Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-05-31
Lewes News


]. Virden Marshall, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Marshall, Sr., of
Lewes, died at the home of his par
ents on May %. following an illness
of ten days. The cause of his death
was pneumonia. DR.. James Beebe
was the attending physician and two
trained nurses were in attendance,
but his decline was rapid and there
was little hope for his recovery.
The deceased was 29 years of age
and is survived by his father and
mother, four sisters-Eliabeth, Lou
Use, Helen and Hannah, and one
brother, Arthur w. Marshall, Jr.
The funeral services were held at
the st. Peters Episcopal Church in
Lewes on Saturday, May rs, at IL
o'clock, with the service in charge
of the Rector, DR.. John S. Littell.
Interment was made in the ceme-
terry adjoining the church.
Scout Master Gilbert Byron and
his boys will spend the weekend of
May 30th at Riverdale Park on the
estate of the present Chief Wanne-
cha at Oak Orchard. At a recent
meeting Prof. ]. A. Moore and Will
liam Clifton were elected assistant
Scout Masters and they will ac-
company the boys on this trip. There
are between 80 and 80 boys who will
make the trip, and they plan to have
a good time and at the same time
gain considerable knowledge of the
practical duties of Scouts.
Members of the Lewes High School
Alumni Assertion have decided to
hold their annual banquet on June
5th. The Senior class member of
1929 and OF the class OF 1928 will
be the honor guests. A committee
was appointed on Friday evening at
the home of Mrs. Ida Maull to make
arrangements and to secure prom
inent speaker of the evening. The
time, place, etc. will be announced
in our issue of June LIST.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Haverback, of
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Prettyman
on Mulberry street.
Miss Martha Maull has hpurchased
a new Essex Sedan.
Oscar Warrington and several of
the other horse lovers of Lewes and
Rehoboth, are planning to put the
race track. on the Warrington farm
in shape for little sport on the
Fourth of July. There are several
fast trotting horses in this section
and if the boys find that the local
citizens take some interest in the
coming event they will hold several
meets during the summer.
The triangle plot of land at
Wescoats corner, owned by the
State and under control of the high
way department, is being trans
formed into beauty spot. Flowers
and green plants have been planted
in this spot which is the turning
point from the main highway into
Lewes and into Rehoboth. This is
in line with the policy of the high
way department to beautify the
highway from Wilmington to Re
hoDoth.
MISS Reba Russell, of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with her
father, Mr.. William Russell.
Mr.. Frederick Clifton, manager of
the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. at
Rehoboth, and Mr.. Lindal Palmer,
manager of the same COMPANY at
Lewes, motored to Pocomoke City
on Wednesday to attend business
meeting.
Miss Annie Dunning is confined
to the Beebe Hospital on account of
illness.
Mrs. A. W. Marshall, ST., is con-
fined to her home due to illness.
Miss Reah Hurley, who is en-
ployed at the Marvel Poultry Farm,
between Georgetown and Laurel, is
confined to the Beebe Hospital with
a slight attack of appendicitis.
Miss Agnes Millighan and brother,
Marshall, and Carl Millighan, of
New Jersey, spent the weekend with
their grandmother, Mrs. Samuel
Mrs. Mary @. Maull has moved
from her town home to her cottage
on Lewes Beach for the summer
Bedford Daisy has been employed |
as second engineer on |
the Philadelphia. Mr.. Daisy has |
been employed in Philadelphia fol- |
lowing several years in Lewes at |
the power house.
J. Orion Marshall has been ap
pointed special representative of the |
General Life Insurance |
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ANNA 4. GREGORIUS, ChirOpractOr
204 East Front Street, Milford