Milford chronicle., 1938-04-08
GEORGETOWN
Letters on Estates


estates IN Sussex county: Mrs. An
ME r. Burris, Cedar Creek district,
to the Milford Trust Company, execu-
tor; Miles w. Mitchell, Little Creek
hundred, to Lawrence e. SipDle, Of
Millsboro, executor; William H. Still.
of Milford, to Mrs. Annie NJ. Still, of
Milford, administrative; Winter ID.
Derrickson, Baltimore hundred, to
Mrs. Armenia r. Adkins. near Selby-
Vile, Administrative; Minos +. Hast
ings Of Delmar, to Mrs. Estella II.
Hastings Of Delmar, executrix; Nelia
+. Passwaters, Broad Greek hundred,
to the Sussex Trust Company, of
Laurel, administrator; Mrs. Laura
u. Elliott, Northwest Fork hundred,
to Judge Earle ID. Wiley, OF Dover;
Mrs. Katie Short Williams, George
town. to former State Treasurer
George S. Williams, "a son, of Mills
bOro. and Mrs. Mary Woodbridge,
1913 Colonial avenue, Norfolk, Va, a
daughter; Larry T. Conaway, Upper
Dagsboro hundred, who was killed in
an automobile accident at Laurel a
few days ago. to Fred 7. Conaway,
Of near Georgetown, administrator;
james Il. Hazard, Sr., Indian River
district, to Mrs. Sarah Warrington,
of RehobOth Beach. and ]. E. Haz-
zard, Jr., Milton; Elwood J. and
Sarah r, Anderson, husband and wife
who were killed recently on the Del
mar-Salisbury highway, to Ida X.
Anderson, Of Bridgeville; Mrs. Mag
gle S. Fowler, BrOadkiln hundred, to
Mrs. Emma B. Robinson, of Milton,
administrative; Mrs. Isabelle Shock
Smith, Georgetown hundred, to Geo.
II. and Stanley NJ. Dow, New York;
Mrs. Julia f. Bryan. Little Creek
hundred, to Howard Bryan, $40 South
Cecil street. Philadelphia, adminis-
traitor; Isaac l.. Willin, Northwest
Fork hundred, to Joshua T. West, OF
Bridgeville, administrator; Lorenzo
B. Mitchell. upper DagsborO hundred,
TO Mrs. Belle Mitchell, of DagsbOrO,
administrators; Joseph DOnaway, up
per DagsborO district, who died of
heart attack on Race street, here. re-
Gently, to II. B. Hickman, of Mills
bOrO, administrator.
Smack Lockwood
Miss Althea A. Smack, daughter Of
MIR. and Mrs. Calvin A. Smack, living
near here, and Herman Lockwood,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Lock-
wood, of DagsbOro, were married on
Saturday night of last week at Del
mar, Md. by the Rev. r. c. Jones.
They were attended by the brides
brOther-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Alexander, of Milford.
The bride is very popular through
Al. nf GnGgnN
being a secretary i'm the Sussex COun-
ty Extension Service. The groom Tor
many years was basketball player
of lower Delawar e and is widely |
known to sports fans throughout the !
state.
Fire Threatens NJ. p. Church
Firemen on Tuesday afternoon OF |
last week were called to extinguish |
a sedge fire which broke out on two |
lots on Market street, between the |
parsonage of First NJ. P. Church and |
the home of the late Wilbur F. Tun- |
nell, at the intersection of 'Albury |
avenue and East Market street. The
Tunnel property at one time was /
threatened as well as the parsonage.
Hard work on the part Of firemen
saved the buildings.
Two New COnstabies
Levy Court Commissioners of Sus- /
sex county have elected Fred o.
Smith, of Milford, a constable for the
First Representative district, in
place of Thomas Abbott who some
time ago resigned. Edward S. Mas,
of Milton, q former constable for the
Tenth district, was elected as a spe-
cial constable for the collection Of
county taxes. Mr.. Mas will work
from the office of Receiver of Taxes
and County Treasurer Charles E.
Wootten. Mr.. Mas, it is understood,
will devote his entire time to the
work.
Lawyer Arrested
Eli Taylor Conner, III, lawyer. OF
Port Jarvis, N. Y, was arrested by
Highway officer Howard S. Brit
tingham, on the dupont highway, be-
tween the police station and Ellen
dale, on a charge of driving his car
more than 60 miles per hour. Magis-
trate W. Frank Sharp released him
upon payment of a fine of $40 and
costs.
Engagement Announced
Announcement of the engagement
Of Miss Ruth Elizabeth Dawson,
daughter of Mrs. John Ralph Carey, '
North Bedford street, this town, and
Irwin r. Murray, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew ]. Murray, West Market
street, this town, has been made. No '
date for the wedding has been set. q
Miss Dawson is n graduate OF the q
High School, as well as
Mr.. Murray. class 1885. They were d
and both took an inter- 7
,st in athletics. Both were out
standing i'm athletics. The bride-to-
De is an employe of the Eastern /,
Shore Public Service Co. Mr.. Muir =
'ay, in addition to being a graduate
Il the Georgetown High School. also :,
5 a graduate of GOldey Business =
College, wilmington. He is associated
With his father. who is q contractor
nd builder. Il
There May Be Slight Fruit
Damage
There is some fear on the part of i
that the frost and ice e
N Monday morning might have SER u
Ously damaged the peach and cherry o
rops. But general checkup by your 7
would seem to indi- I
ate that the extensive orchardists o.
re not so seriously alarmed. Any Il
amage on Monday morning would .
ffset a heavy June drop. II is ~,
nown that previous frosts had not n
amaged the peach crop. S
Ome Dish III
Farmers are enjoying hogs jowl n