Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
LEWES

L
e Mrs. Richard Mathis is confined t.
e the Beebe Hospital due to illness
. Her condition at this writing
. somewhat improved.
Frank Poynter of Philadelphia
= was a town visitor over the week
, end.
, Miss Marcella Downes spent tht
weekend in Selbyville as the CUES
: of Miss Catherine Quillen.
Miss Jessie Morris has been con
! fined to her home due to illness.
DR.. John c. Cannon, one of the
most widely known dentists in low.
er Delaware, living here, had his
left hand so badly mangled during
the past week as result of a shot
gun accidentally discharging, that il
had to be amputated in the Beebc
Hospital here.
DR.. Cannon one day last week
loaded a shot gun to kill a rat which
had been making it's home about his
Office. He set it in the corner of the
office loaded. While doing some
work, in some way he dropped set
of false teeth from a cabinet near
the gun. In reaching for them, the
gun was knocked down and in fall
ing it was discharged. The entire
load took effect inthe hand and so
badly mutilated it that it could not
be saved. DR.. Cannon formerly prac-
ticed dentistry in Georgetown and is
we'll known throughout the State,
coming from a very prominant fam
lily.
Joseph Coverdale, Harold Cread-
ick, Albertson Ingram and Edward
Wyatt motored to Wilmington On
Sunday.
Mrs. William Vierke of Philadel-
phia spent the weekend here with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Clifton.
Twenty-four victories in success
sion is the record now held by the
Lewes High School boys basket ball
team as result of victory last Fri
day night over Georgetown, "A to 10.
At the same time the Georgetown
girls defeated the Lewes girls "a to
81.
The Lewes boys won nineteen
games in a row last season and have
come through victorious in the five
games played thus far this season.
Knox was the high scorer for Lewes
last Friday night with Is points. !
The girls game was close from start /
to finish with scoring honors almost |
evenly divided between Morris, of |
Georgetown, and Bookhammer of
Lewes.
Mr.. and Mrs. NAPLES Paynter and
son of Wilmington spent the week
end here with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. C. Paynter.
Miss Louise and Helen Marshall
spent the weekend here with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Mar
shall, Sir.
Joseph Leyerton, formerly of this
town is making his home here dur
ing the winter months with his
Mrs. A. w. Marshall, Jr.
The Alumni Association gave
card party and dance at the Lewes
Public School on Friday evening,
January II. Those present had an
evening.
The Women's Home Missionary
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the home of Mrs. Charles. Nelson on
Howard Teal who is attending
school in Swarthmore, Pa, spent
here with friends and rela-
lives. o.
At the annual election of officers
Of Lewes Council No. IA, Jr. o. U.
A. NJ, of Lewes, the following Off
GERS were elected; Junior Pass
Councillor, Charles #. Nelson; coun-
,ilor, Daniel II. c. Littleton; vice
Joseph NJ. Daisey: record
ng secretary, N. B. Register, Sr.;
assistant recording secretary, Ben |
amin S. Albertson, Jr.; financial {
William P. Clifton; trea- {
iurer, George w. Coverdale; con- l
luctor, George H. Dutton; warden, S
Joseph Maull; inside sentinel, Alton
:. Birmingham; outside sentinel,
Harold Steele; trustees, Edison c. s
lodge, Sr., Daniel H. c. LittletoL, c
md N. B. Register, Sr. }
Stephen G.. Pierce of Wilmington t
pent the weekend here at his
Iome on Beebe Avenue. c
George H. Orton is confined to his c
Iome in Pilottown with a severe i
old. I
T. Carlisle Collins of Milford was a
town visitor here on Tuesday. Z
Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Warren
ttended the annual poultry show q !
eld in Wilmington last week. u
The following officers of the
lens Bible class of the Lewes M. y
:. Sunday school were elected at :, Z
heir annual meeting on Monday 81
vening: Teacher, DR.. William II. y
Iowbray; president, Edison C. +,
odge, Jr.; vice presidents, William n
!. Walsh and Carl ID. Baylis; treas ii
rer, Capt. NJ. F. Quillen and secre- "
Try, William IL. OFT.
George E. Webb of Brookline, Pa, L
spending a few days at the home G,
f Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred B. Nelson, C;
ear Midway. IL
c. C.. Marshall was in charge of in
le program at the Rotary Club last Fl
onday night with the subject of 81
)ur Municipal Officers" The Mayor OF
I'D town councilmen and the mem lii
ers of the Board of Public Works m
ere present. Mr.. Marshall had Il la
lmber of proposed improvements
r the year 1881 for discussion. w
ayor Hooker and several of the til
embers of both boards were called a
Jon for an expression of their