Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1938-09-16
LEWES

some time in West Virginia, as tn
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles AK
en-, formerly of Lewes.
Louis Graves who has been con
fined to the Beebe Hospital becaus'
of illness, is now recuperating a
his home on Savannah Road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard West Of New
Castle, spent the weekend here al
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ar
terbridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Deal anG
children, Virginia and Theodore, Jri
J and Lee Cahall spent the weekend
in Philadelphia. visiting friends and
relatives.
Mrs. Hannah H. Morris and
daughter, Miss Jessie Morris, left on
Wednesday for California, where
they will make a three week visit.
The Home Missionary Society of
the Methodist Episcopal Church held
a business and social meeting in the
Sunday school room on Monday eve
ming.
Mrs. ]. Donald Spohn, formerly Of
Cleveland, Ohio, now of Pittsburgh,
Pa, is spending some time here with
her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Hick-
man Evans, at her home on Second
street. Mrs. Spohn may be remem-
bered as the former Miss Betty Loft
land, daughter Of the late Mrs. Molly
Evans Lofiand and DR.. James Lof-
land of Milford.
Mrs. Cora NJ. Clifton, Mrs. Thomas
Morgan and Mrs. Justus B. Naylor
motored to Dover and Port MahOn
on Tuesday.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. E.
Graves and family during the week
end were Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Eli
son Of Middletown, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Eliasha Moore of Chester. Pa. Mr..
and Mrs. Moore have rented cot
tage on Lewes Beach FOR a few
weeks.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the NJ.
E. Church met at the home Of Mrs.
Ida Morris on Tuesday evening with
20 members present.
Mrs. Harry NJ. Maull entertained
the Bethel Cleaners Sunday school
class on Thursday evening at her
cottage on Lewes Beach.
approximately $50 are expected to
attend the fashion show luncheon. a
benefit affair of the Lewes Yacht
Club Auxiliary, to be held Saturday
afternoon at 1880 p. m, at the Caes-
ar Rodney Hotel. The proceeds are
to go towards the new club house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Stewart,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rowland, Rev.
Rightmyer and Miss James Burton
were guests on the dupont yacht on
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Emily Maull Gulf and son
Stanley of Sunnybank, Va, have re-
turned home after spending a week
here with Mrs. Cuffs family, at
their residence on Pilottown Road.
The Rex. Howard Davis, retired
Methodist Episcopal minister, will
have charge of the services in the
Presbyterian Church during the alb
sence of Rev. William Leishman.
Mrs. Rightmyer, wife OF the Rev.
Rightmyer, is expected home this
week after spending a week with
her family in Ardmore, Pa.
Mrs. Elizabeth r. Mcgee of Phila-
is spending some time here
with her cousin, Mrs. Louise Will
liams at her residence on Market
street.
Mrs. James Maull. of Wilmington,
is spending a few days here as the
guest of DR.. and Mrs. Elmer Bert
rand, at their residence on PilOttown
Road.
Many seafaring folk attended the
funeral services on Tuesday after
noon of Charles E. Marshall, age Is
years, one of the last keepers of the
historic Cape HenlOpen Lighthouse.
second oldest lighthouse in the ma
ion when it collapsed in 1926. Mr..
who died last Saturday in
he U. S. Marine Hospital in Balti-
more, had spent 45 years IN the U.
J. Lighthouse Service, retiring in
$3.50. A lifelong citizen of this town,
lie first went to the Cape Henlopen
light in 1885 as assistant keeper,
hen was transferred as keep to the
Cast End Lighthouse in the Della
ware Breakwater, and later went to
he Harbor of Refuge Light. He re-
urned to the Cape Henlopen post as
lead keeper in 1908. Sixteen years
alter, in 1919, when the sea began
o undermine the ancient structure,
alter bringing about its collapse, he
pplied for an inland post and was
ent to the Cherry Island Rear Light
t Bellevue. He served there until
is retirement. The funeral services
Tere held at 2 o'clock in the after
Don from the Nelson Funeral Home
nth the Rev. o. P. Jefferson oflci-
ting. Burial was made in the Lewes
I. E. cemetery. Survivors include
on, Henry Percy Marshall, of Lew
s.; four sisters, Mrs. Francis Tom
'oumsin, and Mrs. Abbie Martinez,
( Philadelphia, Mrs. Catherine
of indianapolis. Ind, and
Irs. Edna Hildebrand of Evansville,
nd.
The Nurses Alumni of the Beebe
Iospital held their monthly meeting
n Monday evening in the hospital
IN porch. Miss Roda Mitchell was
ppointed chairman Of the Hallow-
EN- dance and Mrs. Irene Turner
Iaull, co-chairman. Miss Mary