Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-27
Lewes News

James Steele of this town, to Carl
ton X. Sturms of Baltimore, Md.
which took place at st. Thomas
Church, Baltimore, Md, on Wednes
day, April IL. Mr.. Sturms is mate
on an. ocean going steamship and 9
Junior lieutenant in the U. S. N
Marine Reserves. The bride mas
been chief operator in the Lewes
Office of the Bell Telephone Com
pany. They expect to make thei1
future home in Lewes.
Somerset Russell of near Nassau
has purchased the Russell double
house on King street from Edward
w. Wiltbank.
e. L. Williams of Dover, superin-
tendent in charge Of the laying OF
the sewer here which contract was
recently let to Lynch 6 George OF
Dover. has rented the Mrs. Arzelia
E. Manning property on Second
street and will move his family here
within a few days. The Manning
property was recently vacated by
Henry Griggel, superintendent OF the
construction of the new hotel here
under the employ Of Barnes Con-
struction Company. Mr.. Grlgsel
has been sent to Williamsport, Pa
to take charge Of another CONTRACT
there. He was succeeded here Dy MI
Smithers who has moved his family
into one of the Primrose apartments
on Second street.
DR.. w. A. Wise, the newly ap-
pointed minister of the LeWes M. H.
Church and wife, were rendered
very cordial reception last Wednes-
day evening in the Sunday school
room of the church. Edison Z. Lodge
was chairman of the reception COM
mittee and acted as Master of Cere-
monies. Short addresses OF welcome
were made by all the presidents OF
the different organizations OF the
church. Rev. William Leishman
brought greetings from the Lewes
Presbyterian Church. Refreshments
were served by the Bethel Cleaners
and floral decorations were arrang-
ed by the Mizpah Glass. If DR.. Wise
only gets half the support that was
pledged him, he surely will have no
trouble in making his pastorare mere
a success.
The Bethel Cleaners Sunday school
class met last Thursday evening at
the home of Mrs. Sophia Ellis in Pill
ottown. The members were allowed
to take their husbands, but not their
sWeethearts. A certain widoWer
would like very much to see this
ruling changed.
]. William Hooker, ST., OF the
Henlopen Manufacturing Company
has been confined to his home for |
several days suffering with an attack
of grippe.
James R Wiley who is employed
by the Cunard Steamship Company
in Philadelphia spent the week end
with his parents here, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. E. Wiley. ~
Isaiah Ellis who for sometime has
been EMPLOYED in Philadelphia in the
electrical business, has resigned to
accept a similar position with the
General Electric Company in New
York City.
Maxim ]. Grant of Wilmington
was a town visitor here on Satur-
day, while on his way to Rehoboth
Beach to spend the weekend at his
cottage there.
L. Finley Ross and Stephen G.
Pierce motored to Wilmington and
Philadelphia last week for couple
If days.
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph M. Martin
Who have been spending the winter
months at Southern Pines, North
Carolina, returned to their home '
lere on Saturday. The doctor is inn l
proved wonderfully and looks like I
new man after spending about
hree months in the Pines.
John Traitor, cOlOred, who is en- 1
)loyed in the local -four mill Of L
simpson Brothers, met with very o
serious accident on Saturday night .
when his foot in some way became ~
,ntangled with some machinery and
crushed it in such shape that after $
le was taken to the Beebe Hospital y
{ was found impossible to save his ,
DOT and in a very short time it was e
AIKEN off. =
Elmer Dodd who is in the U. S. L
Navy, is spending a few days here IN
It the home of his mother, Mrs.
robert w. Dodd, near Lewes. a
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Quigley are q
eceiving congratulations upon the q
rival Of a fine baby girl, Betty T
born April 22nd. j.
Mrs. Evans S. Cough, and son IL
vans, Jr., left here on Tuesday for
leir home in Sunnybank, Va.
Funeral services of Mrs. Ruth A. M
-azzard were held on Tuesday af-
,rnoon at her home on King street
nd interment made in the Lewes M.
cemetery. The services were a.
)nducted by DR.. W. r. Mowbray'
r. W. A. Wise, Rev. William Leish-
an and Rev. S. T. Hamlin of Re-
1both Beach. Mrs. Hazard died on y
lnday morning after several weeks
mess. She is survived by four
.ughters. Miss Anna Of Rehobo b
each and Misses Elizabeth, Nellie
Id Utilize Of Lewes, and two sons,
:. Louis Hazard Of New York and
homas Hazard Of Lewes. Sc
The regular monthly meeting OF in
e THOMPSON W. C. T. U. will meet
the home of Mrs. Hannah SO
thompson, Wednesday, May 2nd' OF
here will be important business MI
Id a full attendance is desired.
Miss Roberta F. Dawson gave a bu
.rty on Saturday afternoon, the
casion being her 18th birthday by
lniversary. Those present were: w
isses Catherine Wolfe, Frances II
arshall, Frances Baylis, Estella da
,ebe, Elvira Nelson, Dolores .
cree, Dorothy Dawson, Emma SIC
inner, Elizabeth Palmer, Sara -
.ittingham. Games were played, w
ter which refreshments were DC
rived, consisting of cake, ice 81
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