Milford chronicle., 1936-06-12
LEWES

poration is planning to install cleo
trio lights in homes throughout Sus
sex county through cooperation wit
the Rural Electric Association q
Washington, d. C. Of1cers of the In
dian River Company are Roland J
8. Marsh, Of Lewes, chairman; Har
ry Anderson, Paramount, director
Walter Phillips, Angola, treasurer
R. o. Boyce, Seaford, secretary. Ap
proximately $50 miles of electro
lines have been requested to date b.
rural home owners. Mr.. Marsh salt
meetings have been held in various
communities and the plans submit.
ted to the farmers and rural dwell
lers. Contracts for current will be
signed with some of the public util-
tiles supplying this commodity.
A feud for 100 years between a
turtle and fishermen closed Sunday
with the capture of 200-pound Bar
nacle Bill. The turtle was hooded in
the stomach and dragged by men in
the motor launch, Burco, owned by
c. H. Ellis, Lewes ship broker, and
hired by Mr.. Tromberg of Chester,
Pa. Six men struggled with the mon
ster turtle for more than an hour,
nearly upsetting the craft before
they finally pulled it aboard. Bar
nacle Bill, blind in one eye and
crusted with bafnacles, defeated
Lewes freshmen for a century, es-
Gaping their snares when capture
seemed certain. Old seamen sorrow
at news of the capture of the near
oh a. %
legend about Barnicle Bill is that
his capture will mean an end of the
northeastern storms at Cape Hen
Iopen. The victorious fishermen tied
the turtle to their car and took it to
Chester.
Homecoming days here have been
set tentatively for August IA to Is,
It was announced by Chairman W.
S. Walls, following a meeting Of the
executive committee of the Lewes
Chamber of Commerce. i
Present plans call for a parade
with floats commemOrating various
phases of the history of Lewes. Com
petitive water sports, a clam bake, |
speeches by returned former resi-
dents and community singing; an
OK cart race, team rides to old land
marks, a barn dance, a baseball |
game between colored and white |
"old-timers," yacht races and union |
church services.
A booklet describing Lewes will
be prepared and sent throughout the |
country to former Lewes residents |
inviting them TO return for the fes-
tivities.
A committee will canvass the !
town to secure the names of old
residents who may be notified. A
Joint meeting of the executive COM
mittee and homecoming committee |
has been called for next Monday
evening.
The baccalaureate service for the
Lewes graduates took place in the
school auditorium ON Sunday eve
ming, with the Rev. William Leish-
nan, D. D., pastor of the Presbyter-
ian Church, as speaker. Commence
ment awards were presented to
LeWes students on Tuesday after
noon at an assembly in the school
auditorium. Commencement exer-
eises were held on Wednesday eve
ming. Glass Day exercises will be
held tonight in the school auditor
ium.
Miss virginia Graves of Laurel,
spent the weekend here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Graves.
The $230,000 inlet leading from 8
Delaware Bay into the Lewes-RehO-
both canal, one mile west of here, {
for which survey was made by Uni I
ted States engineers in 1882, has
been approved by the War Depart {
ment, and orders have been given 2
for the preparation of plans and
specifications, it was learned here q
this week '
Engineers from the office of Col. s
John c. H. Lee, district engineer, of
were here over the I
weekend to arrange borings, and l
indicated that bids will be asked as
soon as the specifications are COM '
pleted. In the group were Captain d
F. H. Kohless, Captain Orr and Mar e
in Price. O
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel H. Evans n
nave moved from their residence on v
Second street to their cottage on O
Lewes Beach. b
Howard T. Long and family of n
spent the weekend f,
lere at their cottage on Lewes F
Beach. "
Mrs. Lola Brodie Naylor of Ii
S. c., is spending some n
ime here with her son and daugh- h,
er-in-law, Lieut. and Mrs. Justus
}. Naylor at their residence on
Tourth and Mulberry streets Mr.
Taylor may be remembered as the
primer Miss Nellie Cahall Clifton.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. R. Ingram, Jr., hi
nd daughter of Dover spent the 81
-eek-end here with his parents. Mr.. W
nd Mrs. T. r. Ingram, ST., at their
1ttage on the beach. SD
Edward Maull, who is attending en-
lie University of Virginia, is spend to-
lg the summer months here with
is parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry of
aull. IN,
Ernest S. Ratledge made a bust NJ,
sss trip to Philadelphia on Tues On
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Misses Mary Helen Knox and
lyllis Knox Of Snow Hill, Md, III III
,ent the weekend here as the e. &c
tests of Mrs Hannah H. Norris. W
Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard 'Paynter of {
ilmington, spent Tuesday here vii
tn his parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Will IS
I'M c. Paynter.