Milford chronicle., 1945-06-29
GEORGETOWN

Unusual interest and lively bidd-
ing featured the sale Of parcels OF
land and tracts OF timber. sold in
front of the court House here
Tuesday afternoon. when part OF
the holdings of the late Dr. Row
land G.. Payntpr were sold in ac-
COrdance to provisions made in his
will. written in AUGUST OF 1911
bidders from many sections of the
State were IN Attendance at the
<alc which tOtalrd the sum of 500
$4,000. The first sale was of the
farm in Broadkill Hundred near
Red Hill Pond The farm and tim
Der was sold separately. the farm
selling for $3,20U.00 purchased hy a
Mr. Stauffcr. near Laurel. while
the timber which was bought nv
| ord NJ. WARRINGTON. also of Laurel
sold for S12.U00.Op. The second
farm. known as the "G0VprnOr
Stockley" farm situated in Days
hOro. and containing 100 acres of
valuable timber was sold to Viii
liam H. Parsons, of Seaford for
>13.S00.O0. Farm NO , between
Georgetown and Millsboro. near
the Airport. containing 395 acres.
$50 acres of which is in timber
was sold to Houston. White and Co
of AillshOrO. for 500 500. 90 The
fourth farm. near Gravel Hill. wen,
to William H. Parsons of Seaford
for the sum of l7.90000. II con.
tanned 225 acres of pine and oak
timber and was owned by the late
DR.. Paynter and |. d. Short 81
Milford The Marvel Package Com.
pany of Laurel obtained the fiftl
farm sold for 81 5000 This farm
adjOins lands already owned by In,
Marvel Go. and others. 4 - acr,
tract of pine and oak timber il
NanticOkc went to John 5. Isaac,
for $4,000 and the J. A. Y. co. Inc.
Of SelbyVille. bought % acres O
pine and oak timber known a.
"Hellen's Land, for $500 90. Tn,
The eighth and last to be Offered
was 40 acres of pine. oak and gun
timber located near Robbins. nortl
Of Georgetown and was sold I,
Ford NJ. WARRINGTON of Laurel. Tn
sale which consumed less than Al
hour and half, was under the di
rectiOn OF the President. Directors
and Company of the Farmers Banl
of the State of Delaware. as Trus
tees appointed in the Will of Dl
Paynter. Several other valuabl
farms and properties situated i
and near Georgetown are to b
sold at Il later date. which has no
yet been announced but Will Pre-
hahly lie held weeks from tOda
at the same place. Dr. Paynter die
in December of 1874 and his vii
which contained many requests t
institutions and organizations wa
considered one of the most re
markahle To be filed in the Coul
House in Georgetown.
Mrs. Annie Y. See. wife of Ed
ward See. y. Railroad Avenue. thi
city. died shortly before noon toda
at her home after an illness {
many weeks. In addition to Nh Sc
she is survived by two children
, lOiI Gll'AN lIlINli eli anu IIlt SlStt
The children are Nh Frank Rupei
Of New York City and Mrs. GraC
Rupert Smith of Atlanta. Georgia
The grandchildren are: Mrs. Racl
cl Rupert Sehle and Daniel RUPEE
. Of Philadelphia and Eugene Catl
rell Smith, ,Jr. and Edward Rupe,
Smith, of Atlanta. Georgia Tie
: sister is Mrs Lavnia Adam
. mother of the late Congressma
/ Wilbur l.. Adams Mrs. See was
: charter member of the PocohOnt;
Lodge here and Past Pocohonta
q She was also a charter member
+, the O. T.. $. 30 Q and the fir
: Worthy Matron of that OrSaniz
ton, although not member at IL
. time of her death. Funeral servic,
for tirS. See will he held at h,
late home on Thursday, June 2St