Milford chronicle., 1923-01-05


vicinity was deeply shocked TO leaLI II
of the sudden death of FREDERICK
Clifton, on December 22nd' OF ap
poplexy, aged 54 years. Funeral ser
vices were conducted at his late % hom'
on Tuesday, December 18th, at wv
o'clock by Rev. Davis OF the M y
Church and interment made in th'
family plot in the M. E. cemetery. In'
deceased was a conductor, on what Il
known as the Queen Anne r. R.' an'
was well known and liked along th'
entire route to Love Point, having
conducted his train as usual away
from Lewes toward Love Point, Oh
Friday, and starting to make the re-
turn Journey, when but few miles
from Love Point, he was stricken anO
onlv lived a short time after reacnins
his home here. His family, conslstlng
of a widow. who was Miss Cahall' OF
Greenwood. before her marriage, ano
four sons, William, Freddy, Hiram al anO
Fillmore, and one daughter, Neinei
have the sympathy of all IN their pc
reavement.. w. T. Atkins was tne Iu-
neral director.
James B. Cooper, husband OF SaraH L
Waples Cooper, died at his nome oo az
Fort Washington, Pa, on December ~
aged so years, of mitral regurslCa-
tion. Services were conducted at INC
home on Tuesday Goth and on Wednes-
dav the funeral cartege proceeded TO
Tewes. the former home of Mrs. Coo
ner where interment was made In her
family burial plot at st. Peters ?. E.
cemetery. w. T. Atkins was the rune
raj director.
Miss Sarah Marshall, late of Ph1la-
delphia, died at the home of her Dro.
ther, Moses D. Marshall, in LeWes, Oh
chronic nephritis, aged 66 years. Fu-
neral services were conducted at ner
brothers home on Thursday by Rev
M. Davis, and interment made IN the
M. r. cemetery. Deceased is survived
nv two sisters, Mrs. Mary Holly, OF
Philadelphia and Miss Elizabeth Mar
shall. of Lewes, and one brother,
Moses. with whom she lived Of recent
years. w. T. Atkins was the funeral
director.
Mrs, Efie Wilson Tappen, wife OF
Bruce Tappen, of Rehoboth, ana
daughter of the late Peter Wilson and
wife. died at her mothers home IN
Milton, on December 26th of tubercu-
losis, aged 35 years. Funeral services
were conducted at the home in Milton
on Friday at 2 o'clock and ntermenL
made in the M. E. cemetery at Reno
both. The deceased is survived by
husband, mother and one sister, Mrs:
Annie Dickerson of near Zion ana
three brothers, VIM. Marshall Wilson,
Milton; and John and Robert Wilson,
Of Lewes. w. T. Atkins was the fune-
raj director.
William A. Russell has completed
the erection of new coast guard sta-
ton at Bethany Beach and is mere at !
his home in Pilottown for awhile.
Edison c. Lodge, assistant cashier
of the Sussex Trust Company is con-
fined to his home with the grippe.
James P. Prettyman, one of the post
Office employees, is confined to his
home with grippe and William G. Pret-
lyman, the village carrier, is also con-
fined with it and w. Herald Britting-
ham is substituting in his stead.
Rev. C. H. B. Turner, rector OF st.
Peters P. E. Church, has been at the |
Beebe Hospital, for several days, ne
was taken there when slight fire oc-
Cured at his home few days ago.
and not knowing what the result OF
the fire might be he was Immediately
taken to the hospital.
Pilot John H. H. Kelly, of Philadel-
phia, formerly of this town, has tax
en- command of the pilot boat, Ph1la-
delphia, for the coming two weeks.
Miss Elizabeth Orr who has been
l.. Chi orfO ]
turned to her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. White OF
Philadelphia, are spending few days
with the formers parents here Mr.
and Mrs. William w. White, who are
both confined to their beds with the
grippe.
Mrs. Mary R. Evans has returned
rom visit to her son, Lieutenant
Donald R. Evans, at Annapolis Md.
Miss Amanda Prettyman, school
eacher of Indian River hundred dis
rict, residing near Millsboro, and Ar
hur Stevenson, of near Fairmount, !
we're recently married.
Rowland B. Ingram has returned to {
after spending the week 9
nd with his parents here, Mr.. and t
Irs. Thomas R. Ingram.
Miss Emily H. Orr, a student at '
'eekskill, N. Y, is here for the holi- '
ays with her parents, DR.. and Mrs. 7
William P. Orr, Jr.
Former Judge David T. Marvel of
and the Lewes Civic As t
ociation are planning to have the two +
Id cannons which are located at n
ront and South streets, and at Third +
nd King streets, removed to the plaza
l front of the Federal building which Il
as the site of the old fort. These can p
ons were used in the War of 1872.
Mrs. William Walls and son of Phil
delphia, are spending the holidays
-ith her parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. Z
lillian 3. Ennis. N