Milford chronicle., 1939-04-21
LEWES


/ Miss Carolyn Leishman of Wi
mington, formerly of Lewes. and tn
daughter of DR.. Rev. and Mrs. Wi
liam Leishman, is confined TO tn
Beebe Hospital, here. because of i'll
nes.
/ DR.. and Mrs. Roger Murray an
their son. DO, of Wilmington, ar
planning to lease a cottage on Lewe
beach for July and August. TIL
Murrays have recently been tn
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L
White.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schauffer o
Philadelphia, spent the week-en,
here with their daughter and son-in
law. Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Stokes a
their home on Lewes beach.
Lou Richards has had the from
of his grocery store on Lewes beach
"emodeled, also having some painting
done to his home.
Captain G. Herbert OrtOn. Jr.. Del
aware bay and river pilot, has re-
turned home from Tampa after a
months visit with his parents, who
will reopen their home the first of
May.
Mrs. Delaware Conwell is spend
ing some time in Newport, with her
y niece, Mrs. Samuel Tammany, and
her family.
Members of the Lewes Yacht club
will hold their first meeting of the
spring season tonight with an infor-
NAL gathering at the clubhouse near
The Roosevelt inlet.
Plans for the second spring en-
of the Fifty-SecOnd Coast
United States Army. at
Camp Samuel b. Davis, Lewes, next
month. are reported to he underway
II the coast artillery headquarters at
Eort Hancock. n. J. 1t is under
tOOd locally that arrangements are
,eing made to use thi> year light ar
illery from Fort Salisbury, for the
est firing across the great dunes of
ape Henlopen at moving targets ten
niles at sea. Fort Salisbury. on the I
delaware Bay shore. 16 miles north !
f Lewes and five miles out of Mil |
ord. is L. S. Coast Artillery de- |
,nse unit established during the !
iorld War. 1t is GarrisOned by de-
ichment from Fort dupont under
on commissioned officer, Sergeant
laude Fields.
Camp Samuel r. Davis. named for
lis towns defender in the War of
't2. was established last May. two
lies east of Lewes. Three weeks
ere spent in the encampment by the
q men and officers. Toward the
ose of the cncampment when the
st firing got under way after con-
ierable delay due to rainy weather.
@ 12-inCh mOrtars being used went
ywire after a couple of rounds of
OTIS, and the firing was halted for
2 year. The guns had not been shot
II years and rusted bolts in the
rriage caused them to break down.
me practice was accomplished with
, S-inch railway guns also brought
re. II
Miles of communication telephone
es were set up over the dunes for II
, encampment, and railway spurs III
re laid to the site. which required u
'eral weeks of preparation before
, encampment opened. With this
work already accom-
shed and the site practically in
idiness for the second year, it is
iected that the firing wifi get I'M 4
rway sooner this year. The oh
walton tower on the camp site was
I standing. 4
.Ir. and Mrs Charles Janney. Jr.. .
/ family of Philadelphia. spent the
extend here with Mr.. Janney's >
'ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles jan :.
?, Sr.. at their residence on Second :
nct. =
Irs. Mary +. Register is confined ! 4
The Beebe Hospital due TO illness. '.
lrs. Minna Lord. formerly of Will =
lgton, is moving into the Graves =
rtment on Second street this !
*. which has just been vacated by =
and Mrs. Herman Short and their .:
lily who are now occupying the D
Db residence on Market street. Y
r.. and Mrs. Raymond G. Frick. ).
'hestnut Hill. were the weekend z
SITS of Captain and Mrs. Edwin c. =
shall at their home on Pilot-tOwn =.
/. !
isitors of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel ::
Il during the weekend were Mr. D
Mrs. John Booker and daughter.
rlotte. Mr.. Jack Corrigan and q
nd of Wilmington. =
+. and Mrs. James G. Shockley
ewes. announce the marriage of z
+ daughter. Miss Fannie Eliza \
ShOckley. to Mr.. Robert c. Z
les. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert =
.es of Philadelphia. The couple -
, married at Sharptown, Md, on Z
rday evening. April Is. by the =
HungerfOrd. Mrs. Stokes is y
t supervisor at the Beebe Hos Z
!. in Lewes She will continue
duties at the hospital until later q
at which time she will live in Z
adelphia where her husband is z
loyed. y
lrshall COverdale has purchased u
W car. z
:. and Mrs. Emory Webb visited x