Milford chronicle., 1935-05-17
LEWES

vernon ii. needles OF Dover, was
a weekend visitor in Lewes.
Burton Maull, who has been con-
fined to his home due to illness, for
some time, is able to be out again.
Arthur Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Howrath Of Philadelphia, spent
the weekend here with Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Morgan at their residence
on Mulberry street
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Kepner spent
the weekend in West Chester, Pa,
with her mother, Mrs. Nellie Bald
win.
Mrs. John Baynum is confined to
her home due to illness.
Frank Chambers of Wilmington,
was the weekend guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hance Chambers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton H. Nelson
are receiving congratulations on the
arrival of a fine son. born in the
Beebe Hospital, Tuesday, May l4th,
1895.
William P. Clifton spent Sunday
in West Chester, Pa, with his
brother, Fillmore Clifton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Janney of
Philadelphia, spent Sunday here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Massey. Mrs. Janney may be
remembered as Miss Hilda Massey.
William Carpenter, Alvin DOnahue
and Otis Davidson attended a ban
quet in Salisbury. Nd, on Tuesday
evening, for the Super-SerVice Com
pany.
Miss Jessie Fl. Morris who is at
tending Beacon Business College in
Wilmington. spent the weekend here |
with her mother. Mrs. Hannah H.
Morris.
James Walsh of Wilmington, spent |
the weekend at his cottage on the
Lewes Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel H. Evans
have moved from the C. May Kelly
property on Pilot Town Road to their
cottage on Lewes Beach. where they
will spend the summer months.
Miss Isabella Ross, of Philadel-
Dhia, spent the weekend here with
ler mother. Mrs. Ella NJ. Ross.
James +. Magee is confined in the
3eebe Hospital due to illness.
Officers of the Lewes Parent
Teacher Association, under whose
'egime the organization reached .
of 526 the past year,
we're reelected. on Monday night for
mother year. They are: President, 3
Irs Edwin c. Marshall; Vice-presi- .
lent, Mrs. Fred Marshall; Secretary, {
ieOree r. Nickle; Treasurer, Mrs. =,
tirhard 4. Shields. Mrs. GlenwOOd !
harrington. of Lewes. Is member
hip chairman. Meetings will he dis i
until the fall school term. &
lember Of Beauty Board q
Mrs. Charles Futcher has been ap-
ointed by Governor Buck as one I
( the members of the Board of Beau =.
clans, to regulate beauty culture il
! Delaware. This board was Gre
ted under bills passed by the re- Z
ent session of the Legislature. n
eStryman For A. Years n
DR.. William P. Orr, rs, senior war =
en- of historic ST. Peters Episcopal b
hurch, Lewes, whose ancestors h
,rved in the church since Colonial
lys. this week began his 44th year n
) a vestryman on his reelection as O
,nior warden. ST. Peters Church, n
,unded in 1851, has been recon- b
ructed three times; the first time
1772; the second in 1905: and the II
iird in 1857. DR.. Orr was the first a
lild to be baptized in the present m
ructure in 1857. The first regular n,
istOr of the church was William 81
eckett, who was the first mission T
y sent out of England by the So cl
ETY. for the propagation of the Cos h,
Il in Foreign Paris, about 1921. The IA
ev. Mr.. Beckett was buried in the n,
d graveyard surrounding the
lurch. A sister OF DR.. Orr, Miss or
argaret II. Orr. now living in nj
was organist in St. II
ster's Church for siXty-four years, lgI
ON 1869 to 1888, when she was sue
eded by Mrs. Harry " Lyons. CT
Mrs. Emma r. Quillen, aged 81, on
IS been adjudged the oldest white
other in Lewes-RehObOth Hundred, W;
the result of Mothers Day can A,
SIS conducted by a local drug store.
RS. Quillen was presented with a wi
ndsome Mothers Day package of ch
The award to the w;
iest cOlOred mother went to Aunt" pr
thence White, OF Lewes. 100 years lcO
age last July. Both are in excel lei
Mt health. Mrs. Quillen's maiden ad
me was Emma Rodney. and is of No
E famous Rodney family of Della us
ire. She was horn near Berlin. ste
l., on August 4th, lS43, and lives If
an old house on Jefferson Avenue As
Id to have been built over 100
ars ago. Aunt" Prentice White co,
IS born in slavery, on the farm OF raj
I'm Hopkins, near COolspring, Del, vii
d since then lived with a number wh
prominent families in Lewes. Both tai
lthers reared a large family of sea
ildren. me-
=. Cassie J. Scott Dead fer
Mrs. Cassie Johnson Scott, died at owe
home on Market street on Tues ute
morning after an illness of three AS
IS. The deceased is survived by {
husband, Mr.. Thomas Scott, and coC
ther, Mrs. Fred Johnson. Funeral Me
vices were held at her late home, tat
Y. Ralph Jones of Delmar, former ing
tor of the Lewes NJ. E. Church spT
clating. Interment was made in fiol
Lewes VI. E. Cemetery. anC
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