Milford chronicle., 1935-04-26
GEORGETOWN
wins Tive Verdicts

against the Prudential Life Tnsur
Rnce Company and $13I2.96 agains
the Metropolitan Life Insuranc.
Company. IN superior Court, Fri
day, for money claimed to be du.
him as result Of an accident on Feb.
ruary 2, 1892. The policies OF III,
two companies containeda clause, 4
was contended, which entitled hin
10 $40 per month for each $1,000 ol
insurance for total disability. Each
policy was for $4,000.
Culver, following the closing oi
the bank where he was employed,
on January . went to Pennsylvania
to attend to business matters in
connection with the institution.
He had an automobile accident
near Allentown, Pa and was
thrown to the concrete roadway,
Suffering concussiOn of the brain
and other injuries. He was taken to
the Allentown Hospital where he re-
manned for 20 days.
It was found that he was suffer-
ing from double vision before he left
the hospital and that condition has
remained With him since that time,
Notwithstanding that he has been to
many specialists.
When he walks, IL was testified he
has a dazed feeling aud can't walk
without seeing two objects. His con-
ditiOn, It was proven, is worse now
than II was two years ago. There
has been a gradual change for the
worse steadily growing upon him, Il
was pointed out.
DR.. L. c. Peters, OF Philadelphia,
testifying for the defense, stated
that In his opinion the blocking Off
OF one eye and the nse OF prisms
would remedy the condition. He also
might be restored to perfect sight,
in the opinion of Dr. Peters, by an
operation.
Well Known Citizen Dies
Mrs. Elizabeth Short. 79 years
old, widow OF Thomas Burton Short,
and daughter of the late Peter and
Hettie L. Donovan, living between (
Georgetown and Milton, died on
Thursday from a stroke Of paralysis.
Funeral services were held at Sand I
Hin NJ e. Church with interment In
adjoining church yard. She is sur
viYed by the following children:
Fred Short, of near COolspring;
Mrs. Clarence Spencer, of Lewes;
John and Emory Short, of George
town. She is also survived by two
sisters, Mrs. Samuel J. Wilson, Of
Milton, and Mrs. Cahala Davidson,
near Harbeson and one brother,
William Donovan. near Georgetown,
Willard S. Dyer. II years old, Of
Georgetown died Thursday, April Is,
after an illness of one day. as a re-
suit of a stroke of paralysis. Fune-
raj services were held from the late |
residence ON Sunday in charge of
the Rev. Omar E. Jones. Interment
at McColley's Chapel. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Cassie Dyer, one
daughter. Mrs. Mary Prettyman, of
Wilmington, and one son, Ira Dyer,
OF Hurlock, Nd.
Meeting {
Willard Springer, Jr., Of Whining c
ton, State director of the Federal 4
Housing AdministraLion, speaking IN {
last Thursday at a I
meeting of contractors, builders and l
bankers, said $50 men have been d
put to work in this State as the re- Y
suit of modernization work begun 4
lnder the better housing campaign. v
Harold w. T. Purnell, chairman Of e
he Georgetown committee, presided q
md said the movement was in the e.
interest of not only employment for v
die workers but also to raise the II
tandards Of good living. E. Paul
chairman of Sussex y
Ounty, was executive chairman of 81
he meeting. r
Frank Connolly, of Washington, el
representative of the Federal Hous- 81
lg Administration, discussed Vari- NJ
us methods by which contractors sc
ould stimulate industrial and COM M
lercial repairs. Arthur Hess dis dc
ussed the program for contractors q
! organizing and selling. Victor E. NJ
lowe, of Newark, N. j.. regional th
lanager, detailed the governments to
lsured mortgage plan. su
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wyatt had as an
leir guests Sunday Mrs. Wyatt's
arents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Claude TO
'heatley and her sister. Miss Kath- m'
IN and brother. Philip. of near w
enton, and her uncle and aunt, Mr.. OF
I'D Mrs. James l.. Wheatley, Of mi
we
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel j. Layton, Jr., 81
Philadelphia, spent the Easter ca
Ilidays with his parents, Chief JUS Nv
ce and Mrs. Daniel J. layton. NJ,
Magistrate and Mrs. w. Frank Da
larp were guests OF friends in VIII al
ington last Saturday and Sunday. In
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony L. Hudson SUI
ID son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. An Tia
ony NJ. Hudson spent Easter in IN
ashington, D. C. mel
Mr. and Mrs Fred Johnson OF LA
liladelphla spent Sunday with his ri
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter s. nel
hnson. South Railroad avenue
Miss Alma Bailey, clerk In the Of TOW
e OF Comptroller Oscar w. Allen, ora
d daughter OF Rev. and Mrs. John ley
Bailey, of Milford. attended the On
lrvel-Allen nuptials in SeafOrd en-
It Saturday afternoon. pal
Mrs. Hill, wife Of County Engineer 9
C. Hill has been critically III at the
r home on South Bedford street att'
the past week. min
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Spicer have SEQ
we'd to the apartment on South lad
iIroad avenue owned by Elmer E. ing
lson. for
IIr. and Mrs. Julius Gorlich, Jr., Of ketl
endale, have moved here where son
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