Milford chronicle., 1938-05-13
LEWES

years old, member OF the famous
Rodney family, OF Delaware. was the
winner of the fourth annual Mo
theirs Day" contest conducted by
local businessmen In Lewes-Reho-
both Hundred,
Mrs. Quillen lives alone in a
quaint shingled house on Jefferson
street in Lewes and has been the
title holder for white mothers since
1884
Award for the oldest negro mother
this year was won again by "Aunt
Patience" White. 10S-year-old for
mer slave, who lives on Chestnut
street, Lewes.
Mrs. Quillen ascribes her advanced
age to independence. She lives alone
and refuses to be coddled by her nu-
merous relatives. She leads five liv-
ing generations, all females, con-
sisting of herself, daughter, Mrs.
John C. Burton, Lewes; n grand
daughter, Mrs. Roland Marsh, Lewes,
a at-granddaughtcr Mrs. Leo
Ienhoff, Denver, Colorado, and
great-great- granddaughter, Jeanne
Lenhoff, all of whom visit her each
year on her birthday anniversary,
August 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virden Bryan spent
the weekend in Berlin, Md, as the
guests of Mrs. Bryan's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Fisher.
Douglass Fleming and Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Hazard of Ardmore.
Pa, were the weekend guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Hance Chambers and
their daughter, Miss Hilda Chambers !
at their residence on Mulberry
street.
Miss Jessie Morris of Wilmington
spent the weekend here with her
mother, Mrs. Hannah H. Morris.
An advance detail of 10 men and |
three officers of the SIND Coast Ar
tiliery arrived from Fort Hancoch'
NJ J., this week to prepare for the
encampment at Cape HenlOpen. op-
ening May IS. Two hundred more
soldiers will arrive on that date for
test firing practice as part OF coast
defense maneuvers.
The contingent is in command OF
Major Ellsworth Young. Other Off
GERS with him are Captain John L.
Goff and Lieutenant E. E. Hackman.
The men left Fort Hancock at a.
m. and arrived here at 5 p. m.
Within As minutes 25 tents were set
I'D in the marsh land two miles east
of the town.
Rough weather off the Delaware
canes on Sunday halted the 5000
mile cruise of a man and wife i'll
their 41-foOt motor yacht and fore
ed them into the Lewes Yacht Basin
for the weekend. Aboard the yach:
were Mr.. and Mrs. James R. Cong
don of Frankford, Mich, who are
cruising around the world.
Miss Virginia l.. LarrimOre, pro-
prietor of the Ladies' ShOppee, who
has been at the Clifton Springs, New
York, Sanitorium for the past four
weeks for a test cure, is improving
nicely at this writing.
BENJAMIN Bradley has had chicken
houses erected on his property on
Third street. near PilottOwn Road.
The Board of Public Works has
been laying water pipe lines along
the newly open section of Third
street, and has erected two new tele-
phone poles.
Mrs. Elizabeth beaverton Ingram
has accepted position as house |
keeper with Frederick X. Nevins and |
his family of South River, n. J. Mr.. |
Nevins was the husband of the late
Mrs. Margaret Ellis, daughter OF a
Mrs. Herbert Burton of Rehoboth =
Beach. \
Mrs. Alfred Russell Morrison had
as her guests over the weekend at h
he Caesar Rodney Hotel, Mr.. and p
Mrs. William Morrison of Whining
on, and RehcbOth Beach. il
Because of long continued illness d
he Rev. Frederick Viehe has resign
ID as pastor of the Frankford and o
ocean View Presbyterian Churches, Il
O take effect on August 81. is
Fillmore Clifton, student at West d
chester State College, and guests.
Tohn Shello of New Jersey and Thos. n
3urk of Millersville, Pa, spent Mo- "
hers Day here with Mr. CliftOn's I
mother, Mrs. Cora NJ. Clifton at her
esidence on Mulberry street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Janney and y,
amily of Upper Darby, spent the NJ
reek-end here with their parents, -,
Ir. and Mrs. Edward Massey and II
ir. and Mrs. Charles Janney, Sr w
Irs. Janney and family are spending eI
he week here.
Mrs. Della Graham Cahall, wife of "
zee A. Cahall, died at her late home NJ
n Thursday evening, May 5, after
eing i'll for several months. Fune- NJ
al services were held at the de- dI
eases late home on Sunday at two
clock. The Rev. Otis Jefferson and a
lev. Howard Davis officiating. In p
arment was made in the Methodist W
Episcopal cemetery. Other than her m
usband she is survived by one
aughter, Mrs. Theodore Deal and lit
wo grandchildren, Virginia Lee and
'heodore, Jr. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Burton of
bethesda, Md, spent the weekend H.
ere with Mrs. Burton's parents, Mr.. ~,
nd Mrs. George COverdale at their to
esidence on Market street.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard BlocksOn wi
nd family of Penns Grove, N. j., Be
re spending a few days here as the
uests of Mrs. Blockson's parents. FL
Ir. and Mrs. Thomas r. Ingram, Sr. Sa
Irs. Blockson may be remembered
S the former Miss Elizabeth In at
ram. at