Milford chronicle., 1936-06-19

] VI MlllSUOIOs On NuG uuE DuL AAA5u-
way, about 1880 o'clock on Satur-
day night.
Hudson had been in Georgetown
and was on his way home when he
is believed to have fallen asleep.
Edward H. Ennis, Of Milford, headed
north, noticed the Hudson machine
zif-zagging across the road and
slowed up and was going about IS
miles per hour and running ON the
side of the road when Hudson
crashed into him.
Hudson's machine, a new OldsmO-
bile coach, was so badly smashed
that it will have to be junked, while
the entire front of the Chevrolet
truck driven by Ennis was smashed.
With the aid of a wreckqing car
and three members of the State PO-
lice force from the Georgetown sta
tiOn, Harry A. Pusey, Clarence X.
Lynch and Irving VienOt, the high
way was cleared of the wreckage at
an early hour Sunday morning.
Hudson is said to be in a serious
condition from loss of blood, but
hopes are held for his recovery.
Rains Helpful To Blackberry Crop
Lower Delaware farmers, who are
engaged in growing blackberries for
commercial purposes, state that the
heavy rains the latter part of last
week have helped the crop many
thousands of dollars Lack of mOis-
ture was retarding development and
the hot suns affected them.
The blackberry belt in lower Del
aware is in the northern and wes-
tern sections of Sussex county.
william H. Bailey Dies
William H. Bailey, aged rs years,
retired railroad conductor on the I
D. NJ. & V. Railroad, living on West 4
Laurel street here. died early Tues
day morning after an illness of /
many weeks of a complication of
diseases.
Mr.. Bailey for more than forty
years was a freight brakeman and
running between George
town and Franklin City, Va. He was
widely known in railroad circles on
the Peninsula.
Funeral services will be held from
his late home this afternoon at two
o'clock. Interment will be made in
Union cemetery, on South Race
street, here. !
His brother, Isaac G. Bailey, also
for many years a well known rail-
road man here, died in Wilmington
on December %, last year.
He is survived by one daughter
Mrs. Harry NJ. DerricksOn, East
Pine street here.
LOWe.HaStings Wedding
Miss Anna Elizabeth Hastings,
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Hastings of Laurel and DeOlan Hit
,hens Lowe, son of Mrs. Lena NJ
lowe. and the late James w. Lowe,
.lsO of Laurel, were married al
,'clock on Thursday night of last
week. at Laurel, by the Rev. w. H.
learn, pastor of Centenary NJ. +.
'hurch of that town.
Wedding
Miss Gertrude Mayer Ennis
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L.
ennis. living at Piney Grove hVe
niles south of here, and Everett j.
,ettviohn. son of John H. PettyJohn'
wing in the Sand Hill section, be-
veen here and Milton, were mar
led at 10 O'Clock on "Wednesday
corning in the parsonage OF the
IethOdist Protestant Church, at
barntown. Md, by the Rev. Marion
.ugene HungerfOTd. The bride wore
white crepe dress trimmed in pale
Inc with accessories to match.
They were attended by Mr.. and
Irs. Walter Wyatt, West Laurel
treet, this city. 81.
After a wedding trip to virginia
each and other points Of interest
, the Old Dominion State, they
i'll be at home after July ! at the
atterson property on West Market
rect. which recently they rented.
The bride is a graduate of the
High School, class ~
nd of Beacon College, Wilmington
ass '2S. For the past five years she
as been employed as secretary to
le superintendent of schools here.
r. Pettyjohn owns and operates
,e Hub Restaurant on Market street
ere. Both are very popular through
# the central section of lower
elaware and are well known on the
astern Shore of Maryland.
iWanians Sponsor Amateur Night
An amateur night was sponsored
, members of the Georgetown XII
anis Club, at the Sussex Theatre
.re, on Tuesday night, in conjunc-
On with a motion picture, Suffers
Did" The proceeds will be used for
@ underprivilege children here.
Professor E. Paul Burkholder, Su-
.rVisor of Schools in the northern
ction of Sussex county, and past
strict governor of the 50th Dis
let, Rotary International, was
aster of ceremonies for the Kiwan-
MS.
tiers Granted On Estates
Register of Wills j. Linden Barr
IS granted letters on the following
tates in Sussex county: Charles
,ck, late of Cedar Greek District,
Miss Matilda Rock, of Milford,
ministratrix; William H. Short
.e of Harbeson, to his widow, Mrs.
,uise f. Short, of Harbeson, exec
tx; Hester Williams, late Of Little
eek District, to James R. Webb,
Laurel; Mrs. Hettie J. Lingo,
.e of Millsboro, to her son, former
c. Dale Lingo, OF
llsboro, executor; William r.
,ng, late of Selbyville, to Mrs.
,nnie NJ. Long, of Selbyville, ad-
nistratrix: Percy NJ. Jones, late
nriannrrilIn fn AIre Haffia X.