Milford chronicle., 1919-06-13
LEWES

yer IND % mile tramp was in town dur
thousSA1 week seeking a passage TO
ing Al, Nav hut being unable to obtain
Cape ,retnrned ,at to Philadelphia with
same 9,ao of making another route,
tae Sn,-in - had quite joke on the town
MI, 's,sord and took great pride IN tell
oI N.'lod md il was a real pleasure TO
ing !. .ha+ the occasion happened. He
MN 80 .bat he landed in Milford about
salI ,,o o'clock at night and went to the
tweiis tisoT Hotel and told them he
Min.s5 Mn.o5 room with bath but they
Wansr wanted that they had no room for
-. h,,t he could get accommodation at
rastaurant down the street. very
~elI" he would try the restau-
Mt which he did and they told MIN ne
I'D Get accommodation at the hotel
~ so he went back to the hotel and
soid a,i fbat he must be taken care OF Dut
lSlu hotel clerk said no he had no place
sne lin, and asked him if would sleep
10 .be stable. he replied yes anywhere
~ m he under cover, well the clerk
50 mo YOU cannot sleep in the stable
!. s.,, +bere is a bench out on the porch
No. Won can sleep on very well replied
tLo ~ iced man but let me bring it in
&c out of the weather for l can't
.1oen In the open air, no you can't
ir;ne II in here said the clerk, well
Said the aged man 1 am a lawyer and
trow what my rights are and l de-
mand place to sleep, then the clerk
aid let's find the policeman and see If
ba can find a place for you to sleep so
be looked up the police and he took
him around to the fire house but said
be couldn't sleep there, then thought
struck him that he might allow him
IN sleep in the lookup which Mr.. Gavin
kindly consented to do, and he hnally
turned in on one of those iron beds
bnt after lying there for about a half
bour found that he could not rest there
he made his bed on table which he
found in the house and then had
good nights rest and awOke at 6 o'clock
in the morning and finding running
water in the room took sponge bath
and shaved and began to make his way
but when he found that he was locked
in and after waiting for sometime he
called to a gentleman passing by and
told him that he wished that he would
notify the police that he was ready to
get out. which he did and the police
came and released him, the story to the
old man is one of the most pleasant
and enjoyable incidents that he will
have on his tramp, he was in this
town forty five years ago on one OF his
tramps and says that he made one
hour better time this trip than LIE made
the other and would have made two
had he not lost an hour in the Milford
Jail.
Robert D. Thompson, son of Joseph
D. THOMPSON and Miss Minnie Walls
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter H.
Walls were married at Bridgeville,
on Thursday afternoon by the Rev.
Disston W. Jacobs at the M. e. Par
sonage. William Orr Nelson was best
man and Miss Ruth Pierce was
bridesmaid. The happy couple left
on the north bound train.
The steamer John R. Baylis, owned
bv the Breakwater Fisheries Company
which has just had new machinery in
stalled in it at Baltimore left that city
Friday evening at nine o'clock for
Reedyille Va, in charge of Captain Z.
NJ McGuiggan who will be master OF
il for the season to take on the fishing
crew. it is expected to arrive here
ready for fishing by the middle OF this
week. The fishing steamer "Beckwith"
owned by the Neptune Fishing Com
Danv of New York has been here for
several days fishing for the Lewes Oil
and Chemical Company and has made
several good catches. The Coast tlsn
Oil and Fertilizer Company have their
plant ready for fish and expect three
steamers here this week to fish IN their
plant.
Jobn M. Vessels, William H. Book
hammer and Edgar w. Ingram were
in Salisbury, Md, during the week,
Frank S. Lynch and mother' Mrs.
Ebe T. Lynch, of Wilmington, are
spending few days with friends and
relatives here, Mr.. Lynch has just re-
turned from France after spending
twelve months in the service over
there.
George S. Eubker and wife, of Ocean
Gate, N. j., are spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen G. Pierce.
DR.. James Beebe and family are
spending a few days with Mrs. Beebe's
mother in Philadelphia.
DR.. Richard C. Beebe took Mrs.
Charles H. Lynch to the Pennsylvania
hospital in Philadelphia for treatment
on Saturday.
Emory Shaw and wife of Whining
ton. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
H. Walls of near Lewes for few days.
Mrs. Oscar H. Warrington and Mrs.
Lindal Palmer who are in the Beebe
hospital for treatment are slowly i'm
proving.
The pilot boat Philadelphia which
has been in Harlan and Hollingsworth
ship yard in Wilmington for the past
month is expected to be on her station
in a few days in good shape for another
year.
Captain John s. Bishop of Philadel-
nhia has purchased tthe Ccctt;;iii Ccctttt;;;iii 81 ham
property in Pilottown from Pasher
W. Watson who. has recently moved to
Selbyville where he is engaged in the
undertaking business.
Thomas r. Ingram has been elected
a director of the Delaware Children's
Home Association.
Mrs. Annie Maull, wife of James E.
Maull, off near Milton died at her
home last Friday in her 10th year.
Funeral services were held in Weig-
ands Chapel and interment made in
the adjoining cemetery, she leaves a
husband and one daughter Mrs. John
Johnson and two sons, Charles c.
Maull Of near Milton and William A.
Maull of this town.
Harry NJ. Maull has accepted posi-
ton with the Prudential Life Insur-
ance Company succeeding Samuel c.
Pierce who has opened up the Swan
dael cafe formerly occupied by Ed
ward Price.
Arthur r. Reed and f. Harold Stew
ems who have spent the past year in
the service of their country in France
have arrived home at their respective
homes here heing discharged from ser