Milford chronicle., 1919-10-24
IEWES

State Councillor of Delaware. Jr. O.
U. A. H., d. C. Hayes OF Dover. made
an official visit to Lewes Council No
IA during the week. and while the
night was somewhat stormy a larg-
number OF members were in attend
ance. The State Councillor gave a very
interesting talk Short addresses were
also made by Past State Councillor n.
B. Register. Omar E. Jones. Edison c.
Lodge. Harry VI. Maull and George w.
COverdale
Mrs Caleb 5. Layton OF Wilmington
visited her grandmother. Mrs. Martha
A. Mustard, during the week.
Frederick c. Wolfe and family have
Deeh visiting relatives in Philadelphia
for the past week
George Wilson and wife Of Milford
and Miss Susie Russell OF Wilmington
and Mrs. Robert Wilson of Camden.
\. j., have been visiting Mrs. Jennie
Coleman.
Henry Johnson has just completed
a Hne garage for his new machine.
Local sportsmen are bagging a great
many wild ducks down on the Great
Marsh and report ducks more plenti-
ful this year than they have been for
years. 1t is also reported that rabbits
and birds are very plentiful this fall
owing TO the fact that last winter was
such a mild one and there were no
large snow storms to prevent them
from getting food.
Eggs are very scarce in the local
market and are selling for 65 cents
a dozen.
The officers and sailors of the Z. S.
5. Iris gave a dance Friday evening in
the Auditorium free to all who wanted
TO attend
Charles v Jones is spending a few
days in Chicago and Lancaster. Pa.
FARMERS in this vicinity report the
buckwheat crop an entire failure.
Charles w. Hudson has purchased
the 45-acre farm of Frank Burton on
the road leading from Lewes to Eben-
ezer Church and will move there the
first Of the year. Habrick T. Hill will
move from the Colonel Robert Arnel
farm near the bay to the Charles C.
Short farm which Mr.. Hudson has
been occupying for the past two years.
Raymond f. Carpenter will move from
the Gideon Carpenter farm near Mid
way to one of his fathers farm on
the road to Coolspring. Grover c.
ShOckley will occupy the farm vacated
by Carpenter and Kendall Warrington
will occupy the Josephine L. Carmine
farm near RehObOth Beach vacated
by ShOckley George Fl. Dutton has
rented the George W. Robinson farm
just outside the town limits, vacating
the Matthew Roach farm near Cool
spring, recently purchased at public
sale by John A. Lingo of RehOboth.
Anthony Summers, who just few
months ago returned from overseas
duty. has been secured as one of the
teachers at the Midway school, with
Miss Amanda Prettyman as the other
teacher.
Owing to i'll health. Miss Linda Hud-
son, teacher in the Georgetown public
schools, formerly of this town, has
been forced to relinquish her position
and go to the mountains.
John Wilson, chief engineer of the
Cape May light vessel, is spending his
shore leave with his wife here.
Captains Arthur W. COnwell and w.
3. POynter of Philadelphia were town
visitors durin gthe week
Charles d. Beebe and family and
William F. Wilson and wife, all Of
spent the weekend with
relatives here.
Charles E. Folk. who operates a gar
age here, made a business trip to Bal
-imOre during the week.
A number of the Methodists Of this
own attended the anniversary services /
It Barratt's Chapel on Sunday.
William c. Mcdaniel, who has been
the Hotel Rodney for the .
'ast several months. moved away on
Saturday. 1t is understood that the
lOtel has not yet been rented.