Milford chronicle., 1911-06-23
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Leaving his home last Saturday morn
ing on the early train to attend the funeral
of Charles Pepper, Jr., in Wilmington,
former Coroner of Sussex County Alfred
P. Pepper, of this town, was grief strick-
en- upon reaching Wilmington when he
was handed telegram which broke the
news to him that his wife, Amanda, had
died within an hour after his departure.
Mrs. Pepper had been unwell for several
days, but her condition was not generally
regarded as being alarming, and for the
past two days she had showed signs of
convalescence. Friday night she insisted
that her husband, whom she said never
neglected attending the funeral of any of
his relatives, go to Wilmington to the
funeral of his nephew, telling him she
was alright and was feeling much better
and for him not to worry over her. To
please her the husband went, but had not
been on the train long before his wife Va.
seized with a violent pain in the head,
which is believed to have gone to her
heart and caused her death. She was
68years old. Efforts to reach the husband
by telegram proved futile, and it was not
until he reached Wilmington that he re-
ceived the news of his wife's death. The
funeral services were conducted in Wes-
ley NJ. f. Church Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock by the Rev. J. W. Colona, pastor
in charge, assisted by Revs. Adam Stem
gle and L. E. Poole. of Wilmington, for
mer pastors of the church The funeral
was one of the largest attended for a
weekday ever held in the church. Inter
ment was made in Union Cemetery.
The season for packing peas in this
county will come to a close. this week,
and it is said that the yield this year has
not been up to the expectations. The
shortage in the crop is said to have been
due to the long continuous drouth at the
time the blossoms and peas were form
ing
Frank and Ernest TimmOns. the two
young men of near Dagsboro. who COM
mitted an assault and battery on William
Murray, merchant of that town, while
he was on his way home. and who subse-
quently made their escape into Maryland
were apprehended Saturday night last
at Salisbury by Sheriff Kelly and turned
over to State Detective Walls at Delmar
Monday and brought here early in the
evening, given a hearing before Justice
Warrington and committed to Jail in de
fault of $500 bail for court. Shortly after
the young men made their escape, Murray
told the authorities that probably they
had gone to Salisbury and Detective
Walls found them there. The men were
stopping just across the street from
Sheriff Kelly, but on that day they had
gone out to work in different directions
md it was somewhat of a difficult task to
lrrest both. Leaving instructions to the
heriff, Detective Walls returned and
Saturday night officer Kelley went over
nd arrested them and placed them in
all until Monday when they we're
urned over to Detective Walls at Del
mar.
The Ushers' Union Of Wesley NJ. K.
,hurch is laying off i mis- court on the
IcFee lot, in the rear Oh church.
Clerk of the Peace. Ma. L. Davis,
as received the books contal lg the Ii
ense for the sale of deadly weA ms and
he registration books for the ma es of
le purchasers, which is compliance, With
hats termed Ellison s Fire Arm Law.
ONE of the local dealers, after the pas
lge of the act, put aside their firearms
nd since that time have not had them
1t for sale. It is believed that they will
ot take out the license.
Joseph J. Laving, of Wilmington, has
,cepted a position as mail clerk between
ewes and Harrington.
By virtue of an order Of Orphans
ourt, Woodburn Martin, trustee for
aul and Dorothy King, minor children
Thomas King, who died a few months
70 will sell "a building lots on sSatur-
ly, June oath, at the corner of King
I'd Cooper streets, Laurel. This will
Z one of the largest sales Of building
tes that has ever been held in this
,unty.
This town can boast of having twelve
Itomobilists who are almost steadily
.en tanning the breeze"
An adjourned term of Orphans Court
i'd Court of Chancery will be held Fri
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