Milford chronicle., 1937-05-14
GEORGETOWN
David p. DIckerson Dead

David Pepper Dickerson, one Q
the oldest residents of this city, die
at his home. on South Railroad ave
nue. at 1890 o'clock. Tuesday morn
ing of complication of diseases, af
ter being confined to his bed for th'
past three weeks. age so years, Mint
months and sixteen days.
Funeral services were held from
his late home on Thursday after
noon.
Besides his wife, Mrs.. Annie L
Dickerson, he is survived by the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. Ida Short, 914
Kirkwood street; Mrs. David War
rington, 916 w. 9th street, and Mrs
Rosie PlemmOns, oath, and Jefferson
streets, all of Wilmington, and one
son, Frank Dickerson, living near
here.
Violated Law Regarding
Learners Permit .e.
Arrested on the MillsbOrO-Oak Or
chard highway by Officer William IL.
Horney of the State Police, charged
with allowing more than one person
to occupy a car with him while op-
Grating under a temporary instruc-
ton permit, George w. Wingate of
Millsboro, was fined $1,000 and costs
by Magistrate w. Frank Sharp here.
SalmOns Family To Hold
Reunion At ZOar
The eleventh annual reunion OF
the descendants of John Salmons,
former class leader, exhorter and To-
cal preacher of historic Zoar NJ. +.
Church for 35 years, will be held
next Sunday with an all-day gather
ing of the clan who are scattered
throughout Maryland, Pennsylvania.
New York and Delaware.
The gathering will be at old his
toric Zoar Church which is located
eight miles from here. in Indian Riv-
Ell district and which was greatly
cherished by Salmons.
The body of SalmOns, one of the
original bearing the name in lower
Delaware. is buried in the Davidson
cemetery, two miles from Zoar.
The occasion also will mark the
1S5th anniversary of Zoar Church,
according to records which have
been kept during that. time. 1t is
pretty we'll established, however,
that this landmark dates back to
1860 which would make it 81 years
older than existing records.
MasOnS Give Play
Under direction of Mayor J. Wal
lace Woodford, of Dover, Past Grand
Master of Delaware MasOns, play
entitled Greater Love Hath No
Man" was given on Tuesday night in
the hall of Franklin Lodge No. Il, A.
F and A. NJ. here.
1t was produced by the Dramatic
Guild of Union Lodge No. Z of Do
yer.
The play has been given in
number of lodges throughout Mary
land and Delaware within the past !
few months.
Rebekahs Entertain
Members of keturah Rebekah |
Lodge No. 8, of Frankford. womens |
branch of the Independent Order OF !
Odd Fellows, gave a covered dish
luncheon in the lodge room at $3.50
O'Clock on Tuesday night. The pro
ceeds will be for the benefit of the |
lodge.
Plan Memorial Day Services
Memorial Day exercises will be
held at the Georgetown High School
on Friday afternoon. May 2S. at o.
clock.
The speaker of the afternoon will
be George Hill, department comman-
der of the American Legion for Del
aware.
Members of Sussex Post No. 8. AM
erican Legion. and the Ladies' Aux
iliary of the post, as well as mem
hers of Reynolds Post, Veterans OF
Foreign Wars, and the school chill
dren will participate in The eXer-
cises.
Following the services and eXer-
cises, the cemeteries here will be
visited and the graves of those VINO
in all wars from the
up to and including the
World War will be decorated with
flowers and flags.
Wilbur l.. Adams Named Acting
For Georgetown
Wilbur Louis Adams. former Will
mington attorney and Representative
in Congress from 1888 1885. assumed
his duties last Thursday as acting
postmaster for Georgetown. succeed
ing Andrew Marvey, lawyer, who
was appointed on March II last year
and died on April 8. this year. Mr..
Adams was recommended for the
by Congressman
F.. Allen of SeafOrd.
Mr.. Adams was born in George
town on October %. 1884. son of
Mrs. Sarah Levina Adams and the
late William D. Adams, South Race
street.
AS a boy. he attended the George
town Public Schools, graduating
from the local high school in June,
1901. During the scholastic year
l90l-1902 he attended Delaware Col
lege, now known as the University
Of Delaware. The following year he
entered Dickinson College where be
for two years, 1902-1904.
AT Dickinson he was a popular stu
dent and an especial fayorite in the
Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and the
Bellies Lettres Literary Society.
From boy, he always was fond of
debating. In 1904, he entered the I'm
versity of Pennsylvania, where he
graduated in law in 1907. While at
he University of Pennsylvania, he
was an active member of the Miller
law Club.
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