Milford chronicle., 1939-02-24

with the Pennsylvania Railroad shol
here. They have two sons, Charles
and Fred West, both railroad men
Wilmington.
Given Life Imprisonment
James Mace Fennell, Negro, o
Seaford, who on August shot Mari
Merrill, Negress, in the leg. seyerini
an artery, and left her to die withou
trying to give aid, pleaded guilty Il
secOnd-degree murder and was sen
fenced to serve life Imprisonment il
the New Castle county work-house
Fennell had been indicted for first
degree murder, but the state was
willing to accept his plea of second
degree.
Jailed for Chicken Stealing
! Dale Murray, Baltimore hundred
! indicted at this term of court for re-
ceiving stolen goods on February 2l
which included many chickens. the
/ property of George W. Knox, was
| parOled for one year to Frank p
| Campbell of Selbyville.
Married ~ Years
| Owing to the serious illness of Mrs.
Dolby, near here. who is suffering
with pneumonia, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
| Hampton Dolby were unable to cele-
brate their fifty-eighth wedding an
niversary this week. Mrs. Dolby was
rs on December 10, while Mr.. Dolby
is 81 and having good health. They
were married on February l3. 1881.
at Old Furnace church by the late
Rev. William W. Tyndall. Their 50th
wedding anniversary was celebrated
on Friday. the 18th. They have five
children, IL grandchildren and just a
few days ago their first great-grand-
child was born. The children are:
Mrs. Fred Short. Mrs. Levi G. Balm.
Mrs. Clarence NJ. Aiken of George
town; Willard Dolby of Mapleshade,
n. j.; George +. Dolby of Cape May
Courthouse. y. J.
Rev. Sapp Speaker To kiwanians
The Rev Russell W. Sapp. pastor
of First NJ p. Church. this town. was
the principal speaker at the weekly
meeting of the Georgetown Kiwanis
Club held on Tuesday night. His
subject was Vocational Guidance.
DR.. Aubrey G. SmoOt was in charge
of the program. The committee on
Boy Scout activities reported that
$40 already had been raised and
that many more subscriptions to the
promotion of the work had been
pledged. The Scouts are to establish
4 permanent cabin and camp on a
blot of ground purchased some
months ago about a mile from here,
on the dupont highway. between PO-
lice Station No. I and the intersec-
tiOn of the Georgetown and Bridge
vile road.
Cooperative fair Given
Sponsored by the WOman's Auxil-
isry of First Presbyterian Church, a
cooperative fair was held i'm the
Sunday school room of the church
on the night of Washington's birth
day. from $50 to 10 o'clock. There
were a number of booths. including a
flower booth under direction of Mrs.
James NJ. Tunnel. Sr., and cOsmet-
ic booth under direction of Mrs. II.
W. Ewig. There also will be food
booths. An admission fee OF 25 cts.
was charged. and refreshments were
served by number of girls in colo
nial costumes. Food demonstrations
were staged and hundreds of sam
pies Of well known products were
given away.
Spencer SammOnS
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover j. SammOns,
near here. announce the marriage Of
their daughter. Miss Marian Jacobs
to Lloyd Clarence Spencer. !
SON of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence +. .
Spencer. of Lewes. on Tuesday of .
this week. The wedding took place |
in Salisbury. Md. at , o'clock. The .
Rev. r. l.. Green. pastor of the NJ. p. 4
GhHrch, performed the ceremony.
observe i3rd Wedding
anniversary
Former Sheriff and Mrs. Lorenzo
W. Birmingham. living at l.owe,s
cross Roads. observed their forty
irst wedding anniversary on WASH
ngtOn's birthday. They were mar
led at MillsbOrO on February %.
1898. by the late Rev. w. s.. II, Viii