Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-09-14
LEWES

Mr. and Mrs Fred Willard ot
Wilmington are spending the week
here as the house guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel West at their resi-
dence on Mulberry Street. Mrs.
Willard is Mrs. West sister.
Mrs. Clara Broughton who has
tcen spending the summer months
in Icwes with her sister, Mrs.
James F. Prettyman. has returned
to her home in Philadelphia
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford G.. Clifton
and daughter, jeanette were the
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. II. L.
Coulter IT.. of Greenwood last
Thursday.
Jacob Amelia. -, AUStrian-horn
labOrcr at the consolidated Fish
cries Company in l.cweS. died We'd
nesday night in the Beehc HOSpi-
tai from second and third degree
burns which he sustained when he
tell into vat of boiling fish oil at
the plant Amelia, who had worked
intcrmittently at the plant for
some time. had given several Balti-
more addresses. Thus far police
have been unable to locate any
next of kin at these addresses. The
man was not working at the time
he was burned. Company officials
said that after falling into the va!
OF boiling oil and water he manaS-
ed to drag himself ont and to the
shower room where he had turned
on the water. Badly burned from
the waist down, he was found UNI
conscious on the floor of the show
er room early last Wednesda!
morninG. Being that relatives were
hot found to claim the body, h
was buried in the special plot fO
unclaimed or unidentified bOdie
in the Lewes Methodist Cemetery
Mrs. Iustus b. Naylor has re
turned to the home of her mother
Mrs. Frederick G.. Clifton ST.. afte
spending short period of time II
Pressure. Maine. with her husband
Captain NaylOr. who was statiOne'
at Pressure Air Base. Captain Nay
lor who is in the Corps of EnGi
neers, L. :. Army Air Corps, i
now stationed in the South Pacific
Mrs. William Alderman has re
turned to her home in Washington
ID. E. after spending a few week
, i'll Lewes with her mother. Mrs
: Thomas Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Flcmin
!. and daughter Kay, of SCaford wer
. the guests of Mrs Fleming
= mother. Mrs Ida chambers owe
the week end.
The w. S &. s. of the Methods
: Bethel Church, held cover dis
- luncheon in the Sunday Scho'
Il Room on Monday evening.
# Mrs. Byron Fillmore Clifton
IS Greenwood visited with her moth'
II in-law. Mrs. Frederick G CliftC
v ST., and family on Tuesday.
II Lieutenant Commander and MI
T.. Harry Frazer who have been vac
IF tiOninS here with DR.. and Nh
/ Richard C. Becbc. have left f,
le New Orleans. Louisiana whc
s. they are making their home.
VI WI . AlOIlLO w llSOH WHO II
II been i'll for several days has il
proved at this writing.
a MIR. and Mrs. Frederick G.. CT
l. ton, .Ir.. and sons. Frederick
a, and David Lee, mOtored to Sal
o. bury, Maryland on Tuesday, whe
they visited with friends and rel
be tives.
George COvcrdale. son of Mr.. a
Mrs. Grover COverdale of Lew
:, who has served in the l.. S. Arr
for several years, had been l
leased and is expected to return
ee his home here in the near futu
III Georges brOther-in-laW John
p Lloyd. L. s. Merchant Marine, h
he also been released from the 5,
ne vice.
Mrs. Sanford Clifton and daua
II ter. jeanette visited the fOrme
e mother, Mrs. Addie Adams in II;
an ringtOn on Saturday of last we
ne Mrs. James Palmer Ir.. has
ON Cepted a position with the Ness
Lumber Go.
az Mr.. George Fisher. is confined
Mt. his home with an injured AMI
which he burned several days a