20 - CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, June 7 - June 13, 1996
In Marvil's memory
Members of Lewes Histori-
cal Society gathered at the
Third and Shipcarpenter
streets complex Sunday af-
ternoon, June 2, for the an.
nual Strawberry Festival.
During the afternoon, a Lin-
den tree was planted on the
grounds to honor Lewes His-
torical Society founder and
long time president Dr.
James Marvil who died earN-
er this year. Dr. Marvil was
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president of Lewes Historical
Society from 1962 to 1979. Dr.
Marvil's daughter, Trennie
Elliott, joined her husband,
Capt. George Elliott, who is
current Historical Society
president, and three former
presidents for the dedication.
Shown here with the Burton-
Ingram House in the back-
ground. Shown (l-r) are Ed
Pat*helL president 1992.1995;
Judy Roberts, president 1986-
1991; James Macintire, presi-
dent 1980-1985; and Trennie
and George Elliott.
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here would have to go and clean
chimneys," she said, "and we [she
and her brother] didn't know
about that."
The woodwork, she noted, had
changed. The original wood in
the house had been cut from prop-
erty her father owned in the Long
Neck area. He had personally se-
lected the timber on that land and
took it to a sawmill for processing.
At the time, she said, all of the
wood that is now a dark brown,
was a light color that allowed the
grain to show through its highly
polished surface.
Recalling aspects of the home
also gave Rooney a moment's
pause to reflect upon the child-
hood experiences she shared with
her only brother. The two often
took their secret belongings and
hid them in the window sills scat-
tered throughout the home. For
hiding the bigger objects - such as
themselves - they each had their
favorite spots.
Rooney preferred the spacious
closet in her bedroom at the top of
a grin.
The family wasn't much of one
for change, said Rooney as she re-
called the pets she and her brother
kept. The family always had a
dog - a collie. The dog was al-
ways named Buster. "Never
changed the name from one dog to
another," she said.
Kittens were plentiful, too, she
said. In the early 19006, her father
owned the land from McFee
Street to Kings Highway. "People
who didn't want kittens would put
them in a bag and leave them here,
because they knew my father
would feed them," she said. And
she and her brother also fed some,
for each were allowed to keep one
as a special pet.
Another fond memory of her
youth in what is now the Savan-
nah Road home, is the dual Christ-
mas trees her parents put up each
year. At the time, said Rooney,
the now open front porch was en-
closed to keep out the mosquitoes
and flies she said were particular-
ly abundant. Her parents would
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"I had a great time all of my life
here," said Rooney. "Our parents
were always right there to keep us
on the go." As she stood remi-
niscing about her girlhood in the
room where she grew up, Rooney
said, "It feels great [being in the
room again]. It's been a long
time. I've missed it."
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