Milford chronicle., 1930-01-17

After several wee of work on
the part of Sheriff d Coy, State
Detective Ottie Donaway and Cor
poral Norman R. Purnell of the
highway police, they have arrested
six persons who are believed to have
been doing most of the robbing in
lower Delaware since Thanksgiving.
Those arrested and now in the Sus-
sex Jail, are Mrs. Lydia Dickerson
and two sons, James and Frank
Dickerson and Wren Collins and
wife, Mrs. Agnes Collins and Clark
Wissemont. The Dickerson brothers
were arrested in Wilmington on
Tuesday night at the home of their
sister. Local officers were assisted
in the arrests by Oficers Virden
and Mcdaniel of Wilmington. 1t is
said by the police that the brothers
have admitted their guilt in several
of the rObberies and have implicat-
ed their mother, Collins and his
wife.
Twenty-one turkeys stolen from
Harvey Carey, of Cedar Creek dis
trict, and found in a woods near the
Dickerson home, gave the officers
one of the first clues. Another
strong link in the chain of evidence
gathered was the larceny of a guam
tity of lockwood from the farm of
Mark Graham in Nanticoke District,
which is said to have been located
at the Dickerson home, as well as
two lots of soy beans stolen from
Harvey McIlvaine, Cedar Creek Dis
trict, a portion of which were sold
in Milford and fredericksburg, Md.
The Dickerson family live in the
vicinity of Staytonsville, between
Greenwood and Milford, this county.
Among some of the places robbed
last month were the farms of Har-
vey Carey, Cedar Creek district, Il
turkeys; Harvey McIlvaine, Cedar
Creek district, two lots of soy beans,
sold in Milford and fredericksburg,
Nd; Oscar Tatmon, near Bridge
vile, 200 chickens; Mark Graham,
Nanticoke district, 80 bushels pota-
toes and lot of lockwood evergreen
valued at $500; George Mitchell,
near Georgetown, IS chickens; Reid
Boyer, Redden, four miles north OF
Georgetown, IS chickens. In all,
more than $1,000 worth of property
has been stolen.
Former Tax Receiver W. A. Long
Of Greenwood was circling among
friends here Tuesday.
Former Sheriff William o. john
son was among friends here Thurs
day.
Louise Hudson of the County Tax
Office is confined to her home on
North Bedford street, by illness.
Mrs. Bud Coy and Miss Sall1e +:
Messick were visitors Of the Midland
Grange on Thursday.
Miss Edna Barr has been i'll at
her home on East Market street.
Mrs. William Wyatt and MIS-
Clifford Wilson spent Monday with
Mrs. Mary Crouch of Milton. i
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hudson ana
children were visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rodney M. Wilgus, Sr.
Mrs. Lillian Dukes has been ILL.,
but has resumed her Office duties.
Miss Billie Lane of fredericksburg,
Md, has been among friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Warren Holson
and Miss Alma Bailey and Francis
Short were visitors at the home OF
Rev. and Mrs. ]. T. Bailey, recently.
Miss Elsie Phillips spent Thurs-
day and Friday in Wilmington at
tending a convention of the Bell
Telephone Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bennum nave
been spending a few days in Phlla-
delphia. 8.
Miss Elsie Rose spent the first OF
last week in Wilmington.
Mrs. Martha Layton spent the nrsI
of the week in Frankford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Short were
in Claibourne, Nd, on Monday.
Mrs Frank w. Wilkins spent last
Tuesday with her son in Milford.
Mrs. Annie Wilson has been spen-
ding a few days in Delmar.
Mrs. Edward C. Morris and MISS
Anna Marvel spent Tuesday in Sea-
ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. T. Purnell and
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman R. Purnell
have been recent visitors in Will
mington.
Mrs. John T. Knowles and Mrs.
Harry L. Thomas attended the Eas-
tern Star Banquet at Frankford on
Wednesday evening.
oliver T. Farrow attended the
banquet given in Wilmington by the
Diamond State Telephone Company
on last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Marker had as
s71ests last Sunday the formers mo-
ther, Mrs. Susie Marker, and MI
and Mrs. Ira DeLong and children
Robert and Doris Iva, Of FELTON,.
Mrs. Lucie L. Wilson Of Lancas-
ter. Pa, is spending some time here.