Milford chronicle., 1937-01-01
sELBYYILLE
Church News

|, j. j. Bunting, Will be here ana pre-
side over the fourth quarterly con
> ference on Friday evening, Januar'
!, 18th. All officials OF the CHURCH ar
requested to be present.
Services were held at the cburel
, on Christmas morning at 8 O'Clock
and o Christmas pageant was pre-
sented on Sunday evening at
o'clock, when a manger scene wal
: put on with Alice McCabe and Armel
. Long representing Mary and Joseph
and Lucretia Long carried the paTa
of the guarding angel.
Layt0n-West
The marriage ceremony OF Miss
Pauline Marie Layton, eldest daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Audrey Long Layton Of
this town, and the late ]. Timothy
Layton, a former automobile dealer
of Dagsboro, and Weston Holt, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Holt OF
Millville, took place at the NJ. Z.
parsonage in Dagsboro on Christmas
Eve at s O'Clock, with the Rev. +.
A. Baker as the officiating minister.
The couple was attended by Miss
Esther Layton, sister of the bride,
and Mr.. William C. West of Frank
ford, a cousin to both the bride and
bridegroom. The bride was a mem
ber of the 1894 graduating class OF
Selbyville High School and their
many friends wish them happy and
successful welded life. ~
Quillen-Purnell
The marriage of Miss Kathryn
Quillen, daughter of Mrs. Ida Quill
len and the late Isaac ]. CULLEN of
this town, to Mr.. William Purnell,
3rd, adopted son of Mr.. and Mrs.
william Purnell. Jr.. Of a leading
hotel at Ocean City, Md, took place
In the Episcopal Church at Ocean
City on Thursday evening, Decern-
Der oath, by the rector of the church.
Mrs. Grace Long Perry acted as
matron of honor. while Mr.. Samuel
Adams acted as best man. After
the ceremony the couple left on a
honeymoon trip to Miami, Florida.
The bride is a former graduate OF
Selbyville High School. and also OF
the University of Delaware. and at
present is member of the teaching
faculty of Selbyville School. They
will make their future home in Ocean
City.
Rickards.J0nes
Edgar Richards, son of MIR. and
Mrs. Frank Richards of this town !
and Miss Mary Elizabeth Jones, |
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Clifford c. |
Jones of Snow Hill. Md, were mar |
ried at the home of the brides par
ents on Saturday, December 26th. !
i.,.sI a faA from Col l
byville High School in 1899 and the
bride was graduate of Snow Hill
High School in 1888. They will make
their future home in the furnished
apartment of Mrs. Essie Murray on
Dukes street, recently vacated by
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Burbage.
News Items In General |
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar T. West OF
Collingdale, Pa. were guests OF Mrs.
Nettie West and parents, MIR. and
Mrs. c. w. WiIgus from Friday until
Sunday. They also visited his broth
er, Elmer West and family.
While many of our people were
in the midst of great Joy for the
Yuletide holidays, our hearts went
out in sympathy to those where r
death invaded their homes and re-
moved loved ones from their family
circles making the holiday season a
period of sorrow instead of rejoicing.
Mrs. Hester Hudson, aged rs years,
widow of the late l.. c. Hudson, died
at her old homestead on Hosier Ave-
nue., Just over the railroad, last week.
Funeral services were held In Salem
NJ. E. Church Wednesday afternoon
at l O'Clock with the Rev. r. t.
Thawley of this town and the Rev.
Albert Lowery, pastor OF the Roxana
Pilgrim Holiness Church officiating,
the latter having taken charge of the
grave services in order for Rev.
rhawley to conduct another funeral.
The surviving children are Mrs. Net
lie Lynch of Roxana, Mrs. Jennie
Wilgus and Mrs. Minnie Miller and
our grandsons, Dennard Hudson, Jr..
lanes, Carlton. and Eugene Wilgus,
md one great-grandson, Dennard
Aeander Hudson, all of Selbyville,
he latter having been born on the
lay of Mrs. Hudsonis death.
The death of Mrs. Elma G. Der
ickson resulted in Philadelphia last N
week after a prolonger illness of a
ancerous trouble. Funeral services
we're held in the Watsoll-W -Whaley
funeral Home on Wednesday after
oon at 2 o'clock, with the Rev.
'hawley of this town officiating. as
listed by Philadelphia minister. n
,urial took place at Newark. Nd,
primer home town of the deceased. II
he deceased was about 65 years OF IL
ge and the widow of Joshua Der IL
ickson of Roxana, who met an ac- II
idental death at the bridge cross III
lg the Assawoman Canal on the III
cean View-Bethany Beach Boule- II
ard, a few years ago. Her home
,r several years past was on Church II
lreet in this town, having gone to
for treatment a few
Ionths ago, and died at the home OF
er sister, Mrs. Birda Collier.
After many months of suffering
cath came as relief to Mr.. George
!. Clendaniel. at his home on the
lPont Boulevard. on Tuesday oil
st week. and funeral services were
sld by his pastor, Rev. II. 7. Thaw-
v. at the church ON Thursday af-
rnoOn at 2 O'Clock, and the burial
as made in Red Mems Cemetery
the side of his second wife. Mrs.
aude ii. Clendaniel, who died lit
3 more than two years ago. The
ceased was 81 years old. and died
cancer of the throat. There are
ur sons and one step-son to mourn isI
cir loss. namely, George, Jr, OF
Howard. OF Ocean Hi
ty: Joe. Bobby. and Leonard Glen Hi