Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
GEORGETOWN
PeDper Reunion

The eighth annual reunion OF thl
Pepper. family, descendants o
Joshua Pepper, was held on Sun
day afternoon at Trappe Pond, si1
miles from Laurel, with 147 clans
men present. They entertained tel
guests.
A short devotional service was
led by William Hamilton, assisted
by the Shriver family. The Selby
vile High School Band accompan.
led the group singing and enter,
tanned during the afternoon with g
number of selections. A bounteous
luncheon was served by the Pepper
cooks, consisting of the wives
daughters, sisters and mothers oi
the different families comprising
sthe reunion. officers for the yeal
were chosen as follows: President
David R. Pepper, Georgetown; vice
president, Elmer Riggin, Jr., Lau-
rel; secretary and treasurer, Mrs
Lena Hall, Lewes.
The ninth reunion will be held al
Trappe Pond on Sunday, August 1
1943.
They Need Him; He Is Grateful;
They Have Accepted Him
DR.. William D. Gray, age 29
years, of Wilmington, who gradu-
ated from the University of Penn
sylvania Medical School on June
16, 1941, will locate in what is
known as "Longfellow Park" in
Seaford. 1t is understood that he
will be one of the physicians for
the DUPONT nylon plant located
there. DR.. Gray presented himself
to Clerk of the Peace Francis F.
Morgan here this week and signed
the medical register in accordance
with the law and now is ready to
enter upon his duties. Thus he will
become the youngest physician to
enter practice in the county.
1t is interesting to note that on
April 10, 1888, the Delaware Leg
islature passed an act which made
it mandatory for all physicians,
dentists and veterinarians in the
state to register with the clerks of
the peace of the three counties
within ninety days after the pass
age of the act if they had not prac-
ticed eight years before the enact
ment of the law. George H. Bates
was Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives at the time and Sam
uel B. Cooper was Speaker of the
Senate" 1t seems in those days
that the principal officer of the
Senate was called Speaker of the
Senate" instead of President Pro
Tenn.
In the medical register of Sus-
sex county is listed all of the phys
icians, dentists and veterinarians
who in 1883 were practicing as
we'll as all who have engaged in
their profession since that time.
who were not compell-
ed under the law to register did
so. All of them registered during
July of that year.
DR.. George w. Hall, of George
town, was the oldest to sign the
register, both in age and duration
Of practice. He was graduated from
the Jefferson Medical College in
Philadelphia, in March, 1880, and
signed the medical register on July
%, 1888, at the age of rs years.
The late DR.. Joseph w. Marsh, In
dian River District, graduate of
the Jefferson Medical College on
March 8, 1861, was 4S years old
when he complied with the law,
Notwithstanding that he had been
many years.
What Relatives!
Determined to visit their uncle,
Wilson, prominent poultry
nan, living near here, who for
many months has been crippled
with rheumatism, Charles, age Is
Years, and Harry, age 16 years,
sons of James Thomas Wilson, of
Pa, Monday peddled
heir way here on their bicycles,
he entire distance of approximate
y 200 miles. They left home at 6
/. m. and arrived at their uncle's
lone at $3.50 that night.
They averaged approximately IL
niles per hour. During the mean
ime they avoided traffic, had to
top at different points for rest and
The boys made the
eturn trip home last Saturday.
What success they will have, dur
ng the heat wave, remains to be
earned. They have been cautioned,
Iowever, by Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson to
axe their time, watch for traffic
nd rest when they become too hot
r fatigued. .
During their stay on the farm of |
heir uncle they were impressed
nth the massive poultry houses
yhich are capable of producing TO- !!
90 .broilers every 16 weeks, many
which, probably, find their way
rom their uncle's farm to their
ables.
The boys had a delightful time
-atching the feeding of chickens,
le care that is given them, the
ousing and the methods of mar
citing as told them by their uncle.
hey were amazed of the enormity
the broiler business in lower
elaware. They had been told and
ad read that Sussex county was
lie largest broiler producing area
the country; but they rode their
cycles to their uncle's farm
here they obtained some first
and information.
George Washington Bradley, Cal :
pun Avenue, is confined to the
ilford Memorial Hospital suffer- j
e from cuts about the arms, chest
I'd neck as result of falling
rough a glass door at his home.
e was in such a weakened con-
tion before he reached the hos
tai from the loss of blood that !
} became unconscious. While there
e hopes of his recovery, his con- I
ton is still serious. t
Miss Madeline v. Kitchens,