Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1930-01-03
Lewes News

Mr.. Edgar Hopkins, aged IA, die'
at the Beebe Hospital, Dec. %, 1928
after an illness of many weeks from
a complication of diseases. Funera
services were held at his residence
Tuesday afternoon. Burial tool
place in the M. E. cemetery. He II
survived by his wife and one daugh
ter, Mrs. Hannah Morris, and three
grandchildren.
Miss Nellie Clifton, Of Lewes, anG
Mr.. Phillip Hubert, Of Cambridge
Md, motored to Wilmington on Sun
day.
Mrs. Nettie Hancock, Of Cape May
N. J., is spending some time here
with Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Bones.
Miss Edna Watt, nurse at the Del
aware Hospital in Wilmington, Wis
tied Nellie Clifton during the Christ
mas holidays.
A large number of the young peo-
pie attended the Christmas dance
given at Selbyville on Christmas
eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Haverbeck, of
Wilmington, spent the weekend here
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Prettyman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Ritter, enter
tanned quite a number of friends at
a party given at their home on Null
berry street, on New Years eve.
Misses Mary and Comfort Ingram,
Emily Orr, Bertha Birmingham, Mar
garet Vessels, Cathryn Murphy, and
Elizabeth Beebe, and Messrs. Theo-
dore Land, William Orr, and Alfred
Joseph spent Christmas week here
with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wolfe mo-
tored to Philadelphia on Tuesday to
attend the New Years parade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vida Scott, OF Ber-
lin, formerly of this town, were town
visitors during the week.
John Massey has been confined to
his home due to illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Donahue mo-
tored to Harrington on Sunday, Wis
iting friends.
Harold Birmingham, Clifford Pal
mer, Boyce Larrimore, Earl Brit
tingham and Fisher Carpenter, mo-
tored to Philadelphia on Tuesday
to see the New Years parade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bertrand and
family, of Brooklyn, N. Y, spent
Christmas week here with his moth
er and brother, DR.. Elmer Bertrand.
Mr.. Robert J. Walton, of Whining
ton, was a town visitor during the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Walls and !
family, of Wilmington, are spending /
a few days here with Mr.. ana MIS-
Fred Burton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Brown have re-
turned home after spending some
time in Washington visiting thenr
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Ingram
Jr., are receiving congratulations
upon the arrival of fine baby girl.
Miss Isabel Ross, of Philadelphia
is spending the Christmas holidays
here with her mother Mrs. Ella M
Ross.
Mr.. Henry Rice, of Philadelphia,
was a town visitor during the week
Mrs. William White, who has been
confined to her home due to illness
or some time lis slightly improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Lank and
amily, of Washington, d. c., are
pending a few days here with MS
mother, Mrs. Ida Lank.
On Sunday evening the Lewes ire
nen were called to respond to a nre !
t the home of Mrs. Hannah HoI-
and, colored, PilottOwn. The cause
f the fire has not as yet been dis '
overed. The firemen were on the {
)b quickly and caught the blaze
1st in time, which might quickly {
ave destroyed the entire dwelling: l
On Tuesday evening, Dec. a. 1922
{ Nassau, Del, James Matthias BTU
ngham. some of Mrs. Mary B. Dut-
m and the late M. James Drifting t
am. and Miss Clara Burton VIII S
IN. daughter of Mrs. Carrie Palmer
ere married by the Rev. Mr.. Jones. S
hev will reside in Lewes, where the
room is employed as mechanic at t
Ne garage of George Elmer DAVID h
IN on Chestnut street. Mr.. Brit a
ngham was formerly the proprietor a
Z a filling station on the LeWes-Re-
oboth road. S
ON Thursday, December 26th, Miss S
Targaret A. Fisher, daughter of Mr.. a
nd Mrs. William A. F1sher' OF
ewes, and Mr.. Lester A. Lynch son Y
Z Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lynch, OF y
,ollingswood, N. j., were united in
yedlock. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Lynch n
re formerly of Lewes and are wei S
,nown among the younger set OF this
They will reside in Col
N. J., where the broom is "
g.
Miss Marcella Downes spent the
christmas holidays in Selbyville with a
diss Mildred Bennett. Il
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