Milford chronicle., 1939-03-24
GEORGETOWN
4. J. Pritchett 81 Years Old

of the Sussex County Courts and
former sheriff of this county, quiet
} observed his S1st birthday annivel
sary at his home on North Kimme
street on Friday of last week.
Mrs. Mary Ann LeGateS 81 Years Oh
Mrs. Mary Ann Locates, widow G
Philip S. Locates, living near Cool
spring. observed her 91st birthda
anniversary last Sunday. On Satur
day big dinner was given at tn
home of her son. Harley L. Locates
with whom she lives. with all of tn
! children, grandchildren and great
! grandchildren being present. Mrs
/ Locates was born on March 19
1S4S. on a farm between Georgetown
( and Laurel. Her maiden name was
Elliott.
Mrs. Short IS Years Old
Mrs. Martha J. Short, widow d
Reuben J. Short, on Monday quietly
observed her SSth birthday anniver-
Sary. Mrs. Short is the mother ol
Mrs. Burton. wife of former Clerk OF
the Orphans Court and Register in
Chancery Clifford E. Burton of An
COLA. and Philip Short. of near
Stockley. prominent nurseryman,
poultryman and agriculturaiist.
Makes Six Arrests
State Highway Officer Harry Shew
had a busy weekend making six al
rests. Walter l.. Bush and James f..
Marvel and William J. Billeback OF
Baltimore District. charged with
reckless driving, were each fined $40
and costs by Magistrate G. Earl
Nichols of Selbyville. Wilson Lat
chum. charged with not having an
operators license was fined $40 and
costs by Magistrate Nichols. Henry
u. Street, Indian River District. was
arrested for having an overloaded
truck, while James Hood, also Of In
dian River District, was charged
with assault and battery on Carrie
Hood. Both were fined $40 and costs
by Magistrate w. ElwOOd Wright of
this city.
MilIShOrO Seniors 10 Give Class Play
Members of the MillsbOro High
School are planning for the senior
class play, The Absent Minded Pro-
fcssOr" which will be held in the
school auditorium on March 81. Due
to lack of sufficient number of boys
i'm the graduating class. Ralph Brit
tingham. a Junior. is to participate.
improvements Ia Court House
Extensive improvements are being
made to the east wing of the Sussex
County Court House which was built
about 25 years ago. a portion of the
room formerly used by the grand
jury as the law library is being con-
certed into the judges parlor to-
gether with the room formerly used
by the petit juries. A portion of the
suite now being used by the judges
will become part of the library.
When wOrkmen started to make
the changes they found that wall on
the southwest side was bulging and
some of the timbers were broken.
They contend that it was only a
question of time before the wall
would have collapsed, and caused
serious damage.
Celebrate Their Fiiticth
Anniversary
Former Receiver of Taxes and
County Treasurer John b. Rogers,
and Mrs Rogers, living between Mil
.on and Lewes, on Thursday of last
week celebrated their 50th wedding
by entertaining all OF
heir children and families at a big
Inner.
Mr. Rogers. born near Zoar NJ. +.
'hurch between Millsboro and Har-
,eson. on May ~. 1874. is the son
If the late Nathaniel and Mrs. Annie
Iassey Rogers. Mrs. Rogers. daugh-
er of the late Daniel and Mrs. Mary
:. Coffin Lawson, was also born
ear Zoar NJ. f. Church on March
!. 1876. They were married in the
Id smgled-walled Zoar NJ. Z.
hurch. destroyed by fire in 1910, by
he late Rev. Nathaniel COnaway,
non stationed at Milton. Witnessing
lc marriage were his brother. Al
red. aud her brother. Webster Law
On. and Mrs Maggie J. Coffin.
They were about fourteen and thir-
'cn years old, respectively, when
larTicd.
By the union. Is children were
orn. nine of whom are living. Their
hildrcn are: John, Nutter, Harry,
II living near Georgetown; Law
,ncc. of Lewes; Edward, living on
inc street, this city; Nathaniel. of
ilford; Francis, of Stockton, Md;
erman of Milton; and Thelma, liv-
IS at home. There are 10 grandchil-
rcn and five great-grandchildren.
New Scout Troops Formed
Twenty-Five new Boy Scout troops
ere organized in the Del-Mar-Na
'ea during 1888. according to re-
lrt Just issued by Kenneth Spear,
out executive. The enrolment has
creased SO per cent in the last five
ears. On January !, this year. en-
,llment exceeded that of a year ago
, 1919 per cent. The membership
of December 81, 1887. was 1850
compared with 1850 in 1898. To-
| enrolment in 1887 was 3,6SS as
,mpared with $3.50 last year. The
,uncil now has 1876 troops of
hich 80 are in the Wilmington dis
let and rs in the eight area dis
lets of the council New troops in
Essex county include Rehoboth
each, Greenwood and Delmar.
lshiOn Review A Success
Spring and summers most thrill
g fashions paraded in review be-