Milford chronicle., 1933-02-10
James P. Dukes Died Thursday

Former Sheriff James P., Dukes
died at his home on West Market
street, Thursday afternoon, after a
brief illness, aged SO years. He leaves
wife and one son. Funeral serv-
ices were held at the house Satnr-
day afternoon at o'clock and bur-
ial made at Millville, Delaware.
Mayor William ]. Mustard, of this
town, quietly observed his 54th
birthday last Friday. Mayor Mus
tard is one of the most widely known
men in public life in lower Della
ware, and within the past 20 years
has held several offices here.
Miss Mary E. Smith, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob S. Smith, of
near town, and Robert H. Conner, of
Wilmington, son of the Rev. and
Mrs. Robert H. Conner, of Ellendale,
were married Sunday afternoon by
the bridegroom's s father They will
make their home in Wilmington.
Earl Hudson was in Elkton on
Monday. ~t.
Mrs. Louise Roach has been visit
ing i'm Middletown. .a. .tst-
Miss Eunice Jones is spending the
weekend in Philadelphia. ga
Robert Powell, of 0nancock, Va,
has been visiting his sister, Mrs.
Joseph Cahall. .s.
Mrs. James Mock has been con-
fined to her home on Race street
this week by illness.
Miss Elizabeth Cahall, of Bridge
vile, is the guest of her brother,
Joseph L. Cahall, Esq.
Jack Layton, a student of Lehigh
University, at Bethlehem, Pa, is
home on a mid-term vacation.
Mrs. Edward Sudler and Miss
Laura Richards attended meeting
of 1.-THE Relief Committee in Dover on
Thursday. --. =
Mr.. and Mrs. John Leisure and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fowler, of Will
mington, were guests of Mrs. Green
Short over the weekend. .,-...-
Rev. William Gibson, former pas
tor of the Presbyterian Church here,
and now of New Castle, visited
friends here the first of the week.
Miss Sara Katherine Cook has ar
rived home from Washington, where
she has been a student at George
Washington University.
Mrs. Lavinia Howett, of Camden.
has been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Steiner, near town.
Mrs. Steiner is recuperating from
an attack of pneumonia.
,Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Summons and
daughter, Miss Clara, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. AlvernOn Messick
and daughter, Mrs. Elva Harrington.
of near Salisbury, Md. go hl
George NJ. ThorOughgOOd and fam
lily, who have been occupying their
cottage at Rehoboth since last June,
have returned to their home here
The net proceeds of the annual
turkey supper given last Thursday
night by the Georgetown Volunteer
Fire Company, amounted to $lO6-5l-
Last Wednesday was the S4th |
birthday anniversary of Freeman 5. |
Allen, which he quietly observed at |
his home on North Railroad avenue.
Mr.. Allen is a native of Gowanda,
N. Y. He has been a resident OF /
about three years.
Elisha G. Ryan and M. J. McDer-
mott, of this town, have purchased !
the New Theatre at Seaford,
HOfficers for the Georgetown Fire
Company have been elected for the
ensuing year as follOws:' president,
H. Marsh; first vice-pres1-
dent, Walter p. Townsend; second
James A. Devin; re-
cording secretary, David R. Pepper;
assistant recording secretary, Fran
els j. Short; treasurer, Walter L.
fire chief, 0lin d. john
son; first assistant fire chief, Har-
ry l.. HolsOn.
.Theo. Burton, Jr., of the firm of
Theo. Burton, Jr. & Co., local auto
mobile dealers. has purchased for
1880 two of the valuable Robinson
building lots, on the north side OF
Market street. We are informed it
S Mr.. Burton's intention of building
| modern home on the lots at some
'uture time, but not this year, anu
move here from MillsbOrO, his native
iume. He is one of Georgetowns
most enterprising business men,, He
las a wife, who is daughter OF ex-
Sheriff and Mrs. l.. w, Birmingham
md one son, Theodore, 3rd.
Last Tuesday, Byron Pepper made
lis last trip as mail carrier on rural
quite No. G, going out from George
own, and the territory so efficiently
erved by him has been added to the !
outes of w. d. Brasure, w, M. K.
;temples and Everett Conaway. Nos. {
;.2 and 5, respectively. In his
early 20 years of service under 9
tncle Sam, much of which time was
made by the use of a horse, II Is
stimated Mr.. Pepper travelled a dis
ance of more. than eight and one $
alf times around the world. Mr..
'epper is practical farmer, dairy
nan and poultryman and it will not 7
e. difficult for him to find enough !
D do to keep out of mischief
Mrs. Hattie Cannon and MISS
.achel Barr. of Delmar, was IN
1wn Thursday and it is rumored d
Irs. Cannon will lopen beauty q
hop i'm our town soon. L