Milford chronicle., 1920-02-13
LEWES

The regular quarterly meeting Of
the directors of The Sussex Trust
Company with branches at Lewes,
Laurel and Milton was held here last
week. statements showed that all
three branches were in a thriving con-
dition. among those who attended the
meeting from out of town were, Col
onel William T. Records, Harvey w.
Hastings. Thomas j. Waller, W. c.
Truitt and w. T. Smith, all from Laur-
Ell and James c. Conwell, Joseph NJ.
Lank. Joseph l.. Black. c. Frank La
cey. George B. Hunter and Charles G.
Waples from Milton and Joseph l.. Ca
hall from Georgetown and p. b. WOot-
ten, cashier of the Laurel branch.
One of the strongest northeast gales
that has been known for sometime
passed over 4here during last week.
Looking from Front street over to-
wards the beach one would imagine
that the Lewes Canal extended TO the
beach front as the marsh is totally
covered with water even the cement
pavement which leads to the beach is
about TWO and One-half feet under
water, the railroads over there are
covered, making the passage to the
beach almost impossible. The payil- .
ion which was erected by the town
council last summer on the beach is
lying flat since the storm and if the
town doesn't restore it. it will be
greatly missed by the summer visitors
rs this was the only place of its kind
where visitors could go and spend the
lay without interfering with the cot
ayers small two masted yacht
vas picked up and made fast to one
If Hayes and Anderton's fish piers by
me of the watchmen at the fish plant
.arly Thursday morning, there was no
me aboard the yacht at the time it
vas picked up but it is thought that
was accompanied by larger boat
nd that the inmates took to the larg-
r craft in the storm
1t is reported here that the Reho-
9th Coast Guard Station was badly
'ashed during the storm and that the
was almost completely
one from the front of it and that
aptain Fred G. VOgels dwelling
hich is near the Station is also bad
Z washed, and the boardwalk at Re !
ObOth Beach is a total wreck which !
eans a heavy loss to the people of
lat resort
William H. Virden OF Germantown, ..
is spending a few days !,
IRE with Mrs. Eugenia Marshall and
Orton Marshall.
Emanuel Zerden and wife were =
He'd to Philadelphia this week on n
count OF the sudden illness Of their y
n, Herman who is attending Pierce's
isiness College there.
Paul Carpenter who for the past
months has been driving the mail
ute which was vacated by the res
nation of William p. Carter has gone n
Akron, Ohio, where he will take up
e yulcaniZing.
W. Thompson Martin of Philadel-
Ia visited his mother, Mrs Charles
Martin, during the week.
Lewis W. Mustard. Jr.. and wife of
ston, Mass, who have been here +
ice the death of the formers grand
'ther have returned to their home -
Owing to the condition of the roads ~
the country the rural mail carriers ~
re unable to cover their routes for ~
II days last week as the roads were re-
most impossible, even the milkman co
10 lives two miles in the country
i to discard his Ford truck for de- sa
erlng milk and put on a pair of run st
IS to his wagon Some of the farm S4
say that the roads are the worst -
v have known them to be for many
.rs. Very few farmers We're in IL
IN during the week to do their
ekly marketing Some who live sr,,
n the railroad station have taken ~
-antage of the train services for ma
ir shopping.
lr. and Mrs. VIM. A. Lynch of
YES wish to announce the engage $40
Mt of their daughter, Mary Kath- bo, bboI
to Marvin Megginson Lindell of shi
mington No date has been set for the
wedding. Of
Willard n Webb of Philadelphia is the
nding a few days with his mother, the
J. Virginia Webb in Robinsville. usu
ONE of the lighthouse men have -
n ashore here for more than a =
nth unable to get back to their job
account of the ice in the bay and
Dor. the harbor was clear of it a
days ago but now has filled up
in.