Milford chronicle., 1941-07-18
GEORGETOWN
Robert H. burton Is Dead

!. pital Monday night, where he ha,
: been confined for the past fiv
e weeks, suffering from a complica
:. ton Of diseases. Mr.. Burton wa
} born In Prime Hook Neck, neai
r Slaughter Beach, on April 13, 1852
son of Mr., and Mrs. Benjamin d
, Burton. When a young man h,
: moved to farm in the Redden sec
/ ton, four miles north of here
/ where he conducted agricultural
J pursuits until five years ago when
he moved to Georgetown to make
his home with his sister, the late
Mrs. Sallie Wagamon. Within the
past few months he had lived on
West Laurel street, between North
Bedford and Race streets with his
nephew, John Burton Wagamon.
Mr.. Burton had been in failing
health since the Christmas holi-
days. His condition gradually
grew worse until he was forced to
go to the hospital for treatment
about five weeks ago.
His father, the late Benjamin D..
Burton, served for five years as
Recorder of Deeds of Sussex coun-
ty, having been appointed by the
late Governor John P. Cochran on
May 16, 1876, and serving until May
16, 1881, when he was succeeded by
former Judge William H. Boyce,
now resident of Dover. In those
days courthouse officials, and even
the Attorney General of the state
were appointed by the governors.
This continued until the new con-
stitution in 1897.
Funeral services were conducted
on Wednesday afternoon at the
Carey Funeral Home, corner North
Bedford and West Laurel streets,
this city, with interment in the Me-
chanics cemetery, at MillsborO.
Mr.. Burton was active in Demo-
cratic politics in the Redden sec
ton for more than forty years.
He is survived by one brother,
Isaac Burton, living near Norris
town, Pa, who for many years was
prominent dentist in German
town, Pa, but retired some years
ago. His brother also is a promi-
nent real estate owner in Phila-
delphia.
Funeral of Mrs. ROxie E. Lingo
The funeral of Mrs. Roxie e.
Lingo, age 50 years, wife of Will
liam Lingo, near here, who died on
Saturday morning in the Milford
Memorial Hospital, was held Tues
day afternoon at 2 o'clock in
charge of the Rev. Omar E. Jones,
pastor of Wesley Methodist Church,
North Race street. Interment was
made in Union cemetery.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by the following children:
Mrs. George Knapp of Cleveland,
Ohio; Mrs. Rosie Townsend, of Oak
Orchard, popular resort on the In
dian River Bay, and Carlton of
Cape May, N. ].
RehObOth Club Raided
Swooping down on the Rehoboth
Indian Beach Club on Saturday,
State Detective William Bevis, who
lives at Rehoboth Beach, seized
seven slot machines which are said
to have been in operating coQdi-
tion and at the same time is alleg-
ed to have been armed with a
warrant for the club manager, Syl-
vester Beer. Mr.. Beer, appearing
before Magistrate W. Elwood
Wright, this city, on Monday, was
released upon giving bail in the
sum of $4,000 for the October term
of Court of General Sessions.
Decker Palmer
Rebecca L. Decker and Linford
Y. Palmer, both of Rehoboth Beach,
were married on Thursday night of
last week by the Rev. N. W. Right
myer, rector of st. Martins Church
at Bethany Beach. The Rev. Mr..
Rightmyer also is rector of st.
Peters Protestant Episcopal
Church at Lewes.
To Hold Outing
Members of the Sussex and Kent
Dental Society will hold an outing
at the Rehoboth Beach Country
Club on August IA. DR.. ]. Edwin
Dunn, of Seaford, and DR.. J. Gill
bert Wiltbank, two of the officers,
will be on the entertainment com
mittee. Members of the committee
are to be selected within a short
time.
For Three Months
Harry Jones, living here, charged
with assault and battery on John
Henry, Jr., South Railroad avenue,
a few weeks ago, was sentenced in
the Court of General Sessions to
serve three months in the county
prison.
Named Jail Guard .
Victor Hill, Jr., living at Harbe-
son, six miles east of here, has
been appointed a guard at the Sus-
sex county prison by the board of
trustees. He assumed his duties
this week.
Mr.. Hill, 2S years old, was born {
at Seaford, but has spent the |
greater part of his life here. He is
an active young Republican and
brother of Register of Wills Will
liam L. Hill, by whom he has been
employed for many months as l
clerk in the latter's store on Mar 9
xet street, near the court house.
Held On Three Charges
Leroy Tunnel, of Williamsville, I
was arrested by Highway Officer n
H. Horney on three motor c
vehicle violations. The first charge
was taking the car of Mrs. Bertha e
4. Dickerson and driving it off
without her consent. In default of
/ fine of $4,000 and costs, Magis- 7
rate w. Elwood Wright committed \
him to prison for so days. On two y
,ther counts-parking on the high y
way. and driving without a license
he was fined $500 and costs in
zach case and in default of pay =
nent was given an additional pris- '