Milford chronicle., 1919-12-19
LEWES

William II. Johnson, who has beel
first assistant keeper OF the East Enl
s. lighthouse on the old Breakwater 70
s. sometime, has been transferred {,
e. Wilmington to Christiana Greek light
house, where he will move his family
Il in a few days. George Horner. sec
n ond assistant keeper, will succeed
IS Johnson
l. Owing 10 the prevailing rain which
IS we had here for the past week, the
country roads are getting in very bad
r shape
e Each Of the fishing plants have a
v number of men employed loading
z barges and schooners with fish scrap.
and owing TO the large catches OF
! menhaden this year there is an un-
! usual amount OF scrap to be removed
from the different plants, which makes
; employment not only for the regular
men which are employed there during
the season. but also for many others.
Or. James Beebe and family. who
have been visiting Mrs Beebe's rela-
tiyes in Philadelphia. have returned
TO their home
Robert d. ShOckley has moved from
the George W. Robinson farm near
town TO the Richard Derrickson prop
erty on Jefferson Avenue George NJ. .
Dutton has moved from the Matthew
Roach farm near Coolspring to the
Robinson farm. HaltOn Schmierer will
occupy the Roach farm.
Samuel c. Pierce made a business
trip 10 Philadelphia during the week.
Captain William a. Schellenger and
FAMILY have gone 10 PHILADELPHIA
where they will spend the remainder :
Of the winter.
Most Of the farmers in this section
have butchered their hogs owing to :
the cholera which has prevailed here :
for sometime Many of the farmers
have lost every hog.
W. Herold Birmingham, a young man :
Of this town. was overcome with gas :
while working on a gasoline engine at :
Frankford. Del The engine was in :
a small room and the exhaust over ;
powered him before he really knew u
what the trouble was. He was un- =
conscious for over an hour and had il :.
not been for the timely arrival OF
ome members OF the Tempest Stock
company. he would have died in a :
ew minutes. The doctor was sum !
loned and arrived just in time
The stockholders of the Fidelity :
rust and Savings Bank will hold
heir annual meeting at their bank
ng house on January 18th.
AT recent meeting OF the local :
'oard OF Health a motion was passed !
hat all children attending the public :
chools here be vaccmated before the 8
hristmas holidays or show a certih- :
ate OF successful vaccination from Z
heir family physician. A motion was <
$50 passed that no holly or ever :
reens be sold in this town coming
rom the districts infected with small \
OK. A number of adults in this town :
ave been vaccinated during the past Z
eek Of their own yolition. !
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas b. Morris Of Z
ear Lewes are receiving congratula- \
ons upon the arrival of fine baby I
.rl. Z
Louis C. Maull of New York City, :
no Is employed as engineer on one Z
the large steamers whiCn runs out 4
that city and who recently returned =
ON trip TO Cuba, is spending a few x
lys with his mother. Mrs. William !
aull. I
Coal In this section has been very 4
arce for the past month
Benjamin R. Chamberlain Of Phila- I
,lphia, who is employed as chief en- \
neer on large ocean going steamer, I
Is purchased the A. L. Burton prop Y
ty on Second street from Arthur L. Z
inch and will move his family here. 4
inch will move to Colllngswood, N. Z
where he will operate a garage.
Mrs. Alfred Johnson Is i'll at her Z
me, suffering from a stroket Of par Z
ysis. \
Mrs. Charles C. Short, aged about I
years, OF Rehoboth Beach, died at 4
r home on Friday after a short ILL 4
ss. The deceased Is survived by I
e husband, one daughter, Miss Sadie y
lort, and two sons, Ira and Edward 80
Short. -
William H. Workman, who has the =
ntract to build the large brick gar =
g for William Z. Walsh has again
sumed work after being held up
: some time waiting for iron girders.
Thomas Poynter and A. P. ingram.
o Of the local coal dealers, have
ch received a car Of coal this week.
Itch has helped 10 relieve the short
e. II is selling for $14 a ton.
Eggs have taken a tumble. They
We been selling for s4 cents a dozen
they are now selling for 20 cents.
Harry +. Virden, Jr., a Philadelphia
OF, was a town visitor during the
ek
Louis Lauritsen, who for a number
years was chief steward on the pilot L
It Philadelphia, has accepted a DO -
ion as steward with Captain Hall =
zzard's tug. the Hughes.