Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
LEWES


weekend here with his mother
Mrs. Lena NJ. Tammany.
Mrs. Eva Thompson and daughter
Josephine spent few days last
week with her brother, Levi Lynch
in Oakland, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Clifton and
family mOtOred to Smyrna on SLn-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Davis of
Woodbury., Pa, spent the weekend
here with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank MacIntire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Williams of
/ Harrington spent Sunday here with
/ lis mother.
Miss Louise Wiley and James
Wiley of Philadelphia spent sun
cay here with their parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Wiley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Shaffcr
and Jacob AIillman of Philadelphia
spent the weekend here with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mill
man.
William Clifton, Forest Maull and
Alfred McGinni5 mOtored TO Phila-
delphia on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holland Cannon of
Bridgeville spent Sunday here with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Roland.
Mr. and Mrs. William c. Marshall
motored to Salisbury ON Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Bierch Of Pauls-
borO, N. j., spent the Weekend mere
visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. William Mai is confined TO
her home due to illness.
James r. Pratt, president Of the
Maryland Coast Railroad
Company, died at his home April 21,
at the age of 67. He began his bus
mess career as a gTipman on cable
line in Baltimore and became vice
president of the United Railways
Company of that city. He was a ma
tive of Talbot county, Md. In recent
years he had lived at Lewes but
maintained an office at Denton, Md.
Successful in claim investigation
work, Mr.. Pratt soon became recOS-
nized as an expert i'm the field and
read many papers on the subject be-
fore the American Bar Association.
After long services with the United
Railways Company he was made as
Sistant to general manager, William
A. House in 1906. and retained at the
same time his executive post with
the claim department. He later was
made a vice president of the COM
pany. The deceased is survived by a
widow and one daughter Miss Adele.
Funeral services were held on Fri
day of last week in Lewes. Inter-
ment in the NJ. L. cemetery.
Little James Birmingham is some
what improved at this writing.
Miss Helen Marshall spent Sunday
here with her parents.
Raymond Lank has purchased a
new Chevrolet sedan.
Contractor Tyndall of RehOboth is
making rapid progress on the new
home of Thomas Morris in DeVries
Circle.
NJames r. Iank has secured four
special rabbits of q high breed and |
expects to raise them on his farm |
near Lewes. He has constructed |
houses for them and will later ship |
the meat to New York City and Gre !
ate a demand for the hides.
Frank Chambers spent the week |
end here with his brother, Hance |
Chambers.
John Elliott has rented the Bay |
View Inn on Lcwes Beach from
Capt. Willard Collins and will con-
duct the inn starting May /.
Max Gebhart of MiddlctOwn was
a town visitor during the week.
Mrs. George i. Downes is spend
ing some time in Philadelphia with |
her husband, George Downes. |
Mrs. Ruth Roberts and mother,
Mrs. George Hickman and Mrs. Ruth
Aiken motored to Wilmington on
Saturday.
Raymond Armstrong of Philadel-
phia spent the weekend here with
Ellis King and family.
George Z. Downes who is employ
ed with the Pure Oil Company in
Philadelphia spent Sunday here with
his family
Perry Burton of Philadelphia was
home on Sunday.
Quite a number of the young pco-
pie attended tho dance at Milton on
Friday night.
ALL TALKING PICTURES at the
AUDITORIUM, Lewes, Del. RCA
Sound. Saturday, May 2, Marlcne
Dietrich in "Dishonored. Tuesday,
May 5, Betty C0mpsOn in "The Lady
Refuses" Thursday, May 7, Adolph
MenjOu and Constance Bennett in
'The Easiest Way" Two shows 7:15
md 8. Admission: Adults, 40 chill
jren under u, Csc. 1t