Milford chronicle., 1940-02-02
LEWES

Road with the grippe
Mrs. Harry Paynter who has beer
confined to the Beebe Hospital be
cause OF illness, has returned t
her home on Market street where
she is now recuperating.
The Youth Fellowship Of the Meth
odist Church was entertained at the
home of Mrs. Justus B. Naylor on
Thursday evening. Mrs. Naylor may
be remembered as the former Miss
Nellie Cahall Clifton, daughter OF
Mrs. Cora M. Clifton and the late
Frederick G. Clifton, of Lewes.
Miss Louise Marshall of New Cas-
tie, daughter of Mrs. Hannah v.
Marshall, Of Lewes, is confined to
the hospital in New Castle because
Of illness. Miss MarshalPs many
friends of Lewes and vicinity wish
her a speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Olim Melvin are
receiving congratulations upon the
birth of a son, William David Melvin
in the Beebe Hospital on Friday NOR
ming, January 10. This is their sec
Ond son.
Mrs. Mary Fields has returned
home after spending some time in
Wilmington with her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs Clifford M.
Fields, and their two daughters.
Miss Penlope Hazard has pur-
chased the residence formerly oc-
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Sch
mierer on Kings highway. Miss
Hazard plans to make an up-to-
date dwelling of the house.
Dr. James Beebe who is confined
to the hospital because of illness,
has improved at this writing.
Mrs. Ida Vincent of New Gretna,
N. J., is the guest of her brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
A. Walls at their home near Har-
beson. Mrs. Vincent is also the sis
ter of Mrs. Joseph Walls. of Lewes.
Miss Marie Warrington spent the
weekend as the guest of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F. War
rington at their residence on Kings
highway.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Prettyman,
who are confined to their home on
Mulberry street. because of illness.
have improved at this writing.
George H. Downs, who has been
spending some time here with his
wife and daughter, Miss Marcella
Downs, at their residence on Savan-
nah Road, has returned to his duties
as chief engineer on the Grace Line
Ship, S. S. Onea. Mr. Downs left on
Monday for South America. On his
voyage he expects to stop at Lima,
Peru, where he will visit his nep-
hew, Elwood Hickman, formerly of
Lewes, who is in the radio service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton H. Nelson
and family and Mr.. Nelson's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Strick,
have moved into their new home in
the new Nelson Funeral Establish
ment located on the corner of Dewey
avenue and Savannah Road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Hazel Of
Lewes, are receiving congratulations
upon the arrival of son in the Bee
be Hospital on Saturday morning,
January 20.
Clayton H. Ellis has been making
frequent trips to Cape May for the
Pilots Association. as the heavy ice
in the Breakwater made it impOs-
sIble for the pilots to board the pilot
boats from Lewes.
Many localities are on the sick list
due to the intense cold Of the past
few weeks. Among those III are Mrs.
W. Hance Chambers, Mrs. Edison c.
Lodge, Jr., Mrs. Edward Massey,
Mrs. Howard F. MacIntire, Mrs.
Charles F. Lehman and Jimmy Leh-
man.
Commissioner William P. Clifton
who has been confined to his home
with the grippe for week is able
to be out again.
Mrs. Stanley ]. Miller is confined
to the Beebe Hospital because of ILL
ness.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hastings. of Lau-
rel, is spending some time here with
her sister, Mrs. Emma Rodney Quill
len at her home on Jefferson avenue.
Mrs. Nathaniel Hickman Evans
and family have as their guest for
a few weeks, Mrs. Evans mother,
Mrs. Samuel Bertolet of Reading and
Stoney Greek Mills, Pa.
Louis V. Potter is spending some
time with his mother, Mrs. Ella Pot
ter at her home on Pilottown Road.
MAAEs AEDA AQA
Lewes, now of Wilmington, and who
was operated upon for mastoid at
the Delaware Hospital, Wilmington,
last week. is getting along very
nicely at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Gillis are be-
ing congratulated upon the birth Of
a daughter, Betty Marie, who was
born Sunday, January 81, at their
home on Kings highway.
Mrs. Richard A. Moss, the former
Miss Reah Hurley. of Lewes, who
has been confined to the Beebe Hos
pital with the grippe, is expecting
to join her husband. who is station
ed as a chief radio operator on the
U. S. S. Wichita, 10000 ton cruiser
at Mobile, Alabama, some time this
week. Mr. Moss was formerly at the
Lewes radio station.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank P. Riniler are
spending a month in Florida and
other parts of the South.
DIR. James Beebe. head surgeon Of
the Beebe Hospital. is recovering at
the Beebe Hospital from an Illness
Of the past few weeks, due to a Sc
we're case of grippe.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Birmingham
moved into their new home on the
boulevard this week
The women of the Bethel MethO-
dist Church will attend a World
wide Fellowship Tea a national OBJ
among women of MethO-
dist churches at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. Otis F. Jefferson on Fourth