Milford chronicle., 1937-10-15
LEWEs

noon the funeral of Thomas Marsh
all. 15 years old, Lewes Boy Scout
who died of strepticocci infectioi
on Saturday In the Jefferson Hospi
tai, Philadelphia, after a 116-mil'
ambulance race with death. The ser
vices were held at p. m. at the At
kins Funeral Home, conducted b,
the Rev. DIR. William Leishman
pastor of the Lewes Presbyterian
Church. Interment was held in the
family plot of the Presbyterian cem'
etery. Thomas, son of Captain Edwin
e. Marshall, pilot, and Mrs. Mar
shall, was a member of the Pioneer
Boy Scout encampment at Camp
Rodney and a first class scout OF
Troop No. 83 of Lewes, with four
merit badges to his credit. He was
also scribe of his troop. Eight of his
closest friends, who served as pail
bearers, were Rowland Marshall,
William Walls, Henry Wilson, Will
liam Prettyman. Charles Futcher,
James Marshall, William Marsh and
James Kelly. A junior Mt the Lewes
High School, Thomas was member
of the famous Lewes High School
Band and had just qualified for the
school soccer team. Ill since last
Tuesday, young Marshall was being
treated at the Beebe Hospital here.
Saturday morning his condition be-
came critical. AS a last chance 10
save his life, he was rushed to Phil
adelphia for bronchoscope treatment.
The boys parents went with him. A
half hour after reaching the Jeifer-
son Hospital while the bronchoscope
was being applied, the boy died. Be-
sides his parents, he is survived by
a Younger sister, Anne. The entire
community mourns the loss of such |
a brilliant and loveable boy.
James Prettyman of Wilmington,
spent Monday here with his parents
MIR. and Mrs. James Prettyman, at
their residence on Mulberry street.
Mrs. Thomas Morgan is spending
a few weeks in Allentown, Pa, as
the guest of her daughter and SON
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. James Howartn
who have recently moved from Quin-
cy, Mass. to Allentown, where Mr.,
Howarth's work is.
Rev. /. Marshall Page of BerliA,
Md, preacher and author, Will speak
at the Rally Day services in Midway
Presbyterian Church on Sunday at
D. m. Francis Mackenzie, the Man
Who Dared" will be his subject
Mrs. Edward Massey is spending
some time in Philadelphia with Eer
daughter and son-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Janney.
Two new teachers have tcen en-
gagged at the Lewes Public School TO
teach in the elementary grades. MISS
Florence Greenlee, Of MorrlSvllle'
Pa, a graduate of the West Chester
Teachers College, has been appoint
ed for the first grade to succeed
Miss Clare Carney, resigned. MISS
Mary Taylor, a graduate of Temple
University, has been engaged 10
teach part of the third and fourth
grades, which are exceptionally
large this term. Mrs. Edna Harrins-
ton will continue to- superVrse tine
fourth grade and Miss Marian Bur-
ton the third. Decision has been
reached by the school faculty to con-
tinue the Friday evening entertain
ments in the school auditorium.
Miss Carolyn Leishman, daughter
of the Rev. DR.. William Leishman,
pastor of the Lewes Presbyterian
Church, and Mrs. Leishman, junior
at Bucknell University, Lewisburs'
Pa. has been cited on the deans
honor list of the university for the
second semester of last year. Miss
Leishman is enrolled in the liberal
arts course. II
A tired carrier pigeon seated on 4
an elevator bucket at the ConsOlidat-
ed Fisheries plant near Cape Hen
lopen on Monday, where it was found
by the elevator operator, Richaru
Merrick, before the bucket was put
irto service. The pigeon bore the
number 566.
The Lewes Chamber of Commerce.
sponsors of the countrywide cam
paign for the benefit of the Beebe
Hospital, has postponed the dinner
dance, scheduled for this Friday in
Difference to the bereavement in Tie
family of Mrs. Edwin G.. Marshall, II
chairman of the ticket sales, until
October %.
Kenneth Winters, a young western
Union operator of West Virginia, las
been sent to Lewes to take charge
of the local office in the Hotel Caes-
ar Rodney Mrs. Hilda Uouibourn,
former operator, will be assignee to
new duties upon her recovery. She Is
confined to the Beebe Hospital.
The senior auxiliary of the Beebe
Hospital will meet at the hospltai
On Thursday, October 81.
Douglass Fleming of Ardmore, Pa,
spent the weekend here as the guest
Of Miss Hilda Chambers.
Mrs. Claudia Orr is confined to her
nome on Savannah Road, because ot
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Keilman OF
were town visitors over
he weekend.
Miss Isabelle Ross of Philadelphia
Ipent the weekend here with her
mother, Mrs. Ella NJ. Ross at her
esidence on Savannah Road.
Charles Beebe who has been con-
med in the Beebe Hospital is able
O be out again.