Milford chronicle., 1935-07-26
GEORGETOWN
CeIehrnte GoIden Meddlnp

Mr.. and Mrs. george A. Nelson,
East Market Street, this city, cele-
brated their 5Oth wedding anniver-
sary on Tuesday night by entertain-
7 ing a number of relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson were mar
ried on July %, 1885, at Nassau, Del,
by the Rev l. N. Foreman, then pas
tor Of the Nassau NJ. E. Circuit. Mrs.
Nelson prior to marriage was Miss
y Mary Elizabeth Dutton, of the Tenth
district. Mr.. Nelson is a son of the
D late William S. and Mrs. Elizabeth
a (ShorD Nelson.
e For forty-four years and eleven
4 months he was employed as train
a man by the Pennsylvania Railroad
5 Company. Upon retirement, on De-
= cember 1st, 1925, he was employed
r as a freight and passenger conduc-
tor.
! Mr.. Nelson served as a member
= OF the Georgetown Board of Educa-
: ton for six years, and as a member
, of City Council in 1880, 1881 and 1882.
; They have three children living
( John S. Nelson, of Washington, d.
c.; Mrs. Harry Walker, of Jenkin-
town, Pa; and George A. Nelson,
Jr., of Delmar, Del.
Both are widely known through
out the state and for many years
have been prominent members of
Wesley NJ E. Church. They are ap- |
parently enjoying good health and
are very active.
Among those at the anniversary .
]
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Kaiser,
Mr. and Mrs. George White and
daughter June, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Jones, Mrs. Nutter Marvel and son
Nutter, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs Harvey B.
Hastings and two sons, James and
Robert, Mrs. Lydia Dennis, Mrs.
Flora Barr, Mrs. Maggie McGee, Mrs.
HOratio S. Macklin and daughter
Helen, Mrs Edward V. See, Miss
Myrtle Penuel, Miss Katherine
Hobbs, Mrs. Benjamin Hammond and
son Glen. of Georgetown; Mr. and
Mrs. Cove Nelson of CollingswOod,
N. j., Miss Eliza Davis of Laurel,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Carey and son
Roscoe, of Milton, Mr.. and Mrs. John
S. Nelson of Washington, D. c., Mr..
and Mrs. George A. Nelson, Jr., and
two children, William and Mary Ann,
OF Delmar, Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Bunt-
ing and daughter Margaret, of Sails
bury, Md. Because of poor health
Mrs. Harry Walker, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson was not present.
Drove Car While Drunk-Jalled
John NJ. Wiley, of Northwest Fork
District. was arrested Wednesday by
Highway Officer George E. Minner
of the BridgeVille Police Station on
a charge of driving a car while un-
der the influence of liquor. AS this
was his second offense within the
past few months, Magistrate William
H. Hewes of BridgeYille, before
whom he was arraigned, imposed a
fine of 5000 and a Jail sentence of
thirty days. Failure to pay the fine
will mean an additional 60 days for
him in the county Jail
In Jail For Carrying Pistol
James Williams. of Delmar, was
arrested by Railroad Detective Miles
Fitzgerald. of that town, Wednes-
day, on a charge of carrying con-
cealed a pistol. Magistrate Thomas
w. Records, of Laurel, committed
him to the county Jail, for the Oc-
tOber term of Court of General Ses-
siOns, in default of $500 bail.
Arrested At MlllsbOrO
Charged with disorderly conduct
and creating a disturbance ON the 9
streets of MillsbOrO, William Daisey
Of Upper DlgsbOrO District was ar
rested by OFFICER Emory Ellis and /
given a hearing before Alderman I
Elijah K. Carey, of that town, who /
him to prison here for {
~ days upon failure to pay a fine il
If $4,000 and costs.
Had Unregistered Car C
When George A. Taylor, Seaford .
District, was unable to pay a fine .
II $25.OO and costs for operating an a
car before Magistrate
ames X. Phillips, of SeafOrd, he e
vas committed to the county Jail h
Iere for thirty days. h
observes 10Th Birthday o.
Willard S. Lacey, one of George v
owns oldest retired business men
nd most widely known citizens, n
uietly observed his 10th birthday "
at his home, corner of m
larket and South Race Streets, on 9,
Wednesday. u
Mr.. Lacey was born on July oath, n
S59, in the building two doors from !.
here he now lives and which many r
ears ago served as the local post =,
nice, but later was converted into -
residence and. now is occupied by
Oseph Wilson. When two years old VI
e moved to the building he now
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Mr.. Lacey entered the clothing H
usiness in 1879 and operated the CT
usiness many years. Later he was ID
ngaged in the grocery business. OF
lie served as deputy comptroller OF Nj
ussex County under the late Peter
Shockley, of Millsboro, from 1913 ga
} 1916. His father, the late John m
. Lacey was for many years en- Ii
aged in business at the corner of b
Iarket and Race streets. w
unS Amuck At Oyster Rocks so
Alton Vernon DuckwOrth, living C..
place on the Broadkiln River Bl
nown as the Oyster Rocks, near
ilton, is being held by Magistrate tt
7. Frank Sharp. of this city, in the re
'unty Jail, in default of 81 900 bail, fiC
charge Of threatening and at of
'mpting to kill Oscar Harmon, a a
OOr, who had gone to the Oyster of
ocks on a fishing trip, with a party da
friends on Monday night Duck tn
orth, said to have been highly in We
'xicated, made threats against tri
hers and tried to use a knife on vii
lem. 1t is believed that he was co