Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-03-27
LEWES

Hehfy Y. LittletOn, age rs years
farmer Of this locality for the mas
A years. died at his home IN PHO
Town Road on Monday after a Ions
illness.
His death occurred in the historic
home Of the Revolutionary patriot
Major Henry Fisher, one OF the show
places Of the town, where Della
wares statesman, Caesar Rodney. Is
reputed to have started his famous
horseback ride to Philadelphia to
cast Delaware's vote for the Decla-
ration of Independence. It was there
Rodney met Sarah Rowland, ardent
Tory, who, BY Tuse almost prevented
the statesman's participation in the
patriotic crisis The LittletOn FAM
lily have occupied the home for a
number of years.
Mr.. Littleton was the son of
Thomas LittletOn and Henrietta
Purnell, Of Pittsyille. Md. His wife
died in October, 1882. Surviving him
are three sons, Gideon. Of Whining
ton; Thomas and D. H. c. LittletOn,
of Lewes; three sisters, Mrs. Aaron
Kinney. Odessa; Mrs. Thomas Hart |
and Mrs. William Baynum, of Lewes, |
and one brother, Hiram LittletOn. of
Lewes.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday afternoon at the Atkins
Funeral Home on Fourth street.
conducted by the Rev. o. H. Con-
nelly, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, assisted by the Rev. DR..
William Leishman of the Presbyter-
ian Church of Ilewes. Interment was
made in the Presbyterian cemetery.
Leon L. Thompson, aviator of Re-
hObOth Beach, has been elected pres
ident of the RehobOth Air Service, a
newly formed organization to pro-
mote interest in aerOnautics and to
establish a dying field at the resort
as a landing spot for itinerant
planes. Other officers elected are: ,
DR.. Preston West, Georgetown, vice
president; Milton K. Fried, RehO-
both, secretary-treasurer; directors,
Allen Vessals, I.ewes; w. Miller :
Shaw, Jr.. Wilmington; Morgan
Gum, Frankfort; S. P. Darden.
William Thoroughbred.
IluuGlL NODlcs Val AlBl MuOlE anu
". Walter FeasteT OF RehObOth.
Mr. and Mrs. George Peck and son
Of Elsmere were the dinner
guests of Miss Elizabeth ViTden ON
Sunday.
Captain c. Lee. of Gee Camp No.
,24. motOred TO Fort DUPONT on
Tuesday.
Miss Emily COverdale of Whining
on. spent the weekend here with
Ter parents, MFR. and Mrs. George
,overdale at their residence on
Market street.
James Prettyman is having his
louise painted and a new roof put
IN.
Mrs. Larry Knapp entertained her
ridge club on Wednesday after
oon at her residence at Five Points
Perry Burton of Washington, d.
:, was the weekend guest of MIR.
nd Mrs. F.. Gould MacIntire.
w. E. Graves is having his gar
rent factory painted.
Miss Shirley Cullen who has been
Onfined to her home due to illness
able to be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. PaynteT, Of
ewes, celebrated their golden we'd
ing anniversary March II with !
lmily reunion ut their home. They -
ere married on March II, 1886, by =
e Rev. James Brindle, in the par -
mage of the Methodist Episcopal
lurch. A re-enactment of the cere-
ony was performed by the Rev. o.
Connolly, present pastor Of the
Iurch. Mrs. Bayard Paynter. a
of Wilmington, de-
gned the anniversary favOrs and II
which consisted of
garden depicting a we'd
ng scene of long ago, used as a
BILE centerpiece. n:
Miss Virginia Graves, of Laurel,
ent the weekend here with her
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Graves
their residence on Fourth and
liberty streets.
Captain Forest WenyOn, of Wash =
yton, D. C., has been elected chief
OF of the service.
The annual spring meeting of the
thematics department. Delaware
tie Education Association, includ-
public. private and parochial
ools and the University of Della
re, will be held tomorrow at the
iversity in Newark it has been
lOunced by James P. Marvel of
yes, State chairman.
Decial services will be held in q
res Presbyterian Church Sunday c
church school will meet at 10 o
Dck. The morning worship at II g
lck, will be conducted by the K
or. DR.. Leishman. The sermon G
be upon the subject 1.-The Per- r,
Cube" At 4.3O p. M. a service 81
pecial interest will be held. at 81
n time the Rev. John w. Chris II
d. D.. pastor of the Westminster pl
ibyterian Church of Wilmington tr
be the preacher. The public is sc
tally invited to attend all of q
2 services. Special music will CT
feature of the daV eS