Milford chronicle., 1915-09-24
GEORGETOWN.
Well known Official Dies.

Deputy PrOthOnotary Harry NJ
Vickers, aged Al years, died at his
home at Georgetown Friday afternoon
after an illness lasting several months
of tuberculosis. NJ. Vickers was
born near Hurlock, Nd, and can to
Delaware in 1886 and entered the
drug store Of Layton & Layton. lie
next went into the mercantile bust
ness and engaged successfully in the
canning anC coal business. He cervcd
as deputy IraJhOnotary until ABOUT
five months ago when he resigned on
account OF failing health. Mr.. Vic!le.s
was a member OF Union Lodge l. O. 0.
F.. NanticOke Tribe, l. o. Il. NJ;
Washington Camp, 2. o. S. Of A., and
the Modern WOodmen of America,
and was Past Grand Sachem OF Del
aware Red Men. His funeral took
place Sunday afternoon.
COntesting A VIII.
Claiming that their father, Lambert
T. Lynch, late of Baltimore Hundred
was not of sound and disposing mind
and memory, and was unduly infu-
enced to make an execute what was
purported to be his last will and test
ament; and that the paper writing
was faulty in the execution and at
testation thereof, a petition for the
review OF the will has been filed with |
Register Of Wills Oliver d. Robinson |
by Ezekiel Lynch of Baltimore hund- |
red and Minerva C. Smith, Of Nanti- |
coke hundred, children of the deceas-
ed, asking that the letters granted be |
revoked. From the records it appears
that on October 2, 1914, the letters
ad fn no rrrfI
Lynch. The petitioners for the re-
view contend they did not appear at
the time of the taking of the proofs,
nor were they served with a citation
or notice to be present at the taking
of such proofs. Witnesses for prov
ing the will were heard Wednesday of
last week, and testimony was taken
Wednesday of this week
No Place for POstOffice.
The old postofice in Georgetown is
badly lighted and arranged incOnven-
iently for the public, and an effort has !
been made to get better quarters, at
least until a new building can be ,
built The postal authorities asked :
for offers from the owners of prop
erty to be leased, but only one was {
received. When the POstoffice In I
spector. Mr.. Plummer, on the recon-
mendation of the authorities at Wash z
ington, went to Georgetown to inspect I
the property he was told by the own r
er that he had decided to withdraw v
his bid Now the postal authorities
are exactly where they started in the c
post office matter for Georgetown. II
Girl Kills Herself.
On Tuesday, Sept IA, 1915, Mamie Il
the 19-year-old daughter a
If Emory Brittingham, of near George a
own, shot and killed herself with a
Ioubl9- -barrelled gun, at the home Of n
Ter sister She had been in poor q
lealth and of a hysterical tendency o
or some time. :
George Bradley caught the middle n
niger of his right hand in a cider a
ress one day last week and almost
Dre the end off before he could be "
eleased ~
Rev. II. L. Schlincke, pastor of the
[. p. Church at Georgetown. has re- 10
sived a call to become pastor of the m
{. p. Church at Fawn Grove, Pa If &c
lie vacancy made at Georgetown can ~
: filled with satisfaction to all con- III
srned he will accept the call.
Near the store of Fred West, last
lturday night, a strange negro grab AL
d the pocket book from Mrs. Frank I'll
,pper, of near Georgetown, and ran
yay with it. The pocket book was TIL
lnd later, but the money which An
lounted to about So dollars, was In
ne. ]
A Glass meeting of the senior class ]
the Georgetown High School was Sci