Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
LEWES.

/ ganization has been formed called the
. Camp Fire Girls. President, Elizabeth
Inns. secretary. Martha Teal; treasurer
Dorothy Holmes. Mr.. Turner has given
this branch Of the Camp Fire the name
of Arasopha, that being the Indian name
support themselves, any help from theiI
parents being forbidden by the Laws OF
the Fire" Toward their own support
they have already earned S9.yS OF the sou
which is necessary to start them out.
They had one bake and candy sale on
Saturday evening at the home OF Miss
Gladys Russell, which netted them over
81 They now have fifteen members.
The body Of Harry Parker, colored, OF
this town, who was in drunken condi-
. tion last Saturday evening and was not
Thursday morning washed ashore near
the old ocean House bridge with the race
cut, and his neck had been cut from ear
to ear. which is thought to nave been
done with a razor. A negro by the name
Of Parker, one Of the crew Of the fishing
steamer "Rehoboth, and Whlte man
raigned before N. B. Register on Satur-
day evening, but were released on ac-
count Of lack Of evidence. -,
The old steam laundry and two build
ing lots on South street, owned by Mat
thew J. Fisher and Caroline G. ,tlsher
were sold at Sheriff sale on Saturday AZ
ternoOn and were bought by the Fidelity
Trust and Savings Bank.
The old Methodist Church building is
to be converted into an up-to-date n.
G. A.. building. The old church .,;al Is an
ton, as it consists of two floors, one OF
/ which has already been used as Dass
ketball floor by the high school boys ana
! girls. The upper floor Is large enough
| for a basketball floor and an enclosed
tennis court while the lower hoor is
! ready for meetings and social gather
ings The idea was conceived by Rev
10 E. Jones and has met with the ap-
proval of the majority of the people OF
all denominations. 1t will be place
for the young men to spend tneir r. even even
After being closed for more than
month the Sunday Schools were opened
on Sunday, and at the NJ. +. Chureh
Rally Day services were held ana the
attendance came near the 25O mark.
The young men of Lewes are working
for a football team. There IS TO be a
combination of teams formed by the
young men of Lewes, Georgetown, Sea-
ford and Laurel. The manager OF the
local team is G. Clifton Maull and the
players will be coached by Joe Marshal, |
who for four years was a back field man |
on the varsity team at Delaware Col
lege.
ed in this vicinity, some later than usu-
willard w. Joseph is seriously i'll with |
stomach trouble at his home at FairmOnt. |
Drs. James and Richard Beebe, Martin |
and Burton, held a consultation on Mon
day, and il was advised that an opera
Mrs. Albert Lupton and children of
New York City, who have been spending
the summer with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. p. Tunnel, have returned TO
DR.. J. L. Cannon of Frankford, has
purchased the DR.. Parker home in Lewes
and expects to move here soon. DR.. Can /
non is an up-tO-date dentist.
Miss Elsie Rowland has left for Beech
wood cemetery.
Miss Anna Jones left Friday for Balti-
more, where she is attending Peabodys
Institute taking a course in music.
y Donald Evans, who has been spending
the month of September with his moth
er, has returned to the Annapolis Naval
Miss Alice Long, Of Frankford. who has
been spending some time with Mrs. Kate 7
has returned home.
Allis Gutowitz and daughter, Irene, I
went to Philadelphia on Thursday to en- I
Joy the Hebrew New Year.
Mr.. and Mrs George G.. Prettyman !
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. William \
II. Prettyman at Fairmount.
Miss Anna Norton, who has been visit 9
ing her son Charles in Detroit, Mich, :
mas returned home and will open her !
store on Second Street. :
Miss Virginia LarrimOre, who has been {
n the St. Josephs Hospital for a serious
operation, has returned home much i'm d
proved, and is able to be in her store
on Tuesday morning and afternoon the =
)ridge club Of Lewes was entertained at | /,
he home Of Mrs. William ]. Thompson. Il
William Kitchens, who was transferred p
o Diamond Shoals light from Fenwick
sland light has been transferred back n
o FenWick. a
George Chambers Of Lewes. and Ray q
nOnd Foster, Albert Ludman and AL r,
,ert RulifOrd. Of Cape May, are taking a
nal examinations for admission to the
Delaware Bay and River Pilots Associa- +,
ion. They have served their appren-
iceship Of four years on the sail pilot el
oat Edmunds. h,
William Bookhammer. who had the -
ontract for replacing rotten piling at the g
ron pier, has completed his job, and the fs
ier is now in safe condition. "
Last week the Delaware fish factory h.
lnded the largest catch Of the season sf
'hen their boats brought in 3111 barrels M
f fish on Tuesday night. Captain White Ia
as high man. with a catch of 1.3l0 bar NJ
els by the Garner; Captain Hickman O.
'as next with a catch Of $50 by the Del +.
ware.