Milford chronicle., 1940-08-09
GEORGETOWN
Hney.Pscock

Miss Marie Margaret Riley. dauei
ter Of James p. and the late Mrs
hattie Riley. and Woodrow Wilson
Peacock, Of Seaiord son Of Mr.. ane
Mrs Isaac Peacock, Of near POGO.
moke City, ND, has been made. The
wedding took place at Rehobotl
Beach on July "a, the Rev. Conrad
Hamer performing the ceremony.
Pepper Family Reunion
The sixth annual reunion OF the
Pepper family was held on Sunday
afternoon at Mulberry Landing, near
Fenwick Island, attended by mem
bers of the clan from all parts Of
the state and the adjoiiing counties
in Maryland
The first reunion Of the Peppers.
descendants Of the late David Pen
rer, who was married on January
IL 1888, to Naomi Warrington, was
held at Riverdale Park, on the In
dian River Bay, on August Is, 1895.
The late David and Mrs. Naomi
Warrington Pepper had seven chill
6ren: Harriet Ann Pepper. who mar
ried Josiah Marvel: Mary Elizabeth
Pepper, who married William II.
Lingo; David Marvel Pepper, who
married Rebecca Hearn; Charles
Tunnell Pepper who married Louisa
Gooden; Lydia Eleanor Pepper, who
married Brutus B. Boyde; Eli Pep
per, who married Mary e. Burton
and Arthur Burton Pepper. The first
meeting was the Tooth anniversary
Of the birth Of Mrs. Harriet Ann
tPepper) Marvel, wife OF Josiah
Marvel and mother OF Mrs. Jennie
Phillips, East Market street, this
city; Mrs. Harriet Wilson, widow Of
former State Insurance Commission
er Thomas r. Wilson, the late Judge
David T. and Josiah Marvel, of will
mington; the late Andrew Marvel
end the Misses Ida and Annie Marvel
cf this city, and the late DR.. Charles
Marvel, Of Richmond, Ind.
The Peppers long have been iden-
tilted with agricultural pursuits
throughout lower Delaware and are
among the outstanding farmers and
poultrymen and dairymen. Descen-
dants have been prominent in the
social, political and business life in
this state. The reunion on Sunday |
was one of the largest held since it |
was decided to hold the annual gath
erings.
Finance Agent Arrested
Gallon Pierce, SIG East 18th street,
Wilmington, representative of the /
Liberty Finance Company, 606 Mar
ket street, Wilmington, is being held
by Magistrate w. Elwood Wright,
this city, in $500 bail, for the October
term of Court Of General Sessions on
a charge of larceny of an automobile
said to belong to Elmer Baker, of
Milton, on July rs.
Pierce, it is said, representing the
Liberty Finance Company, was or
oered to go to Milton and take the
car of Baker on which back pay
ments were due. He seized the car
and, il is said, drove it to Whining
ton for the purpose Of turning il
over to the Liberty Finance Com
pany Baker had a warrant issued
for Pierce before Magistrate Wright,
and State Detective Charles ElwOod
Wilkins and County Constable War
rem Wilson went to Wilmington and
placed him under arrest. Pierce is
said to have been arrested on Friday
and the hearing before Magistrate /,
Wright took place on Friday night.
Pierce gave bond for the October
.erm of court and was released.
This is the second time that an
agent of a finance concern has been
lrrested in this county within the
Iast few months for seizing an au-
omobile on which back payments
fere due to the finance concern
which the agent was representing.
such an instance happened at Lewes
ONE months ago and an arrest was I
lade There were certain extenu- 0
ting circumstances, it is said, and e
he finance agent was absolved.
The case of Pierce, 1t is UNDER =
TODD from the authorities, will be Y
ried in court to determine if the y
gent of a finance concern can, on NJ
ccount of back payments, take a
ar from the streets without con- Il
Iltation with the purchaser. y y
lerk TO Sheriff Suthard Hurt u
Miss Edna Mae Short, daughter of u
Irs. Ehie P. Short, Market street, :;
ewes, is suffering from a severe q
left ankle at her home in =,
le Breakwater town as a result Of d
issing her footing on the steps of q q
ie Federal building here. She is tn
,nfined to her bed and it may be y
lat she has sustained broken liga- az
ent :.
Miss Short is employed as secre- at
~ in the Office of her uncle, Sher- ~
! Edward J. Suthard, here, and is "
idely known throughout the coun- %
and is very popular. She may be so
,nflned to her home for several 81
eeks. N
ruek Collide; Drivers Fined ";
COrneilison, truck driver
/ the Boyertown Casket Company, VI
lily Arch street, Philadelphia, W W
d David b. Browning, OF near -,
lmpa. Fla, were both arrested this "a
eek by Highway Policeman Wal
+ Sherwin on a charge of reck-
s. driving on the DUPONT highway.
IS than a mile north of the police
stion. which is located about a mile -
I'M this city along the dupont ~
ghway. Corneilison, former Sus- ~
( countian, had two caskets to be ~
Ilvered and was travelling north ~ ~
.rd when he met the truck of ~ ~
owning. loaded with ice, coming =.
ath. In some manner, because of W
) large size of the trucks and with
clearance of five feet. they cOllid- -
damaging both trucks as we'll as ~ ..
caskets in the Philadelphia die
Ick. Corneilison was cut about the -
arm from flying glass and had to ~
to a local physician to have par
les OF glass removed from his