Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
GEORGETOWN

Georgetown High School cagers took
q twin bill from Millsboro High on the
latters' court on Tuesday night. The
county seat boys walloped the Indian
River dribblers 81 to 81, while the
the score standing 42 to II, Coach
George Keen pulled his varsity team
and played all of his second stringers
and the Jay-Vees.
Funeral services for Mrs. Olevia
Moore, age 6S years. widow of VIII
liam Moore. near here. who died at
the home OF her daughter IN Detroit.
Mich, on Saturday, were held Tues
day afternoon at one O'Clock at st.
Johns Methodist Church, at SPRING
field Cross Roads, five miles southeast
of this city. lnterment was made in
Union cemetery, South Race street,
this city. Mrs. Moore was the mother
of Larry Moore, farmer and poultry
man, living near here.
John Rogers, age 67 years. farmer
living in the Providence section, five
miles from here, was found dead at
his home last Wednesday, presumably
from heart attack. He was last seen
on Tuesday of last week and his body
was not found until last Friday night.
He is said to have been found IN a
STOPPING position as il he were plac-
ing wood in the kitchen stove when,
what is believed to be heart attack
seized him. Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at Providence
idethodist Church, in charge Of the
Rev. John 4. Bailey. lnterment was
made in the adjoining cemetery.
4 Miss Jeanne Wheeler Williams. of
, Selbyville, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert E. Williams of Margate, N. j.,
and Elisha E. Long, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter NJ. Long, of Selbyville,
were married last Saturday night at
Z lllxyNrilIe. hxy the Rpxr M lanes En-
ms. pastor of salem Methodist Church
Edwin Barr. age AZ years. died Mon
day morning at his home on East
Laurel street, this city, aver an ILL
ness of many months. Funeral services
were held Thursday afternoon in Wes-
ley Methodist Church, North Race
street, in charge of the Rev. Omar e.
Jones. lnterment was made in Union
cemetery on South Race street. he
is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nellie
Ringler Barr, secretary of the Sussex
county branch of the State Board OF
Education; his mother, one sister, Mrs.
Nutter d. Marvel, and two brothers,
Charles Barr and j. Linden Barr, the
latter a lnember of the Industrial Ac-
cident Doard former member of the
lower House of the Delaware Legis-
lature and a former register OF wills
for Sussex county.
4 months and days, who died on Sat
urday night at his home at Harbeson,
six miles east of this city. was buried
in the church yard of Beaver Dam
Methodist Church on Thursday after
noon The funeral took place in the
Beaver Dam Methodist Church in
charge of the Rev. j. L. George. He is
survived by his father, George X.
Davidson of Lewes, who is W years
old one daughter, Mrs. Wilson Baker
near here, and three sons. Charles H.,
Harry and Albert, of the Harbeson
section; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Anna
Cir, en-, Lewes: Mrs Leah Webb, Mas
sau; one brother, Elmer. of Lewes.
Funeral services for Greensbury. A
Short, age 81 years, who died on Sat
mday afternoon at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Elizabeth Lindle. 652s
Saybrook avenue. Philadelphia. wer4
held in Wesley Methodist Church
nesday afternoon at o'clock, in
charge of the Rev. Omar E. Jones.
InterE.ent was made in Union ceme-
terry on South Race street. Besides
his wife, Mrs. Annie E. Short, he is
survived by three daughters. Mrs.
William Shrank, Mrs. John Kelly, Mrs.
Ray Leonard, all of Philadelphia; two
nephews and five. nieces. Mr.. Snort,
Familiarity was known as Uncle
Green" He had been an active Re-
publican politician in Upper Dagsboro
District and in the Ninth Represen-
tative District (Georgetown) for the
past 40 years. He was known to the
general public as Holly Green" Short,
there being two men of the same name
in this district but only distant rel
atives.
Funeral services for John Purnell
Elliott. age 81 years, for many years
a widely known farmer near Bridge
vile, who died on Monday of last week,
were held Friday afternoon in Cokes-
bury Church, six miles west OF this
city. Interment was made in the ad-
joining cemetery. Besides his wife, he
lis survived by the following .chlldren:
John Elliott, Columbus. Ohio; Clar-
ence Elliott, Wilmington; Robert p.
Elliott. Washington, ID. G.; Eli Elli--
ott, near Georgetown: Herman and
Martin Elliott. Bridlgeville; Mrs. Price
Miss Naomi E. Walls, daughter OF
Mr.-and Mrs. Fred Walls. and Harland
J. Henderson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Gardner Henderson, all iof Laurel,
were married at Seaford on January
81. at p. M, by the Rev. Sidney. b.
Bradley. pastor of st. Johns Metho-
dist Church of Seaford.
Directors of the Georgetown Trust
Company have been elected for the
year as follows: u. S. Senator James
N. Tunnel. former Congressman Rob
ert G. Houston. former City Council
man George T. Lynch. Halstad p. Lay
ton, Anthony L. Hudson, Edward B.
Green Walter T. Carey. Or. G; NJ
an v NdlhGIlDQl6llf (lletl " WV
man, Robert w. Tunnel. U. S. Senator
James NJ. Tunnel was chosen presl-
dent; Halstad p. Layton, vice presi-
dent; Edward Z. Green, cashier. sec
retary and treasurer; Ralph l.. Swain,
assistant cashier.
Miss Sallie Mae Parsons. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Parsons, liv-
ing near here. and James II. Nichols,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Elias +. Nichols,
near Delmar. were married on Satur-
day night at Blades by the Rev.
Charles p. Butler. pastor Of the Blades
Epworth charge.
Miss Hazel Marie Bailey, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Bailey and Ell
wood H. Culver. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Culver. all of Laurel. were mar
ried on Saturday night at Laurel by
the Rev. Daniel r. Prichard. pastor of
Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church.
officers of the Roxana Methodist
Sunday school have been chosen for
the year. as follows: Superintendent,
]. c. Evans; assistant superintendent,
c. e. Richards; primary and young
group Superintendent. Mrs. Dollie Lee
kites and Mrs. Valeria Wilgus; secre-
tary, Miss Wilma Lynch assistant
secretary, Miss Vietta Lewis; treas
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