Evening journal., 1900-09-08
.HARBRNON MAN
KILLS HIMSELF
Thomas G. Pepper Went to
Shoot Hawk and After
ward Found Dead

hawk; and taking his sun he len the
house In q few minutes she heard the
report on the gun, and starting in the
direction OF the sound she discovered
her husband lying on the ground and
waving his hand toward her. This
| frightened her ard she screamed for
| help 70 a nsghbOr nearby. pepper
died where he fell. No domestic trOub-
le rs known TO have existed and Mr..
| Pepper appeared TO be I'm amioahle ne
lations with all Coroner Walls held
an inquest late on Saturday afternoon
when the jury rendered q verdict OF
Accidental shooting" The funeral
services were conducted ON Monday
afternoon by the Rev. H. A. Holland at
Beaver Dam NJ. p. Church, and the re-
mains were deposited In that cemetery.
William Il. Lingo, OF Long Neck.
was stricken with paralysis while in
MillsbOro on Wednesday last The un-
! fortunate was taken TO his home where
he died on the following day .Decess-
ed was GS years old. On Saturday the
Obsequies We're sOlcmnized by the lbey.
ID. +. Waddcll of Millsboro and the
remains inferred In the family buryfng
ground.
Lydia Deputy, aged C6 years, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Cherries Deputy of
near Statonville. died on Thursday uf
cholera infantum. Funeral services
were held on Saturday at Union NJ. "a.
! Church by the Rev. j. NJ. Mitchell, OF
! Ellendale. and the remains laid at rest
in the adjacent cemetery.
Mary daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs VIII
liam Pettyjohn, died at tho home of
| her parents i'm Milton. aged / year The
last sad rites were performed on Tues
day morning, the Rev. w j. DuHed-
way officiating, and the remains were
deposited In the Sand Hin cemetery
Samuel Warrington. who has been
spending many months in the South,
is visiting his parents, MIR and Mrs.
James H. Warrington.
Mrs. Annie Carey and son Alfred,
after having spent a pleasant time Wis
iing relatives in BToadkiln, returned
to her city home on Saturday.
Mrs. Hodges, wife Of former pastor
Of the NJ. p. Church Of this tOwn-Rev
Hodgo-but now Of Welhams Md. Ia
the guest of q. w. Atkins and wife and
numerous other acquaintance in Mil
ton.
James Mustard, OF Philadelphia, is
paying his mother and other relatives
a shert visit.
Mr.. Seligmon, proThietoT 81 the big
store paid Milton a call last week
He returned to Baltimore On the sun
day morning train.
p Frank Atkins. wife and two chill
dren ape visiting the formers parents
Prof. p Page Atkins and wife. Pete
as he is famillarly known " Milton, is
on two weeks vacation and expects Ia
put in the time here and at Broadkiln
Beach.
John Wilson lost his fine mare
Mabel c." last week. She died OF
Wednesday night, presumably Of affec-
ton Of the heart and inhamauOn Ol
the stomach. She was years old enl
was valued at $500.
TIE canneries are now running
steady, but the tomatoes are said tC
be Of inferior quality
At the Union Republican primary
held here on Saturday the following
gentlemen were elected to represent thu
tenth representative district at the
county cOnvntion held at Georgetown
8 Tuesday: First election district. JOhI
Black and H. Campbell: alternates, c
] II. Atkins and b. f. Walls. SeconC
election district +. Lynch. II. Brown
2 and Fpank Brereton; alternates, DIR
Geo Messick. Thos. Pritchett and Geo
, Coverdale.
;. Miers Reynolds. OF Washington, d
Q c.. and formerly of this town is here
on a business trip.
Miss Mamie Faucet and Miss SUSIE
o Lettenburg. Of Georgetown, were Tn
% guests Of friends in town on Sunday.
Miss Ella Lacey, also Of Georgetown
d is stopping a while with Mrs. Walte
Beardsley.
T Edgar Lank. Esq. attorney-at-law
s Of Philadelphia, is visiting his mother
Dr. p. ". Tomlinson, Of Wilmington
> spent Sunday with his father-in-law
J, ]. G.. Hazard.
Will Macklin, wife and child, from
n the county seat, were the guests Of hi
n sister Mrs. Frederick Indie ON Sun
day.
d The small boy is saving up his pen
IS nies in anticipation Of the comin
show.
n Captain John Mcgee, Captain Ch7l
s. Burns William Leonard of Philadel
phia, and j. T.. Davidson from Cooper
10 Point, ali Miltonians, came down o.
S. the Saturday evening train for shor
J. visit to their respective families The
returned to their various avacations.
ri Mrs. Sallie Ponder has chartered on
UAl1 VI As4HAuAl NA NAA = NNftaNAe ~ ~ Z
d. Broadlliln Beach after a load Of san
to be used in laying the concrete walk
a around her home residence.
Y Isaac Robinson shipped a carload {
IN canned goods this week.
Up to the present time there are bt
9S voters registered in Broadkiln.
Mrs James Robbins Of Camden,
j., is visiting friends in and near tow
Burton Robinson returned frol
nj Washington on Sunday.
Miss Annie Manship IS visitin
friends in Denton Nd.
rs DR.. p. b. Hopkins returned on MOI
st day from a FIVE weeks tour thrOue
the northern states During this tin
k, he has visited the Switzerland
k America" enjoyed the cooling brsez'
Of the White mountains and the beaI
"a. tiful scenery Of Winnipiseogee is "
se fresh in his memory
Henry B. Lingo, an octOgenaria
"a had a second stroke Of paralysis la
week. He now lies in a comatose sta
-, and his death is hourly expected