Milford chronicle., 1926-12-31
Lewes News

Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Morris of Phil
adelphia spent the weekend with
the formers parents here, Mr.. and
Mrs. Curtis ]. Richards.
Miss Ella B. Twilley of Philadel-
phia is spending the holidays with
her sister, Mrs. Lola Baker on South
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Fields
spent Saturday in Wilmington with
their son, Clifford NJ. Fields and
Sunday and Monday in PHILADELPHIA
and Atlantic City.
The Red and Blue Contest which
has been creating considerable in
terest in Captain John S. Lynch's
Sunday school class was brought to
a close last Sunday with IT'S men
present in the class. 1t was neces-
sary to hold the lesson period in the
main auditorium of the church and
it was filled. Rev. Milton S. Andrews
taught the lesson. Next Sunday DR..
u. w. Hooker will be the teacher.
A special program will be arranged
for next Sunday. Both vocal and
instrumental selections will be Civ
en- and it is likely that there will be
some definite announcement made as
to when the class will have its tur-
key supper. Some remarked on Sun
day that this class of IT'S men was
probably the largest mems Bible
class that any Sunday school in the
State could boast of and it is a class
that any Sunday school should be
justly proud Of The count on Sun
day showed that the Blue were 80
ahead of the Reds and previous to
this the Reds were IA ahead of the
Blues, so the final count gives the
Blue a majority of 16.
Miss Emily Orr of Vassar College,
New York, is spending the Christ
mas holidays with her parents here,
DR.. and Mrs. William = Orr.
James R. Wiley who is employed
with the Cunard Steamship Company
in Philadelphia, spent the weekend
with his parents here, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Edward Wiley.
Walter Keene of Reading, Pa, has
returned after spending three weeks
at the home of William F. Dodd,
near Rehoboth Beach.
Henry T. Wilson of Dewey avenue,
this town, and Ferris Edwin Wilson,
son of w. Ferris Wilson, have been
appointed assistant light use keep.
ers in this light house district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman Willard of
Philadelphia are spending the
Christmas holidays with their par
ents here.
William L. Burton, Jr., of Phila-
delphia spent the weekend with his
parents here in PilOttown, Mr.. and
Mrs. William L. Burton, Sr.
Charles w. Jenkins, of Philadel-
phia, spent Christmas with his par
ents here, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A.
Jenkins.
William H. Bookhammer, presi-
dent of the Diamond State Fish Pro-
ducts Company, who has been down
in Beaufort, N. c., for the past six
weeks with his two fishing steam
ers, returned to his home here last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel B. D. Mar
shall spent Christmas Day with
their daughter, Mrs. Chas. H. Phil
lids III I6uODOlu DGdClIg
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar NJ. Thomas of
Wilmington spent the weekend
with Mrs. Thomas sister, Mrs. Will
liam o. Nelson at Midway.
Roland D. J. Raught who is en-
ployed by the Studebaker Corpora
ton in Newark, N. j., is spendiT the
holidays with his mother here on
South street.
Miss Helen N. Carson who is en-
ployed by the du Pont Company in
New York City spent Christmas with
her parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam J. Carson.
John w. Hill of this town who re-
Gently moved to New Castle to take
charge of the New Castle Rear Light
House there, was town visitor here
on Monday.
Stephen Gray Coverdale, aged rs
years. died at the home of his son,
Stephen G. Coverdale, Jr., in Will
mington on Saturday, December 25,
after a short illness of pneumonia.
Funeral services were held at ar
rival of the noon train here on Tues
day at the grave and interment made
in the Lewes M. E. cemetery. Rev.
Milton S. Andrews officiating. He is
survived by two sons, Frank and
Stephen Coverdale and one daughter,
Miss Anna Coverdale, two brothers,
David Coverdale, Sr., of this town
and Elias Coverdale of Cape May,
one sister, Mrs. Elvira Pierce of this
town.
The Lewes M. E. and the Lewes
Presbyterian Sunday schools held
their Christmas entertainment on
Monday evening and treated all the
scholars to a box of candy.
Clayton H. Nelson of Florence, N.
J.. is spending the Christmas holi-
days with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred B. Nelson, near Lewes.
John NJ. Vessels, Jr., and Perry
Burton who are attending the Uni
versity of Delaware are spending the
holidays with their parents here.
Miss Hilda Brittingham who is en-
Moved in Wilmington spent the
Christmas holidays with her father
here. David Birmingham.
DelInar