Milford chronicle., 1944-01-14
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taken six weeks ago, suffering
from a broken hip sustained at her
home here. Mrs. Bennun for the
past few years had made her home
with her son, Edison w. Donovan,
a well-known shoemaker here. Fu-
neral services were held ON We'd
nesday afternoon at O'Clock, in
Groome Memorial Methodist Church
at Lewes, the Rev. William Leish-
man officiating. Interment wa S
made in the Lewes cemetery. Mrs.
Bennum married three times, her
first husband being the late Ken
dali Palmer. By the union they
had three sons, Irving Palmer, of
Philadelphia; Lewis Palmer, of
Frankford, and Elmer Palmer, of
Selbyville. (Her second marriage
was to the late John Donovan and
by this union there were three chill
dren, Mrs. Charles Baum, of Har-
beson; John w. Donovan. of near
Selbyville. and Edison w. Donovan.
All of the children are living. There
were no children by the third
marriage to the late Henry O.
Bennum.
Veteran Court Crier Dies
Funeral services for Thomas n.
Pritchett, IS, veteran crier of the
Sussex County courts and a former
sheriff of this county. who died at
his home on KINNEY street here on
Friday afternoon, were held from
the late residence on Sunday after
noon at o'clock. with the Rev.
Omar E. Jones, pastor of Wesley
Methodist Church. officiating. In
terment was made at Barratt's
Chapel, near Frederica. Mr.. Prit-
chett was born on a farm i'm Kent
county. on March II. 1858. He was
elected sheriff on the Republican
ticket in 1906. At the expiration of
his two-year-term he bought a farm
near here and remained on it until
he was named court crier by the
late Judge Henry C. Conrad more
than 25 years ago. He is survived
by two children, Miss Helen Pritch-
EFT, who lived with him, and Clar-
ence Pritchett, of Delmar.
Former Sussex Man Dies
At CriSfield. Md.
Funeral services for Preston
Smith. thirty-seven. formerly of
Millsboro. but recently of Cristield.
Md. who died Wednesday of last
week in the Crisfield hospital. We're
held at Line Methodist Church.
Gumboro. on Saturday afternoon.
Interment was made in the family
battle-ground near Pittsville. Md,
Mr. Smith was son of the late Mack
Smith. of Laurel. and is survived
by his wife and five children.
Assumes New Position
F. Thaddeus Warrington. son of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick 7.
Warrington, of Georgetown, a d
for the past five years vocational
agricultural teacher in the Newark
High School, has assumed his du-
ties as field man for the Eastern
States Farmers Exchange. with
headquarters here. He and his
family within the next two weeks
will move to his old home here.
He fills the vacancy caused by the
resignation of former County Agent
Molloy c. Vaughn. of coolspring, /
who has held the position for the /.
past 16 years. Mr.. Warrington was
born in Georgetown and graduated I
from the Georgetown High Schoo
in 1924. Four years later he re-
ceived his degree at the University
Of Delaware. He was for two years
agricultural teacher at
and for eight years held
the same position in the local high
school.
70 We'd StOckley Man
The engagement of Miss Helen
Magare. daughter of Mrs. Alexa
Magare. of Youngstown, Pa, TO Au-
Drey p. Murray. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Millard F.. Murray. of Stock
ey, has been announced. No def
lite date has been fixed for the
The bride-to-be is a grad
Iate of Yorktown High School. Mr..
is graduate of the Mills
Joro High School and is employed
is a supervisor at the Middle River
,lant Of the Glenn L. Martin Cor
Miss Magare also is EN-
,lOyed at the same plant. :
.aurel Girl To We'd Georgetown
Ian Now in Armed Forces
Announcement of the engagement
# Miss Ruth Elizabeth Dykes.
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Roger
dykes. of Laurel. to Cpl. Raymond
stanley Rust, son of Mrs. Ella
lust and the late Constable George
red Rust. this place. has been
lade by the parents of the bride
O-be. Miss Dykes. a graduate of
he Laurel High School, is employ
d by the dupont Company at Sea-
ord. Cpl. Rust. with the armed
Drces, now is stationed at Fort
Hiss. Texas.
dams Wingate
Miss jeanette NJ. Adams. daugh-
sr of Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Adams,
wing near Georgetown, and War
en- Wingate, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Iilliam Wingate, of Bridgeville.
ere married last Friday night at
agsboro by the Rev. E. L. Bennett.
Baynum
Miss Martha J. Lanacher, of Phil
lelphia. and Virden William Bay
lm, of Lewes, were married at
ewes on New Years Day night by =
e Rev. Howard Davis.
Iutt Lowe
Miss Mary Eleanor Shut and
illiam Thomas Lowe. both of
ewes, were married last Saturday
ternoon at Lewes by the Rev.
lillian Leishman of the Presby-
rian Church.
atSOn Carroll i
of the marriage
Miss Hilda Caroline Watson.