Milford chronicle., 1916-09-29
Neoro Riot at Lewes.

IEANIHOukn the lOWn VI AGMtS 10 uig
rrmaaat of the time, on Saturday night a
EzEu E1nload of booze was handed out at
express Office, and the most Of it was
pE .the colored population. The train
aaSNRsr part Of Cammomile was lit up
SKA from that time on they began to
sstssur the effects of it. The rivalry be-
g-usEsn the local colored people and the
s11@ Erom the fish houses is keen and the
t1sfsal negroes decided that the others
e-nztl5 not come in town and take poses
sfEr. asD the fight started. Two shots
use1Ee fired, one hitting Frank Allen in the
sfA~ i1st above the knee and the other
-ssDhEg Wild; but knives and black jacks
'epEne used quite freely several having
1iisesr heads bound up on Sunday morning
sa2 one being very badly cut down the
-azrTu- Allen refuses to disclose the name
s-1af the man who shot him.
-1lHnsay morning Henry johnson, while
szEzK1king a machine at Walshs garage,
lssEss bit ,over the eye by the handle which
&sss na DR.. Orr attended him, taking
E-Bu stitches in the cut.
siSchool started Monday, but the total
p iEnQslznient is not yet known, as quite
- rNlu7ber az the children did not attend.
.s1Ea Monday a party of young folks went
e,aAaing. AT the Jetty and brought back
aa11-toer Of crokers and trout The party
U.1niszsEec ruf Margaret Atkins Anna
--igaas, Mae Burton Holmes Martin and
4AnIgt Marshall.
-ELe annual convention of the Sunday
9l1pcols of Lewes and RehobOth hundred
7aaN EqeM III Ebenezer Church near here,
e1u Tuesday afternoon.
-1Iza- Charlotte Hickman and the Miss
= Marie and Dorothy Hickman left for
AatA1rsda last week, after spending the
sslnEal1lffsr on LeWeS Beach,
Ars. Sophia Orr is visiting DR.. and
L1fIzE- William p. Orr, Jr. Mrs. Orr has
Na1ssz in the Philippines with her husband
=. ttU5as n Mr., for some time.
1f4iss Edith Warrington and Mrs. VIII
lgEEu Mustard, Of Georgetown, have been
-spending a few days with Mrs Joseph
-NazlsaH-
c.aeFes is well represented at Delaware
I7nuege this year. Among the graduates
AAsta aware College are, Misses Marjorie |
iftrr1eu, Anna Beebe, Catherine Ingram, |
.1lesSfs. lanes Chambers, Wayne Brew |
& e- Ngesides the first year members are
lEhaE Virden Marshall, Allen Lauritson, |
Ahe Gutowitz. Robert Sumault, Carter j
Itzczal1ah and George Hudson. All Of the /
;sftIstants left on Wednesday to prepare /
ftar ahe coming year. which started on
september 21
-qgGrz. Captain Henry c. Fish has retired
ffrurn the quarter deck and will settle on
llIN estate near Lewes.
ttN fN- Warrington, who lives near
}. ,u,a h5pring. received several severe bruis-
ess and fractured rib while attempting
an ulaf In his wagon while the team was
ingtfiug around the corner at Coolspring
z11fion. He was hauling tomatoes and
N1E caught between the rack and the
ElzE1n. He is improving now.
zEhf Republican primary election was
flnzd here last Saturday afternoon. Will
shul II. Bookhammer OF this town was
81 candidate for the nomination as onel
& Levy Court Commissioners, but was 1
& fAsfollted. George NJ. Murray of this
lruu was a candidate for sheriff, but was
iEsu defeated. Rowland B. Ingram was
sa1mimated for Inspector.
lhe Epworth League Convention will
zuEsgf "a 1.-The LeWes Methodist Episcopal
-.f1rIreh The second week in October.
MSS Laura Donovan has gone to Phil
EaGiphia 10 take a course at Banks BUS
'Be-ss College.
F.rsory Wiley, Of Greenwood, is loading
s ear of wheat at Overlook.
Several carloads Of tomatoes are being ,
0anad at Overlook, the prices ranging :
l11ui 30 to 40 cents per basket. But the
-uialato crop in this section is getting
Henry c. Lank OF washington. d. C.,
luisnt saturday with his mother, Mrs.
'n1 II. LanS. i
captain John Lingo, who is captain Of !
Isnas OF the Standard Oil ships, spent the +
ssnzk end with his family, at Samuel ].
sinks home.
Howard Long and family are visiting I
fnr rarents Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Long. 4
Hiss May Hickman Of Bridgeville and U
iEI-s. Rogers Of Selbyvllle, spent Sunday
xzth Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Robbins. (
Mss Sarah Naylor Of Milton Is visit
ug her aunt, Mrs. P. A. Lank. ... &C.. 4.
.ERav- o. z. Jones spent the week end
ga1h rehtives at Woodside. a
uIr. and Mrs Ulysses Walls OF near
Eeorgetown spent Sunday with s. ] G.
'ank and family