Milford chronicle., 1937-05-21
GEORGETOWN
George r. Mears
Former Postmaster. Dead

george II. MedrS,, dSeU SeVenty-S1
died of heart trouble at his home G
South Bedford street here on MOI
day night, after being i'll for sever;
months. He apparently was in hi
usual health and in the early part {
the evening was sitting on his fron
porch chatting with friends. Hi
physician, DIR. Joseph B. NAPLES, ha
called on him about 8 o'clock an
found his condition about the sams
He seemed to be in fairly good spir
its. His nurse went to the movie
and upon her return home foun
him reclining in an easy chair, witt
his head resting on sewing ma
chine. At first she thought he lat
fallen asleep, but upon walking VI
to him and shaking him found ht
was dead. He had been dead, il /.
believed, about half an hour wher
found.
Mr.. Mears was born on a farm
near Shortley; FIVE miles from here
When a young man he came tC
Georgetown and opened shoe re-
pairing shop which he conducted foT
more than 80 years. He served as
postmaster here during the two
terms of President Woodrow Wilson
having been named in 1913 by the
late U. S. Senator Willard Sauls-
bury
For many years he was an active
member of the Jr. o. u. A. NJ, and
Improved Order of Red Men.
Funeral services were held from
his late home on Thursday afternoon
at O'Clock in charge of the Rev.
John Humphrey, pastor of First
Presbyterian Church. Interment was
made in Union cemetery here.
Frank Spicer Dead
Funeral services for Frank Spi-
Ger, 6S years old, widely known far
mer of the Cokesbury section, be-
tween here and Bridgeville, who died
on Sunday morning. were held at
Cokesbury NJ. E. Church on Tuesday
afternoon with interment in the ad-
joining cemetery.
ROtarianS Hold "Inter-City"
Ladies' Night
More than 135 Rotarians through
out Delaware and the Eastern Shore
of Maryland attended the inter-city
Ladies' Night of the Georgetown Ro-
tary Club. at the Brick Hotel last
Friday night. The special program
committee included Prof. E. Paul
Burkholder, past district governor
of the 50th District. Rotary Interna-
tional, and organizer of the George
town Club; Prof. F. Thaddeus War
riDgton, vocational agricultural tea
cher of the Georgetown Public
Schools and John Williams. of Mills
bcro. member of the club.
The program was as follows;
Singing, America invocation.
the Rev. Omar E. Jones, d. D.; well
come remarks, Walter Virden Mack
lin, president of the Georgetown
Club; vocal solo, Prof. Harold Payne,
of the Millsboro schools; greetings,
DIR. Wilmer Krusen, president OF the
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy,
past president of the Philadelphia
Rotary Club, former director of
health of Philadelphia and secretary ]
of health for Pennsylvania, under
former Governor Clifford Pinchot;
greetings, DR.. William A. Pearson,
past district governor of the 50th |
District, Rotary International, and
dean of Hahnemann Hospital, Phila-
delphia; group singing; address,
Glenn c. Mead, first president Oh Ro-
tary International, prominent law
yer of Philadelphia, former city So
licitor of Philadelphia and one of
the outstanding Rotarians in the
United States, who talked on Rotary
in general; music. the Cordini duo
we'll known radio artists of New
York. heard over the CHS system;
greetings, former State Treasurer
George S. Williams, Of Nillsboro.
Who recently in Atlantic City. was
nominated rs district governor for
Delaware and the southern section
# New Jersey, the 50th District hav-
ng been divided some time ago.
,etters On Estates
Letters on estates in Sussex cOun-
Y have been granted by Register of !
Wills J. Linden Barr. as follows; ;
Mrs. Lydia H. Burton late of l
roadkiln District, to Joseph C.. Wa I
les, of Milton, executor. |
Elmer E. Conaway. late of Seaford
, Edward N. Conaway. of Seaford, {
iministrator. {
Mrs. Margaret C.. Downs, late of ]
title Creek district. to Arthur 5.
earn. of Laurel, executor. q
Herman G. Schmierer, late of
ewes and Rehoboth district, to Mrs. O
lsie S. Schmierer, of Rehoboth a
each, eXecutriX. e
William S. Cropper, late of Balti- i,
ore district, to Mrs. Ella NJ. Crop a
,r of Selbyville, administrative. A
Mrs. Nancy c. Baker, late of Gum "
,ro district, to Ollie NJ. Baker. of Il
,ar Laurel, executor. is
James Harley Hearn, late of Little O
eek district, to Mrs. Matte c.
owe, of Delmar, administrators. Il
Mrs. Edith Littleton, Baltimore m
strict, to Delaphine Rogers. of te
illviile, administrative. v;
,rseHals sc
Mrs. Netiie Downes, South Bedford Is
rect. has returned to her home af- to
+ spending the winter with her m
n-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and NJ
rs. Charles Wilaon, in Whining
D. IS
Mrs. Rodney Wilgus, East Market at
-eet, who has been undergoing Az
,atment in the Milford Emergency on
'spital, has returned home. ne
Mrs. Harry G. Steen, South Bed
d street, is spending few days ne