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Milford chronicle., 1961-08-11
Administrator Sale
OF VALUABLE
Personal Property

The undersigned will expose to sale
by way of public vendue on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1861
at Eleven O'clock A. NJ.
Eastern Daylight Saving Time
on the premises designated as 1869
South Governors Avenue, Dover, Del
aware, located on the east side of
the old public road leading from Do
yer to Camden, the following items
of:
Personal Property
One Model 1855 Buick four-door Sc
dan: l small homemade automobile
trailer; / apartment size electric
stove: l metal cabinet; l five-piece
Kitchen set; Frigidaire ice box.
theater and sink stay: / stand: 2
small stands: | two-piece wicker suit /.
l over stuffed chair: floor lamp and
ash tray comb: small rugs: / card
table: / magazine rack: l three-piece
living room suite: | armed chair with
ottoman: l platform rocker; | love
seat: step tables; floor type radio;
Westinghouse television set; one ~
XII rug; 6 lamps: | electric fan;
mantle clock: several pictures: knick
knacks on fire place mantel: l ten
piece dining room suite: | desk: 3
leather bottom chairs and odd
chairs; | mirror: pictures: one o X
IL rug: Is plates on wall: / table
cloth; dishes in dining room and
knick knacks: linens: l stool: | Phil
co refrigerator: | metal cabinet: / gas
stove. ] base cabinet; | utility table !:
five-piece breakfast set: rockers:
couch: dishes in kitchen: pots and
pans; several small rugs: | clock: |
mirror and magazine rack: | deep
freeze and contents: metal wash tubs;
| wringer type washer: metal chairs:
flower stand; l wardrobe: 1 cedar
chest: ! three piece bedroom suite: 1
night stand; / chair; pictures: knick
knacks: one 9 IL rug: several
blankets and comforts; ] cedar ward
robe. l cedar chest: ! rocking chair;
bureau: l bed and spring: 1 lamp:
pictures: one q IL rug: / three
piece bedroom suite. stands; chair:
sweeper; | small rug: | three piece
living room suite: stands; | lamp:
l chair; ] rug: ! bed (complete): [
rug: | chair: ] bureau cedar closet /:
| chair: / lamp: / seven piece break
fast set: | stand: | desk: | refrigera-
tor: | shot gun: 2 hall runners: sew
eral pictures: several rugs: | chest: /
clothes hamper: Farmall Cub Trac-
tor and plows and harrow: and other
articles too numerous to mention
The sale of the above mentioned
personal property will start promptly
at eleven o'clock a. m, Eastern Day
light Saving Time.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH.
GEORGE M. FISHER
Administrator of the Estate of
Ella NJ Hammond. Deceased
Charles II. Phillips, Auctioneer
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WEED ORDINANCE

BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIL
FORD:
That if an owner or tenant Of a
vacant lot shall allow weeds to
grow or rubbish to collect thereon
and shall neglect or refuse to re-
Move the same after five days no
tice from the City Manager, such
persons shall be guilty of a COM
mon nuisance and upon conviction
before the Alderman shall forfeit
and pay fine Of not less than five
or more than twenty-five dollars
to be collected, and further shall
forfeit and pay an additional pen
atty Of $500 for each and every day
such nuisance is permitted to re-
main after the expiration of the
time set forth in said notice, to
be recovered as aforesaid.
Adopted July 25, 1861.
This Ordinance shall be effective
August Is, 1861. 8-4-3t
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ORDINANCE

Be it ordained, that no person
under the age of twenty-one CD
years shall be permitted to have
in his possession or under his
control within the Town limits of
the Town of Frederick any alco-
holic liquor:
Be it further ordained that this
Ordinance shall become effective
August 3rd. 1861, at twelve (12:O0)
noon Eastern Daylight Saving
Time, and that any person there
after convicted Of a violation of
this ordinance shall forfeit and
pay n fine of Twenty Dollars
(s25.00) together with costs Of
prosecution for the first offense,
and second offense pay a fine of
Fifty Dollars ($50.90) together
with the costs of prosecution.
The Commissioners OF Frederick
The Town of Frederick, Delaware
Lawrence w. Belts, Secretary
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PROPOSALS FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids will be received by the
Mayor and Council of the City of Mil
ford, Delaware, at 201 South Walnut
Street, Milford, for the following con-
tract:
CONTRACT NO. 1-61SI
Section A: Application of chip stone
treatmen to certain streets.
Section b: Bituminous application
on certain streets.
Sealed Bids will be accepted until
1880 p. NJ. (IsDST), August Is, 1861, at
the office of the City Manager for
the Council, at which time they will
be publicly opened and read aloud.
Contractors may obtain copies of
plans and specifications at the office
of City Manager, City Hail. 201 s.
Walnut Street, Milford, Del.
A certified check or bid bond of SO
of bid will be required of any bidder.
The successful bidder will be required
to furnish and pay for performance
bond.
Sections A and/or B may be award
ed separately. No bid may be with
drawn for period of go days after
the scheduled closing time for the re-
ceipt of bids. However. the right to
reject any and/or all bids and to
waive informalities is reserved.
BY direction of the Mayor and
Council.
j. ROBERT GREEN
City Manager
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EXECUTORS SALE

I, J. Lawrence Wood, Jr., Executor
of the Estate of the late j. Lawrence
Wood. ST., will sell at Public Auc-
ton the following on the farm loca-
ted between Queen Anne, Md, and
Anne on Rt. 500 to Starr turn left at
Starr toward Wye Mills and turn
right at the first cross roads and it's
the second farm on the right. (Signs
will be posted) on
SATURDAY, AUGUST IL, 1861 :
Beginning at 10 A. M, Sharp
Rain or Shine
q HEAD OF COWS
Hoisteins & Guernseys
Is Cows in full flow of Milk and
5 Dry.
l Holstein Bull, IS mos. old.
The entire herd has been T.B. &
Blood tested within the last 30 days.
MILKING EQUIPMENT
Two Wilson 4-can milk coolers, 2
Surge mixers, hot water heater, 10
milk cans, wash vat, buckets and
strainers.
FARM MACHINERY
International Super m" Tractor,
International IN" Tractor, John
Deere "A" Tractor. International SUI
per &c, TRACTOR with cultivators and
plows. John Deere z disk, 2 LII. 2-14"
bottom plows, 2 LII. pillow packers.
John Deere s. disk, section spring
tooth, land rollers, LII. field chop
per with corn head, III. side-delivery
rake, Lavelle Soft. elevator, LII. q
drill, John Deere tractor spreader,
rubber tire wagon, 2-wheel cart and
other articles too numerous to men
ton.
HOGS
2 sows, all with Pigs and I Boar
1851 FORD PICKUP TRUCK
1857 FORD SEDAN CAR
Terms: CASH day of sale. Lunch
will be served.
J. Lawrence Wood, Jr.
Executor
Estate of
j. Lawrence Wood, Sr.
Auctioneers
CARROLL BROS.
Dover, Del. 84-2tp
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Notice is hereby given that Let
ters Testamentary were in due
form of law granted unto the I'M
dersigned, on the 9th day Of July
A. ID. 1861, and that all persons
having claims against the estate
of the deceased must present the
same, duly attested, to the said
Oscar Derrickson Webb, Executor
of the estate of Alice l.. Masten,
on or before the 9th day Of April
1862, or abide the Act Of Assemb-
ly in such case made and provided.
isl Oscar Derrickson. Webb
Executor
Address:
919 S. K. End st.
Milford, Delaware 84-3t
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AUCTION SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

The Undersigned will sell by way of
Public Auction in front of the store
occupied by Harold Mumford on Route
"a, % miles west of Millsboro on the
Millsboro- Gumboro Road. on
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1861
200 p. NJ.
ALL That certain lot, piece, parcel
or tract of land, lying and being sit
uate in Dagsboro Hundred, Sussex
County. State of Delaware. located
along the State Highway leading from
Store, BEGINNING on the west side
of the said State Highway. at a cor
ner of the lands of John Frank Don
away marked by a pile of bricks
and an iron rod; thence in a Souther-
ly direction and with said State High
way thirteen rods and six feet Q3 r.
ft.) to the lands of or formerly
owned by Lucinda j. Hudson: thence
along said lands and at right angles
to this first line twenty-one rods (2l
RI; thence in a Northerly direction
and at right angles to this second line
seventeen rods five feet az X. ftD to
the lands of John Frank Donaway:
thence in an Easterly direction and
with the line of the lands Of said
John Frank Donaway twenty rods
thirteen and one-half feet GO r. 1870
ft) to the place Of beginning and
containing Two Acres e. Al Of land
more or less
Improved with Modern S-room Bun
galow tnew roof, with basement and
bathroom with shower, also 3-bay
machinery shed and large two-truck
garage, 1 acre more or less of pasture,
fence enclosed. Also, General Store
(45'X45D, in Al condition (Stock not
included) with running water and new
roof.
The house may be inspected at any
fiy,,n hy hafnra
of sale.
Property to be sold separately and
then together.
Real Estate: 20% day of sale; bal
ance on delivery of deed.
e. Edward (Ned) Carey, Jr.
Millsboro, Phone 7075
and
Anne C. Dukes
200 West Roosevelt Avenue,
Wilmington Manor, Owners
Francis Wilson, Auctioneer
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cA SAADAAs ASo0pA A-s A"Vh
On the premises situate at 213 West
Market Street. Georgetown, Delaware
Personal Property at II A. NJ,
(D.S.T)
Piano, 3-piece Living Room Suite
Chairs. Stands. Coffee Tables. Several
Lamps. Desk, 2 Drop Leaf Tables, 21'
TV Zenith and Antenua, | Dining
Room Suite, Walnut Desk. Hollywood
Bed. Refrigerator. Kitchen Cabinet
Lot of Pots and Pans. Several Sets OF
Dishes. Gas Range, Electric Rooster
Servers. Washers, Studio Couch
Coal Stoves, Sweeper. Telephone Desk
Electric Ironer. Cedar Chests, 3 Bed
Room Suites, Hall Trees, Sewing Ma
chine. Hot Plate, Lot of Pictures,
Mattress and Springs. Drop Leaf
Tables, Clothes Hampers. Linens
Quilts Blankets. Electric Clocks, RAJ
do. Quilt Chest. Lot of Stands, SteT
Ladders, Freezer.
Antiques
Rockers, Chairs, Settles. Cherry
Drop Leaf Table. Marble Top Tier
Stand, Glass Lamps, End Tables. Sew
eral Marble Top Stands. Vases, Ce-
of Old Glassware, Lot of Old Cut
Glass Mirrors, Clocks, Limoges China,
Spinning Wheel, Trunks. Drop Leaf
Tables, Several Old lamps, Fire Place
Set, Marble Top Bureau, Chests.
Real Estate to be Sold at p. NJ.
(O.S.T.)
All those certain lots, pieces, and
parcels of land. more fully described
as follows, to-wit:
No. ALL that certain lot. piece
and parcel of land. situate, lying and
being in Georgetown, Sussex County
Delaware. fronting 90 feet on the
south side of West Market Street In
said town. and extending back the
same width distance of 10 IT., ad
joining lot no. hereinafter described
lands of James +. Dukes, and others
containing 1870 So. fl. of land, more
or less.
No. 2-All that certain other lot
piece, and parcel Of land, situate, ly-
ing and being in Georgetown. Sussex
County, Delaware lying on the south
side of West Market Street in said
Smack on the east, lot no. ! herein
before described on the west, and
others, said lot fronting on said West
Market Street Is feet, and extending
back the same width distance of 17C
feet. containing $3.50 so. IT. of land
more or less
Improved with n dwelling house and
other outbuildings thereon.
TERMS: 20@5 Of the purchase price
will be demanded on the day of sale,
balance within 20 days thereafter, and
the purchaser or purchasers shall be
required to pay the cost of the deed
and revenue stamps thereon. Failure
on the part Of the purchaser to com
ply with these terms, then I'm that case
he or she shall forfeit the down pay
ment.
NEHEMIAH p. MARVEL, Owner
G. FRANCIS WILSON. Auctioneer
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ExECUTRIX'S SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

Late Of James A. Holloway, Deceased
BY virtue of an order of the Orph-
ans Court of the State of Delaware,
in and for Sussex County, there will
be exposed to sale by way of Public
Auction, on
THURSDAY, AUGUST "a, 1861
pany, at Milford, Sussex County, DEL
aware, at I p. NJ, tO.S.TD
All those certain lots, pieces, and
parcels of land, situate, lying and be-
ing in Milford, Sussex County, Della
ware being lots nos; II, IL. 10; 20
and 81, and lots nos. 81, 80, 3S and "a.
in Block j. as laid out and designated
on the plot of lots of Trusten Z: Nc
Colley, deceased which said plot Is
Of record in the office of the Clerk of
the Orphans Court at Georgetown,
Delaware.
Being the lands of the said James
A. Holloway, deceased, and VIII be
sold for the payment of his debts.
TERMS: Twenty per centum OF the
purchase price will be demanded on
the day of sale, and the purchaser or
purchasers shall, on or before the Sth
day of September A. ID. 1861, pay to
the eXecutrix the balance of the pur-
chase money. II the purchaser or pur-
chasers fail to comply with the above
terms, the percentage of the purchase
price paid on the day of sale will be
forfeited.
The purchaser or purchasers will be
required to pay the cost of the deed
or deeds, and the revenue stamps to
be placed thereon.
The executrix is authorized by said
Court to employ a person to bid for
her at said Sale.
NOTICE.: The return of sale will
be made at an adjourned June Term
of the Orphans Court in and for Sus-
sex County. Delaware to he held at
Georgetown, on Friday. the Sth day
Of September A. ID. 1861. at II. NJ.
for confirmation and notice is hereby
given to all persons interested to he
and appear at said term of said Orph-
ans Court to be held on said day. to
make objections to the confirmation
of said sale. If any they may have.
LEAH M. HOLLOWAY,
Executrix of the Estate of
James a. Holloway. Deceased
II. Edward Maull, Attorney S-112t
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Real Estate
Nineteen-room Inn with all modern
conveniences dishwasher, hot water
system, 2 baths, 3 showers. This Inn
| is equipped with private artesian
well and electric pump. 1t is on a
club house, as it is close to fishing.
hunting and ducking grounds. 1t
would also be an ideal apartment
house as II is only a few miles from
venetian blinds and screens. Give this
property a thought as it has great
possibilities. Also Broom bungalow
and odd building lots.
Personal Property
Two small refrigerators. 2 electric
sweepers, electric fans. 4 electric
lamps, Is chairs, 7 large table,
electric washer. 50-cup coffee urn. 2
space heaters, apiece living room
suite. 2 highchairs roll-a-way beds.
| 2 gas stoves and grille, electric
single Hollywood beds, 1 China clos
ct, slicing machine, IL bedroom suites
(complete), l piano and Q benches,
electric Coca Cola cooler, oil drums,
Grapes, bedspreads, blankets. quilts
and towels. Lots of pots, pans and
cooking utensils. several pictures, 2
iron skillets, dish cart, (9x12)
tOngOleufn rugs, tbx3Ub COnSOleugn
rug. lunch counter and stools, sew
eral rockers, studio touches, lots
of ornaments and souvenirs. | (3x4S)
Congoleum hall runner, l (8x10) Con-
goleum rug. stainless steel knives
forks, spoons and dishes to serve Is
people.
Antiques
Marble top bureau. marble top
washStand, several mirrors, metal
cupboards. 2 settees and / davenport.
several other antiques too numerous
to mention. Also l Chippendale bench.
Terms Of Sale
Personal Property-Cash day of
sale.
Real Estate-2Oq5 day of sale, bal
ance 30 days. Buyer to pay cost of
Revenue stamps and deed transfer.
Ethel Savage Heller (Owner)
Phone GA 2-826t
Auctioneer, Burt Willis
Clerk, Ernest Mackiin
Cashier, Edna Roberts
Sales Manager, George A. Morrison
Lunch will be served by Bowers
Beach Ladies' Aid'. 7-2S-3tp
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Notice of names of persons APP
pearing as owners of certain uf-
claimed property held by:
Greenwood Trust Company
Greenwood, Delaware
Troy ID. Spence. Chillicothe, Ohio
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the state or Delaware VIII OIef at
Public Auction at the site Grain or
shine) the lands described below hav-
ing the appraised value of $4,000, as
the minimum acceptable figure on
WEDNESDAY,, AUGUST 30, 1861
ALL THAT certain tract, piece or
parcel of land situate in Little Creek
Hundred Sussex County, State of
Delaware lying on the easterly side of
the road leading from Susan's Beach
corner to Portsville. said tract being
more particularly bounded and de-
scrbed as follows, TO wit:
BEGINNING at a point a" 4"
concrete monument set in ground) on
the easterly right of way line of the
State Highway leading from Susan S
Beach corner to Portsvile said right
feet distant from the centerline there
of: said point being approximately
opposite State Highway survey sta
ton b 1890 as shown and noted on
16 feet South of the division line e.
ditch between these lands of George
Nj. Dunn and the lands of Victor
Hastings; thence South $40, 25' East,
parallel to said division line (ditchl
and 16 feet distant therefrom 391.0
thence South 80. ~ West. 501.7 feet
to a point Concrete monument j:
thence North $40, 25' West, 315 feet
more or less to a point concrete
monumenD on the. aforementioned
easterly right of way line of said
State Highway; thence by said right
of way line North %. 80 West, 500
feet more or less to the first describ-
ed point and place of BEGINNING.
Containing within said metes and
bounds 4.05 acres of land be the same
more or less, being portion of the
lands of George Nj. and Matte j.
Dunn acquired by the State Highway
Department TO be used for borrow
pit purposes and being a part of the
same lands conveyed to George NJ.
Dunn by deed of Robert S. Brock on
August 81, 194S and recorded in Re-
corder of Deeds Office in Georgetown,
Delaware i'm Deed Book ISL, page $40.
The State Highway Department re-
serves the right to accept or reject
any or all bids obtained at the time
of the sale.
TERMS OF SALE: 500 will be re-
quired by certified check or postal
money order on the day of the sale
and the balance upon delivery of deed.
which deed to be delivered within so
days after sale. Failure to make set
Element within so days after sale will
mean forfeiture of the deposit.
DELAWARE STATE HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT
N. Maxson Terry. Chairman
Ernest A. Davidson
Chief Engineer
Auctioneer: G.. Francis Wilson S-112t
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IN MEMORIAM

JOHNSON-In loving memory of
my husband and our father, Nirel Il.
Johnson, who passed away August s,
1859:
In our hearts memory is kept,
or one we love and will never forget
Dearly loved, sadly missed by Wife,
Children and Grandchildren. S-1l-1tp
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EXECUTORS SAIL
OF VALUABLE
Real Estate
Personal Property

The undersigned Executor under
and by virtue of the power contained
in the last VIII and Testament of Ad-
die Booth. late of near the town of
Delaware. deceased will offer for sale
at public vendue on the premises
which Is on the County road leading
west from u. S. Route No. 10 to
Greenwood Hickman road, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1861
At 1900 O'Clock noon o. S. T.
Personal Property
Cook stove, tables, washing ma
chine telec), lamps chairs, dishes,
space heater, day bed. rockers, desk,
pictures. small radio. room rugs, small
two chairs, beds, and bedding, quilts,
mantle clock, bed room furniture, drop
leaf table sewing machine, chest of
drawers, counter-panes, wash stands,
electric refrigerator. pots and pans
and other cooking utensils, and many
other things found around a well kept
home, and other things found around
a farm consisting of wagon, dearborn,
old harness. and shop tools together
with many other things too numerous
to mention, (some antiques).
Real Estate
All that certain farm. tract, piece
and parcel of land In Mispillion Hun
dred, Kent County. and State Of Del
aware, lying and being on both sides
of the County road leading West
from y. s. Route No. IL to Green
wood Hickman road; bounded on the
North by lands of Garnet and Mildred
Venab1e: on the East by lands of Paul
NJ Bowman Est. and Mildred ]. Bow
man; on the South by lands Of Leroy
Baker and Margaret X. Baker; and
on the West by lands Of the estate
OF David II. Booth, and containing ~
and Ok marches of land
be the same more or less with some
timber lands, and the improvements
thereon being two-story frame
house with electricity, a meat house,
two story frame horse stable and
barn. all In good condition.
Terms Of Sale
Personal Property: Cash on day Of
sale, before removal, from premises.
Real Estate: Twenty (20%) per cent
OF the purchase price must be paid
to the undersigned on the day OF sale.
lis to be paid on or before 2 =. NJ.
DIST, on the 10Th day OF September
| 1861, at The First National Bank Of
Harrington. Harrington, Delaware.
ing title to the lands afore-
said to the purchaser or pur-
chasers will be given. The amount
paid on the day Of sale will be treated
az part Of the purchase price II the
aforesaid terms are fully complied
with by the purchaser or purchasers,
| otherwise the amount paid Will be re-
tained by the Executor as ascertalned
and Iiquidated damages for non-com-
| pliance.
The undersigned reserves the right
TO reject any bid.
THEO. n. HARRINGTON,
Executor OF the Estate of
Addie Booth.
Anthony u. Carroll. Jr., Auctioneer
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10 Cows Milking Now Reg.
Guernsey, Reg. Holsteins, the rest
Grades-S of these cows have calves
by their sides of which can be reg
istered-5 of these cows will freshen
this November-3 cows dry will
stein Heifers will freshen this De-
cember-3 open reg. Holstein Heif-
ers, IL mos. old open Holstein
Heifer, IL mos. old
This herd has been artificially bred
since 1855 by the Maryland Artificial
stems were bred by Champion, Della,
Mister and Grand Master. The Guern-
sey Cows We're bred by Pre- Kelvin.
Quartus. King John and Durshorn.
All of the Registration papers have
been kept up to date. The entire herd
has been T.B. and Blood Tested with
in the last 80 days.
MILKING EQUIPMENT
Two Surge Seamless Mixer Units,
Surge Mixer Pump with Pipe, Inter
national Scan Milk Cooler. Is Milk
cans, Saf-Gard 15-gal. hot water heat
er, milk can hoist. milk can rack,
electric fencer. buckets and STEAMERS.
MACHINERY
New Holland Super IS power take
off Baler, John Deere side delivery
rake on rubber, John Deere side de-
livery rake on steel, John Deere Mod
ell L. tractor spreader, New Idea
spreader on steel, farm wagons.
FEED
Fifteen hundred bales good hay, 400
bales good straw, so tons of silage.
TERMS-Cash, day Of sale.
ALBERT G. DUKES, Owner
Auctioneers:
CARROLL Bros, Dover, Del.
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PUBLIC AUCTION

The State Highway Department Of
the State of Delaware will offer at
Public Auction at the site Grain or
shine) the lands described below hav-
ing the appraised value of $1,000, as
the minimum accent n bile figure on