Smyrna times., 1930-03-05
FREDERICK EDUCToR DEAD
Prof. NJ. l.. Hydorn Was For More
Than 80 Years Head of School

Prof. Millard l.. Hydorn, one of
the best known educator of central
Delaware, having been teaching
for 40 years and for 80 years
principal of the Frederick schools,
died suddenly at his home south of
Frederica Wednesday morning,
February 26th. Prof. Hydorn had
been in Atlantic City Tuesday at
tending the sessions of the De
partment of Superintendents Of
the National Educational Associa-
tion. He returned Tuesday even
ing on the 5 o'clock train with DR..
H. B. King of the State Depart
ment of Education and after re-
naming in Dover a short while
4 left for his home in Frederica.
Wednesday morning, Prof. Hydorn
arose as usual and while sitting in
chair, gave a cough and passed
away without a struggle. Prof.
| Hydorn was born in 1867 and had
lived in Delaware nearly all of his
life. He graduated in 1887 from
the Milford Classical Academy. He
did summer work at Amburst and
Columbia University. In 1928, he
was appointed Rural Supervisor
for lower Kent county. He is sur
vived by his wife. Funeral servic-
es were held from his late home
Lear Frederica Friday, Feb. 28th,
at two O'Clock with interment at
Barratt's Chapel.
j. III. Walls Dies at Crumpton. Md.
James Henry Walls, one of the
best known residents of Queen
Ann County, Maryland, died at his
home in Crumpton, Wednesday
Feb. 10. He was 81 years old and a
brother of Edward G. Walls of
Smyrna. Mr.. Walls was born
near Ingleside, Nd, December "a,
1847, and was son of the late
Samuel G. Walls. He spent much
of his earlier life en- the farm, and
when young man married Miss
Charlotte Goodwin, also of Queen
Annes county. They later moved
to Crumpton, and for many years
made their home there. Mrs. Walls
died a number of years ago. He
is survived by three daughters,
Mrs. Samuel Stevens, of South
River, N. j.; Mrs. William Hudson
and Mrs. William Shields, of
Crumpton, and one son, Alday
Walls, also of Cru1npton. He also
leaves five grandchildren and two
great grand children. Funeral
/ services were held Saturday Feb.
22nd at 2 at his home, and inter
ment was in Crunlpton Cemetery.
Death of Edward ". ValIandigham
Edward N VaIandigham, aged
rs, graduate and great friend Of
Delaware College, University of
Delaware, and a newspaper man
of note, being a former editor of
the Every Evening, died Feb.23, in
Seville, Spain, of pneumonia, where
he and his wife were stopping on
a tour of Europe. Mr.. Vallandig-
ham was very well-known in Del
aware. He was born in Newark,
on November 2, 1854, a son of the
Rev. James L. Vallandigham,P Pres
byterian minister. He was grad
uated from the University of Della
ware in the class of 1878. Drift
ing into newspaper work he be-
came connected with the Morning
News of Wilmington, and in 1882
shifted to the Every Evening. At
ter retiring he resided in Chestnut
Hill Mass, a suburb of Boston.
His wife, the former Miss Avelina
Crawford, and two daughters, sur
vive.
Judge j. Frank Ball of Wilmington
Former Judge j. Frank Ball,
seventy-six, prominent Republican
politician of Wilmington, died at
his home in Wilmington Feb. 22nd.
He was a former judge of the
Municipal Court, a former city So
licitor and forraer city auditor of
Wilmington. He was a graduate
of Princeton University and presi-
dent of the Board of Trusutees of
the New Castle County Work
house, a member of the New York
Princeton Club, the Philadelphia
Princeton Club and the Nassau
Club. Two daughters survive,
Mrs. Dorothy Slaughter, Stamford,
Conn, and Mrs. Estel Stanier, VIII
mington.