Milford chronicle., 1935-12-13
GEORGETOWN

and tenanted by George Robinson
was totally destroyed on Wednesday
of last week, from what is believet
to have been an overheated stove
which set fire to the chimney. The
Millsboro firemen hastened to the
scene, but were unable to combat
the blaze as there was not an ade-
quate supply of water and It had
GAINED too much headway. The
building was a total loss and nearly
all of the household effects OF Rob-
insOn were burned, The loss will
reach several hundred dollars.
Officers OF Royal Arch
MasOns Elected
Calvin e. Aglerbach, grand high
priest of she Grand Chapter OF Del
aware, Royal Arch Masons, accom-
panied by his staff, paid Hope Chap
ter No. z, here, an official visit on
Tuesday night. Prior to the meeting
a turkey dinner was served in the
banquet room of the Masonic Tenn
rle by the members of the George
town Chapter, Order of Eastern
Star.
Oficers of Hope Chapter were
elected for the ensuing term, as fol-
lows: High Priest, James R. Wood;
king, George r. Buehl; scribe. How
ard w. Bramhall; secretary, Albert
Farley; treasurer, John F. Kaiser.
Sussex Post Officers Chosen
Officers Of Sussex Post No. S, AM
erican Legion, with headquarters
here. and membership throughout
the eastern section of Sussex coun-
ty. have been selected for the term,
as follows: Commander, Carroll
Parsons; vice commander, Levi =.
Bunting; adjutant, Charles s. Cal
houn; finance officer, J. Ralph Car
cv: historian, Howard T. Ennis, OF
Stocklev; chaplain, the Rev. Joseph
c. Wood, of Milton; sergeant-at-
arms. Herman Givens; chief anibu-
lance driver, John Fisher, OF Milton
service officer, Howard T. Ennis, OF
Stockley; property custodian, John
Isaac Short; executive committee
Calvin E. Afflerhach, Carroll Par
sons, Herman Giveps, Cyrus Edward
Clendaniel, of Glendale and John
Fisher, Of Milton. The officers Will
he installed on the night of Janu-
arv 6 by Department Commander
Edward L. Mulrooney, of Whining
ton, who will be accompanied by his
staff.
Arrested For Cutting Holly
Conservation of the holly crop in
lower Delaware to prevent it from
becoming a thing of the past seems
to be aim of not only the farmers on
whose lands it grow but the general
nublic. Now that the season is IN
full swing, a close watch is being
kept on Vandals from plunderlng the
woods and carrying away quantities
to convert into wreaths.
For the first time in many years.
two men. Charles NJ. Smith and
Harry Jones, living in the Green
wood section-haVe been. arrested
and lodged in Jail, in default OF bail
for cutting holly without the own
er's consent. Jones and Smith were
by Constable Edgar b.
Belts, of Greenwood, on complaint
Of NJ J. Webb, a Northwest Fork
District farmer, who alleged that
the two men stole holly from his
They. were given a hear
ing before Magistrate Francis }.
Meredith, of Greenwood, and COM
,nitted to prison here for the next
term Of court, in default of S25O,OO
bail each.
In addition to having them arrest
ed for taking the holly, WeDo
brought a charge of trespass against
hem. They were each given a ten
Law prison sentence upon failure to
Day a fine of $500 and costs.
Smith, in addition to the larceny
md trespa3s charges, was arrested
" officer O'Neal of the State High
yay Police force on a charge of op-
Grating an unregistered car. Magis-
rate Meredith imposed an addition
i prison sentence on him when un-
lble to pay a fine of $500 ana
.osts.
The law regarding the cutting OF {
oily on the lands of farmer with I
,ut his consent has been in force {
or many years, but arrests are very
eldom made. {
harrington Couple Marry
t Glendale ]
Announcement of the marriage OF
Iiss Thslma Wix, daughter OF Os. 7
ar Wix. and Bayard Adams, son OF /
( r. Adams, both Of Harrington G
as been made. The wedding took c
lace at Glendale on Saturday
ieht The Rev. Z. N. Wright per- Y
. r..s,,e, 4ho oornmcnV A
For Vagraley c
Charged with vagrancy Harvey
ogan, Of Seaford, was arrested ana A
ommitted to the county jail mere I
,r ten lays by Magistrate James IA
hillips Of that town. Y
efters On Estates C
Register of Wills J. Linden barr a
a. granted letters on the folloWlhs d
totes in Sussex county: mrs S
Iarv Elizabeth Calhoun, local hls- h
,rian who died on Thanksgiving a
Az night, aged S5 years, to Frank h
. Jones, local attorney, executor. d
DR.. william F. Haines, Of Seatord' n
Mrs Margaret f. Haines, OF sea- a
,rd and DR.. E. Harland Haines, Oh il
pper Darby, Pa. t., Il
Mrs. Mary ]. Pepper, 'Of Laurel, fc
idow of Alfred Pepper, many years n
prominent farmer. near here 70 81
rs GertrGde Culver, of LAUREL ad- W
inistratrix. D.,.,or dl
Thomas Z. Evans, late Of Delmar' 81
d 10 Edward S. Evans, OF Delmar' Il
d., administrator. pl
Mrs. Clara R. Short, who died last N
u her hnna on South Race