Milford chronicle., 1936-12-04
IEWES
Siie Chosen For Restoration of
e0ld FOantalB OF Yoaihs

Slie CIlosen For ReslOgatlOn Of
e3ld Fountain OF Youth
a location has been aeiected for
the restoration Of BeWes ancient
eFOuntain OF Youth, the committee
undertaking the rebuilding OF this
fabled spring on Pilot Town Road,
used by the seventeenth century set
tiers. Research by w. S. Cochran
architect, who Is 20 restore the foun-
tain and his committees in an effort
to ascertain which Of the several
springs along the canal bank was
the one Of the popular tradition, has
led 20 the conclusion that the one
opposite the Maull property, halfway
between Lewes and the monument
TO the first Dutch settlers, is the
, correct one. Residents who remem-
Der The traditional spring from their
childhood we're questioned. by the
committee. The Maull heirs, Joseph
H. and the Misses Clara and Sarah
Maulla who still occupy a home on
Pilot Town Road opposite the foun-
tain site, have readily agreed to the
restoration Of the spring. RestOra-
ton will proceed as soon as neces-
saFy equipment can be acquired. Mr..
Cochran who will design a Colonial
sign beside the spring. is seeking
donations Of so feet of fOur-inch ter
ra Gotta piping needed as a run-Off
for the spring into the canal. The
! fountain is said to give eternal youth
10 those who imbibe its sparkling
waters from a left-handed conch
she'll. Il is believed to have been
the first permanent water supply of
the earliest settlers at Lewes, and
probably used prior TO that time by
the aborgines of the Valley of Swans.
The oldest minute book of the YES
try Of st. Peters Protestant Episco-
pal Church here, has just been re-
stored to the members of this his |
tOric parish founded i'm 1851. Be
lieved TO have been lost with other |
early records of the church, the book |
had been I'm possession of the family |
of the late Rev. John L. McKim, a |
former rector, for more than so |
years. MIR. McKim's granddaughter, |
Miss Marion McKim of Milford, re-
Gently discovered it and returned /
II TO the parish.
Engagement announced
OF statewide Interest i'm the an
nOuncement of the engagement of
Miss Helen v. Lynch. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick j. Lynch of
1919 " Clayton street. Wilmington,
and Mr.. John NJ. Futeher, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. James 7. Futcher Of Lewes.
The wedding date has not been set.
The following people Of Lewes at
tended the Army-Navy football game!
bi Philadelphia on Saturday: Cap
tain and Mrs. Earle +. Ewing. DR..
and Mrs. James Beebe. Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Gould MacIntyre. Mr.. and Mrs.
William ID, Collins. Mrs. Harry b.
Stott. Miss Betty StOtt, Mr.. Robert
StOtt, Miss Kitty Smith. Miss Lillian
Marshall, MFR. Joseph l.. Marshall.
Miss Helene L. Carter, Mr.. Frank
Carter, Jr.. and Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Cochran and Mr.. Archie Britting
ham.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Haverbeck of
Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs. Millman
Prettyman of Kennett Square. and
Mr.. James Prettyman of Wilmington
spent Thanksgiving at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. james Prettyman on
EIaTket street.
Miss Marjorie +. Virden left on
to remain until Sunday
in Elizabeth, n. j.. as the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. George Lewis and their
son, John Lewis. mosquito control
artist. now stationed at the local
CCC Camp.
Mr.. John Branner, head of the
agricultural department of the Lewes
Special School is recovering from an
attack Of quinsy. He was treated at
.he Beebe Hospital
MIR. and Mrs. Harold Prettyman of
New Jersey, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred J.
Adkins Of Selbyville, and Miss Mari
IN Burton Of Angola spent Thanks
giving evening at the home of Mr..
md Mrs. William A. Lynch on the
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Clifton spent
with Mrs. CliftOn's
lncle in FELTON,. They mOtOred to
Greenwood for the weekend with
Ilrs., CliftOn's parents. MIR. and Mrs.
John W. Clifton.
Mrs. Edward Wiley is slightly inn
proved at this writing She is still
confined TO the Beebe Hospital.
Many young people enjoyed the
mrses' dance at the local fire hall
N Friday evening.