Milford chronicle., 1919-07-25
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James G. Coverdale has purchased
the Louisa B. Lodge property on Null
berry street and will move his family
there from Georgetown.
Norman ]. Elzey Is substituting as
mail clerk on the NJ. d. & V. r. r.
for Harry NJ King, who is spending
a few days with his wife, who has been
visiting her parents some time for her
health.
Charles D. Beebe OF Wilmington is
spending a few days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Beebe, at the
Ocean House on the Beach.
Mrs. David Brittingham has been
confined to her home the past week
on account OF illness.
Charles F. Wolfe Of Philadelphia
and Fred L. Myers Of Lancaster, Pa,
both formerly of this town. spent the
weekend with Charles V. Jones.
Miss Helen Carson Of Wilmington,
who is employed by the DUPONT Com
pany, is spending her vacation with
her parents here.
Albert R. Mccullough Of Philadel-
phia, who was stationed at the naval
base here for several months, has re-
turned to his home after spending
his vacation here.
Capt. Henry c. Fish has accepted a
position as pilet on the fishing steam
er Sam Brown with the Seminole Fer
tilizer and Oil Company.
John NJ. Vessels and Thomas r. In
gram made a business trip to Will
mington and Philadelphia during the
week
Captain C. NJ. McGuiggan, who has
been master of the fishing steamer
John R. Baylis since the fishing season |
began, has resigned to accept the po-
sition as master of the steamer Gif-
ford, owned by the Lewes Oil and I
Chemical Company.
NAPLES Paynter and family of Will
mington, who has been visiting his .
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William c.
Paynter, have returned to their home.
Mrs. Job W. Derrickson Of Whining
ton is visiting friends and relatives
here for few days.
Captain H. Lester, who has been
master of one of the Hayes & Anderton
fishing steamers for several years, has
accepted the mastership OF the John
R. Baylis, the new oil burning steamer
owned by the Breakwater Fisheries
Co.
Mrs. Charles C. KINNEY of Middle
,
during the week.
George W. Coverdale and family
have moved to their cottage on Lewes
Beach for the summer months.
Farmers in this section have begun
to worry about the welfare of their =,
wheat crop, as very few have thrashed :
in Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred. All
the threshing machines are from Cool [.
spring and Harbeson and they have .
been threshing in their own neighbor :
hood and have not reached this section /
yet. The farmers fear that with the
leavy rains the wheat will sprout and
he crop will be ruined.
Landreth L. Layton, Jr., of George :
own, has purchased the farm known =
IS the Atkins farm, on the road lead :
ng from COolspring to Harbeson, from :
!. Frank Perry Of Coolspring. =
Captain Ralph H. Salmons of Will y
nington is spending a few days with l.
lis mother, Mrs. Lena Salmons.
Caleb S. Layton of Wilmington spent q
he weekend with his mother-in-law, L
Irs. Virginia L. Mustard. q q
Mrs. Laura McGinnis Of Philadel- =
hia is visiting her sister, Mrs. Hall :
iazzard. While she was here her hus- " "
and, who has been in France and not :.
expected home for several months, =
rrived here during the week. ~
The fishing steamer Sam Brown has -
cen tied up at the dock for several II
ays on account of the crew leaving. n
new crew arrived late in the week a. -
A moving van from Philadelphia y
anne here last week with the house cs
old goods Of Captain John S. Bishop, u
no has purchased the house and lot ~ ~
Pasha Watson in Pilottown, Mr.. - -
7atson having moved his family to 81 81
elbyville where he mas gone in the ~ ~
business. VI
David Coverdale, local carpenter
no has been working in Philadelphia
r several months, has returned to
5 home here for a while.
Elverson w. Ingram and family, tn
hO have been spending the past two III
eeks with their relatives here and at Ell
ehoboth, have returned to their home ne
Wilmington.
Mrs. Ida H. Green of Philadelphia a
spending a few days with her sis no
r here, Mrs Frank P. Riniker.