Milford chronicle., 1928-02-17
Lewes News

War veteran of the siege OIL ISl0lA
,,ond and one of the last OF the ola
coasting trade shippers, was buried
Iera last Wednesday afternoon III
tbe PRESBYTERIAN cemetery. Funer-
al services were held on Tuesday
ot the home of his son-in-laW, U. D
Conmissioner Howard M. Long, IN
PHILADELPHIA. The services were
CONDUCTED by Rev. Burleigh Cruik-
shank, pastor of st. PauPs PresDy-
terrain Church, 50th st. and BaIu-
more avenue. Captain Tunnel was
horn in Baltimore Hundred October
81 1910. and is survived by one son.
Paul Tunnel, of Baltimore, and one
daughter, Mrs. Howard M. Long. .
The regular quarterly meeting Oh
the directors of the Sussex Trust
Company, with branches at LeWes
and Milton, was held last TUESDAY
in Milton. Statements showed that
the different branches were all III
a thriving condition. o,.+
Frank E. Brereton, pharmacies
EMPLOYED by w. Hance Chambers
was operated upon at the Beepe
Hosnital here last Thursday for APP
nendicitis. DR.. Richard c. BeeDe
performed the operation. He IS DO
inc fine since the operation.
The Lewes High School girls
basketball team handed the Seatord
GIRLS a defeat last Friday night by
score of % to IA. This was about
the first game this season that the
REGULAR team was able to participate
in. Heretofore one or two members
of the team have been out on &C
count of illness, mumps prlhclpallE'
The score between the boys OF sea
ford and Lewes was somewhat oil
ferent. it being As to 10 in favor OIL
Seaford.
Dr. Gilbert M. Wiltbank, who has
been seriously ill at the Beebe Hos
pital here for the past two weeks Is
rapidly improving.
The ladies of the Midway PresDy-
terrain Church held turkey supper
last Thursday evening in the Com
munitv Hall at Midway. 1t was well
attended.
Robert Wolfe, of Wilmington, for
merly of near Midway, was a town
visitor here last Saturday.
John F. Phillips, postmaster at
Rehoboth Beach, has been reap
pointed for a second term OF four
years.
Charles Williams, aged Sc years,
of Millville, died at the Beebe Hos
initial here last week from injuries
sustained on the concrete highway
between his home and Ocean View,
on December IA, when he was run
into and knocked to the roadway,
sustaining a compound fracture OF
the leg and internal injuries.
Captain John L. Morris is spend
ing a few weeks at his home here.
Mr.. Laurie, architect of the firm
Laurie & Green, who are the archi-
tects for the new hotel for Lewes,
was in town on Saturday, looking
over the job.
Miss Elizabeth L Morgan spent
= the weekend with her mother here.
BENJAMIN F. Shaw, of Wilmington,
who has been a patient at the Beebe
Hospital here for several days, is
very much improved and has been
removed to his summer home in
Rehoboth Beach.
Richard c. Dole, of Salisbury,
Md, has been in Rehoboth Beach for
several days, experimenting the
structure of a $25,OOO.OO building
which is being built next door to the
candy shop on the boardwalk. The
main floor of the building will be
utilized for ten bowling alleys with
a billiard parlor and lunch room in
the rear. The second floor will be
made into several apartments.
Thomas Pachides, who managed the
candy shop last summer, will have
charge of the management of the
new building.
Theodore Hazard, of Philadel-
phia, formerly of this town, spent
the weekend with friends and rela-
tives here.
Henry o. Bennum ish building
bungalow on the lot which he re-
Gently purchased from Henry w.
Conant on Franklin avenue.
F. Irving Walls and family, of
Wilmington, spent the weekend at
the home of Mrs. Walls parents,
Capt and Mrs. Fred Burton, here.
Captain John p. Virden took COM
Tic B1AOI OOlb I
last Saturday for the coming two
weeks, relieving Captain William F.
Marshall, who has been in COM
mand for the past two weeks. Owing
to the fact that so many of the pill
OTIS take the winter months off, those
who do cruise during the winter are
very busy and do not have but very
little time home. For the past two
or three weeks they have been un-
usually busy.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Thompson w. C. T. U. will be
held at the home Of Mrs. John G.
Wilson February Is. A good at
tendance is desired.
Rev. George A. Halves, D. D., is
conducting services every night in
the Midway. Presbyterian Church.
Every night except Saturday. DR..
Halves will preach at Lewes on
Sunday morning at eleven o'clock,
and in the afternoon and night at
Midway.