Milford chronicle., 1936-10-16
LEWES

LEWES
James Prettyman, of Wilmington
spent the weekend here with hi
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Pretty
man.
Joseph Miller has moved his wife
and family to Redbank, N. J. Miss
Julia Steele will live with Mr.. anG
Mrs. Miller for the winter months
Mrs. Miller may be remembered as
the former Miss Muriel Steele, OF
LeWes.
Preston Graves, who is confined to
the Beebe Hospital due to illness
has improved at this writing.
Miss Virginia Marshall of Lewes,
a popular senior music student at
West Chester State Teachers College
is president of the Y. w. c. A. at the
college. The presidency of the as
sOciatiOn came as the elimination Of
three years activity in "Y" work on
the campus.
Miss Pauline Graves mOtOred to
Baltimore, Md, during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Futcher mo-
tOred to Wilmington on Monday.
Miss Louise Wescoat is spending a
few weeks in CapOn Springs, West
Virginia, visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles L. Aiken.
Mrs. Albert NJ. LuptOn, Sr., is the
guest of Mrs. Charles R. Miller in
Butler, Pa, for a few weeks.
Mrs. Curtis Atkins is spending
some time in Trenton, N. j., with her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Patterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brittingham
and their children, Barbara and
Jimmy. Jr., are occupying the Will
liam Suthards property on Mulberry
street.
MIR. and Mrs. J. Wright Rowland
and their daughter, Jay, are now
occupying the Rowland Marsh prop
erty on Kings Highway.
Mrs. Agatha Muller of Christ
Church Hospital, in Philadelphia, is
spending some time here as the
guest of Mrs. Annie NJ. Layton at
her residence on Jefferson avenue.
Bishop Philip Cook of the Episco-
pal Diocese of Delaware told the
parishioners of historic St. Peters
Church on Sunday that the anicent
church, threatened with closing for
lack of a rector. will be kept open
by supply ministers until a new one
is installed.
Bishop Cook cabe to Lewes to con-
duct the Sunday morning services
which had been discontinued one
month ago. The Rev. William Wylie,
Jr., who has been rector of the par
ish for the last two years, is seeking
another charge. The bishop told the
congregation that, according to the
canons of the church, a special min
lister will be provided for the regu-
lar morning services each Sunday at
the expense of the Bishop, with some
one selected by him to conduct the
weekly services.
The Bishop said he felt a keen
interest in the affairs of the church, |
which was founded in 1851, and had
been in continuous operation since
the first structure was built in 1922
under the Rev. William Beckett, a
missionary to Lewes under the aus
pices of the Society for the PrOpaga-
ton of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.
The Beckett tomb is in the southeast
corner of the churchyard Bishop
Cook said the Lewes parish will be
host to the annual convention of the
Episcopal Diocese next spring. AS
sisting him at the services on Sun
day was the former rector, the Rev.
William Wylie, Jr., who will leave
this weekend for Virginia.
Four out of u men were injured
early Sunday morning in a collision /
Of two automobiles near Lewes. They /
are confined to the Beebe Hospital
for treatment of cuts and head in ,
iuries. They are Howard Marshall. I
% years old of Lewes; Harley Dukes, I
Baltimore Hundred; Clarence
Is years old, of Port Nor
ris. N. j., and Carl Maull, negro. of
Lewes.
The automobiles cOllided head-on I
lear an intersection of the Reho- 7
10th and MillsborO highway. Both I
.ars were demolished and all of the
nen were knocked unconscious
when they were hurled to the ground =
.ith the exception of Clarence New
omb of Lewes. A passing motorist
licked them up and carried them to
drug store, near MillsbOro, for first :,
id, while he telephoned to Lewes !
OF the Beebe Hospital ambulance. !
The four young men riding in
reighton's sedan were Marshall, >
IeWcomb and Prentiss Hall of Lew II
8. In the other car were Carl Maull,
ackson Loper, William Winder, Ed ?
ard Willis, Matthew Maull and ),
Ohm Jones, all Lewes negroes. The :.
ocident is being investigated by the q
late Police. =,
Capt. and Mrs. Earl E. Ewing and :, =
lmily spent the weekend in Will y
ingtOn, as the guests of Mrs. Ew- n
g's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William y
'orkman.
William Clifton spent the week. h,
Id in West Chester, Pa, with his q
other, Fillmore Clifton, who is at s,
m