Milford chronicle., 1926-10-15


home Saturday morning, October 8,
1926, in Milton, age 20 years, Z
months and 16 days. Funeral at
Mount Salem Chapel, Wilmington, at
IL o'clock Tuesday morning. Inter
ment in the cemetery adjoining the
church. He was a retired railroad
conductor. He leaves a widow, Mrs.
Clara Drescoll, one daughter and two
sons.
DEPUTY
Winfield Deputy, aged about 66
years, died at his Ecine on Church
street, North Milford, On Tuesday,
October 5th, 1926. He was one Of that
class of co.ored men who accumu-
lated property, and by steady appli-
cation to his work as a mechanic, he
oMned five dwellings in Milford, and
Thad securities amounting to a tidy
sum. He was a victim of the Doll
| ings swindle of recent years to the
extent of fifteen hundred dollars. He
| leaves a wife as his immediate FAM
lily; who has for years been pastry
cook at one of the large hotels in
Cape May, N. J. Winfield was
known to his acquaintances as a
colored gentleman and a good citi-
zen.
BELTS
Mrs. Rita J. Belts, wife of A. L.
Belts, of NIillsboro, died suddenly at
her home early Wednesday morning
October 13, 1926. Mrs. Belts had been
in ill health for some time but hel
sudden death was unexpected. The
deceased was 58 years of age and
leaves a husband and seven children
William Belts, of Wilmington; Mrs
George Atkins of MillsbOrO, Irf
Belts and Harry Belts of Millsboro
Mrs. J. P. Steward, Of Milford, Wal
ter M. Belts, of Philadelphia, anC
Miss Myrtle L. Belts of Millsboro
| The deceased was a member Of ZOa
| NJ. e. Church and leaves a host o
friends in this section. The funera
services will be held at Zoar Churcl
| Friday afternoon at 1870 o'clock.
DENNEY
Mrs. Alaband Denney passed ava
at her late home on the du Pom
Boulevard, Thursday, October
1926. at 2:30 p. m, age 81 years,
months and q days. She is survive
by husband, a son, Alaband, Jr
eight years old, and a daughter, Rutl
Ann, less than four years old; also
sister, Mrs. Geo. Warren of LincOl
and brother, w. Marshall Hugg o
= Milford and a host of friends. Sh
was always of a very quiet and I'm
assuming disposition, a member O
: the Avenue M. e. Church since quit
young and devoted to her immediat
family. Funeral services were he'll
on Saturday afternoon at 2 p. m
conducted by Rev. Disston w. ia
cobs with interment at the Odd Eel
lows cemetery in Milford.
PITCHER
Leon Pitcher who has been at tn
head of the State Constabulary O
Pennsylvania for many years, an
. who is a brother of Mrs. Thoma
Abbott, of near Milford, and Mrs
Samuel C. Evans, of South Milford
was stricken with paralysis at hi
home in Scranton, Pa, last Sunday
His sisters and Mr.. Evans went t
see him and arrived to find his con
dition very serious. Mr.. Pitcher liv
ed in his early childhood in Milford
; where he grew up and became fin
young man with sterling qualities
which in the Spanish-American Wa
of 1898 developed him into a com
, mander and organizer of men Hi
service in the State Constabulary G
Pennsylvania is simply the histor
of the growth of that great depart
ment, which has brought credit t
the state, and after which the othe
states patterned largely yin organizin
> similar police protection. Later h
was with the Coal and Iron Polio
= System of Pennsylvania and in re
. cent years has made his home
Scranton.
Leon S. Pitcher died Wednesda!
October 18th, 1926, of paralysis, a
his home at Scranton, Pa. He wa
= born in Milford, Delaware, where h
grew to manhood and was educated
= He was the only son of the late MI
and Mrs. George Pitcher, who was
business man of this town fort
years ago. The funeral will be hel
this afternoon at 2 o'clock from tn
residence of his sister, Mrs. S. {
Evans, on South Walnut street.
Much cooler weather from now OF