Milford chronicle., 1936-02-14
LEWES


Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Janney Of
Philadelphia, are spending a few
weeks here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Massey at their
residence on Mulberry street.
Miss Hannah Marshall spent the
weekend in Philadelphia, visiting
friends and relatives.
Captain Harry Virden Lyons. Of
Lewes. has been appointed Senior
Warden Of St. Peters p. e.. Church
to fill the unexpired term OF the late
DR.. William p. Orr, Jr. George e.
Chambers was appointed Junior
Warden, succeeding Captain Lyons.
DR.. Richard G.. Beebe is confined
to the Beebe Hospital because OF an
appendix operation. His condition
at this writing has much improved.
Robert H. Orr, End. son of Mrs.
Claudia B. Orr and the late DR.. Will
liam P. Orr, Jr., a sophomore at
Princeton University, has been
awarded a scholarship to that in
stitutiOn for the current year. The
award is one OF the Algernon Brook
Roberts Memorial Scholarships, and |
part Of the Henry Matthews Candy |
Memorial Scholarship.
Heavy ice foes moving down the
Delaware River and Bay into the
ocean pounded Lewes' ocean front
on Monday. The ice tore away 300
feet of the Lewes fisheries pier and
is threatening other piers in this
section. It is feared that unless con-
ditiOns change quickly the remain
ing section Of the pier will collapse.
Several pilings under the Queen
Anne Pier, widely used by fishermen
of Delaware, were loosened by the
ce. Captain David Edwards, the
said IL is the worst ice !
blockade in the harbOr since 1917.
rhe ice, broken up by the recent I
haw, began appearing here several
lays ago. II piled up until now ice
lOes stretch several miles into the
,ay.
Major Harry NJ. Stanford who took
ver the management of the Hotel
'aesar Rodney on January LIST an
ounced on Monday that a complete
enovati0n Of the hostelry will start
using the brightly coll
red decorative scheme of southern
eashOre resorts. New furnishings
nd draperies for the entrance lobby
ave already been purchased and
are now redecorating the
edrooms in cream and buff. The
lining room on the main floor, which
diOurns the main lobby will be
into an outdoor garden
feet with partitions removed be-
veen the lobby to give the whole
,wer floor space the appearance of
large salon. The renovations are
zcepted to be finished in about
lree weeks time when plans are un-
sr way to hold a large benefit af-
lir for a town project in which Ma
II Stanford is interested.
Miss Virginia Graves of Laurel
)ent the weekend with her parents,
r. and Mrs. w. E. Graves at their
on Fourth and Mulberry
reefs.
Mrs. Charles Howard entertained
sr Sunday School class on Wednes-
" evening with a bingo party at
or home on State street. Each
ember of the class took a guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hastings are
congratulations upon the
rth of a fine baby boy.
Miss Florence Mae Heath. of Mil
rd, and John Warrington Massey,
Lewes. were married at Denton,
d., on February Sth. by the Rev.
homas j. Huntington. Mr.. Massey
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
assey Of this town. He is employed
the Lewes Lightship.
Archibald Alvin Lingo, 2S, pOpu-
r young business man of Rehoboth
each, died Tuesday at the Beebe
ospital, Lewes, from acute gastric
GERS, after being brought to the
,spital IL hours before in a critical
Mr.. Lingo was well
lown in the younger set all over
Essex County. After serving a few
Dnths the first Of the year in the
&C Camp at Lewes, he entered the
ocery business in RehobOth with
J brother Last July he was mar
ID to Miss Dorothy n. Sparks. who
now operating room superinten-
nt at the Beebe Hospital. He was
2 son Of the late John A. Lingo,
Milton, former State Representa-
e and political leader, and Mrs.
a B. Lingo, of Milton. Besides
wife and mother he is survived
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