Milford chronicle., 1939-08-18
GEORGETOWN
Mrs. John L. wilson Dead

Mrs. John L. Wilson Dead
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabetl
(Dodd) Wilson, wife Of John l.. vii
son, East Cedar street, this city, wht
died at Sis o'clock ON Monday after
room. in the Homeopathic Hospital
Wilmington, of complication OF dis
eases, were held in the First Metho
dist Protestant Church, Market anc
King streets, here, on Thursday af'
ternoon at o'clock, in charge of the
pastor. the Rev. NJ. L. Dearholt, as
sisted by the Rev. John T. Bailey, OF
Calvary Methodist Church. Milford, q
former pastor. Interment was made
in Union cemetery, on South Race
street
Mrs. Wilson was one of the active
members of the First NJ. p. Church
being closely identified with the La
dies Aid Society and the different
church organizations.
She was a member of Keturah Re-
bekah Lodge, No. 8. of Frankford,
women's branch of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. and of George
town Chapter Order Eastern Star.
Mrs. Wilson was born on October
2, 1873, and ten months ago quietly
observed her 65th birthday anniyer-
sary in good health.
She was stricken about ten weeks
ago and her condition gradually be-
came worse, until death came.
/ Mrs. Wilson twice was married, her
| first husband being the late William
Jester. By the union three children
survive: William Jester, prominent
railroad man of Harrington; Mrs. AL
fred Hudson. of MillsbOrO. and The
Odore NJ. Jester. East Cedar street,
this place.
Her second marriage on June 22,
1915. was to John l.. Wilson. now a
retired railroad man, by whom she
is survived and who on April 20. next
year. will observe his S0th birthday.
She was stepmother of Oscar S.
Wilson, Georgetown newspaperman.
Resurrects An Old Law
Fer Swearing
Whether to impose minimum fine,
which he could do under a statute
laid down in the Revised Code of
Delaware. of 1852, or invoke a more
serious one passed by the Legislature
in 1909. was the alternative of Mag
istrate W. Elwood Wright, when JOS
eph Harmon, Moor, and considered
industrious. was arrested by High
way Officers c. X. Seitz and William
Horney on the highway from George
town to Milton, somewhat under the
influence of liquor and using profane
language. Magistrate Wright, know
ing Harmon and how industrious he
was, did not choose to send him to
prison. He. therefore, elected to in
woke the statute of the Revised Code
of 1852, or otherwise he would have
been forced to impose a fine five
times greater and in default of pay
ment sent him to prison for ten days |
A fine of $500 and costs of $500 was
imposed, which Harmon paid
The Revised Code of 1852. which |
has a statute that never has been re-
pealed, so far as can be learned. pro-
yides that "a justice of the peace
may be caused to be assessed any
drunken person, or any person, who
in his hearing shall profanely swear
by the name of God, Christ Jesus, or
the Holy Spirit. and such person,
being thereof convicted by view of
the justice OF the peace, or other
proof, shall be fined fifty cents for
each such profane oath and fifty
cents for each such Offense of being
drunk"
The statute passed in 1909, 80 years
ago during January or February. pro-
vides, Amy whom shall brawl, quar-
rel, use abusive, obscene, threatening
Or prOfane language in a loud tone
Of voice or be intoxicated in any pub
lie place within the State OF Della
ware an dOutside the limits of any
city or town. shall be
ieemed guilty of disOrderly conduct
and the same is hereby made a nuis-
lnce, and upon conviction thereof \
shall be punished by a fine not ex-
,eeding SO, and in default of the
payment of such fine shall be impris-
med not exceeding ten days"
The first person in the State, at
east in Sussex county, TO be convict
d under the 1909 statute was on
april Is, that year. before the late
iagistrate William A Warrington.
One William J. Hearn, of Lincoln
,ity. brought suit against a promi
ent citizen of the little town. whose
anne at this time is withheld for So
ial and business purposes. charging
hat he was abused on the streets. A
ispute arO4e between the two men
yer some unknown cause and il was \
lleged that Hearn was cursed and =
Having knowledge that .
recent statute had been passed by
he 1909 session of the Legislature,