Milford chronicle., 1933-03-31
LEWES

weekend mere with their respective
parents.
Mrs. e. w. Graves and daughter
Pauline Graves, motored to Newarl
on Friday. Miss Virginia Graves
who is IA student at the Universit!
of Delaware, expects to return home
with them for the weekend.
Mrs. William Leishman is coniin
to the Beebe Hospital due to illness
Her condition at this writing hai
much improved.
Miss Vivian Wiley and guest
Miss Helen Raleigh spent the week
end in Denton, Nd, with Miss Will.
ley's parents.
William Ennis, Jr., underwent an
operation for tonsils at the Beebe
Hospital on Tuesday.
Elmer Davidson and family have
moved from their home on Chestnut
street to one part of the Cottingham
house on Fourth street.
John Doughty has purchased a
new Ford coach.
Mrs. Ernest Ratledge is spending
some time in Philadelphia where
her sister, Mrs. Martha Fisher, is
i'll in a hospital.
The Misses Wilson, local dress
makers, are planning to move from
the Chamberlain building to the
Graves building on Second street.
The store in the Chamberlain build
ing formerly occupied by Earl Hud-
son has been leased to two men in
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Il. Atkins
have moved from the home of Mr..
Atkins parents to the Lynch bunga-
low on State street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Byron are
now making their home at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Molly Ingram.
Z Napoleon B. Register who has been
i'll for several weeks was able to be
out doors the past week and will
probably return to his duties as
postmaster in the near future.
An Easter Subscription Dance
will be held in the local fire hall on
Friday evening, April IA, featuring
Johnnie Brown and his great white
fleet orchestra. An admission charge
of $3.50 per couple will be charged.
The dance will be held under the
management of Archie Lingo.
"a New Deal Dance" will be held
in the Lewes Fire Hall on Easter
Monday evening, April II, at which
time TESTERS Blue Jays will furnish
the music. The admission, including
tables, will be $1.00 per couple. This
dance is under the direction of the
Messrs. Joe Coverdale, Edward Wy
att and Alton Brittingham. The pro-
ceeds will be for the benefit of the
Lewes Fire Company.
Miss Elizabeth Marshall is spend
ing her spring vacation at her home
here, "Gray Cables" with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Marshall.
Sr.
Lewis Potter, who is employed on
q merchant miner steamship is
spending a furlough with his mother
Mrs. Ella Potter at their residence
on PilottOwn Road.
The Red Mill Quartet sang at the
Midway Presbyterian Church Sun
day afternoon at 2:30 p. m.
At. a recent meeting of the Lewes
Town Council, which was to con-
slider the assessment appeals and fix
the tax rate, the Council voted to
set the property tax rate at 60 cents
per hundred on real estate and S4
per capita ON each voter. This is a
reduction of 20 cents per hundred
on property and $1.00 on capitation
tax. The reduced tax rate is COM
mendable at this time when taxes
are burdensomo because of reduced
incomes. Mayor Hooker and the
members of the Council decided on
the reduced rate even though some
intended street improvements may
have to be eliminated from this
years expenditures. The board also
reduced all salaries of employees by
ten per cent.
Stephen F. McInnis, chief boats
vain i'm the Office of the Lewes Coast
Guard headquarters for the Sixth
District, has received orders for his
removal to the Coast Guard head
quarters in Washington, d. c.,
where he will be attached perma-
nently. The order became effective
at once. Mr.. McInnis who came to
Lewes from the Second District at
Provincetown, Mass, in July, 1929,
has been serving in the capacity Of
chief inspector for the district, and
assistant commander during the abb
sence of Commander C.. J. Sulican.
He has been connected with the SER
vice, beginning i'll the life saving di-
vision, for more than 2S years. He
began a seafaring life at the age OF
II as mess boy on a cOastwlse
steamer, and afterwards as sailor
ON foreign vessels. His family will
move to Washington Immediately.
Robert H. Orr, 3rd, who is a stu
dent at st. Andrews School, Middle
town, is spending the spring yaca-
tion with his parents at their resi-
dence on State street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Rust who
spent the winter in Florida, have |
returned from a short visit to New
Haven, Conn.,, and are now living at
the Caesar Rodney Hotel.
Mrs. Lena Tammany is visiting |
friends in Wilmington.
William A. Marshall is captain OF
the pilot boat, Philadelphia, until
April 1.
Mrs. Ida Chambers Is confined to
her home on Mulberry street due to
illness.
Frederick G. Clifton, Lincal Pal
mer and Vernon H. Needles attend
ed a business meeting Of the A. and
p. Tea Company in Milford Wednes-
day night of last week.
Nelson Littleton and father of
Philadelphia were town visitors ov-