Milford chronicle., 1926-04-30
Lewes

Rev. William R. Wowbray. who
has been pastor of the Goodman NJ.
E. Church for the past two or three
years. and formerly pastor of tho
Lewes NJ. E. Church for several
years, has moved his family here on
King street, to the property which
he recently purchased. He will Ie-
tire from the ministry some time
next month and make this his future
home.
Captain Fred Burton took COM
mand of the pilot boat Philadelphia
on Saturday for the coming two
weeks, relieving Captain Eugene C..
Kelly who has been in charge for
the past two weeks.
DR.. George w. Cook, evangelist,
began his three-weeks' evangelistic
service here in the Lewes NJ. e.
Church on Sunday evening, in uni
son with the Lewes Presbyterian
and the NJ. P. Church. The church
was filled to overflOwing and many
turned away unable to find seats. A
gOodly number of people stood on
their feet during the services be-
cause of the shortage of seating ca
pacity. Services will be held every
night during the coming three weeks
except on Monday evenings. Cottage
prayer meetings will be held each
morning from ten to ten-thirty in
different sections of the town.
Thomas r. Ingram, cashier of The
Sussex Trust Company, has been ap-
pointed receiver for the Atlantic
Canning Company at RehobOth
| Beach
Stephen G. Pierce, wife and daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth. are visiting in Will
mingtOn and Philadelphia for few
days.
Postmaster Leroy w. Hickman, oi
| Wilmington, was town visitor on
Monday, accompanied by J. Christy
Conner, also of Wilmington.
The Hearn Oil Company has leas-
ed the triangular piece of ground
at Five Points from Edgar NJ. Bay
lis. and will install a gasoline ser
vice station there.
Miss Ruth Hickman has accepted
position with The Sussex Trus
Company in Lewes. Owing to in
creased business the present force
was not large enough to take care
of the work.
Mrs. John A. Lingo has moved
from RehobOth Beach to the Charles
A. Virden property in Milton, which
she recently purchased.
DR.. William P. Orr, Jr., presiden
! e ernTrs
a dinner party at his home here las
Tuesday evening. Those presen
were: John NJ. Vessels, Harry V
Lyons, DR.. Joseph NJ Martin, Thorn
as r. Ingram. DR.. Ulysses w. Hook
er, William E. Walsh, DR.. Walter P
Robinson and VIM. H. Virden.
Edgar c. Morris and wife, o
Franklin City, and Mrs. Lille Mad
dux and daughter, Miss Eleanor, o
Wilmington, spent Sunday with Nh
and Mrs. Jacob Morris and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Charles S. Norris.
Rev. Disston w. Jacobs prOpert,
in RehobOth Beach has been pur
chased by Harry Lynch, of Whining
ton, who will spend the summe
there with his family.
The colored schools of SUISSE
county held their annual field da
exercises here last Friday, whicI
were largely attended. Several col
ored autoists were arrested her
that day by the State Highway Pc
licemen for violating some of tn
state automobile laws. Archi
Lockwood, cOlored, of this tOwI
was arrested twice during the da
for disorder, and the second tim
was taken to Georgetown and lodg
ed in the Sussex County Jail. H
has since been released on bail.
Captain Charles T. Mcgee, of Phi
adelphia, was town visitor her
over the weekend
Miss Elsie Hart, daughter of Nj
and Mrs. Thomas A Hart, of nea
Lewes, and Claude M. Hastings, so
of the late William Hastings,
this town, went to Frederick las
Sunday where they were married b
Rev. N. Claude Benson, a forme
pastor of RehObOth Beach M.
Church. Mr.. Hastings is a membt
OF the Coast Guard Service, and
r stationed at Cape Henlopen Station
l Mr.. and Mrs William J. Carso
= have returned after spending a fe
!. days in New York City with the
., daughter, Miss Helen N. Carson.
= The first trout of the season al
S peared in the local market la
e week Some of the local fisherme
= made some very good catches. 1t
e likely they will be very plentif1
= from now on.
A special meeting of the Beth
D NJ. e. Church Club was held la
Thursday evening in the Sunds
School room to lay plans and a.
point ushers for each night to tai
o care of the special evangelistic So
: vices which are now being held.
is expected that the church will
packed each night.
- Harry ]. Quirk, who for son
= years has been employed by the A
l. lantic Canning Company, has so
his home in RehOboth Heights
William F. RotthOuse for $7,0UO.C
and expects to move to California