Milford chronicle., 1916-09-01
LEwEs.


The Junior Order United American
Mechanics first annual field day, was de-
cided success by all who attended the
affair in Lewes The town was put IN
/ readiness to receive the visitors by the
1 committee consisting OF Napoleon Reg
! lister, Edison Lodge, George COverdaie.
I Frank Williams, Clifton Maun and Chas.
| Nelson. After the general greeting 10
all the Mechanics the parade was loIIileY
/ with Hon. Mayor Thompson at the heau.
with State Counsellor Jacob Brown OF
Wyoming and the Lewes Council, Harry
| Baker, leading the parade, being follow
ed by the Dover Band, which consists OF
about twenty pieces, and which gave the
people some rousing good music. sew
eral decorated automobiles were IN me.
The hre department with complete
paraphernalia and full attendance, We're
next in line After marching down town
from the depot and on the main streets
the parade halted in front of the Hotel
Rodney where the large assemblage was
addressed by three Of the leading Me-
chaniCs and citizens of Lewes. The ad-
dress of Welcome was made by the
Mayor OF Lewes; he was followed by
Frank NJ. Jones, representing sussex
county; Jacob Brown, representing Kent
and Charles u. Bird representing New
castle County In the afternoon tne
Lewes ball team and the New Castle
team played q game Of BAN on the queen
Anne ball park. While some OF tne
crowd took trips to the BreakWater on
the steam pilot boat Philadelphia, others
were yachting and some fishing at the
ice piers and the jetty. All the visitors
seemed well pleased with the town ana
Last saturday afternoon at 1880 Fred
NJ Anderson started TO take swim and
jumped from the yardarm Of q snip ana
never came up again. Anderson was q
sailor ON The ship Marguerite, which was
lying in the harbor awaiting orders TO
sail. Eis home Vas IN Port Frederick,
England, from which place he sailed
about Two months ago, The body was
seen hy william Schelenger and Clar-
euce Richards Of the Harpor OF Iteiuee,
and was landed at the end Of the Queen
Anne Pier Wednesday morning. A cor
Ouers inquest was held by N. ID. Register
and il was held to DE case OF accidental I
drowning. The remains were Inferred ln Z
the Methodist cemetery by Fl. F. Con- /
well.
A severe electrical storm passed over
this section on Monday morning. the Z
lightning striking the home OF Water /
Walls near town, seriously lnJurlng Ar. Z
Walls stunning his wife and doing slight /
damage TO the house Mr.. and Mrs. 4
Walls were sitting on the back porch /
sheuing butter beans when the lightning
struck He was sitting near the open /
window with one arm resting on the sill,
and his left foot resting on the base OF a
pump, his wife sitting by his left
side The lightning, after doing slight
damage in the house, came out Of the
open window and struck Mr.. Walls in the
right arm, passing down his right SIDE
as far as the hip, when IL jumped TO the
left side and passed down the leg to the
pump which was slightly damaged. Mr..
Walls was severely burned, his clothes
having holes burned in them IN several
places He was carried into the house,
and medical attention summoned, ana is
now improving as rapidly as could be
expected. Mrs Walls was badly stunned
but otherwise uninjured.
The excursion given by the Presbyter-
an Sunday School last Wednesday was
4 success.
1hose from the country who went to
cape May and Wildwood We're, Mr.. and,
Mrs r. ID. Stevenson, Miss Eugenia
Holland, MIR. and Mrs. Frank Jones, Mr..
lnd Mrs. otis Joseph and Mr.. and MIS-.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walls, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wilson, Mr., and Mrs Harry
Oodd and children and Misses Amanda !
md Alma Walls attended laurel Camp
IN sunday
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. ElwoOd Westcoat went
0 Philadelphia last Wednesday, and \
While there Mr.. WescOat purchased a ,
HupmObie for Calvin Evans. I
Mrs. May Amwick and daughter Hes Z
er Of Salem, n. j., are visiting Mrs. z
:. W. Robbins.
George A. Tunnel and Spencer Tun- .
ell of Philadelphia, are visiting his ,
roJher, Captain Edward Tunnel. :
Miss Gladys Lingo, who had the mis-
ortune to stick a pitchfork in her foot,
improving
Miss Amelia Schellenger of Philadel-
hia, is visiting Miss Beatrice Atkins.
Miss Marie Wilde, who has been visit Z
lg Miss Margaret Burton, has returned 3
her home in TamaQua.
Mr. and Mrs. Saunders Truitt and .
lildren. Of Milford, are visiting Miss :
lay Sharp.
Miss Margaret Walls, of Smyrna, is 4
siting Miss Ethel Martin, for a few :.
lys. y
The largest watermelon grown around :,
ewes this year was on exhibition in the 3
indow Of the Swandale Cafe last week. a
was raised by John Mills, keeper Of y
le Green Hill Light house. Its dimen-
ons were 80 incnes long and 80 inches .
ches in diameter. II weighed forty-five
iunds. D
Tomatoes are bringing good prices in y
lis section. At Nassau they are ship .
ng them, the price ranging from 25 TO Y
cents. e.