Milford chronicle., 1938-06-03
LEWES

James Prettyman.
Mr.. and, Mrs. William Hill Of Bal
timOre, spent the weekend here as
. the guests Of Mrs. Hills mother.
Mrs. Grace Brittingham. Mrs. Hill
may be remembered as the former
Miss Bertha Brittingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ackerman and
Miss Hilda May Brown of Washing
J ton, d. G., spent the weekend from
Saturday until Tuesday here with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Brown at their residence on Null
berry street.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert o. Hayes and
son spent the weekend here with
Mrs. Hayes mother, Mrs. Hannah II.
Marshall at her residence on Second
street.
A chilly northeast gale which
reached a peak Of SO miles an hour
last weekend spoiled fishing for a
crowd estimated at more than 500
and gave coast guards the task of
bringing a sick man in from yacht.
Several small coastwise crafts were
driven into the breakwater, includ-
ing three yachts and one mOtorship.
Among the craft which took refuge
behind the breakwater we're the
Ford motorship Green Island, the
| tug NJ. Moran, a motor barge, and !
the pilot boats, Delaware and Phil !
adelphia. Many OF the anglers who
ventured out in the choppy waters |
found it almost impossible to do any |
fishing.
A slim crowd ventured into the !
chilly winds for the memorial ex-
ercises held by the Henlopen Post
on Monday.
Miss Jessie Morris of Wilmington
spent Decoration Day here with her
mother, Mrs. Hannah H. Morris, at
her residence ON Market street.
Mrs. Andy Hoffer is confined to
her home on Jefferson avenue be-
cause of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Ingram Of Will
mingtOn spent the weekend here
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ell
verson Ingram and DR.. and Mrs.
James Beebe. Mrs. Ingram may be
remembered as the former Miss
Jane Beebe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester DickersOn Of
Laurel. spent the weekend here
with Mrs. DickersOn's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. Graves.
Arthur Morgan of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nor
gan at their residence on Mulberry !
street. II
The funeral of Harbor Master Da- I
vid w. Burbage. rs years old, OF !
Lewes. known widely in the mari
time world as a former shipping
agent, was held on Tuesday at p. i
M, in St. Peters Episcopal Church, a
conducted by the Rev. N. w. Right 1
myer Burial was in the Presbyter- 6
ian cemetery. Mr.. Burbage died last :
morning in the Beebe Hos
pital. The deceased is survived by
his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Robert +
J. Walton, and two grandchildren, .
Charlotte and Robert Walton; two =,
brothers, Harry Burbage of RehO-
both Beach and Frank L. BuTbage Of 7
Chicago. Ii
Pallbearers were Richard c. and b
Thomas. H. Hayes, Marshall B. Haz- N
sard. Lewis L. Graves and former ei
Lieutenant Governor J. Henry Hazel II
If Dover. p
Mr.. Burbage had lived in Lewes c'
linee he was three years of age. He g
attended the public schools and
.hurches, was clerk in large ship g
and grocery store, filled y, "
j position on the Delaware Break ~
water as marine reporter for the -,
federal Government, organized n,
arge steamship and reporting busi-
less here, and acted as agent for tr
essel owners throughout the world nj
nd for the many merchants and an
larine insurance interests. He at sill
ended to the business of more than
900 vessels annually before the adj co
ent of wireless. Among other pub gil
C activities, Mr.. Burbage served as SIX
OF Lewes at different ap
mes, and treasurer of the Public IN
choOl. ue
Mr.. Burbage was one of the prin- iLr' I,'
pal owners of the first garment u a
nd shirt factory in Lewes and was an
entitled with many other industrial taJ
lterprises. Mr.. Burbage had always
zen strong supporter of the Bee isB
, Hospital. He was a vestryman Sa
Id member of st. Peters Protestant bul
piscopal Church. and a member of DO
'fferson Lodge, No. Is, A. F. and grC
NJ, the Delaware ConsistoFy, Ev- Z
green Forest and honorary MEM nut
r OF the Lewes Fire Department SEP
ID life member of Lu Lu Tenn thll
e. He was appointed harbOr master uei
r Lewes by Governor c. Douglass =.
lck at the last term of the State "a. al
gislature. ~.
Ilmington spent from Saturday un- Rir nj,
Mr. and Mrs. John DOughter of Mir
Monday here with their little neil
lighter. Miss Jacklyn Doughter, the
d Mrs. Daughters parents, Mr.. aim
Mrs Carl Short. at their resi- PIN
nee on Fourth street. Mrs. Dough- the
may be remembered as the for son
aim
rhe. sand Al the ho,tom nj the disl
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