Milford chronicle., 1941-11-28
LEWEs

Major William ]. Killock, Saliva
tion Army director, has announces
that the USO Club for the soldier
from both Fort Miles and For
Salisbury is nearing completion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fielder an,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Janney, Jr.
and children, Diana and Gail, o
Philadelphia, spent the weekend
here with Mrs. Janney's and Mrs
Fielder's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Massey at their residence OF
Mulberry street.
Mrs. William Ackerman of Wash
ington, D. c., spent few days here
this week with her mother, Mrs
Thomas S. Brown.
| Miss Dorothy Holmes of Wash
ington, d. c., spent the weekend
with her father, Percy Holmes al
his residence on Kings Highway
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph HaverbecB
and daughter, Mary Joe, and Mr.
and Mrs. James Pride Prettyman
Jr., Of Wilmington, spent Sunday
as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Pride Prettyman, Sr., at their resi-
dence ON Mulberry street.
Miss Virginia Lodge, Miss Marie
Warrington, Miss Elsie Moore and
Miss Edna Moore, all of Whining
ton, spent the weekend here with
their respective parents.
Word has been received that Mrs.
Herbert Allen and son Franklin,
formerly of Lewes, left from New
York last week for Cuba, where
they will join Mr.. Allen, who is
stationed there in the United States
Radio Service.
The Aliens came to Lewes three
years ago and expect to return
here in the future to make their
home.
Miss TheIma Jeanette King,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert W.
King, of near Georgetown, and
George Edward Killen, son of Mr..
and Mrs. George F. Killen, of
Lewes, were married on Saturday
morning, December Is, at the First
Presbyterian manse, Georgetown,
by the Rev. Harry w. Ewig.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss Ruth Murray
Carpenter, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pemberton Murray, of Lewes,
to Fred William Oeckel, of Lewes.
The Rev. Dr. William Leishman,
pastor of the Lewes Presbyterian
Church, performed the ceremony
on November IA. The 0eckels are
now making their home in Pilot
town.
Miss Sophia Bunkowski of Cam
bridge, N. j., and Lester C. Wilson
of Mount Holly, N. j., were married
in the Holy Rosary Church at Riv-
erside, N. j., on Saturday, Novem-
ber 8, at 10 a. m. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
son will make their home in Smith
Vile, N. ]. Mr.. Wilson is employed
at the North Hampton Plush Mills,
at Mount Holly. He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin o. Wilson
of Lewes.
Mrs. Ida M. Lank has returned
home after spending week in Will
mington, N. c., with her niece, Mrs.
Clarke Adams, the former Miss
Frances Marshall, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred C. Marshall OF
Lewes.
Ernest Wilkins of Wilmington,
spent the past week here with his
father-in-law, Louis Murray, at his
residence on Market street.
Charles H. Nelson has purchased |
the Richard Mathis property on
State street, now being occupied by
Olin Melvin and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Stevens
Of Lewes, accompanied by Miss
Leila Parker, left last Friday for a
weeks motor trip in the South.
they will visit Private F. H. Ste
1ens, Jr., U. S. Marines, at Paris
Island, S. c., and also visit in
Florida.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Poynter has
to her home in Lewes af-
er spending several days in
Spring Garden, Pa.
Mrs. Arthur W. Marshall, Sr.,
Who is confined to the hospital with
he grip, is improving at this writ
ng.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Edgens
md son Clarence, Jr., have return
ID from a weeks visit in Havre de
trace, Md, with Mrs. Edgens' son,
Vida Scott and family.
Robert H. Wiley, Jr., 40 years
Id, Milton, pedestrian, was killed
t Lewes instantly at 1880 a. m,
asst Sunday while walking on Sa-
annah Road at the entrance of
ewes when he was struck by a
ar driven by Bradford Webb, 2S
ears old, of .Lewes. He suffered a
ractured skull and both legs were
roken. Webb told state police the
ccident occurred during a heavy
ain and that Wiley stepped in
ront of the car. An inquest was to
e held some time this week.
Wiley, who was employed at the
onwell Nurseries in Milton, is
lrvived by his wife, Mrs. Emma
Tilley, and two sons, Harold and
obert, II, of Lewes; his parents,
Ir. and Mrs. Robert Wiley, Sr., of
iilton, and three brothers, Homer,
lton and Lawrence, all of Milton.
he body was taken to the Beebe
ospital, Lewes, and later removed
, the Wilson Funeral Home at Mil
m. Services were held Thursday
2 o'clock p. m. at Whites Chapel,
charge of the Rev. ]. H. Whed-
se and the Rev. Forrest Nelson.
lterment was made in Whites
hapel cemetery.
Mrs. Clara Johnson has return
| home after spending few days /
Wilmington as the guest of Mrs.
Gorge Royce. III
Weldon Brittingham, who is sta
0ned at the New York Navy Base,
'ent the weekend here with his
other, Mrs. Grace Birmingham at
~ home on Mulherrv street