Milford chronicle., 1942-12-18
GEORGETOWN

ford Memorial Hospital.
Ben Wagamon, Jr., who is con-
nected with the U. S. Marines near
San Diego. Cal, is spending a few
days with his grandmother, Mrs.
Estella Knowles, on North Bedford
street. Mrs. Knowles has been in
poor health for several months.
The grandson gave her a surprise
visit. a d
George w. Headley and family
have moved to the Blackstone farm,
between here and Milton. He is
expected to be in charge of the
broiler business for Mr.. Black
stone.
News was received here of the
death of James A. Lee in Florida on
Sunday, December 6, where he was
spending the winter months. Mr..
Lee was n years old and for many
years lived here with his family.
He built and owned at the time of
his death the two-story brick
building on Market street used as
a business establishment by Char
lie Short on the first floor and an
apartment by Mr.. and Mrs. George
Russell on the second floor. Flu
neral services were held at Sudlers-
Vile, Md, where he lived for many
years, on Thursday afternoon OF
last week, with burial there. He
is survived by three daughters,
Mrs. George Howard Baer and Mrs.
George C. Barr, living here, and
Miss Kathleen Lee, of Wilmington.
His wife died some years ago while
living here.
Miss Kathryn Jones spent the
weekend with Miss Frances Ellis
in Chevy Chase, Nd, and on Mon
day visited relatives in Washington.
Carter E. Minor, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob T. Minor, is training
at the Officers Candidate School
at Fort Knox, Ky.
Pvt. and Mrs. Wilson p. Stanley
of Buzzards Bay, Mass, have been
visiting heer parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Johnson, North Front street.
Mrs. Lavinia Marsh, South Race
street, who has been ill for several
weeks, is improving.
Mrs. Josephine McCaulley has
accepted a position as teacher in
the Lord Baltimore school.
Charles Purnell, son of Mrs.
Laura e. Purnell, North Bedford
street, who recently enlisted in the
Navy, is now stationed at Camp
cambridge, Port Deposit, Md.
Herman Green, son of the late
John c. Green, has accepted posi-
tion with the Hunter Manufactur-
ing Co., in Bristol, Pa.
Mrs. William A. Marker has been
visiting relatives in Ridgely, Md.
Mrs. Fred Paul Sher, of Philadel-
phia, has been visiting her brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh d. Smith. Mr.. Smith is war
den of the Sussex county prison.
Madison Cornell Sammons, who
is stationed at the Sioux City Air
Base, has been spending few days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gro
yer Sammons, near here.
Willard G. Huhn, who for the past
few years has operated radio and
electrical repair service shop on
Pine street, has closed out his busi- !
ness and accepted a position with
the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation
at New Castle. He will be employ |
ed to install and service radio
equipment in airplanes.
A net profit of s496.12 was realiz- !
ed from the Sussex County Victory
Garden Show on October and 10,
according to an announcement just |
made by the treasurer, Walter p. .
Townsend. Half of the amount has
been sent to the Army Emergency
relief and half to the Navy Relief
Society. Total receipts of the show
amounted to $73S.S3. OF this
amount, $495.5O was received from
advertising, $1S2.4O from sale of
tickets, $46.21 from the auction sale .
and $S.72 miscellaneous. The ex- !
penses of the show were S237.771.
Circle No. l of the Woman's So
ciety for Christian Service of Grace
Methodist Church will hold a ba-
zaar on Wednesday night of this
week.
Lawrence King, fiashy guard of .
the Georgetown High School foot
ball squad for the past two years,
has been chosen captain for next |
years eleven.
Winfield S. R.. Dutton, who /
Joined the armed forces on March 4
IS, 1871, and has been honorably .
discharged from the service by rea-
son of disability, is the first veteran
of World War ii to become'a menu
ber of Sussex Post No. 8. American
Legion. He was connected with
Third Headquarters at Camp Lee,
Va.
Falling down a stairway at his .
home on East Market street, Thom-
as Givens sustained broken rib .
and severe bruises.
Olin Derrickson, stationed at |
Camp Dix, N. j., has been spending
a few days with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Lacey Derrickson, on
North Race street.
Mrs. Walter Benson and daugh- /
ter, Susan, have gone to Duluth,
Mimi, to spend some time with .
her moher.
Miss Betty Phillips, Indian River
hundred, has accepted a position
with the FBI in Washington, D. C.
Miss Phillips is a graduate of the /
Georgetown High School, class 40. .
She recently graduated from Black
stone College, Blackstone, Va.
Mrs. Amy F. Kaiser, North Rail-
road avenue, is spending some
time with her sister, Mrs. John E.
Sammons, in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Mary Lee Robinson is visit
ing Mrs. Hugh Downing in Palmyra
N. ].
Mrs. Edna is visiting relatives in
West Virginia for few weeks.
Willard Neighbors, who some