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MARYLAND MANUAL 277

WICOMICO COUNTY
County Seat..Salisbury

Origin of Name..From wicko-mekee, where houses are built, i. e., a village

on the stream.

Date of Formation..1867. Area..387.37 square miles.
Court Terms..Jury, second Monday in March and September. Non-
jury, first Monday in January and July.
Orphans' Court Days..Every Tuesday of each month.

Elected Officers
(All elected officers may be addressed at the County Seat.)

Name Office Term Expires
Rex Anderson Taylor.......,..,..,..........State's Attorney.................................. 1943
J. Waiiam Slemons.................................Clerk of the Circuit Court ................1942
J. Asbury Holloway.............................Register of Wills......................................1942
Marvin Bounds Gordy...........................County Sheriff........................................1942
Charles W.Bennett...............................County Treasurer..................................1943
Henry S. Todd, Jr................................. County Commissioner.........................1942
W. Lee Allen..............................................County Commissioner.........................1942
Elijah R. Epnis.................................... County Commissioner............................1942
Ralph O. Dulany .....................................County Commissioner...........................1942
William S. Messick.............................County Commissioner...........................1942
Carl H. Smith.............................................Judge Orphans' Court (Chief) ..........1942
Henry W. Disharoon...............................Judge Orphans' Court .........................1942
JosiahV. McGrath.............................Judge Orphans' Court ........................1942
Roy E. Moore..........„.,.,.....................County Surveyor .................................1943

Officers Appointed by the Governor
TRIAL MAGISTRATES
(All Terms Expire May, 1943)

Name . Address
E. Sheldon Jones, for Salisbury..................................................................Salisbury
Harry E. Hudson, (Substitute)......................................................................Delmar

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
(All Terms Expire May, 1943)

Name District Address
Owen McNeal............................................ 4th........................................................Pittsville
Arthur M. Rencher,..,...............................12th...................................................Jesterville

SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS
(All Terms Expire June, 1943)

Charles H. Wier, Jr............................Democrat......................................Salisbury
Frank Brown..................................................................................... ........Salisbury
Stanley G. Robins...............................Republican.............................. ........Salisbury

COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

Name Term Expires Address
Marion A. Humphreys................... 1943 ...............................................Salisbury
Wilbur Milton Rounds ..................1945 ................................................Salisbury
Henry W. Roberts ..........................1947 ..............................................Salisbury

 

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