Milford chronicle., 1919-09-26
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pointed second assistant keeper OF
Fourteen Foot Bank lighthouse to sue
ceed James G. Shockley. who has been
appointed first assistant succeeding
Charles E. Wells, who has been made
keeper. Frank S. Palmer of this town
has been appointed second assistant
keeper Of the Brandywine lighthouse,
succeeding George A. Jones. resigned.
Benjamin W. Robinson of Philadel-
phia was a town visitor during the
week
Miss Esther c. Register left last
week for the Women's College at New
ark where she will resume her studies.
Miss Register taught in our public
school here last year
DR.. William p. Orr and Thomas R.
Ingram took the latter's son to a Phil
adelphia hospital on Sunday morning
to undergo an operation for a frac-
tured shoulder which he sustained
while picking ounces when he fell
from the tree.
y. B. Register was a Wilmington
visitor during the week.
Cove 5. Nelson, Jr.. of Camden. y.
j., who has recently returned from
Oversease service. is spending a week
with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred B. Nelson.
Mrs. Virginia L. Mustard, who has
been spending the summer months
with her son. Lewis W. Mustard. at
Annisquam, Mass, has returned to her
home here for few days.
William ]. Thompson made a trip
10 Wilmington and Philadelphia dur
ing the week.
W. H. Sugars has the contract to
tear down and remove the Green Hill
lighthouse tower and has a force of
men al work there. The government
has discontinued this lighthouse and
Will have it erected elsewhere. Gid
con Littleton of Philadelphia is the
government inspector on the job.
Robert d. Stevenson, Jr., a Midway
merchant, sustained a broken arm on
Sunday while attempting to crank a
Ford.
Bush Yarnall of Rehoboth Beach is
suffering from broken arm, sustained |
while dancing.
Mrs. Virginia Mason and daughters, |
Anna and Martha, are spending a few |
weeks at RehObOth Beach before NOV
ing to Philadelphia, where they will |
make their future home.
Russell P. Brewer of Kennett Square !
was town visitor during the week
Mrs. Ralph D. Poynter of Rehoboth .
Beach left last week for Flint, Mich, /
where she will spend the winter
months with her husband, who is en-
ployed in that city.
Harley E. Locates has purchased the
55-acre tract of land, known as the
McIlvain farm, in Angola, from En-
Try B. Brittingham.
Rev. Oliver Hemstreet, who is sum-
nering at RehobOth Beach, was town
,isitor on Thursday.
A. Brooke Taylor, president of the
Virginia Fisheries Company of Reed
lille. Va.,w as in town during the
week looking after his fishing steam
rs which are operating here for the
3reakwater Fisheries COmany and the
coast Fish Oil and Fertilizer Co.
H. S. Gierhart, agency manager OF I
he Equitable Life Assurance Society,
vas in town during the week.
Mrs. Charles S. Morris is visiting
er daughter, Mrs. Lewis w. Mustard.
t Annisquam, Mass.
Mrs. Edward c. Morris of Franklin
'ity, Va, visited relatives here dur
ng the week.
Mrs. Frederick C. Wolfe and daugh
er are visiting her parents in Phila-
elphia for a few days.
The fishing steamer Samuel Brown.
wned by the Seminole Fertilizer and
Ill Company Of Florida, was tied up
1r a couple of days this week on ac-
cunt of the crew resigning.
William H. Virden of Philadelphia
here for a few days looking after
is farm in the absence Of J. Orton
Iarshall, who has been i'll in Phila-
elphia for several weeks.
J. B. Massey, engineer on the NJ. D.
V. R. r., died very suddenly of
following an attack of the
u, at the home of Green c.. Short,
ist week. The remains were taken
, his home at Berlin, Md, for burial.
The Sussex Trust Company, acting
5 agent for the heirs of Matthew
oach, deceased sold the 140-acre
lrm which lies on the main road lead
lg from Lewes to Georgetown, at
Iblic sale. The Rev. Henry Rodney
all property on Mulberry street was
so sold at the same time to the Rench
sters for $4,000. Emory B. Brit
ngham, a farmer living about five
lies from town on the MillsbOro road,
is sold his farm to an upstate farm
and has purchased a fine farm from
iptain Harry V. Lyons, located in
lottown.
A. F. Anderson of Havre de Grace.
d., who for number of years has
cannery here. closed his
ctory down on Saturday for the sea-
N. The Lewes Packing Company,
iother local cannery, remains open,
i'd while the prices for tomatoes are
gh they are receiving quite a num-
r of them. During the past week at
lssau buyers paid from rs to 50 cents