Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
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LEWES

Mrs. Leland Sipple Burton ha
; purchased the home which wa
owned and occupied for many year
by Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha d. Campbell
on McFee street, Mr. Campbell wa
former shoe repair man, abou
; Lewes. A few months ago Mrs
Burton purchased the home located
next to the Campbell property. Sh,
plans to rent this house ready fur
nished to desirable tenants, after
necessary renovations are made.
Private Hirons Clifton, U. S. Ar.
my, Fort Dix, N j., spent the week
end in Lewes with his mother, Mrs
Frederick G. Clifton, Sr,, at hel
residence on Mulberry street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Lynch and
their daughter, Janet, of Ceilings
wood, N. j., spent the weekend with
Mrs. Fishers parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
George A. Fisher at their home on
Washington avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. William, Ott, Sr.,
have moved into their new home in
QuakertoYn, ON the boulevard.
They have been making their home
in the Virden Marshall property in
DeYries Circle.
Donald Jefferson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Jefferson and Philip
Marsh, son of Mrs. Pearl Marsh,
are now working in Cape May, N,
j., with the White Construction
Company, l.t
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison C. Lodge, Jr.,.
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
L. Fleming in seaford the past week
end. r,
=, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Virden Marshall
of "Willowmere Inn" announce the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
Nancy Marshall, to Scott Bennett
of Sharptowp, Nd. The wedding
took place in New Orleans, La,
where the couple are honeymoon
ing. Miss Marshall attended Lewes
High School, Gulf Coast College for
Girls, Gulfport, Miss, and gradu-
ated from Fairmount Junior Col
lege, Washington, d. c., this year.
She is the granddaughter of Capt
and Mrs. William. F. Marshall of
Lewes. The groom is a big scale
poultry raiser in Sharptown, Md.
Miss Isabelle HoWeth of Will
spent the weekend here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Howeth
John l.. Brittingham, Jr., 18-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Brit !
tingham of LeWes, has been chosen |
president of a new Junior Auxiliary
Fire Company. The young men, of
ages ranging from 16 to 20 years,
will be Instructed in the proper
method of operating fire apparatus
and will go to fires with their SEN
lors to learn the essential details
Of fire fighting.
Other officers chosen were: Vice
President, Kenneth Mitchell; secre-
Eary, James Short; treasurer, Bry-
an Pepper, all under IS years of
age.
The young men at the initial
we're enthusiastic about
he new responsibility and many
Of them are realizing boyhood am
)ition to be firemen.
Arrangements have been made by
heir senior fire company advisers,
x. Thompson, Samuel c..
Pierce and Walter C.. Feaster, to
lave the youths meet at the fire hall
svery Wednesday, evening for an
Intensive course, of instruction.
When the boys become of age
hey will automatically nbecome
of the Lewes Volunteer
fire Company, if they successfully
,ass the junior course Of instruc-
ion..! /; 4ii' ~.
This new youth fire, organization
5 believed to be the first one of its
lind formed in the state. Said one
f the directors: This duty will
i've the boys a real sense of SER
ice to their country until they
re old enough to be drafted"
Word has; been received by Mr..
nd Mrs. Frank Harold Stevens of
ewes from their son, Corporal
rank H. Stevens, Jr., u S. Ma
ines, that he is stationed in the
olomon Islands.
Stevens, son of first World War
eteran, graduated from the Lewes
Ugh School in June, 1910, and en-
sted in the Marines in July, 1941,
nd spent several months at Par
s Island, S. c. He was promoted
corporal and last March was de- n
lied to foreign service. In his last
tier he wrote his parents: Feel
g fine, hope to wipe out the Japs
Id be home SOON"
The Rev. N. w. Rightmyer is con-
Icting confirmation classes every
Inday evening at s o'clock in the
ctory of st. Peters Episcopal
lurch.
Members of the Lewes Board of
lblic Works were honorary pail
arers on Sunday at the funeral of