Milford chronicle., 1939-02-24
GEORGETOWN
Celebrates Birthday And
Wedding Anniversary

NeieDTdteS BlFtHdAy Ana
Wedding Anniversary
Former Clerk of the Peace Frank
w. Lawson, living at Zoar, near here,
jointly celebrated his SEVENTEEN
birthday and his fOrty-flfth wedding
anniversary Tuesday
Born near Glendale on February
Il. 1863, son. of the late John and
Lydia g. (DavidsOn) Lawson, he was
educated i'm the district schools and
Dover Academy. ROW known as Wes-
ley Collegiate Institute. For eighteen
years he was a rural teacher in this
county, and served as a member of
the lower house of the Delaware
Legislature in 1908. representing the
Eighth district He was elected clerk
of the peace of this county Oh the
| Republican ticket in 1918, serving
from January, 1919, to January, 1928.
! He was elected for a second term in
| 1890 and served four years. At the
expiration of his term he became
deputy clerk of the peace to Francis
+. Morgan, who was elected in No
vember. 1884, for four years. For
two years he served as deputy under
John S. Cooper. 1929-1931. He has
'the distinction of being the only man
&c he elected twice to the office of
clerk of the peace until the reelection
Of Mr.. Morgan last November. He
married Lillian +. Godfrey, daugh-
ter of the late Samuel j. and Rachel
lRyOn) Godfrey, of Bishop, Md, on
February 21, 1894. For many years
he has represented his hundred on
the Republican County Executive
Committee He holds the record of
being the oldest Sunday school Off
cial on the Delmarva peninsula, hav-
ing in January been elected for the
seth year as secretary of Zoar Sun
day School.
Travis SturgiS
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard NJ. Sturgis.
of Jenkinsbridge. Va. announce the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
Minnie Cora Sturgis. to Wendell Da-
vid Travis, son of Mrs. William A.
Marker, this town. and the late Frank
Travis. The wedding took place in
the Delmar NJ. E. Church on Satur-
day night. February 4. at o'clock,
the Rev. Ralph c. Jones performing
the ceremony. The bride was dttired
i'm teal blue dress and wore ShOul-
der cOrsage of pink and white snap
dragons. Their attendants were Miss
Paula Hastings. daughter of Glenn
w. Hastings. of Delmar. and Howard
Norris. son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Cali Morris. this town. Mrs. Travis
for some time has been employed at
Delaware Colony. StOckley. Mr.. Ira
Wis is associated with the Sussex
Countian, here.
LuZzi Warrington
Miss Ruth Elizabeth Warrington, |
daughter of Edward F. and the late !
Mrs. Efiie Warrington of Lewes. and |
FiOri Jack LuzZi of Lewes, son of /
Angelo LuZZi. of Nutley. n. j.. were /
married at Wesley NJ. f. Church par /
sOnage. this town. last Sunday night.
by the Rev. Omar F. Jones. Mr.. Luzzi /
is clerk and the bride is trained |
nurse.
Townsend Hall
Miss Helen Hall. Of ClarksVille.
and C. Martin Townsend. of Frank
ford, were married last Saturday
night. at Clarksville. by the Rev. F.
Donald Jones.
Baker Truitt
Announcement of the marriage of
Miss Evelyn " Truitt. daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. William II. Truitt, of
Frankford. and James G. Baker. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Baker. of Selby-
Vile, has been made. The wedding
-OOk place at FrankfOTd on Wednes-
lay night of last week at l0:45
o'clock. the Rev Howard r. McDade
the ceremony.
celebrate 55th Wedding
anniversary
Mr.. and Mrs. Zachariah West OBJ
ierved their 55th. wedding anniver-
'ary on Sunday by entertaining a
ew relatives at big dinner. MIR.
Vest is a retired railroad man, hav-
ng for many years been connected