Milford chronicle., 1926-12-24
Lewes News

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Wednesday evening from $50 to s
o'clock by entertaining the following
little girls: Misses Catherine Wolfe
Frances Marshall, Catherine Mar
shall, Ruth Rowe, Elizabeth Palmer
Anna Beebe, Carolyn Leishman
Jane Burton, Catherine Palmer
Mary Maull, Catherine and Virginia
Lodge, Roberta Davidson, Sarah
Brittingham and Dolores Pierce.
Ernest S. Ratledge who is en-
ployed on the building of the new
light house on the New BreakwateI
spent the weekend at his home in
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen G. Pierce
and daughter, Miss Ruth, spent a
part of last week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Ruth Lubker and Miss Helen
Murphy of Philadelphia spent Sun
day here with friends and relatives.
Charles Baynum has been confined
to his home for several days ON ac-
count of illness.
DR.. Hiram R. Burton who has been
at the Beebe Hospital for several
days is very much improved and has
returned to his home.
Joseph Draper, aged about IS
years, died very suddenly on Friday
about twelve O'Clock from heart fail
ure after walking down town and
back and was apparently as we'll as
usual. Funeral services were held
on Monday afternoon at two O'Clock
at the home of his nephew, j. Orton
Marshall where he had been making
his home for some years, and inter-
ment made in the Lewes PreSbyter-
ian cemetery. Rev. William Leish-
man conducted the services. He is
survived by three sisters, Mrs. Will
liam H: Virden, of Rehoboth Beach,
Mrs. Eugenia D. Marshall of this
town and Mrs. Sallie R. Orton OF
Tampa, Florida. Mr.. Draper was
retired member of the Coast Guard
Service.
Captain Eugene C. Kelly who has
been master of the pilot boat, Phila-
delphia, for the past two weeks, was
relieved on Saturday. Pilots are be-
ing overworked these days as so
MANY vessels are tarding up and
down the bay and river. Last week
the boat ran entirely out of pilots
and was forced to come in after
Captain Fred Burton who was on
the usual two weeks vacation which
is given the captains after they
have spent two weeks in succession
on the boat working almost contin-
uously, day and night.
Clerk of the Orphans Court Will
liam J. Wescoat of Prettyman's Cor
ner is spending a week at Hammon-
ton. N. j., on a deer hunting trip.
The Lewes High School boys bas-
ket ball team was defeated by the
Frankford High School last week
here. but the Lewes High School
girls defeated the Frankford High |
School girls. The Lewes boys team /
defeated the Milton High School |
team here on Friday night; the
Lewes girls also defeated the Milton
girls.
The Rehoboth Beach Volunteer
Fire Company gave a chicken sup |
per last Friday evening in the school
building which was largely attended.
The price of the supper was 5Oc.
On Saturday morning the thermo-
meter registered Is degrees above !
zero here which is the lowest that +
the mercury has fell here this win
ter. Ice skating was enjoyed by
many of the boys and girls.
Muskrats are reported very Ilen-
tiful in this section and their pelts
are very valuable this season. Some
of them are bringing as high at 81
each and the rat meat is selling for
thirty cents a pair.
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Marshall
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Phil
lips spent Saturday and Sunday in
Wilmington.
The Red and Blue contest is still
considerable interest in
the Lewes NJ. E. Sunday school. Last
Captain John S. Lynch's
Bible Glass had 131 men present, al
most filling the auditorium Of the
church. DR.. Ulysses w. Hooker
taught the class and everybody thor
oughly enjoyed the message he
brought. The Reds advanced six
more points on Sunday and are row
Ia ahead of the Blues. Next Sunday :
The contest will come to close. Il =,
Mrs. William B. Tracy who was
operated on at the Jefferson Hospital
n Philadelphia about two weeks ago
s rapidly improving.
Louis c. Maull, chief engineer OF
he pilot boat, Philadelphia, spent :
asst week at his home here.
The members of Lewes Council, ,
70. IA, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, turned out in
. body last Sunday morning at the
". E. Church. Rev. Milton S. An
lrews addressed them.
DR.. William P. Orr made a busi-
less trip to Philadelphia last week. {
Sunday evening at 1880 the choir I
# the Presbyterian Church will !
ender the Christmas cantata 'The l
yhimes of the Holy Night by Fred
). Bolton. Miss E. Brereton Twilley
f Philadelphia, will be the special
oloist of the occasion. The Christ h
1as entertainment of the Sunday
chool will be held Monday evening, a
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