Milford chronicle., 1933-10-13
LEWES
Life Ends At 90

!: Life Ends At 80
4 Captain Edward Tracy, aged 80,
= retired sea captain, was found dea
=. in the bathroom of his home las
= Saturday morning by neighbor VIII
called in to see the aged man whI
lived alone. Another neighbor hat
. called earlier in the morning t.
, bring him his newspaper, and fount
him very weak.
Death was believed to be caused
by infirmities of old age. Physicians
= said he had been dead about onG
hour before the second neighboT ar.
rived.
Captain Tracy's wife, Mrs. Sal
lie Elizabeth Tracy, died last July
at the age of 81. When his wife died
his friends tried to encourage him to
enter a home for the aged, but he
refused to do so. preferring to live
his remaining days on his small old
age pension. The couple had few
relatives, and since the death of Mrs.
Tracy, a niece, Mrs. George Marshall,
of Lewes, looked after the old man.
He had followed the life of the sea
since early boyhood from which SER
vice he had retired over 40 years ago.
Died At RehObOth
William J. Newhouse, an elderly
man who had been staying at the
Gray Cottage on Rehoboth avenue,
Rehoboth. for about three weeks,
died Saturday morning, Oct. 9TH.
I DR.. H. W. Renck, of Lancaster.
Pa. will address a gathering of
local citizens and school children
on riFday night at Z o'clock in the
auditorium of the Lewes public
school.
The occasion is a feature of Fire
Prevention Week and the presenta-
tion of essay prizes donated by the
Lewes Volunteer Fire Company to
students of the white and cOlored
schools who wrote the best essay
on their conception of fire preven-
ton.
Accompanying DR.. Renck to Lewes
will be Fire Chief Doom, of Lancas-
ter, who will also make talk and
give a demonstration of disastrous
conflagration in miniature. William
Walls of Lewes is arranging the pro-
gram for the evening.
The Women's Coast Guard League
held a covered dish luncheon at the
Firemen's Hall on Tuesday evening.
Miss Emily Coverdale spent the
weekend here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Coverdale. Miss
Coyerdale is employed in Whining
ton
The fall meeting of the Sussex
County Women's Auxiliary of the
Episcopal Church will be held at st.
Peters Church, Lewes, on Novem- /
Der 8.
Reverend William Leishman, pas
tor of the Lewes Presbyterian
Church, will be honored on Sunday, /
October 10, at the special Rally Day /
services of the church, which date |
also marks the tenth anniversary OF
his pastorate. Special music has
been arranged for the morning and
evening services. Mr.. Leishman's
text at the morning service will be
"The Madness of Jesus" The su-
perintendent, officers, and teachers
of the Sunday school hope to greet
the entire school at 10 o'clock. The
evening service begins at 7.3O
o'clock.
Rally Day service will also be
held on Sunday in the Midway
Presbyterian Church. Miss Mar
garet Baylis of Lewes will sing.
Around forty persons attended the
Rally Day dinner of Mrs. James r.
Kelleys Sunday school class of
Lewes Presbyterian Church, on Mon
day night at the home Of William
Roach, at Red Mill. near Lewes.
Mrs. Hannah Thompson of Lewes
read the class history; Mrs. William
Leishman, the class prophecy, and
Mrs. Lealie B. Knapp read poem
she had written on the class. Mrs.
Albert Lupton was tOastmistress at
the turkey dinner.
New officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: Mrs. Lea
lie B. napp, president; Mrs. Hurbert
Shut vice-president; Mrs. Albert
treasurer; Mrs. Eva Thomp-
;on, secretary, and Mrs. Urban Win
gate, recording secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Graves are
1isiting the Worlds Fair in Chi
ago. They are expected home
iome time this week.
Mrs. Charles Janney is visiting
riends and relatives in Philadel-
,hia
The Epworth League of Rehoboth
we're visitors of the Epworth League !
f Lewes, on Sunday.
Captain and Mrs. Clarence Jones
f Philadelphia spent a few days I
iere during the week as the guests /
f his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
ones. {
The home of Mrs. Tom Wilson
{ near Lewes was destroyed by I
re on Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Milligan !
nd family of Berlin. N. J., Miss /
Lgnes Milligan of Sicklerville, N. j. :
nd George Hubert of Philadelphia,
pent the weekend here with Mrs. :
larry Marshall. Mrs. Marshall re- /,
lrned home with her granddaugh- I
er, Miss Agnes Milligan, for the i
inter months.
A musical program was held on :.
Ionday night at the Coolspring =
community Hall, by the All Com 7
lunity Music Club. Special music Z
as furnished by the Rev. C. Car
enter, Rehoboth. and Mrs. Ralph =
aker of Georgetown. :,
In celebration of Fire Prevention 4
Jeek the Rotary Club presented a y
Decial program on Monday night, =,
the Hotel Caesar Rodney, in !,
large of Thomas r. Ingram. The y
lbject of the talk was BE Your U