Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03
Lewes News

the weekend dL Odh OAShe'AN'
Mrs. G. w. Robinson is spending a
few days in Philadelphia.
Funeral services of John 5. IN
dali. aged about 70 years, farmer re-
siding near Lewes, were held at MS
1ate home last Wednesday afternoon
and interment made in the Lewes M
n cemetery. Rev. Milton S. Andrews
and Rev. William D. Wilson con-
dncted the services. The deceased Is
survived by one son, ]. Roland 1ln-
dali. x,,,,;o, D
Funeral services of William r.
Wolfe, aged about 80 years. WEI w
held on Sunday, May 22nd, at .sle
home of his son, Edward 5. Wolie'
near Midway and interment made III
+he Midway Presbyterian cemetery
Mr. wolfe died at the Delaware state
IIosnital at Farnhurst where ne hau
been for several months.
Funeral services of Mrs. MaF'ha
Cbamherlain who was killed IN an
automobile accident, Saturday hisn.'
Nov DIST. were held on Friday atter-
noon at her home on Madison ave
nue. and interment made IN IN, .ne
Tewes M. E. cemetery. REV. Mll.UH
6 Andrews conducted the services.
Mrs. Robert B. Hopkins OF Mllto1
who has been at the Beebe Hospltai
here for several days, has returheu
to her home. A,,,in
Joseph M. Marshall and ALVIN
willard of Wilmington VlslCeu
friends and relatives here last sun
day. bos
The pilot boat, Philade, lhia, mas
been on the dry dock in Phlladel-
mia for several da.i, undergoing re-
pairs. The Edmn1ds is on the sta
ten. oro
Captain Fred Burton and wife are
spending a few weeks win tneiI
daughter, Mrs. F. Irving walls IN
Wilmington, who has been seriously
Cantain John S. Lynch's Sunday
school class held a banquet last
Thursday evening in the Suhuay
school room, celebrating a contesV
which closed about three weeks ago.
the winning group were honored by
o snecial table al to themselves ana
were allowed to make speeches. Inis
class of men now have a real Jop
on their hands and that is 10 peat
three other classes of women IN at
tendance for the coming tnree
nonths. The ladies say it can't De
done and lust a few of the men say
II will be done. The ladies have a
lead of about thirteen at the present
time. ~ TT G
Engineers office gives notice that
nublic hearing will be held IN tne
auditorium on South street, Iewes'
on June 16 at IL a. m.' eastern
standard time to consider propos-
ed channel from deep water IN tne
delaware Bay to Lewes pier. IL is
requested that those interested IN
the proposed improvement cooper
ate in this investigation, FURNISHING
information that will lead to a cor
rect conclusion from the Navigation
standpoint as to the present use ana
future possibilities of this part OF
the waterway covered by this exam
ination. Il
At a meeting of the directors OF
the Lewes Hotel Company held last
week they selected their archltects
who are to get busy at once and get
plans and specifications. The Old
buildings which now stand on the
site where the hotel is to be built,
were sold at public auction last Sat
urday. Carpenter Brothers of near
Lewes bought the main building on
Second street for $4,000 and build
ing of galvanized iron structure IN
the rear for $115.00, and George w.
Coyerdale bought the building occu-
pied by Justice of the Peace Garter
and Karl Lange, shoe cobbler. These
buildings are to be moved or torn
down as soon as possible so that
there will be no hold up in the
building of the new hotel. Lawton &
ingram have vacated their store, and
Newell Conant will move this week
to Rehoboth Beach and G. 2. Tun-
nell expects to move sometime dur
ing June.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Sanderson Trump
of PHILADELPHIA spent the week with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ferris Wilson, near
Lewes.
James D. Abbott, Civil War veter-
an of this town, has had his pension
increased from $65.00 a month to
$72.00.
Union baccalaureate services for
the class of 1927 were held in De
Vries Chapel of the Lewes Public
School last Sunday at IL o'clock.
Rev. Milton S.. Andrews, pastor OF
the Lewes M. E. Church, preached
the sermon on foundations" The
choirs of all four churches of the
town furnished the vocal music and
the high school orchestra furnished
the instrumental music.
Mrs. Maud Lubker of Philadelphia
snent the weekend with her parents
here, Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Will
son.
Mrs. George S. Lubker of Ocean
Gate, N. J., spent the weekend with
friends and relatives here.
Arthur C. Morgan of Philadelphia
spent the holiday with his mother
here, Mrs. Thomas c. Morgan.
Charles w. Jenkins of Philadel-
phia spent the holiday with his par
ents here, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A.
jenkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Morris of Phil
adelphia spent the weekend with
the latter's parents here, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. j. Richards.
William F. Vogel and family of
spent the weekend with
friends and relatives here and Re-
hoboth Beach.
Hotels and boarding houses in Re
hoboth Beach report that the past
is the largest one that they
ever experienced in Rehoboth Beach
before the Fourth of July, and this
is only the last of May. The Belhav-
en- has 107 rooms and they were all
filed but two, over the past week
end. besides the other hotels and