Milford chronicle., 1928-05-18
Lewes News

OudIleS j. SuOIer, president or Tn
Smyrna National Bank, who ha
been confined at the Beebe Hospita
here for the past two weeks, died OF
Friday. His death was attributed tt
a heart attack.
John C. Powers died here very
suddenly on Sunday morning aftel
about weeks illness of pneumonia
Mr.. Powers came here from New
Jersey about month ago and was
employed by w. J. Warren & Com
pany, Inc, cannery and resided in
the Edward J. Gray property on
Mulberry street.
Funeral services of Mrs. Susan
Beebe, widow of the late Clarence
Beebe, were held on Monday after
noon at the home of her son, Chas.
D. Beebe on Lewes Beach and inter-
ment made in the Lewes NJ. E. GEM
etery.
Rev. William D. Wilson who has
been confined to his home for the
past three weeks suffering from
rheumatism is slowly improving.
Rev. Harry NJ. Smith, pastor of the
Nassau NJ. E. Circuit, is filling the
pulpit in the Groom Memorial M. p.
Church on Sunday evenings in the
absence of Rev. Wilson.
Wilson Hudson who is employed
in Wilmington spent the weekend
with his parents here, Mr.. and Mrt.
Charles W. Hudson, near Lewes.
Herbert Wilson of Philadelphia
spent the weekend at the home of
his sister here, Mrs. Ebe T. Palmer
on Dewey avenue.
Clayton Ellis has accepted a posi-
tion in the ship broker office of Da-
vid w. Burbage & Company here,
succeeding Benjamin Ewing.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society met on Tuesday evening at
the home of Mrs. Napoleon B. Reg
lister on South street.
The Home Missionary Society of
the Lewes NJ. E. Church met last
Monday evening in the Sunday
school room.
Ralph S. Brown was the soloist in
the Lewes M. E. Church last Sunday
at the morning service.
Pilot William E. Poynter Of Phila-
delphia, formerly of this town, was
town visitor here during the past
week.
Mrs. Cornelius C. Marshall who
has been at the Beebe HOSPITAL for
several days for treatment is verv
much improved.
Chief engineer Charles H. John
son of the Fenwick Island light
vessel is spending shore leave with
his family here.
Rebecca Kearney who was oper-
ated upon at the Beebe Hospital re-
Gently for appendicitis, was able to
leave there last Thursday and is
rapidly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. ScheI1en-
ger OF Philadelphia came here last
week to attend the wedding of Miss
Elizabeth MacIntire to Russell Da-
Wis which took place on Saturday
afternoon at o'clock in st. Peters
T. E. Church. Rev. Joseph S. Kinks
performed the ceremony.
Lester Lynch of Collingswood, N.
j., spent the weekend at the home
Of his parents here, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur L. Lynch.
Some of the progressive citizens
OF Lewes cooperating with the
Chamber of Commerce are putting
forth an effort to build a stretch of
boardwalk on Lewes Beach and to
have it all completed by the Fourth
OF July. They expect to build at least
300 feet with width of 12 feet. It is
thought by many of the business
men in LeWes that this little i'm
proVement will mean much toward
the development of the beach. AL
ready about seven or eight new cot
tages are being erected there and
there are more to follow.
Register of Wills G.. Vannje Mos
SICK has granted letters on the fol-
lowing estates: Mrs. Anne E. Rust
OF near Lewes to William E. Rust
ana Lizzie M. Turner; John H. Ira
DER, colored, of Lewes, to William n
Atklns; Mrs. Ruth A. Hazard IN
Miss Elizabeth Hazard.
Captain Fred Burton and wife oro
spending a few days in Wilmington
aC tne nome of their daughter. Mrs.
F. Irving Walls. %
~ 'alueS L. thompson, mayor of
LeWes, who has been confined to +ba
Beeoe Hospital for the past three or
Iour weeks, has returned to bis
nome very much improved.
Inc entertainment given last Fri
aay evening in the auditorium of +bo
nIgh school was well attended and
enjoyed by all. Miss Lettie Marvel
daughter of Manuel Marvel of neor
Lewes, took the first honors in tbo
spelling bee of the Junior uiob
SchooI and Miss Hannah Marshall
aaughter of Captain Arthur Marshall
LOOK hrst prize in. the high school
The local deep sea fishermen who
hsh up the bay are making oroat
success this season, thew catcb
from ten to fifteen barrels of had
heads and trout each day. These arc
Shlpped to the city markets daiIv bv
automobile trucks. When the wea,
.ner is favorable for fishing there
are about 200 barrels shipped SaiIv
W. Vlrden Marshall furnishes +bo
automobile trucks. '' '"e
Mrs. Addie V. Bradford and CON
toward of Philadelphia spent tba
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
1. Howard of this town. '''- 'e'