Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
IEWES


about 45 years, master of the fishing
steamer Vinyard, which is owned BY
the Seminole Fertilizer and Oil Co. OF
Fernandina, Fla, died very suddenly
Monday of last week while enroute tC
the Beebe Hospital here. The Cap.
tain had made his usual trip out fish
ing that day and returned in the early
evening. About eleven o'clock in the
evening he was stricken with an at
tack of heart failure. His steamer
Immediately ran up to the Queen Anne
pier and landed him with the idea OF
getting him to the local hospital, but
he died before reaching his destina-
tion. For several years Captain Bon
neville has been engaged in fishing in
these waters.
Lima beans are extremely scarce in
the local market.
J. T. Stoops Of New Castle and Cap
tain Ralph SalmOns of Philadelphia
are spending two weeks vacation
here.
William Hammond and Benjamin F.
Shaw, both of Wilmington, who are
summering at Rehoboth Beach, were
town visitors on Saturday.
Madison Willin, cashier of the First
National Bank at Seaford, was town
visitor here on Sunday.
Miss Alice Baldwin and mother of
Washington, d. c., are spending a few
weeks here.
W. Bruce Short of Philadelphia is
visiting friends and relatives here for
a few days.
J. StOckley Ingram has purchased a
house and lot on Jefferson avenue
from Mrs. James T. Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin G. Short of
Philadelphia, formerly of this town,
are spending a couple of weeks with
DR.. and Mrs. John Best Robinson.
Thompson Martin of Philadelphia is
spending his vacation with his par
ents here, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Martin.
Charles E. Folk has opened a garage
and repair shop on Second street in
the Arthur Lynch property. This
makes the third garage now doing
business in this town. Until a few
months ago one garage was able to
take care of the business.
B Miss Elizabeth Register, Miss Isa-
belle Ross and Miss Esther Register,
who have been spending the summer
at Bismark, S. D., have returned to
their homes here.
Mrs. J. Sanderson Trump of Phila-
delphia, who has been summering at
RehobOth, has returned to her home
W. d. Ford, representing the Fal-
coner Company of Baltimore, was in
fOurr during tho Unak
John NJ. Vessels and William j..
Thompson made a business trip to
Wilmington during the week.
Greensbury w. Donovan and family
of Philadelphia are spending a few
days with his parents here.
David Nixon and family of Phila-
delphia spent the week end with Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Wolfe.
F. Irving Walls of Wilmington spent
the week end with his family at their
cottage on Lewes beach.
Miss Lydia Wolfe of Philadelphia is
spending a few weeks with Mrs. Char
lotte B. Hickman on Lewes Beach.
Edward W. Long, keeper of Carney's
Point lighthouse, is visiting friends
and relatives here for few days.
Fred N. Willard and family of Will
mingtOn, formerly of this town, are
visiting friends and relatives here.
Engineer William Wilson, Joseph
H. Holland and George T. Hart of the
Fenwick Island lightship, are home on
shore leave.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry c. Maull, who
have been spending their annual three
weeks vacation at Ocean Grove, n. j.,
have returned to their home.
A moving van of Philadelphia moved
the household goods of Prof. Herbert
S. Rausch from that city to one of DR..
Orr's brick houses, at the corner Of
Front and South streets. Prof. Rausch
will be principal of the public schools
for the coming year.
Edgar w. Ingram, manager OF the
Fisheries Co., made trip
to Wilmington last week and tied up
the fishing steamer John R. Baylis
for the season, due to the fact that
some extensive repairs had to be made
to the engine and dynamo.
Frank Burton of Wilmington, for
merly of this town, is spending few
days with his brother, DR.. Hiram r.
Burton.
Lewes D. Messick and family of Phil
adelphia are spending a week with
friends and relatives here.
A number of fishing parties both
from here and Rehoboth make daily
rips to the Breakwater for hook and
line fishing and make extra good
catches of large trout. One caught
asst week by Samuel A. West weighed
I3 pounds.
George S. Messersmith, formerly
principal of the public schools here
md son-in-law of the late Colonel L. |
W. Mustard. has received a promotion |
n the consular service by being raised |
rom class s to class 6. Mr.. Messer- /
smith and his wife are now living in
belgium. having been transferred there
several months ago from South Am
erica.
Mrs. Norman Ranck of Philadelphia, |
who has been visiting Mrs. Charles H. /
Iynch here for several weeks, has re-
urned to her home,