Milford chronicle., 1927-02-11
Lewes News

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Jr., indicated that progress and in
creased earnings had been made by
the institution during the past year
$25,000.00 was transferred from the
undivided profits account to the sur
plus account. William H. Virden of
RehObOth Beach was elected treas
urer of the company to fill the un-
expired term of John NJ. Vessels, de-
ceased. One of the important pieces
of business transacted by the or
ganizatiOn was the adoption OF Il
resolution favoring Senate Bill No.
20, recently introduced in the State
Legislature in regard to the State
taking over the road bonds Of the
three counties of the State.
The commercial students of the
Lewes High School have proved
speedy typists, number Of them
having received awards from three
we'll known manufacturers Of type
writer's at an assembly last Friday
in the school auditorium. Edison c..
Lodge, Jr., won top hOnOrs with a
} speed of so words per minute, the
/ Underwood Typewriter Company
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recognition of the feat The same
company also presented bronze med
ais to Miss Mary Hart and Horace
Lockerman and certificates of pro-
ficiency to Misses Margaret Vessels.
Cassie Prettyman, Teresa West and
Ethel Sturdivant.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Granville r. Locates
are receiving congratulations upon
the arrival of a fine baby girl.
Mr. and Mrs. Newell r. COnant OF
Rehoboth Beach have moved into the
William o. Long property on Market
Street, recently vacated by Mrs.
Charles E. Lowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Teal, Jr.,
who have been spending several
weeks IN Philadelphia. have return
ed to their home here on South
street.
Edgar W. ingram and wife and
Elverson w. Ingram and wife mo-
tored to Wilmington for day dur
ing the past week.
Mary E. Chamberlain, aged 80
years, died last Wednesday morning
at the Lankenau Hospital in Phila-
delphia, following an operation per-
formed by DR.. John Deaver three
weeks previous. Funeral services
were held on Sunca! afternoon and
interment made in the Lewes NJ. E.
cemetery. Rev. Milton S. Andrews
of the NJ. E. Church and Rev. Will
liam Leishman of the Presbyterian
Church conducted the services. This
was one of the largest funerals that
has been held in this town for some
years. She was the wife of B6nIam-
i'll r. Chamberlain, q local merchant
and for some years she conducted 4
millinery store here, where she
made a host of friends, with that
loVable disposition, always greeting
her clients with smile. Mrs.
Chamberlain was lady vino will be
missed in this community. During
the past two years she had under
gone two or three operations of the
most serious nature and with it all
she was cheerful. Besides a husband
she is survived by Z daughter, Miss
Violet Chamberlain. The girls of
Miss Violet's Sunday school class
served as flower girls. The pallbear-
ers were: Edison C. Lodge, Walter E.
Wyatt, Charles T. Nelson, Joseph L.
Marshall, Edward J. Suthard and DR..
Gilbert M. Wiltbank.
Captain John. S. Lynch's Sunday
school class will hold a social meet
ing on Friday evening, February II,
in the Junior Mechanics Hall on
Second street. Refreshments will be
served and a good time is anticipat-
ed.
Charles W."Hall of Smyrna, for
merly of this town. was a town Wis
itOr here last week.
The Lewes High School boys and
girls basketball teams both defeat
ed both teams of Milton High School
here last week.
Samuel B. D. Marshall proved to
be the hero who rescued Miss Johns
ton who was in charge of the Office
of the Lewes and Rehoboth Gas Co.,
when Mr. Marshall called at the Of
flee the young lady was unconscious
having been overcome with gas. He
managed to get-her out of the Office
and hurried in a automobile to the
Beebe Hospital where she spent
three or four days. Had it not been
for the timely arrival of Mr.. Mar
shall it is a question as to how long
the young lady would have survived.
A meeting Of the subscribers OF
the new community and commercial
hotel was held on Monday evening
in the library building at the corner
of Third and. South streets. A good
ly number were present and consld-
cradle enthusiasm was aroused. Mr..
Dean, the promoter from the Hook
enbury. System of Harrisburg gave
a very interesting talk and said
| that he was very well pleased with
| the progress made to date and there
is absolutely no question in the
world but what the hotel will be
built. Nearly everybody is back of
the movement with both their moral
and financial support. Between
twenty and thirty thousand dollars
worth of stock was reported sold at
the meeting. At this meeting it was
planned to have a citizens meeting
in the auditorium on Wednesday
night at which time Mr.. Hockenbury
Of Harrisburg will be present and
| address the meeting. Y
C. A. Berry of Philadelphia came
here last week and rented the
Maull storehouse next to Edward J..
{ Suthard and will conduct jewelry
and watch repair shop.
Samuel Hanl1in of Baltimore, Md,
formerly of this town, was a town
visitor here during the past week.
Funeral services of William AL
fred Johnston, aged about 81 years,
were held here last Friday and in
terment made in the Lewes M. E.
cemetery The deceased had been