Milford chronicle., 1942-03-06
LEWEs

Mr.. and Mrs. Dodson West and their
children, David and Joan. OF Whining
ton, visited with Mr.. Vests parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel West during the
Miss Margaret Breeders and Miss
Florence Wingate. employees of the
Lewes Trust Company, have returned
from a visit in New York City.
Mrs. Clark Adams of Wilmington,
N. c.. is spending some time with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Fred Marshall.
Henry p. Marshall. Jr., left last Fri-
day to be inducted into the United
States Army. Mr.. Marshall was em-
ployed as clerk in the Lewes post
office.
Mrs. Louis T. Ricards is spending
some time in Lakehurst. N. j.. with
her daughter and son-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Lamberton
Mrs. Walter Il. Wyatt is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. J. Francis Haggerty
and family at their home in Union
Park Gardens. Mrs. Wyatt win also
visit another son-in-law and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Baker in
Rockland before returning home.
Mrs. w. Virden Burton and son Bill
have moved to Cambridge, Md, where
they will make their home for the
present with Mr.. Burton who is in
spector of army boats there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Ingram OF New
York were recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Wilson Ingram on Savannah
Miss Christine Dunlap. daughter of
Mrs. Lillian Dunlap, a Lewes high
school sophomore, won eleventh place
in the International Printing Ink con-
test which ended last week. Her topic
was the Importance of Free Press
to Democracy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r. Ingram,
Mrs. Jack Lawton and Miss Estella
Baker motored to Wilmington on Mon
Mr. and Mrs. William Hill of Spar
rows Point, Md, are being congratu-
lated upon the birth of a son, William
Plummer Hill, born February 25. Mrs.
Miss Bertha Brittingham, daughter
of Mrs. Grace Brittingham of Lewes.
Fred G. Wolfe, Jr., of Philadelphia,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Wolfe,
Sir, visited with his parents the past
weekend before leaving for Camp
Lee A. Cahall and his grandson, Mas
ter Theodore Deal, Jr., are confined TO
their home on Dewey avenue due to-
illness.
in the Beebe Hospital is now able to
he out and will resume his duties at the
postoffice.
James Z. Prettyman who has been
confined to his home for several
months due to illness is not so well at
Mrs. Grace Brlttingham is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. William Hill at
Sparrows Point, Md:
James Edward Wiley of Lewes, re-
tired honor roll veteran of the Penn
sylvania Railroad. is proving how. ell
derly men can he of service to their
home towns i'm the present war elner-
gency. Brother Wiley began his career
on the railroad as a fireman on the
now extinct Queen Anne Railroad
sal, naraancfnxyr Md IN
Lewes, in May. 1891. He was promoted
10 the position of engineer. During 1906
the Queen Anne Railroad was purchas-
ed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Conl-
pany and was known as the Maryland,
Delaware and Virginia branch. Al that
time its western terminus. was changed
from Queenstown to Love Point, Md.
Brother Wiley continued on this
branch until 1924, when he was assign
ed to regular runs on the Baltimore
and Easton Road. He Joined the Bro
therhood of Locomotive Engineers at
i'm 1903 and has continued
an active member ever since. inc b5-
engineer, who was retired
from active duty four months ago al
ter serving "A years on the lower Del
Mar-Va Peninsula, is one of the most
vigiiant airplane spotters for the Lewes
post and i'm addition this week be reg ,
stered with the defense council as a
Are warden. Mr.. Wiley has TWO, chll-
iren now married and living elsewhere. /
He continues to make his home on
Market street in Lewes with his wife
md her sister. Miss Mollie Roe of
Md.
Harry s. Rheiner of Lewes, SO years |
1ld. watchman at Wanamaker's I
store, Philadelphia. for 40 years. died !
suddenly Sunday night at his home on |
ilottown road. He was retired on a |
pension in 1927. His wife, Mrs. Mar
garet O'Donnell Rheiner. is patient !
m the Milford Memorial Hosnital. Sur
riving him are his wife and two sons, !
md one daughter of Philadelphia, by Il |
'ormer marriage Funeral services were |
leld at the Atkins funeral home ON |
at D. m. Burial was made |
n the Presbyterian churchyard at !
Noolspring.