Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1942-06-19

er-in-law of Mr.. Asher Richardson,
who was also a Worcester county
man. Mr.. Hickman returned to
Worcester county in 1895 and mar
ried Eva Washington Conner of near
Snow Hill in 1896. The first twenty
two years of Mr.. Hickman's married
life was spent farming, eleven years
at Box Iron and eleven years at Scar
borough Switch, he also kept store and
run a canning factory. He retired in
1918 and moved to his home on Wash
ington street, where he lived the rest
of his life. In 1922 he was appointed
Postmaster at Snow Hill for a term
of four years by President Warren
Harding and in January 1927 he was
reappointed by President Calvin Coo
lidge He was appointed magistrate
for Snow Hill for two years. Be
sides his widow, he is survived by two
daughters, Mrs Thomas D. Holden of
Rochester, N. Y, and Mrs. Samuel E,
Riley of Snow Hill, and one son, Mr..
William d. Hickman of Arlington,
Va. He is also survived by four
grandchildren Billie Joe Hickman,
Barbara Lee Hickman, David l. Hick-
man and Leah Fontaine Riley. Flu
neral services conducted by Rev.
George Sterling at the home on Tues
day morning at II a. M, interment in
Whatcoat Methodist cemetery. The
pallbearers were Messers. Joseph E.
Brimer, Charles w Nelson Jr., Will
liam Julian Vincent, James Onley,
Zadon H. Cherrix and Thomas F.
johnson. Mr.. Harry D. Melvin of
Pocomoke was nephew of the de-
ceased.
Misses Jenette and Ida Hill spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Hill in Stockton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winifred Sharkey
spent Sunday with their son, Richard
Sharkey at Shriners Hospital in Phil
adelphia.
Mrs. L. T. Haddock and son, L. T.
Haddock III, of Miami Beach, Fla,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
T. Haddock Sr.
Mrs. Ralph Watson Jr. spent Sun
day with Mr.. Watson in Dover.
Mrs. Paul Scarboro Jr., and daugh-
ter, Phyllis are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
William Luttinge at Marion.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Payne and
daughter, Helen spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Smith.
Mrs. Leon Bacon and daughter,
Peggy Jean, of Wilmington visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hill, last week.
Miss Belinda Hill accompanied them
home for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dundon Ames and
son, Benjamin of Bishop, spent We'd
pesday with Mrs. Thomas Truiett
and Miss Mary Truitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Small visited
relatives in fredericksburg, Md, re-
Gently.
Mr.. John Edgar Doughty and Mr..
Elwyn Cooper spent Sunday at Chin
colleague.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anchor Larson and
children are spending two weeks in
Baltimore.
Mr.. Henry Brown of American
School of Arts, Baltimore is spending
his vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Ralph Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Perdue and
Mrs. McAllister visited relatives in
Baltimore, recently.
Mrs. Elmer Shields visited relatives
in Parksley, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bratten and
son, Billy, of Philadelphia spent the
week end with Mr.. Bratten's father,
Mr.. William E. Bratten.
Capt. Earl Tromley of New London,
Conn.,, spent the week end with his
family.
Private Walter Truitt of Washing
ton spent the week end with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter StubbS nave
returned to New York after visiting,
Mrs. Jennie Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Aver and
Mrs. Aver Sr., have returned to New
York after spending three weeks at
their home at Public Landing.