Service Of Hebron Methodist
Church, two miles from here, met
last Friday evening at the home
of Mrs. Albert King.
Monday night the Ever Faithful
Sunday school class No. IL of Grace
Methodist Church met at the home
of Mrs. Granville MessicK. Each
member attending carried a small
gift for Christmas party.
A community Thanksgiving SER
vice was held in Grace Methodist
Church Thursday morning of last
week. The service was opened by
the pastor, the Rev. W. P. Kesmo-
del The Rev. Richard K. White,
rector of st. Paul,s Protestant
Episcopal Church, delivered the
sermon. Rev. Harry w. Ewig, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian
Church, gave the scripture read.
Rev. Omar e. Jones, pastor of Wes-
ley Methodist Church, read the
proclamation.
The Georgetown Chapter of Fu-
ture Farmers of America held a
dance in the old gymnasium of the
high school last week.
\ The monthly meeting of ST. PauPs
Parish Guild was held at the par
ish house on Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Elva Mae Spicer, daughter
of Mrs. Pearl S. Spicer and the
late Lawrence Spicer, of George
town, and Charles Washington
Short, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
W. Short, of MilIsboro, were mar
ried last Saturday night by the
Rev. Omar e. Jones, pastor of I
Wesley Methodist Church here.
The Levy Court Commissioners
have paid off theS$25, 900 bonded in
debtedness for the addition to the
county prison which has been un-
der construction for many months,
but is now being used.
Believing that the Stars and
Stripes should float each day above
the Sussex county court house, the
board Of trustees Of the county had
the flag pole at the corner of Mar
ket street and the Public Square
taken down and painted and a new
rope placed on it in order that the
flag may be hoisted. The flag now
is floating about the court house
each day.
John L. Wilson, 81 years old, of
East Cedar street, is critically i'll
In the Memorial Hospital in Will
Mr.. Wilson is a retired
railroad man, having been in the
of the P. B. and w. Rail-
road for AZ years.
Crawford Bailey addressed the
Kiwanis Club on Tuesday night,
having for his subject Community
Service" He stressed the need of
help to underprivileged children. A
small collection. of mounted butter
flies was given to the school.
U. S. Senator James M. Tunnel
Joined Mrs. Tunnel, who has been
spending the week with friends in ;
Philadelphia, and attended the Ar !
game last Saturday.
Macklln-Willey
Announcement of the marriage of
Mrs. Letitia Ann Macklin of Mil {
ford. and George Philip Wiley, of {
N. j., has been made. !
rhe wedding took place in Milford I
On Saturday night, November %,
1t o'clock. The Rev. Marion Eu- I
gene Hungerford, pastor of Cal {
vary Methodist Church, that city, e
performed the ceremony. {
The same night the Rev. Hunger t
ord united in marriage Miss Es- ?
her Olivia Steele, daughter of Mr.. I
ind Mrs. Joseph Steele, of Hender- v
ION, Md, and Floyd Edgar Burlin- b
same, son of Mrs. Emma Burlin- i,
,ame, and the late Fred Burlin-
,ame, of Houston. a
Bitten By Rat +
Barbara, eleven-year-old daugh- h
er of DR.. and Mrs Carlton c. Fooks h
# Frankford, has been in critical L
ondition in the Beebe Hospital at
,ewes, running fever of 104, as a O
esult of being bitten on the elbow O
y a rat while she was in her bed n
DOM asleep. How the rat entered c;
he home and bedroom is not L
nown. The little girl is slowly i'm bl
rowing, according to her parents. al
DR.. Fooks is one of the most 81
'idely known physicians in the la
part Of lower Delaware, O
nd is a former Georgetown resi- ell
ent. G.
pprOpriate $1,000 For Ambulance =
Under statute passed at the OF
lst session Of the Legislature. 1.-THE to
eVy Court Commissioner Of Sus- SO
ok county have appropriated ST. H
DO to be used in the purchase and at
of a new ambulance BIZ
,r Sussex Post No. s. American III
egion. 1t is to be used for the
snefit of the residents of Sussex an
,unty. The ambulance now in use Nj
located at Milton and cost sew da
al thousand dollars. Sussex Post sil
embers are desirous of buying Ri
sw one.
lsher-JOseph
Mrs. Eva Virginia Fisher. daugh- IL
r of Frank B. Hudson, and the
te Mrs. Mary Burley Hudson, of
ehoboth Beach, and Paul Richard