Milford chronicle., 1952-04-04
LEWES

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Janney, Mr..
and Mrs. L. ]. Tull, of Lewes, spent
Sunday in Ocean City, Md, as the
guests Of Mrs. S. D. Carey.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron F. Clifton,
OF Bridgeville, spent the weekend
lin LeWes, with Mr.. Clifton's
mother, Mrs. Frederick G. Clifton
and family, at their home on Null
berry st.
Mrs. William Ackerman and Miss
Hilda Mae Brown, of Washington.
d. c., have returned home after
spending several days here as the
guests of their brOther-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Anthoney Dam
rowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Roach are
spending several weeks in Florida.
The Roach's live at WescOat's Cor
ner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Barlow
Graves Jr., of Lewes, are receiving
congratulations upon the birth of
a daughter, Cindy Lou, born March
2lst, at the Beebe Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Elmer
Mitchell, of Lewes, are the proud
parents of a daughter, born March
18th, at the Beebe Hospital, and
named Gail Elizabeth.
At the Lewes Chamber of Com
merce recent meeting, held in the
SequOia Tea Room. in Quaker
Town, the President, Louis In
gram, announced the appointment
of a Dredging Committee to con-
tact proper authorities to have the
Roosevelt Inlet and the Lewes and
RehOboth Canal deepened. The
committee is composed of Henry
BuckalOO, I. w. TarburtOn, Otis
Smith and Winfield Rrittingham.
The Chamber desires to have a
depth of ten feet at mean low.
An engineer from Philadelphia
has already investigated the con-
ditiOn of the waterway, and has
found that the side panels have
rusted and fallen away and that
there is not enough water to ac-
cOmmodate vessels having any
sizeable draft.
st. Peters Episcopal Church, of
Lewes, held their annual
Lenten Fish Supper, on Tuesday,
April 1st, at pm. in the Parish
House. Rev. Charles r. Leech. for
mer rector of All Saints, Rehoboth,
was the speaker. His topic was
THE Spirit and Purpose of the
Church's New Curriculum"
The chOiTs of Lewes Bethel
Methodist Church and Millsboro
Episcopal Church will combine to
present Dubois Cantata, for Good
Friday, "The Seven Last Words of
Christ. The Cantata will be given
in Lewes, on Wednesday, April 8,
at 1880 pm, in the Bethel Metho-
dist Church, at 4th st. and Chest
nut ST., and in MillsborO, April II,
at st. Marks Episcopal Church.
The Lewes choir is directed by
Mrs. Dorothy Heyler, assisted by
Mr.. ROmaun Heyler, at the organ
and the MillsbOrO choir is directed
by Ruth Nipple, of Georgetown,
who is also organist.
Mrs Edward Lowe, who under
went an operation in the Beebe
Hospital last week, is improving g
at this writing.
Captain and Mrs. A. w Marshall
Jr. are making a visit in Media,
Pa, with their sOn-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold E.
Thompson and family.
Miss Jean Stambaugh, who is a
student at Smith College, at NOr,h T.
hampton. Mass, is spending her
spring vacation with her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. E. l.. Stambaugh, at
their home in Henlopen Acres.
Mr. Richard A. Shields Sr. is
confined to the Beebe Hospital be-
cause of illness.
Mrs. Franklin c. Maull has re-
turned to her home in Pilot Town,
after being a patient at the Beebe
Hospital for a few days.
Walter D. Bryan, former U. S.
Coast Guardsman, now retired. has
accepted a position with w. S.
Howard, in the Coastal Gas Office,
on Second St, in Lewes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendrick Vanes
and daughter Karen have returned
to their home in Drexel Hill. Pa.
after making a visit here with Mrs.
Vanes parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Brittingham Sr., at their home on
4th St.
James Byron Cooper, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gilbert Cooper. Of Lewes
who is a student at the University
of Delaware is spending his spring
vacation here with his parents, at
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