Milford chronicle., 1914-09-25
LEWES.

The golden rod is in bloom.
/ The buckwheat fields in this vicinity
] are a beautiful sight at the present time
and the prospects are for a good crop.
1 While loading a cargo OF fish scrap at
/ the Delaware Fish Oil Company plant
/ last week, the schooner II. 5 Laniair
sprung a leak and her condition was such
/ that II was necessary to beach her on the
/ flats between the Delaware Fish docks and
/ the Iron Pier, where repairs were made.
The work on the new canal is progress
sing very rapidly. They are nearly
through to Rehoboth Beach.
Mrs Robert Scott s.:er enjoying a
launch ride down the creek to the new
canal last week fell while attempting to
walk a plank TO get to the shore and re-
ceived several severe bruises and has been
under the doctors care ever since.
Twenty. seven members OF the Cool
spring Grange cut. tied and shocked Is
acres of fodder for Thomas c. Wilson,
near town. Mir Wilson is experiencing
a tedious conVaiescence from an operation
for appendicitis. While the men and
bows were busy in the field, Mrs. Wilson
prepared a bountiiul supper at the farm
house to supply the appetites OF the hun
grv harvesters. They received the sin-
cere thanks of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson, who
hope that God may bless and reward
with great abundance those who lent
helping hand to them in their trouble
The Coospring Grange meets at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Vaughn
on Saturday evening, september 2oth'
All members are requested to be present
Jerome Robbins bought two very val
liable full. .bIooded Jersey heifers OF Arthur
Barnes last week. Mr.. Barnes expects to
sell all his live stock and farming lmpie-
ments and move to Philadelphia the hrst
of December.
The Lewes High School began its 1914
Is wear on Monday morning with an en-
roliment Of over 3l5 pupils.
Mrs. George Martin. of Coolsprlng'
has moved to Lewes for tine winter so her
children can attend the school. Master
Llovd Martin is in the High school ana
is a very promising youth. Also Miss
Bertha Petty john, daughter OF MT. ana
Mrs. Myers Pettyjohn of Coolspung, Is
attnding the Lewes High School.
Mrs. Lettie Witbaak, of Georgetown
mother of Edward Wilt5ank, has been
spending the week with her son ana
friends. Mrs. Wiltbank is 80 years Old
has good eyesight and can walk and con-
verse equal to a woman OF bali her age.
ARMY worms have made their appear
ance again. Walton I. Nirden had /
valuable field OF millet destroyed by them /
last week, and the farmers in that WEN |
Itv are mnch concerned about their late {
corn and fodder. II
The work Of plastering the rooms o5 (
.be new Federal Building was commenced /
ast week When it is completed Le"es .
Min have one of the finest postoilces
iouth of Wilmington. c:
on Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs Ciln'
on Long entertained Miss oallie Burton'
Mrs. George G. Prettyman, Mrs. Hamli'
on D7dd. Miss Mary MeGee and mother,
,Iiss Sallie Marshall and DR.. Hiram Il;
}nrton in honor of their guests, MI. ana
Irs. Charles 7. Glover, Mrs T. Il AT
,ins Of Baltimore, and Mrs. William FOX
+ Bridgeport, Conn. .L.,.,,-.
At the Republican primaries nelq lSst
,atnrdav afternoon, Ira NJ. Short OF he
,obotb was nominated for Representa-
i've from the Tenth District.
Saturday was registration day at mas
an. and remember there is but one more
October 18th at Rehoooth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wolforo' VINO
ave been spending the past week Win
~ and Mrs. w. H. Creadick, have re-
1rned 70 Baltimore where he ls an IN
.rnctor in Greek in Baltimore college.