Milford chronicle., 1937-01-08
LEWES

When an ice box bites a mans nose
that's news. Capt ID. J. Lewis of
Chincoteague. Va, was the victim. Cap
tain Lewis is skipper of a Southern
/ Transportation Company barge. II was
Friday night, while the barge was be-
ing towed down Delaware Bay from
! Philadelphia, by the tug Kaleen, that
he went for a bit and got bitten. He
went to the gallery. looked up the ice
box, and poked in his nose in search
of a midnight morsel. Along came a
heavy sea. the barge lurched, the hook
I straightened OUT and the lid came
down. Captain Lewis was rushed ashore
7 at the Delaware Breakwater and sur
geons at the Beebe Hospital. took five
stitches in his nose and one in his
| forehead.
In one of the hardest fought town
| elections held here in many years, three
candidates for town commissioners who
were opposed by three candidates who
had the backing of Mayor David w.
Burbage on Saturday. won two to one
victory. The election brought out the
largest number of voters who ever re-
sponded to a city election. Frank ):
Carter. insurance broker, retired natal
officer, treasurer of the Caesar Rodney
graduate, led with 344 votes. ]. Orton
Marshall. who conducts a battery sales
and service business, long active IN
civic affairs, treasurer OF the Chamber
of Commerce, and a member OF Jeffer-
son Lodge. A. F. and A NJ, polled 322
votes John w. Hooker. JI.. treasurer
and a member of the firm of Henlopen
Manufacturing Company, where he
Joined his father upon graduation from
Lewes High School in 1916. member
and past master of jefferson Lodge. a.
F and A. NJ, and member of the
school commission. polled 3S1 votes. The
first two were elected for two-year
terms and the third for one year to
complete the term of resigned COM
missioner. The defeated candidates
We re Harry A. Frazer. Daniel p. Jones
and G. Herbert Orton. Jr.. of whom the
highest received 164 votes. John W.
Marshall polled 1856 votes to beat three
other aspirants for the Office Of assessor.
Mrs. Walter Davidson is confined to
her home due to illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Workman of Will
n.ington are spending some time here
with their daughter and son-in-law.
Capt and Mrs. Earl f. Ewing and fam
lily. az their residence on State street.
All of those who are attending college
this winter. have returned to their
here with their respective parents.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Justus r. Naylor
Miss Pauline Graves and George Carey
attended the mummers parade in Phil I
adelphia on New Years Day. /
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Dickerson of |
Laurel spent New Years Day with Mrs.
Dickerson's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W.
+. Graves.
Christmas weddings and engagements
were numerous in Lewes. A total of .
four weddings and three engagements
reported in the town of less than 2OO0
population. Two members of the faculty
of the Lewes High School and the
school librarian were included in the
weddings. Miss Sarah NJ. Frick daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond r. Frick.
fNa,-t n,,t Do Nd Tn1,R NJ
Jr.. were married in Philadelphia on
December 80; Miss Mildred Bennett.
laughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Ben
nett. Roxana. became the bride of f.
Wilson Ingram, of Lewes. at Rochester.
N. Y. on Christmas Eve. and Miss
Ryland. of Harrisburg. Pa, was mar
ried to Serrill Gibson of Ardmore. Pa,
in the Valley Forge Memorial Chapel on
Wednesday, December 30.
The fourth wedding was that of f.
Brittingham. manager of the
Lewes Dairy Farm, to Miss Mildred l..
Fridinger. daughter of Mrs Sadie Fri
dinger of Atlantic City. at Elkton. Md.
on December 23-
The engagements are those of Miss
Virginia Louise Lupton daughter of
Mrs. Albert Lupton. to Albert Keller.
Of York. Pa; Miss Frances Marshall. I
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick =
Marshall. to Clark Adams of Norfolk.
Va: and Miss Clara Emily Coverdale. I
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Cow |
erdale to Perry T. Burton of Lewes. son
IF Mr.. and Mrs. William Burton. Mrs. ,
Vessels and Mrs Ingram will continue {
eaching while Mrs. Gibson has resign
I'd as librarian. No dates have been set
or the weddings of the three engaged d;
couples.
James Prettyman of Wilmington
;pent the weekend here with his par {
,nts Mr.. and Mrs. James p. Prettyman. I
Miss Hazel Massey has returned home {
lfter spending some time in Philadel-
,hia,. visiting her sister. Mrs. Charles I
'anney. I
Howard T. Long OF Philadelphia was [
town visitor over the weekend.
Miss Effie Kendell of Berry. ILL.,. was
guest of Mrs. Fred G. Clifton during {
he Christmas holidays.