Milford chronicle., 1938-04-01
GEORGETOWN
Widow Of Prominent
Newspaperman Dies

I
: Newspaperman Dies
{ Mrs. Mary NJ. Hart, age 81 years
widow of Robert Thomas Hart, die'
r on Saturday at the home Of her bro
l ther, Elmer f. Wilson, East Marke
street, with whom she had made hel
/ home since the death OF her nus
band a few years ago. Funeral ser
vices were held on Monday after
noon at 2 o'clock from the late res
idence, in charge of the Rev. Omar
L. Jones, pastor of Wesley NJ. E
Church of which she had been a
) member since girlhOOd. Interment
was made in Union cemetery, on
South Race street.
Mrs. Hart was born on September
"a, 1856, in Georgetown. Her hus-
band during the late SOS with Will
liam Pride founded the Delaware In
quirer, a weekly paper which they
owned and edited for several years
at this place. Mr.. Pride. a native OF
Georgetown, was city editor of the
Public Ledger of Philadelphia, then
owned by the late George W. Childs.
Failing health compelled him to re-
turn to the country and with Mr..
! Hart they founded the paper. Later
/ il was sold and finally merged with
the Sussex JOurnel of which Mr..
Hart became news editor, In when
capacity he remained for more than
30 years. In 1915, he acquired an in
terest in the Union Republican and
with his brother-in-law, Elmer L.
Wilson, became associate editor. The
Union Republican. three years fol-
lowing the death of Mr. Hart. was
burned.
Mrs. Hart, during her husbands
long newspaper career. was great
help in gathering social news for the
three papers on which he worked.
Besides her brother with whom
she lived, she is survived by a half
brother, Harry Wilson. OF Washing
ton, d. c.
The Peppers Celebrate
Two daughters In one family, two
years and one day difference In their
ages, on Sunday jointly celebrated
their birthday anniversaries. Miss |
Alice Pepper, born on March 81,
1914, and Miss Virginia Pepper, born
on March 26, 1916. the latter a stu
dent of the University of Delaware.
observed their birthday anniversar-
les.
One is a teacher and the other Is
preparing herself to be a teacher.
They are daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron Pepper. Their father Is a re-
tired rural mail carrier from the
post Office and prom
inent hatcheryman and poultryman
of lower Delaware and former
member OF the Board of Education
of this town.
Mother OF Prominent Wilmington
Lawyer Dies IL
Mrs. Amelia A. lsaacs, age 81
years, one month and % days, widow
of Charles T. Isaacs and mother Of
Henry r. lsaacs, prominent attorney
of Wilmington. died at her home In
District, between George
town and Bridgeville, on Tuesday
night of last week.
Funeral services were held on Fri
day afternoon at o'clock, at COkes-
bury NJ. L. Church, six miles from
here, ON the GeOrgetOwn-B BridgeViile
highway. Interment was made In the
adjoining cemetery.
She is survived by two children.
.Ir. Isaacs, of Wilmington. and Mrs.
Mamie Short who lived with her.
njureS Shoulder
Mrs. I4eOna Short, wife of John NJ.
,hOrt, wldely-knOwn mechanic. oi
Sorth Race street. here, sustained a
racture of the left shoulder on
thursday afternoon of last week as
result of fall from the porch al
er home. She was taken to the
illford Emergency Hospital and
reated. later returning TO her home.
Iedals Awarded
Bronze medals in recognition Of
erfect attendance at the meetings
f the Georgetown b battery, 26lsi
oast Artillery Battalion. were
warded last Thursday night at the
tate inspection held In the George
lwn Public Schools by Major Henry
:. Roscoe, Jr., commander.
Nine members of the local battery
ere given the medals. as follows:
irst Sergeant James T. Carey. Ser
eants Boyce d. I.arrlmore, Carter
/. Minor, Charles l.. West, Corporala
ichard II. Hudson, Vernon w. Lay
IN, John C. Marvel. william L. Ry-
n and Private Lloyd T. DOrman.
ellis Club Women to Fight
or Forest Conservation
Speaking before the Georgetown
ew Century Club on Wednesday af-
.rnoon on the subject "Conserva-
on of State Forests" w. s. Taber,
lperintendent of the State Forestry
apartment, pressed home to the
omen the necessity of u campaign
education throughout the State on
observation. lie told of the deple-
On of the wooded areas in many
ctiOns of the State within the past
,cade. Mrs. Albert Farley exhibited
any pictures of forest scenes
tinted by Jack Lewis, formerly
Ith the Lewes CCC camp.
Mrs. Maude Hammond was in
arge of the program. The laurel
ub will be guests of the local club
April 6, with Miss Maggie S. Will
n in charge of the program.
rested and Dies While
wing to Get Bail
Joseph Donaway, age 65 years, of
died on North Race street
re on Wednesday night of last
eek in the car of Highway 0fficer
lgar +. Isaacs while the machine
IS parked in front of the Office of
:. A. c. Smoot to whom he had
en- rushed for treatment.
DOnaway had been given O hear
~ hofOua Ts1xunnd