Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-03-20
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lowing estates in Sussex county:
Isaac 2. CULLEN, late Of Baltimore
District, to Mrs. Ida G. onilIen y
Selbyyille, executrix.
Leonard B. Mitchell. late Of I.ewes
and Rehoboth District. to Sussex
Trust Company, Of Lewes, executor
Harry 4. Williams, late Of Milton.
70 Mrs. Ida d. Williams, Of Milton,
Administrative.
Miss Emma s. Marvel, late Of
Stockley, to JOSEPH b. Marvel, Jr.,
Of stockley, administrator.
Edward s. Chapman. late OF Mil
ford, who some time ago sustained
fatal injuries IN m automobile ac-
cident IN Milford, to the Milford
Trust Company, executor.
Mrs. Hannah w. Adkins. late Of
Millsboro, 20 Harry H. Adkins, OF
MillsborO. executor.
Luke Postles, late OF Cedar Greek
District, to William Postles, of FL
lendale, administrator.
Mrs. Mary 2. Potter, late of Mil
ford, to Horace g. Potter, Of Mill
ford, administrator.
Mrs. Sharp, wife of Magistrate w.
Frank Sharp, who has been confin-
ed to her home for the past two
weeks is recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wyatt and
Miss Harriet Smith and Harry S.
Smith spent the weekend with MIR. |
Smiths parents, Mr.. and Mrs H. H.
Smith at Marydel, Md.
Mrs. Walter Wyatt spent Monday /
night with relatives at Federals-
burg, Md.
Daniel 7. Kitchens. retired rail-
road man, who has been spending
the winter with relatives in Penn
sylvania, is on a visit here.
improvements are being made to
the Chapman Block on Market street.
The store formerly occupied by the
A. & P. Company and by the owner,
Mrs. Edna Chapman. will soon be
occupied by the HOltz Five and Ten
to Five Dollar Store.
Crawford B. HolsOn, better known
as "Dicky," small son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. Warren Holson, North Race
street, is undergoing treatment in
the Peninsula General Hospital in
Salisbury, Nd, for pneumonia. The
lad is grandson of the Rev. and
Mrs. John T. Bailey. pastor of the
Milford NJ. P. Church.
Miss Olive B. Hurley was home
from Washington for the weekend.
Harry S. Smith, who for many
months has been employed by an in
surance company here has been
made an assistant manager for the
company with headquarters in Sal
isbury, Md. He is succeeded by
"Speck" Truitt of Harrington.
Andrew Marvel Named
Acting Postmaster
Andrew Marvel. for many years !
head of the Marvel Poultry Farm, {
near Knowles Cross Roads, and a
resident Of North Bedford street {
here, was on Monday afternoon {
named acting postmaster for I
succeeding Jehu f. {
Hudson, who has held the Office for I
the past twelve years.
Mr.. Marvel took up his duties on
Wednesday morning as acting post {
master.
He is a brother of the late Judge }
David 4. Marvel and Josiah Marvel, h
Tor many years we'll known attOT-
neys in Wilmington. He also is a {
Of former State In {
surance Commissioner Thomas r.
Wilson, living between Milford and c
Milton. {
Former Sherlff Reaches fl
SVenty-elghth Birthday 4
Thomas ]. Pritchett, crier Of the d
courts in Sussex county for many Il
years and a former Sheriff Of this Il
county, observed mis- 18th birthday o
anniversary on Tuesday, March II. n
lie is very active for a man his age a
md is able to attend to his duties o
IS crier of the courts. 81
Mr.. Pritchett was elected Sheriff
4 Sussex County on the Republic Il
an ticket in November, 1906. He is m
ne Of the eleven ex-sheriffs now d
wing in this county. b,
The other ex-sheTiffs and the II
ears in which they we're elected, Il
blows: Robert Short. 1898; Elijah NJ
!. Lynch, 1904; Joseph NJ. Donaway, Il
GIG; William L. McIlvaine, 1920; W
William o. johnson, 1912; James H. m
'hiIlips, 1922; Harry W. Johnson, nc
924; William G. Bryan. 1925; Lor- M
MO w. Birmingham, 1880; Martin
/. Carey, 1882, AZ
OseDh Librizzi Dead CT
Funeral services for Joseph Ii n,
rIzzi, aged 54 years, well known a
allan, who operated a filling sta ",
on on the dupont Highway, about m,
We miles north Of here, took place
ON the funeral home Of John 7. to
arey on Monday afternoon. TEL
Iibrlzzi died In Philadelphia fir,
,spital on Saturday and the body
as brought here for interment. sis
elatives. however, decided to have hi
e body sent back to Philadelphia Co
r interment, which was done.
lied To Two Fires III,
Members Of the Georgetown Fire at
,mpany were called to the home On
Grover Summons, near here on Me
onday afternoon to extinguish a me
Kinney fire which for time on
reatened TO ignite the dwelling
u outbuildings. A stiff wind was an
owing at the time. The fire was EN-
Id in check rol
On Saturday afternoon firemen ros
ere called TO battle blaze in q Ma
reich Of woodland. near here, own j
by Charles S. Locates, of South No
,dford street. About three acres Of aui
owing timber was burned over am
fore il was checked by firemen. we
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