Milford chronicle., 1931-12-18
LEWES

ternOon, December 9th, following
an illness of about two weeks. He
developed a severe attack of pneu-
monia. He was 61 years of age, anC
is survived by Il wife, Mrs. Margaret
Murray and one child. There are
three children surviving from his
first wife, they are, Linden Murray
Elsie Murray and Roy Murray. He
is also survived by five brothers.
The funeral services were held at
his late home ON Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock in charge of Rev. Will
liam Leishman. Interment was
made in the Lewes Presbyterian
cemetery.
Edwin Wingate, aged 66 years, of
Lewes, died suddenly last Thursday
morning, at $50 o'clock. He was
apparently in good health on We'd
nesday. but developed an attack of
acute indigestion at II o'clock We'd
nesday evening and was rushed to
the Beebe Hospital, but his condition
was so bad that there was little
hopes for his recovery.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs
Elizabeth Hantchman, of Philadel-
phia, and one brother, Capt. John
Wingate of the Lewes Coast Guard
station.
The funeral services were held on
Saturday afternoon at 2 O'Clock at
the Atkins Funeral Parlors on 4th
street.
Interment was made in the Lew
es PRESBYTERIAN Cemetery. Rev.
Rudolph C. Jones, of the Lewes NJ.
Z. Church, assisted by Rev. William
Leishman, pastor of the Presbyter-
ian Church, had charge of the SER
vices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Fields, of
Wilmington, spent the weekend
here with his mother, Mrs. William
Fields.
Frances Massey, of Rehoboth, for
merly of this town, is confined to
the Beebe Hospital due to illness.
Thomas Morgan, of Wilmington,
Miss Elizabeth Morgan and friend,
of Philadelphia, spent the weekend
here with Mrs. Annie Morgan.
The Lewes Firemens Band played
at Selbyville on Tuesday afternoon,
helping Santa Claus to entertain the |
children.
Philip Hubert, of Cambridge, Md, |
was town visitor during the past |
week.
The Rev. Edward Taylor, pastor
of the Nassau NJ. e. Circuit has been |
unanimously invited to return for
the next Conference year by his con-
gregatiOn.
Joseph Jett has returned to his
home in Reedville, Va.
Mayor N. w. Hooker has appoint
ed the following committee to CO.
operate with other towns in refer
ence to the George Washington BIZ
Centennial Celebration, which will
take place beginning February 22nd
and extend until Thanksgiving Day.
The committee is composed of DR..
John S. Littell, Mrs. Emma Row.
land and Mrs. Clara Marshall.
Frank Brereton, formerly of this
town, has rented a store in the
Walls Building in Milton and will
open drug store before Christmas.
Mr. Brereton has had experience as
a druggist in the Chambers Drug
Store and also in the Henlopen
Drug Store i'll Rehoboth.
The Town Commissioners will sell
at Public Sale on January 9th the
Town Hall Building and lot located |
at the corner Of Third and Chestnut
streets.
Miss Violet Chamberlain, of Phila-
lelphia, was here visiting many of
Ter friends over the weekend.
Miss Marcella Downes spent the
weekend in Wilmington {
aiT. and Mrs. Joseph A. Miller and
laughter, Rhoda Jane, are spending
here after having been {
risiting in CrOiX, Virgin Islands. 6
drs. Miller will be remembered as
Hiss Muriel Steele. d
w. Virden Burton is suffering {
rom a broken bone in his right
wrist, sustained when he was hit by ! !
he crank in cranking the engine of I
lis motor boat. s
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roberts and
Hiss Reah Hurley are spending t
ew weeks with Richard Moss at his d
lome in Gladsden, Ala,
Fred Harrison who has been en- d
,loyed as watchman for the Della O
ware and Maryland Coast Railway O
or the past three years has resign
ID and has accepted a position as s
ngineer with the Turner Laundry, h
n Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs Roland Barnes mo- II
Ored to Wilmington during the past S
Teek.
William p. Carter, Magistrate and \
Jotary Public, of Lewes, died at 7
is home in Lewes on Tuesday, Dec ]
mber 9Th, about 10 o'clock, follow s
lg an illness of several weeks dur a
tiOn. He was born in May 1860, W
laking him II years of age. The
lneral services were held in the Il
ewes Presbyterian Church on Fri b
ay afternoon, at o'clock with Rev.
William Leishman officiating. In NJ
srment was made in the adjoining W
b
Judge Carter is survived by his Il
idow, Mrs. Laura Spicer Carter, of
ewes, one daughter, Mrs. Weldon el
NAPLES, of Newark, Del, and one r
III, Frank S. Carter, of Lewes. He
also survived by one brother, d,
harles S. Carter, of Greeley, Col, fir
nd three sisters, Mrs. Jane Mar
hall, Miss Anna Carter and Miss s.
liZabeth Carter, of Lewes. E
The deceased was born in Camden th
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