Milford chronicle., 1938-05-06
GEORGETOWN


ly known painter and decorator. die
about O'Clock Monday night Of
heart attack In front Of his hom
on Front street here. He had bee
assisting his son-in-law, Paul John
son, TO do some work on a campini
trailer when suddenly seized. HI
swooned and fell and died within
few minutes.
Besides his wife. Mrs. Daisey Hat
field, he is survived by one daugh
ter, Mrs. Paul Johnson, secretary Il
Charles W. Cullen, attorney, ant
chairman of the Delaware State
Highway Commission.
Funeral services were held OF
Wednesday afternoon at his late
home and burial made in Union
cemetery.
Mrs. +. r. PettyjOhn
Dies of Heart Trouble
Mrs. Minnie S. Pettyjohh, age 65
years, wife of Frederic r. PettyjOhn
living on the Georgetown-Sand Hill
road, near here, died of a heart at
tack on Monday. Mrs. Pettyjohn was
taken i'll on Sunday afternoon and
her condition gradually became
worse until the fatal attack about
noon on Monday.
She was a daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. James Steele, who for
many years lived a mile north OF
this city. Her grandfather, the late
James Steele, Sr., served as sheriff
of this county from 1S41-1S43.
Funeral services were held from
the late residence on Thursday az
ternoon at O'Clock. Internent was
made in the Sand Hill NJ. Z. church
yard.
She is survived by her husband
and one sister. LOttie, resident OF
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Pettyjohn was widely known
throughout the central section OF
lower Delaware.
Letters On Estates
Register of Wills J. Linden Barr
has granted letters on the following
estates in Sussex county:
Mrs. Blanch l.. Willin. OF Seatord'
TO her husband, Madison W. Willin'
administrator.
Mrs. Kate NJ. Collins, Lewes ana
RehobOth District. t. the LeWes
Trust Company. administrator.
Mrs. Jennie l.. Marvel, OF Seaford,
to her son, County Constable Ian
res W. Marvel. of SeafOrd. executor
Mrs. Ruth A. Wright, Indian Riv-
er District, to HarbesOn B. Hickman
of MilIsbOrO, administrator.
Charles Van Leer. Of Seaford, VINO
left an estate of $4,000 IN personal
property. to Milton Van Leer, 22lS
Brookfield Avenue. Baltimore, Nd
Isidore Stephany and Ernest A. 81
mon of Seaford, and u. Charles
Stephany, East Baltimore street.
Baltimore. Md. executors.
Mrs. Julia NJ. Mitchell. Upper
DaCsboro District 10 Joseph +. Nit
chell. of Millsboro, administrator.
Mrs. Nancy I. Beanet. Little !
Creek District. 10 Mrs. Iaurinda L.
Waller Of DeImar, administrators.
Kendall d. Wilson, Lewes and Re
hoboth District. to his widow, Mrs.
Drucilla Wilson, of near Le"es' ad-
ministratrix. I
Paul Harris. Indian River District
TO Deputy Attorney General CaleD
NJ. Wright. of Georgetown, adminis-
traitor e. {. a.
George Johnson. Baltimore Dis
trict. to Pasher W. Watson. Jr' ci
Selbyville. administrator.
Lafayette S. Lowe, Little Creek
District, to his niece ana nephew. ,
Miss Cora S. Lowe and former FRO {
Selby Lloyd Lowe. OF +
Laurel, executrix and executor.
George W. Belts. Broad Creek
District. to Charles W. Belts OF Lau- ,
rel. administrator. Y
Albert NJ. Short. Northeast F0r| y
District. to his daughter. Mrs. Hilda [
Baker of DagsbOrO. y
Mrs. Mamie NJ. Swain, Georgetown I
District, TO her son. Assistant Post 4
master Harry T. Swain, OF George /
own, administrator.
Ieander H. Balcome. Cedar Creek II
District. to the First National Bauk II
md Trust Company, of Milford, ad- {
c. I. a. /,
I4emuel n. Shockley. Cedar Creek h
District, to Wallace F. McFaul. of a
Milford. administrator d. h. n. n
Mrs. Elizabeth Cottingham. Sea i
ord District. to Mrs Ella Emery of n
;eafOrd. administrative. v
William NJ. Bertrand, of New '
fork City, formerly of Lewes, to +
.ouis Bertran. 1929 West Second l,
treet, Brooklyn, N. Y, administra- Il
or.
Jacob Payne. Seaford District, to |,
,ellie A. Payne, Of SeafOrd, execu- y
rix.
Mrs. Cora Pinder. Northwest Fork n
District, to Gilbert Pinder. of Green a
food administrator. II
Mrs. Sarah f.. Truitt. Upper Dags-
Oro District, to Mrs. Lide NJ, Maull, &
'ourth street, Lewes. niece. adj l.
d
lattery h. Holds Banquet r
The first annual banquet of Bat
cry B. 261st Coast Artillery, Har- il
or Defense, was held on Friday 6,
light at the Indian River House at I
lax Orchard, sixteen miles SOUTH
asst of here. with Capt. Ralph S. d,
iaker presiding. el
Capt. Baker welcomed the guests II
nd expressed his satisfaction of the "
lanner in which the Georgetown ri
artery is progressing. Fifty-fiVe cI
Iere present at the banquet n,
Speakers of the evening we're Col p
mel Robert G. Houston, a member m
f Company G, of the old National
Iuard during the SOS; Major James h,
Y. Cannon, of the 59th Pioneers, II
own during the World ~