Milford chronicle., 1918-08-09
LEwEs.

MIS-. hllgore, OF Philadelphia, the
reader sent TO the base last Friday,
was much enjoyed by the boys at the
Naval Base. While she was at the
canteen good news was received Of
the war situation and there was a
wonderful demonstration by the boys
who went wild over the news brought
out the band and would have come
up to town to stir the people up, but
for the officers in charge.
The baseball nine played the Re
hoboth nine at Rehoboth on Satur-
day afternoon.
On Sunday evening Dr.. c. H. Tur-
ner, Miss Annie Collins and Miss
Helen Conwell took part in the usual
Sunday evening services at the Can
teen
On Monday Governor Townsend,
and Miss Lyla Townsend. General du-
Pont and wife Of Wilmington, were
visitors at the Naval Base.
Lowing to the heavy fishing Hayes
and Anderson Of New York have sent
two more fishing steamers here for
the season. Fishing is the best so
far that it has been for a number Of
years. Several of the steamers have
been loaded during the past two
weeks a number of times.
The farmers through this section
are through threshing their wheat
and oat crops. The oat crops were
exceptionally good. and while the
yield of wheat was better than at first
expected, it was not up to former
years. Veasey Brothers threshed out
$4,000 bushels with their machine, and
it did not rain once while they had
the drought was broken and II has !
done the vegetation in this section a
vast amount of good.
(The following items are taken !
from the Lewes letter of last week.
which arrived too late for publica-
tion.-Ed.)
The mine-sweeper, Mary B. Garn-
er, formerly owned by the Coast Fish,
Oil and Fertilizer Co., which went
ashore last April during the gale, on
BrOadkiln Beach. about five miles
from Lewes, was fioated Tuesday, af-
ter three months of hard work. The
boat is now lying at the wharf at
Lewes, and apparently in first-class
condition. The government paid over
500, 900 for the boat. Of which Eu-
gene H. Latta is master.
The Naval Base at Lewes was pre-
sented with a large truck, given by
Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury, OF Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Niles and baby, from Boston,
Mass, are spending a few days here,
and are at the Ennis boarding house.
Mrs. Anderson, OF Indiana, is Wis
iting her husband here. who is chap
lain on the U SIS. Prairie.
The Coolspring Grange and Hen
IOpen Grange are expecting to hold ,
their annual picnic August 18th, at
Oak Orchard.
Miss Gladys Lingo, from New York,
IS spending her vacation with her
S. ]. Lank. {
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Bookham- I
ner and mother, Mrs. Mary Book
hammer, and Miss Ethel Bookham-
ner, who have been visiting in the {
IOuth since Christmas, mOtOred from r
Augusta, Ca, last week and will =
pend the summer with W. H. Book
hammer and family.
Mrs. Edward V. Holland and son
Edward are spending the summer "
With her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
:. Prettyman. r
Miss Sarah Maull, who is a student
lurse at the Jefferson Hospital, is a
pending her vacation with her par c
nts in town. a
Miss Helen Hooker entertained the p
Whist Club at her houne on Friday of 9
asst week. n
Miss Margaret Orr is the guest of h
frs. Robert H. Orr at Norfolk, Va. :,
The Whites Chapel NJ. E. Sunday
jchool held their picnic on Lewes
leach on Tuesday Of last week, and
he Lewes NJ. E. Sunday School held "
heir annual picnic in a grove of q
Toods near Lewes last week. All p
he children report a good time.
Fire broke out in the kitchen at the HI
ONE of Mr.. and Mrs. jerome Rob II
ins on the farm Of George c. Pret- Il
yman, on Sunday morning of last 81
eek, and the kitchen was consider n
bly, damaged. The roof was entirely
urned, and the whole house would n,
ave been destroyed. had it not been n
" the kind assistance Of some peo- =,
le who were passinA IN an automo- -
lie, going to Rehoboth, and the as =.
stance of neighbors. The Lewes ~
ire Company gladly responded, but III
le fire was under control when the 10