Milford chronicle., 1941-01-31
DELMAR

Mrs. George German and daugh
ter of Merchantville, N. j., are visit
Ing relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lynch an(
daughter Betty of Dover, spent las
Sunday here with the formers mo.
ther, Mrs. Mamie Lynch.
The Masonic Lodge Of this town
will attend divine services next Sun
day morning in Mt Olive Church
The First Methodist Church will
unite with that service. Rev Sidney
B. Bradley viii deliver the sermon.
Frank Locates of Wilmington was
a Delmar visitor on Saturday.
The gym class of the First Bap-
tist Church will hold a bake at the
gas office on Saturday morning, Feb
ruary 8.
Mrs. William H. Draper is spend
ing some time with her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Draper, Jr., in White Plains, N.
Y.
Mrs. Benjamin Parker quietly eel
ehrated her 89th birthday anniver-
sary last Tuesday at her home on
Delaware avenue.
Mrs. Amanda Hearne, who has
been quite i'll for some time is re-
ported as being much improved.
Mrs. P. H. Hearn has returned
from several days visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. Otto Baylor in Philadel-
pI1ia.
Howard Waller has returned from
several days business trip to New
York City.
Dr.. and Mrs. Manain Tingle en-
tertained at a family dinner on Sun
day. Guests were from Laurel, Sal
isbury and Delmar.
Miss Edna Dennis Of Berlin, Nd,
Is visiting her brother, Vincent Dem
mis- and family in Delmar.
The Mems Bible Glass of the First
Methodist Church here, which has a
membership OF over 200 active mem
bers, held its annual banquet last
Thursday evening in the social hall
OF the church with about 1870 in at
tendance.
Many Delmar residents are sick
with grippe and mild cases Of flu.
More cases have been reported in
the past few days than in any other
similar period in the past Is years,
doctors report There is also an epi-
demic of measles, whooping cough
and chicken pox
The Delmar Lions Club will pre-
sent its annual play on Thursday,
March 6, in the Delmar Theatre.
Proceeds from the play are placed in
the charity fund Of the club.
The play will be directed by Lester
A. Hall, member of the club and
principal Of the Maryland School.
Raymond Wilkerson will be in
charge of the music and acts be-
tween scenes.
Work on the new bridge and relo-
cation on u S. Route 1S, three miles
south of Delmar at Leonard's Mill
Pond, is progressing rapidly. Work
men began the driving Of the con-
crete piling reinforced with steel
last Friday. Work being done with
a large steam pile driver. Two bridge
ways, each 80 feet wide, are being
built over the pond for northbound
and southbound traffic. The bridge is
expected to be open for traffic late in
the spring.
The new bridge and relocation.
which is being built by Speef Jones
and Company, OF Dover is consid7
cred as the first link in the propos-
ed dual highway from Delmar to
Salisbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. West and Mrs.
Lavenia Elliott visited Dr. and Mrs.
Walter. Hastings in cambridge on
Sunday.
Mrs. o. M. Cook spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lockernan at
Stanton.
Mrs. william A. Lynch of Guam
tico, visited her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. ]. J. Morris of this town on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Clarence Pritchett is confin-
ed to her home with severe case of
du.
Eiihu Curdy has returned from
Cambridge Hospital where he un-
derwent an operation several days
ago
Miss Ruth Ann Bailey and friend,
Miss Eva Silver of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Bailey.