Milford chronicle., 1915-02-12
LEWES.

The annual missionary tea was held
by the ladies of the Presbyterian Mission
Society, in the new Sunday School build
ing. The program consisted of vocal
solos by Miss Anna Collins, Miss Helen
Conwell, and Mrs. Joseph Shek, two
numbers by the High School Glee Club,
a short sketch entitled The Missionary
Dollar" with leader and ten young
ladies each representing a dime. They
were then invited to the dining room
where delicious ice cream and cake were
served. The ladies realized about S42. 90.
Fishermen are making splendid hauls
of Goldfish in the waters about here, and
they are selling at fancy prices and are
being shipped to the cities. This is the
first instance that Goldfish have been
known. to be so plentiful in these waters.
After an extended honeymoon, Mr..
and Mrs Edward Russell have returned
and are making their home at the Hotel
Rodney.
The finishing touches to the interior
of the Federal Building are expected to
be completed within few days. Lewes
has building of which the citizens feel
justly proud. it being one of the finest
in the State for town of this size.
The Zwanendael Club met at the home
of Mrs. James K. Rowland on February
Sd. After business refreshments were
served. The next meeting will be held
at Mrs. Edward Messick's.
Quite a number of people have been
to hear Billy Sunday within the past
week.
Ralph Jones and Joseph Marvel have
been appointed fireman and janitor for
the new Federal building.
Mrs. Nellie Robbins, who recently was
operated on for appendicitis at st. JOS
eph Hospital, Philadelphia, is recuper-
ating.
Jacob Prettyman is spending a few
day in Wilmington and Philadelphia.
Miss Anna Jones is taking a course In
music at Peabody Institute, Baltimore,
Nd.
The Coolspring Grange, No. "A, met
at the home of Harry c. Dodd, Saturday |
evening, January 10th.
DIR. and Mrs. William P. Orr, Jr., of |
this town, are receiving congratulations
over the arrival of bouncing baby boy,
on Saturday last.
Miss Helena Morrix, who has been
taking a course at Strayer's Business
College, at Philadelphia, has accepted
position in the Lewes National Bank.
The directors of the Sussex Trust Com
pany throughout the county met in the
bank building Tuesday afternoon for
their quarterly meeting. The bankers
dined at the Hotel Rodney.
James Robbins was in PHILADELPHIA
last week to see Mrs. Robbins, who is in
St Joseph Hospital.
The steamship Great Northern, enroute
to the Panama Canal, stopped at the
Breakwater Thursday about five O'Clock,
to take on a consignment of camp chairs, :
delivered by D. W. Burbage & Co.
Carl Baylis has purchased Buick au-
tOmobile.
The annual meeting of the stockhold- +
ers of the Coast Fish Oil & Fertiliser ,
Company, will be held at the Office of .
the company in the town of Lewes on the r
18th day of February, 1915, at 2 O. clock :,
p. m.
Mrs. Walton T. Virden spent last week (
in Philadelphia. >,
Two fishermen, Martin Peterson and =
Eric Dahlman, from Holly Beach, N, J., p
we're picked up adrift in the fog on Mon :,
lay by the tug Piedmont, and landed at -
he Delaware Breakwater. The men had -
zone out in small boat and had lost f.
heir bearings. They were drifting help
essly seward when rescued. -,
There is no immediate danger to the +
iButuOuse at cape aenlOpen, was the %
made at the Bureau of =
lighthouses at Washington, Friday of ~
ast week, The heavy storms in the past =,
sw years undermined the structure, and d"
heavy retaining wall was built Since
nat time no damage to the lighthouse ~
as been felt, although the storm last -
eptember washed away part of the wall.
he Bureau is keeping close watch on -
ie situation, and has no report that a..
lere is any danger of the light being to,
ljured. io
Delaware gets ST 300 for the purchase y
the right-of-way for the Rehoboth Bay
anal through the tracks of the Delaware,
aryland and Virginia Railroad Com
my, under the River and Harbor Ap-
'opriation Bill as reported by the River ha
ID Harbor Subcommittee to the SEN
e Committee on Commerce Tuesday. Tin
The Lewes Volunteer Fire Department
rnival came to a close Saturday night, Mi
lowing week S entertainment of NOV
z pictures and local talent vaudeville. die
'out Sl7U p oft was realized from the FIR
tertainments, and will be applied to afr
E debt on the new automo bile fire truck me
itch amounts to $3.50. mi