Milford chronicle., 1938-03-18
GEORGETOWN
Irs. Annie Short Buried Here

ing near Chaplain's Chapel, North
west Fork hundred, who died on
Tuesday night Of last week at the
age OF 69 years, were held from the
Carey Funeral Home here Saturday
afternoon, in charge of the Rev.
. Omar Il. Jones. pastor of Wesley M.
e. Church. She was daughter of the
late William Wyatt and a sister-in-
law Of the Rev. Wingate Short Of the
NJ. T.. Conference. Several sisters
and brothers survive.
Letters on Estates
Register of Wills ]. Linden Barr
has granted letters on the following
estates in Sussex county: Mrs. Mary
J. West, Baltimore district, to Eu-
gene A. West, Millville, administra-
tor; James b. Windsor, Little Creek
district, to William ]. Windsor Lau-
rel, administrator; Mrs. Virginia ID.
Lynch, Lewes and Rehoboth hundred,
10 Clara Z. Steele. Rehoboth, admin
istratrix; Mrs. Kate Marvel, George
town hundred, to Leroy Marvel.
Stockley, administrator; Mrs. GeOr-
gamma Hemmonds, Cedar Greek hun
dred, TO r. Emory Wiley, Green
wood, executor; Levin w. Layfield,
Northwest Fork hundred, to John W.
Todd, Greenwood, administrator;
Lemuel r. Hudson, Baltimore hum
dred, to Irving B. Hudson, Selbyville,
administrator; Mrs. Dollie Dolby,
Little Creek hundred, to Cola c. Dol
by, Laurel, administrator; George E.
Carpenter, Cedar Creek hundred, to
0ciola ]. Savage, Milton, administra-
trix eta; DR.. Robert Ellegood, Nam
ticoke district, to George r. Ellie
good, his son, Seaford, r. d. No. 2.
executor; Willard s. Lacey, George
town hundred, to Farmers Bank of
Georgetown, administrator; William
James Wilson Johnson, Lewes & Re-
hobOth hundred, 10 Mrs. Bell John
sonfi, Lewes, administrative eta;
Andrew KamOrOwski, Cedar Creek
hundred, to Mrs. Florence A. KamO-
rowski, Pennington, Administrative;
Mrs. Glennie Z. Walls. Georgetown
hundred, to Mrs. William Ackerman,
Milford, administrative; William NJ.
Mears. DagsbOrO hundred, to Harry
w. Mears, MillsborO, executor.
Mrs. Mary Ann LeGates VIII
BE 80 Years Old Tomorrow
Mrs. Mary Ann Locates. widow of
Philip C. Locates, living near Cool
spring, will observe her 90th birth
day anniversary on Saturday of this
week. Mrs. Locates was born on a
farm between Georgetown and Lau-
rel, her maiden name being Elliott. |
Despite her advanced age, she enjoys |
a good appetite and is able TO go |
about and assist in the household |
duties. While her step is not as |
sprightly as it was some months ago
and her sight not quite so good, how |
ever, she is a remarkable woman tor |
age.
Mrs. Locates for many years has
made her home with her son. Harvey |
f. Locates, of the COolspring section
and for many years a well-knOwn
contractor in Philadelphia. She has |
the following children: Mrs. Walter
B. Robinson, Mrs. Herbert McGee,
Mrs. George Bennum and MIR. Le-
Gates, with whom she lives, all of
near Lewes; John f. Locates, near
Milton; Mrs. Arley Tingle, near Har-
beson; Mrs. Harvey McIlvaine, near
Ellendale, and Samuel Locates, llv-
ing on the Georgetown-Lewes high
way, near here.
Former Sheriff Pritchett so
Years Old
Thomas ]. Pritchett, veteran crier
of the courts here and a former
sherif of Sussex county, on Thurs
day of this week quietly observed his
S0th birthday anniversary. Born on
a farm in Kent county, his boyhood
days were spent on the farm. After
marriage, he moved to a farm near
I.ewes, where he lived for many
years until elected on the Republican
ticket for sheriff of this county, in
1906. At the expiration of his term.
he moved to q farm, near here.
where he remained for a number OF
years. Upon appointment as crier
OF the courts and because of advanc-
ing years, he moved to Georgetown
and now lives on KINNEY street. He
has two children, Miss Helen Pritch-
EFT, this town, and Clarence Pritchett /
Of Delmar.
He Is one of the twelve ex-sherifs
now living in Sussex county.
Farmers Start PlOughing
Anticipating an early spring, lower
Delaware farmers for the past few
lays have been getting their land in
for the seding Of peas and
beans, which will this year be grown I
throughout the eastern {
section of this county for canning
purposes. While no definite checkup
an be made at this time, it is under
itood that growers will seed large
lcreage.
storm Here Monday Night
Lower Delaware had heavy wind
nd rain storm Monday night. Rain {
,egan to fall about $3.50 O'Clock and 8
continued until midnight, causing a {
Irop in the temperature from 65 de-
-rees on Monday noon to 40 degrees {
morning. {
According to weather prophets in
his section, spring is here, for her 1
ing are making their appearance in a
he markets, and frogs have been
for some time. This was a
noticeable Sunday night. @
reIIs Farmers To Go Slow ON
Inying Hybrid Corn +
Many inquiries have been made OF
,ounty Agricultural Agent Snyder r
" farmers throughout lower Della Ii
1are regarding hybrid corn within
be past few weeks. He is endeaV0r-
ng, TO a great extent, TO try ard dis n
ourage them because farmers can n
ot be too careful in the purchase k
I such seed for they may find It to
e a very expensive experiment. ne d
avg aare adapted to seasonal cOndi- r