Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-04-05
ANNA K. GREG
Lewes News

Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Joseph has been suffering for
sometime with a severe attack of
grippe and she recovered only to
have a relapse and to be confined to
her home for the past few weeks.
The cause of her death was pneu-
monia The deceased was 73 years
of age and is survived by husband,
two daughters, Mrs. Ida Maull and
Mrs. Sara Albertson, both of Lewes;
two grandchildren, Miss Martha
Maull and Benjamin S. Albertson,
Jr.; also three sisters, Mrs. Mary
Warrington and Mrs. Elizabeth Out
ten, both of Seaford and Mrs. Mary
Truitt of Millsboro. The funeral
services were held on Sunday after
noon at her late home with Rev. Mr..
Wise, pastor of the M. E. Church,
of which the deceased had been a
member for many years, in charge
of the service. Interment was made
in the Lewes NJ. E. cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Joseph who
have been spending the winter
months in Philadelphia, returned to
Lewes during the past week and are
occupying their home on Fourth
street
Charles Hickman who is seriously
i'll at his home on South street, has
not improved any this week. Due to
Mr.. Hickman's illness, Charles Bee
be has taken the position as book
keeper in the Beebe Hospital, so
that Mrs. Hickman can be'with her
husband.
Mrs. F. G. Clifton and daughter,
Nellie Clifton, of Lewes, and Misses
Ida Kitchens and Agnes Millighan
of Philadelphia motored to Milford
on Wednesday.
ItfVirden Bryan is spending a short
vacation period here with relatives.
On April he reports back to the
Brooklyn Navy Yard and the U. S.
S. Rochester and will then proceed
with the Rochester to the Panama
Cana Zone. Virden is looking good
and enjoys the life of a jolly sailor
Norman Kitchens has gone to
Wilmington where he will be en-
poyed by his father, who is in the
contracting business there.
Misses Gladys Russell of Will
mingtOn and Reba Russell, who is
teaching school in Norwood, Pa, are
spending the Easter holidays with
their father, William A Russell.
At recent meeting of the State
Board of Pilot Commissioners in
Wilmington, Henry Virden Rice was
examined as an applicant for a third
class pilots commission. He passed
the examination.
Mrs. Edward Gray is visiting her
daughter in Philadelphia for several
days.
Mrs. Margaret Shearer who has
been visiting her son, Roland Shear
er in Moorestown, N. j., returned
home during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Davis of
Woodbury., N. j., spent a week here
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank MacIntire.
Wallace Hudson has accepted a
position with the Rehoboth Diaries
Company and is driving one of the
milk truck.
Thomas Carpenter is having re-
pairs made to his residence in Pill
ottown.
John Marshall is completing some
repair and improvement work to
the Maritime Exchange building on
the old Breakwater.
Mrs. George Landlord and Loda
Wilson have had their respective
homes equipped with electric wiring
during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wiltbank
and Mrs. Arthur Morris are spend
ing several days in Ridley Park with
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Manning.
Arthur Morris and George Chase
spent Sunday with them.
Special Easter music was render
ed by the choir of the Methodist
Episcopal Church on Sunday, both
at the morning and evening SER
vices. In the evening solos were
given by Miss Margaret Baylis, Mrs.
Richard Mathis and Charles w. Car
ey. At HAS the sacrament of Dap
tism was administered for children.
Miss Margaret Vessels who is at
tending the University of Delaware
spent the holidays here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Vessels.
The Moore Chevrolet Sales Com
pany report the following sales of
new Chevrolets: Ebe Joseph, roads
ter; Capt Frank CULLEN, Capt. John
Wingate, Mrs. Elizabeth Turner and
Mrs. Charles Howard, sedans, and
William Truitt, a coach.
Eugene Kupher who has been Wis
iting friends in Keysport, N. j., for
the past several weeks, has return
ed to Lewes and is preparing his
boat and equipment for the seasons
fishing. Several of the local fish
ermen are ready for the trout and
hardheads and during the past week
several good size hardheads were
sold in the local market. Shad have
not made their appearance in the
bay as yet. 1t is expected that the
Blue Fish Fleet of Jersey will be
coming into Lewes with a shipment |
within the next few days.
Handy M. Long is having the
house across from his home in Pill |
ottown, torn down to make room for |
the widening of the street, in ac- |
cOrdance with the wishes of the |
town board. The other two houses
in this section will be either tom
down or moved to another location |
in the near future. AS all three of |
these houses were in dilapidated |
condition the improvement will he
quite noticeable when completed. |
The action of the Town Board in
making the Pilottown road wider
meets with the beauty approval of
the citizens in this section of the
town.
Glenwood Harrington, who recent
ly resigned as manager Of the Am
erican Store in Lewes, to start in
business for himself, moved into his
new place of business on South
street on Friday. The new store
building was quickly erected and
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