Milford chronicle., 1935-08-30
GEORGETOWN
Weli.Known Business Man Dead

Market street, and for the past thir
ty years has been an emplOye Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
as a telegraph operator, died in the
Delaware Hospital, in Wilmington
shortly before midnight on Thursday
night of last week after an Illness
Of about two weeks of a complica-
tion of diseases.
Mr.. Bennum was a son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Bennum.
His father was a jeweler, watch
maker, and inventor for more than
sixty years in the same building
which his son occupied. He was
originator of a plan for building
submarine vessels.
In 1922 the deceased. took over
the business upon the death OF his
father and continued to operate IT,
He never gave up his position with
the railroad company during the
time.
Born on June %, 1880, he was edu-
Gated in the Georgetown Public
Schools. After graduation he enter
ed his fathers store and learned
the business of watch repairing and
the jewelry business, which fitted
death. Working for the railroad
company during the day, Mr. Ben
mum worked in his shop at nights.
He was married to Miss Virginia
r. TOrbert, daughter of Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth TOrbert and the late Will
lard S. TOrbert, on September 20,
1897, who survives him.
Funeral services were held from
the late residence on Sunday after
noon at 2.30 o'clock, in charge. of
the Rev. Omar +. Jones, pastor of
Wesley NJ. f. Church. Interment
was made in Union Cemetery, on
South Race street, in charge of J.
T. Carey, local mOrtician.
It is somewhat of a coincidence /
that the first person buried in Union
Cemetery, fifty-five years ago. was
his brother, Edward, who was born .
on May 29, 1872, and was killed in
the railroad yards here on August
81, 1885, less than two months after
Mr.. Pennum was born.
Deceased was widely known
throughout railroad circles on the
Delmarva Peninsula, having for
many years worked as a relief Oper-
atOr in different places before being
permanently located in Georgetown.
Besides his wife he is survived by
the following children: G. Carlton,
Mary Virginia, Isabelle Louise, Ruth
and Minnie, the latter twins, of
Georgetown; Mrs. Harry German, of 1
Oxford, Md, Mrs. Everett Chase of !
HatbOrO, Pa, Mrs Basil Floyd, of {
Jacksonville, Fla, Willard T. Ben {
mum, of Los Angeles, Cal. Two sis {
ters, Mrs. w. T. A. Townsend. of
Easton, Md, and Mrs. Jennie Wal {
lace, of SeafOrd, Del, also survive. /
New Teachers Elected t
The Georgetown Board of Educa- c
tioin has elected George Keen, of t
Michigan, as athletic director of the I
Georgetown High School, to sue r
ceed Prof. Elmer Raymond who re- !
signed some time ago to accept the
position of athletic director in 7
private scnool. He is a graduate =
Of the University of Michigan.
Miss Madalyn Baker, of Stockley, d
has been chosen teacher of the first +
grade of the elementary school. She c
is a graduate of the University OF n
Delaware, and during the last term u
was a teacher in the Caesar Rodney n
School, near Camden, Del. u
Miss Ann Elizabeth Bryant. of n
Denton, Md, a graduate of Beaver F
College, Jenkintown, Pa, and Miss \
Sara Lentz, graduate of Blooms +
1urg, Pa. College, will be teachers
If the second grade. T
Miss Virginia Eggleston, graduate n
# Ohio Wesleyan College, Ohio, &lll II
,e athletic director for the girls. =, f.
lrrester For Reckless Driving ~
David Shockley, of Slaughter Neck. -
vas arrested Monday by Highway
)fficer Harry A. Pusey of the GeOr- =
-etown Police Station on a charge
f operating a car on the highway
etween Argo and NAPLES Mill, on
he Milford -RehObOth road, in a
eckless manner so as to endanger
he lives of others. Magistrate w.
rank Sharp released him upon pay
lent of the costs because of eXtenu-
ting circumstances.
{ SO, It's Time He Learned Better
Joseph Harmon, living here, who
laims to be about 50 years old, was
rrested on Saturday night by High
-ay Officer Harry A. Pusey and
hief of Police Frank Wilson, on
large of being drunk on West Mar
ct street Harmon barely escaped
eing run over by motorists as his
cad was on the metal portion OF
lie road. 1t was reported to the
Ulcers and his arrest followed. He
as given a hearing before Magis-
ate w. Frank Sharp here, who
)mmitted him to the county jail Tor
n days upon failure to pay a nne
$40 and costs. He was placed in
cell with his son, John Harmon,
no is serving a thirty-day sentence
r the same Offense, and who had
,en in Jail for drunkenness more
mes within the past year than any
her man in lower Delaware. The
armons belong to the race, in In
an River District, known as Moors.
N. Day Died Last Sunday
Asbury NJ. Day, aged so years IL
onths and 2 days, died of intirmi-
IS of age on Sunday morning, at
; home on East Pine street here,
flowing an illness of many months.
r. Day was born in Georgetown on
ptember 90, 1854, and spent all OF
! life as a contractor and builder.
iling health a few years ago
used him to give up his business.
neral services were held on Tues
v afternoon at 2 O'Clock, from the
e residence, in charge of the Rev.
mar f. Jones, pastor of Wesley
E. Church. Interment was made
Union Cemetery on South Race
eet, in charge of Harbeson b.
ckman. MillsbOro mOrtician. Mr..