Milford chronicle., 1903-12-11
OCEAN VIEW.

For the benefit OF those who may not be
able to locate the town of Ocean View, the
writer takes the liberty to state that II is To-
catedlin the sOuthernmOst part OF Delaware.
t4Eo "a Ailes from the broad Atlantic Ocean,and
when se hrst pOstoffice was established It
Pm as "Halls Store" and from here
went ID Family OF Halls, who are now we'll
KNOWN #citizens of the town OF Milford. Mr..
William Hall was the first postmaster to
serve In this part of Baltimore hundred, and
IL was he who gave the town the name OF
Ocean View, and It is appropriately named.
At the president day we have very flourish
ing little town, but the one great drawback Is
the distance from railroad connections. I'm
der present conditions we must drive ten
miles to reach the nearest railroad station,
Dagsboro. In the summer small steam-
boat phys between this town and Rehoboth
and receives good patronage, but this thriv-
ing part OF Delaware has no other means OF
travel to the business centers of the State.
WWithin the past two years new watering
place has been built on the ocean front OF
Ocean View, which is known as "Bethany
Beach, and hundreds Of people from Pitts
burgh, Washington, D. c.. and Philadelphia,
we're summer sojOurners here. which added
greatly to the gaiety OF the social season and
considerable TO the business off the local deal
ers in country produee,and those mlnistering
to the requirements ofthose who passed the
summer by the sea. There is future for the
place II better facilities tor travel can be had.
In Ocean View there are three churches ::
the Methodist, Rev. Graham its pastor; the
Presbyterian, Rev. W. A. bounty It's pastor;
and the Christian, Rev. Walters its pastor.
With good schools and an honorable class of
Ciod-fearing men and women as citizens
Ocean View can be termed one OF the most
desirable towns for home IN lower Della
The Red Men have dedicated nice hall
this falli and that society appears TO be nour-
The public school building has two large
rooms; and a third, If not two more rooms
must soon be added to give the necessary
school facilities.
There was no religious services in this town
on Thanksgiving Day; not because we dld
not give thanks or observe the OCCASION bul
for the reason that the Presbyterian and
christian church members OF this place ac-
cepted an invitation to join with the MethO-
dist Protestant Church members at the town
of Millviue near here, for Thanksgiving ser
vices, and the Methodist Episcopal Churehof
this place, went TO Roxana church a snort
distance from here also, for their services OF
Tbofse of our teachers who attended the
YaeHFers Institute at Milfocd, We're froI'
Hlds*lan, G. W Tunnel, Miss Hannah Elliott,
-T5es fiycs, Thomas Hickman and Asa Ben
- Mrs. Marion and Mrs Kinkaid passed
ThanksgiviD IN Lewes. 1900. - s,...,,1,.... -.
the homeeof Vaughn Tunnel, and other
changes nv being made in the homes of Ella
TupneII ad Frank Bennett.
Mrs Macy Daisy, OF Ocean view, mother
OfCaptrn K. W. Daisy of Frankfort, ,celebra-
ted her9th birthday on Monday, November
98rd let. She is as active as most women
are at D years old, and we believe her to be
our oIest citizen. She entertained that daY
fNrs ane Banks, Mrs, Ann James, Mrs. Ri
7fslnan, Mrs. Jane Evans, Miss Eliza w mar
ton, and many Others called ana pald their
respects.
Miss Ella Belts, who is a student of the Con-
ference Academy, and Edmund James VINO
attends Delaware College, were nome for
Th" giving.
Miss illie Hail is visiting in Philadelphia.
Cap in G. II. West Is on the Invalid lsl.
Mr Isaac H. Evans is visiting her children
mp 4iladelphia.
4 . cold weather has put stop to all kinds
Oh ,ut-of-doors-wOrk,a and we have been mink
Ing about Christmas festivities.
ATLANTIC.