Milford chronicle., 1916-03-10
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The Board of Trade held its regular
5 meeting on Monday night, February 2s,
with President George P. Tunnel in the
( chair The first question brought be-
fore the meeting was communication
from the Zwaanendael CLUB asking the
! Board to cooperate with them in refer
ence to building a pavilion on Lewes
Beach. The Board took the matter up
and thought it was an excellent thing
! for the town to have an up-to-date pa
viliOn with bath rooms, toilet. etc, on
Lewes Beach. A committee was ap-
pointed to meet with the committee ap-
pointed by the ladies club and lay plans,
etc, to collect mOLey to build the pa
VilIOn. Ebe I. Lynch, James I. Lank
and William Hooker we're appointed as
the committee. Also letters we're read
from two manufacturing plants. One
from Gloucester Chemical Company,
which wants to locate here, and another
from a metal factory from Detroit, |
Michigan. 1he next regular meeting, |
March 13. will be known as Ladies
Night" All ladies of the town, who
are interested IN the welfare of the
town, are requested to be present.
William o. Short, died OF tuberculosis
at the home of his mother, Mrs. Amelia
A. Short, on McFee Street, on Sunday
morning, February q, 1916, in bis 44th
year. he spent most of his life in
Washington, ID. c., working in the main
office of the Southern Railway Company
until his health failed, when be was
moved to Boston, Mass. He came home
TO his mother last December, where be
gradually failed in strength TO the end
which came Sunday morning. The
funeral services we're held from the
home of his mother Wednesday after
noon. Rev. McKullman officiating.
Interment was made in the M. e. Gem
etery. He was never married and is
survived by his mother and brother,
Willard C. Short.
Rev. o. E. Jones has been quite i'll
with the grippe. There was no preach
ing, either morning or evening, last
Sunday.
The Women's Home Missionary So
ciety has been having a membership
contest this week. Mrs. Ida SalmOns
was captain of one side and Mrs. N. B.
Register of the other. A meeting was
held Tuesday afterOOn at the home of
Mrs. E. G. Lodge, where the contest
was decided. Inc losing side treated
the society to ice cream and cake. This
contest, however, proved to be tie
each captain reporting II new members
which brings the total membership up
to AZ.
Miss Adeia Lank S class Of girls gave
bake" at the gas office on Saturday.
The bark Farnica, from MOntevldO 70
Philadelphia with cargo of bone, dur
ing the gale of wind last Thursday Was
driven inside the Hen and Chickens
shoal, about one quarter of a mile from
the beach. Capt Lynch of the Lewes
Coast Guard Station tried to get a tow
boat to her assistance but on account Of
the heavy sea they all refused. Friday
morning the Coast Guard crew boarded
her and found the crew all well and the
only damage the bark received was the =
loss of one anchor. She was toWed in
the Breakwater, and on Tuesday she
was towed to Philadelphia
j. S. Pruitt, Of teuwck Island Guard(
Station. has been appointed Keeper Of
The Bethany Beach Station IN place of
J. b. Hickman. resigned.
George A Jones has resigned his po-
iitlon as bOatman at the MARITIME EX-
,hange Station on the Breakwater
Earnest Nicholson was appointed to fiji u
he place
The Farmers Institute was held in the
}ool Spring Grange Hall last Wednes- :
lay afternoon and evening. 1t was con-
idered very entertaining and instruc- 81
i've. Prof Wesley Webb. A. NJ Pol Pl
ard and Miss Jefferson talked to a large 81
md appreciated audience both after o.
loon and evening. 'J
The regular Grange meeting will con- NJ
ene this Saturday evening, March IL, H.,
nd the lecturers hour vii be devoted ~
o discussion of farm accounts and M
heir value in determining profit or loss n
q the years work NJ
w. c. Pelton, County Agent of Sus- 9
eX County, will be present and will eX- -
lain the method used by the United %
tates Department of Agriculture in 65
farm business. All members
re requested to be present Tl'
Charles Robbins. Jr.. met with quite 52
painful accident while he and another a,
oy where playing with an ak. cutting p
is foot, almost entirely severed two Be
)es Several stitches were required,
nd later antitOxin had to be used. 1t La
as feared the foot had to be amputa- ~,
I'd, but is now better. DR.. Richard -
eebe was the attending physician. ZJ'
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lingo and child 35,
IN, of Milton, visited Mr.. and Mrs. -
arl Baylis last Tuesday. lo(
DR.. William Marshall of Carney II,
oint, N. j., was a Lewes visitor last
riday night 3JC
Capt Willard Collins, of the tug Ara e1
an. visited his family in Lewes last w.
onday. So.
Miss Roberta Marshall is visiting in 90
Fo'
Hon. S. S. Pennewill, of Greenwood, 81.
as a Lewes visitor last Tuesday. 75o
Rev. H. c. Parkman was a Washing 'oN
n, D. c.. visitor last week. 75C
A. F. Anderson, of Havre de Grace, *
d., was Lewes visitor last Saturday 10y
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