Milford chronicle., 1933-06-30
LEWES


> return of brighter prospects for tn
fishing industry here came with tn
announcement that the large plan
of the Atlantic Fisheries Compan!
near Cape Henlopen, will resum
operations on July 1, after havin
been closed down since the fall O
1881.
Millman Prettyman, gr., son of MI
and Mrs. Millman Prettyman, o
Kennett Square, Pa, and grandson
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Prettyman o
this town, is spending a few week
here.
Mary Helen Knox of Michigan il
spending the summer months here
with her father, Raymond Knox.
The seniors were entertained at q
luncheon and dance given by Miss
Virginia Marshall, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Marshall at theiI
cottage on Lewes Beach.
Miss Murtice Holt has accepted a
position as office girl with the
Lewes Fishing Company.
Pamphlets advertising Lewes
have been distributed in various
parts of the East during the past
few weeks. The pamphlets contain
information concerning the past his
tory of Lewes and tell of the advan-
tages at the Breakwater town at the
present time.
Mrs. Kathryn Johnston of Wash
ington, D. C., is spending the sum
mer here with her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Bryan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence B. Knapp
and their son, Ronald, are occupying
the Leslie Knapp cottage on the
beach for two weeks.
William D. Wilson who has been
seriously i'll has much improved at
this writing.
William Lowe has rented the To-
cation formerly occupied by William
Carpenter at the corner of Fourth
and State streets in Lewes.
Mrs. Kenneth E. Stewart and her
son. Robert, of Baltimore, are spend
ing the summer here with Mrs.
Stewards parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis A. Chambers, at their home on
Pilottown road.
Miss Sally Frick of Philadelphia
who will teach in the Lewes High |
school this fall, is now taking six
weeks course at the summer school
of the University of Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. C. Kepner and
their son and Mrs. Nellie Baldwin
have closed their residence on Park |
avenue for the summer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kepner will be with Mr.. Kep-
ner's parents in Berwick, Pa. until
Mrs. L. Moseley Smith of Balti-
more is now occupying her beach
cottage for the season.
The Hartman cottage has been
rented for the season by Professor |
J. V. Van Hulsyten of Baltimore and
the Misses Charlotte Houston, Ruth
Truitt and Gerald Eyth.
Hazel Massey is spending a week
in Virginia as the guest of Miss Iris
Doughty.
Arthur w. Frazier of Lewes, died
at the home of his son, Leonard A.
Frazier in Scranton, Pa, after a lin
gering illness. He is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Gertrude Bedell Frazier
and one son, Leonard A. Frazier.
Funeral services we're held on Sat
urday, June II, in Scranton.
Cornelius c. Marshall, town COM
missioner of Lewes, has been elect
ed president of the Lewes Rotary
Club, succeeding DR.. Richard Bee
be.
The funeral of Mrs. Frank Cover
dale. who died Friday. June %, 1888
at her home near Harbeson, was
held Sunday afternoon with burial
in the Methodist cemetery in Lewes.
Mrs. Coverdale was the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs, John Wells, of Lewes,
who reside on Kings Highway. Other
survivors are her husband and a sis
ter. Miss Molly Wells, of Lewes.
The body of William A. Jefferis.
IS years of age. who died Sunday
night at the State Hospital from a
stroke, was brought to Lewes on
Monday for burial. Funeral services
" ere held at the home of his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry F. Jeffer-
Is. in Lewes, at o'clock on We'd
lesday.
The funeral of Peter w. Dutton.
IS years of age, a retired farmer of
near Milton, was held Saturday af-
ernoon from his former home, with
nterment in the cemetery at Whites
'hapel.