Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24
LEWEs

Mrs. Sanford Clifton and daughter
Jeannetts On Saturday at their res
idence on PIlottowH Road.
Irwin c. Kepner. head OF the physl-
cal training department OF the I,ewes
Public School. Mrs. Kepner and their
son, Tkeppy, Jr, closed their home
ia DeVries Circle and moved their
trailer 70 RehobOth Beach last Sat
urday, where they will remain until
September. Mr.. Kepner Is superln-
tendent Of the Pine Oaks Trailer
Camp in Henlopen Acres during The
summer months.
Rapid progress is being made on
the construction OF the attractive
new home being built for Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson Ingram on the boule-
yard The Ingrams are expecting to
occupy their new home some time IN
june.
Mrs. Harry W. Chambers enter
tanned her bridge club on Friday eve
ming at her residence on Mulberry
street
Mrs. Nathaniel III Evans and son,
Nathaniel, Jr.. who have been spend
ing several months In Reading, Pa,
with Mrs. Evans parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel BertOlet, have return
ed to their home on the beach.
The graduating class Of the Lewes
High School will be entertained by
the Lewes Rotary Club on Monday |
evening, June 3, in the Hotel Caesar
Rodney. This is an annual event for
the Rotarians. Cornelius e. Marshall |
10 general chairman in charge Of the
entertainment
Ralph G, Rust has sold his 315 |
acre farm, dairy COWS and equipment
including farming machinery and /
growing crops to William D. Burton,
Of Fairmount, for the sum reported
as $4,000. This is the largest real
estate farm land deal In this section
for many years, il ever il was equal
led. Mr.. Burton is already operating
two large farms and chicken plants
in Indian River Hundred. His son,
Irving Burton, will manage the Rust
dairy farm.
Mr.. Rust sold because he did not
feel physically able to manage and
superintend such a large dairy Op-
GRAFTON. He retained his lovely home
and a small acreage on the Lewes-
Rehoboth Highway.
Among the hostesses in the colon
iai homes Of New Castle on display
last Saturday were Mrs. Wilbur S.
Corkran, of Rehoboth, and Mrs. Vir-
ginia Cullen Of LeWes. They received
with Mrs. Lewis Booker in her home
the "Kensey Johns House" at the
corner Of Third and Delaware
streets. Mrs Booker and Mrs. Gull
len are sisters. The Kensey Johns
House was built in 1883 by Chief ..
Justice Johns, and is exhibited for ,,
its fine example of colonial man
tells, staircase and paneling. and an
old kitchen as it was in the eigh-
teenth century. .....s.s...t
There were also "a other homes
of the town and vicinity opened to !
the public on Saturday, displaying I
the fine architecture and authentic :
Of colonial times. Satur-
day was the annual Day in Old New
a benefit for Immanuel
founded in 1859.
The Rev. William D. Wilson who
has been confined 10 his home be-
cause of illness, is seriously i'll at
this writing.
Captain William F. Marshall, re-
tired Lewes pilot, who has been i'll
for some time at the State Hospital
Is home again, and Mrs Clara Mar
shall, his wife, who has also been i'll
Tor several months at her residence
IN Kings Highway, is able TO be out
again.
Benjamin S. Albertson, of Lewes,
has been appointed chairman of
Memorial Day committee for Hen
open Post, No. 5, American Legion,
which will arrange for appropriate
on May 30.
The Memorial Day exercises are
leld in both Lewes and RehOboth
3each, with a ceremony on the
,anks OF the canal in Lewes. partici-
lated in by firing squad from the
.ewes Coast Guard Station. At Re
loboth Beach the observance takes
lace ON the plaza near the board
zalk, when flower boat Is launched
n the ocean. Mayor Thomas II.
iarpetner of Lewes, and Mayor J.
Fthur Downing of Reh0both Beach,
re expected to make talks in their
espective towns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Bradley
ave made some improvements in
heir restaurant on Second street.
hey have laid a new and colOrful
noleum fioor covering and added
We new booths in the restaurant
long the west wall, removing sew
raj OF the former tables.
Mrs. Hannah II. Morris spent q
w days this week in Philadelphia,
sitting friends and relatives.
Mrs. James K Rowland and daugh-
r., Mrs Samuel Ewing Of Rehoboth
EACH motored to Wilmington on
nesday.
Mrs William T. Atkins is planning
leave for Florida the first Of the
onth to attend the graduation ex-
'cises Of her granddaughter, Miss
airy Jane Arthur.
Miss Louise Marshall who has
,en confined TO her home on Sec
ID street, because OF an illness, is
lie to be out again.
The new tennis courts which have
Gently been built on the canal bank
e drawing quite a number Of peO-
e who play or are interested in the
ort. Plans are being made to build
playiand for the little folks near
g courts p
DR.. and Mrs. ElwoOd Hudson and
FAINT daughter, Nancy Ellen, are
wing into the James Walsh prop
ly next to Carl Baylis' garage on
vannaa Road. Mrs Hudson may
remembered as the former Miss