Milford chronicle., 1938-06-10
GEORGETOWN
Harvey NJ. Short, Former Office
Holder. Dead

OF L1e most Wluely kuOWu hepuDll
cans in lower Delaware. died at hi
home at Stockley, early Tuesda
night, following an illness of seyera
years of arthritis.
Mr.. Short was born in the Stock
ley section, son of Mrs. Martha J
Short and the late Reuben ]. Short
who for many years, was one of thi
leading farmers of lower Delaware
His mother observed her S7th birth
day anniversary on March 20, thi
year.
The deceased was educated in thu
district schools and later attended
Georgetown High Schccl. For many
years he devoted his time to farm
ing and poultry raising.
In 1904 he was elected Levy Court
man for Upper DagsborO. the Sixth
District of Sussex county. At that
time there were ten Levy Courtmen
one from each of the ten Represen-
tative Districts. He was one of the
first to start improving the highways
by giving them a spread Of gravel.
Mr.. Short served for four years
1929-19SS, as Clerk of the Orphans
Court and Register ia Chancery Tor
Sussex county.
Funeral services weTn held from
the late home this (F'riday( after
noon. at 2 o'clock, in charge of the
Rev. Omar E. Jones, pastor of Wes-
ley Methodist Episcopol Church.
North Race street. Tntcrment was
made in Union cemetery on South
Race street, here.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Eva (Hastingsl Short. at present one
of the clerks in the office Of Regis
ter of Wills James Lloyd: one son.
Dale Short; one sister. Mrs Burton
wife of Clifford E. Burton, of An
COLA, former Clerk of the Orphans
Court of Sussex county and for
mer State Senator from the Fourth
District: one brother. Philip II.
Short, of near Stockley and his mo
ther.
william Harry Sharp Dead
William Harry Sharp. age IS years 4
well known farmer, living between
here and Milton. died on Monday af-
ternoon. in the Milford Memorial
Hospital after brief illness. He
was a son of the late Asa Sharp Tor
many years a well known farmer oi
the Sand Hill section. /
Funeral services were held IN
Sand Hill NJ. E. Church. on Thurs
day afternoon at . o'clock. in charge
of the Rev E. ~ Wright. lnterment
was made in the adjoining church
yard.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs
CaIlie V. Sharp; three sisters. Mrs.
Edward S. Pettyjohn and Mrs. VIII
liam Warren of Rehoboth Beach and
Mrs. George F. Short, of Overbrook'
two brothers. Kensey and Asa ).
Sharp, Jr.. living near here.
Lord Baltimore High
Commencement
Four boys and three girls were
graduated from the Lord Baltimore
Consolidated School, serving Mill
willie and Ocean View. on Tuesday
night. commencement exercises
were held in the-schOOl auditor'um~
and the class was graduated in caps
and gowns. Prof. r. Paul BurkholG-
er. supervisor of schools for northern
Sussex and lower Kent, delivered
the address. Miss Arlene BOettgeT'
valedictorian. used as her theme tae
class motto ITO strive. to seek. to
find. and not TO yield" Miss Elean-
nor Evans, salutatorian. had as her
theme, settlement Of the Swedes in
Delaware" II
The class roll follows: Misses Hill
da Pusey, Arlene Boettger. Eleanor
Evans. Kendall Gibbs. Edward Hick- II
man. Ralph Mitchell, Louis Quillen. II
Aged Citizen Passes
Mrs. Reecie Morath. age S3 years
widow of John ]. MOrath. Civil War II
veteran and for many years owner II
Of a large apartment house in Phil II
adelphia. died at her home on Rosa
street. Monday morning, after being
in poor health for several months.
Mrs. Morath had spent most Of the
winter with relatives in Westville'
v. j., and returned to her home here
on Tuesday of last week. On Thurs III
jay there was turn for the worse
in her condition. Death was caused III
oy a complication of diseases. H
Funeral services were held on III
and the body taken to
for buried in Fernwood III
cemetery. that icty. III
Mrs. Morath was a native SUSSEX il
but spent many years in
She came to George
own about SO years ago and since III
hat time had lived here. III
IOhn H. McCiee Rites III
Funeral services for John H. Nc III
zee. aged so years. for many years Ill
resident in the St Johns section. III
i've miles from here. and later of III
hilton. whose death occurred in the III
Sent General Hospital. Dover, on Ill
were held Tuesday after
loon at 2 o'clock, in the Milton NJ. III
,. Church. Interment was made in III
he MCGEE family burial ground,
lear Zoar NJ. f. Church. between Ill
Iillsboro and HarbesOn. I'M
Mr.. MCGEE was widely known iii
the Georgetown and Mil HI
on sections and was better known III
o his many friends as Huff" Nc III
lee. III
little Girl Dies iii
Miss Brenda Gladys Daisey., age ~ III
ears, daughter of Walter Daisey, of III
fumboro. died on Monday morning III
fter a brief illness. Funeral SER III
ices were held at the late home on III