Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
LEWEs

April 49,. Mrs Kershaw will be re-
fhemhered as the former Kiss Serena
Baylis, who was an English teacher
III, the Lewes school.
Miss Thelma Simpler who has been
confined 70 the Beebe Hospital be-
cause Of Illness, Is able TO be out
again.
Habrlck III Hin has purchased the
William Walls property on Savan-
nah Road. Mr.. Hill and his family,
WHO are now occupying their new
home, Which Is located on LeWes
Beach, are planning TO spend the
winter months in their new purehas-
ca property.
Major Earle Z. Ewing and family
spent Friday in Wilmington, where
they attended the State Band Con-
cert.
DIR. r. C. Beebe who is confined to
HIS home because Of illness, has Inn
proved al this writing.
The Misses Elva and Isabelle Me-
gee Of Wilmington, spent the. week
end with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Mcgee at their home on the
Lewes- Rehoboth Highway
Mrs. Ross Harrison spent the week |
end at her cottage on the beach. She
Will be down June 1h for the remain |
der Of the summer season.
Frank S. Carter and family have !
moved In their cottage on Lewes
Beach for the summer 4
Ulysses S. Hooker has purchased /
one OF the new cottages ON Lewes
Beach, recently built by N. Grubb OF
Wilmington,
Mrs. William d. Collins has re-
turned home after spending a few
days with her mother, Mrs. Joseph
Rambeau Of Holly Oak,
Captain and Mrs. Earle Pool and
family who have been staying in
Smyrna for the past four months,
have reopen their home on Dewey
avenue.
Mrs. James Marrow is confined to
the Beebe Hospital because OF i'll
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Morgan, who
have been wintering in Philadelphia
and Allentown, Pa. are expected to
return to their home here today.
Guests of Rev. and Mrs. Otis p
Jefferson and family over the week
end were Miss Mary Brumheld. Mrs.
Frances Keesey and Mrs. Rachel
Boyd Of Perryyille, Md.
A sanctuary service will be held
in. the Methodist Church on Sunday
evening at 1880 o'clock. sponsored
by the youth of the church John
Leach, of Wilmington. will speak TO.
the congregation. His subject being
What Gods House Means to Me"
I'D srrs~s
was re-enacted by Episcopalians
from all over Sussex county on Sun
day Mt the 22l-year-Old st. Georges
Chapel, near Lewes. The annual rO-
cation day service, which has figured
in eccleastical history from 470
A. D., was observed, with Bishop Ar |
thur r. McKinstry, Bishop of the
Diocese of Delaware, all rectOrs and
of congregations Of
Sussex county parishes participating
in the picturesque custom known as
''beating the bounds" The cOngrega-
ton led by the bishop and clergy
marched around the bounds OF the
Darish to "cOnfine good harVests,
Just as did their ancestors in Old
many years ago. More than
200 persons took part. The entire
service was in charge of the Rev.
Nelson Waite Rightmyer, rector of
the chapel and of the episcopal
churches at Lewes and RehOboth
Beach.
Among the OHt-of-town guests
who were present az the Yacht Club
dinner on Saturday night were Mr..
and Mrs. Prev Savoy of Washington,
D. c., who made application for mem
Dership. Mrs. Savoy is the former
Miss Lila Townsend, daughter of U.
s. Senator John G. Townsend, Jr., of
Others from Out-Of-tOwn
we're Mr.. and Mrs John +. Harris OF
and RehObOth Beach;
Iir. and Mrs. Elmer Smith and Chas
J. Horn, Jr., of RehOboth Beach;
odmOnt Horn of Washington. the
Ormer club commodore; George r
Davidson of Philadelphia, Vice Com
nodore Sinclair Campbell of Milton;
1ear Commodore and Mrs. Harland
" Knowles of Angola and George
upton of Wilmington.
The funeral services for Mrs. Mil
Ired L. Brittingham were held on
tuesday afternoon at o'clock, from
he Atkins Funeral Home in Lewes.
The Rev. Otis P. Jefferson ofIlciated
nterment was made in the Methodist
emetery. Mrs. Brittingham, wife of
!. Winfield Brittingham, Lewes
airyman, and who. had been IN for
number of weeks, was the daugh-
er of Mr.. and Mrs Scott Fridnger
Z Atlantic City.
Edward w. Rogers, 36 years old. :
primer inspector and surveyor with
he State Highway Department, died
aturday in the State Hospital of a
erebral hemOrrhage. He had been Ill
My a short time. Surviving are his
TidOw, Mrs. Ida Simpler Rogers, his
arents, Mr. and Mrs. John b. Rog-
NJ. Of near Milton. and formerly of
ewes, and several brothers and sis
srs. His father was formerly tax
1llector for Sussex county. Funeral
srvices were held Tuesday after
n0n az 2 o'clock from the late resi-
ence, 230 West Pine street, George .
jwn. Burial was made in the Odd
elbows cemetery at Georgetown.
Miss Louise Marshall OF New Cas-
e is confined 70 the home Of her
other, Mrs. Hannah II. Marshall.
acause of illness.
Miss Marjorie f. Virden spent the Z
eek-end in Washington d, C., as the
nest of Miss Helen Williams and
a. parents. U. S. Representative
Gorge S. Williams and Mrs Will
ans