Milford chronicle., 1920-09-17
LEWES NEWS

tograpers and the Baltimore Sun wa
Z represented by an airplane whicl
scared out over the ocean to max,
Z their own Investigations. They mad,
, their landing place while here in Cap
tain Arthur W. Marshall's field abOu
half mile from town.
John and William Rankin of Phil
adelphia spent labor day with Mr.
and Mrs. George n. Howard at Mid
way.
Allison LaMonte who is employed
by the DUPONT Company in Whining.
ton spent the weekend with Mr.. anC
Mrs. Theodore W. Hudson at Mid
way.
w. Virden Burton and family OF
Wilmington who have been visiting
relatives here for several days have
returned.
George D. Salmon and wife OF
Philadelphia spent labor day with
friends and relatives here.
W. Harold Creadick who is employ
ed in Wilmington spent the weekend
with his grandparents here, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eli W. Robbins.
Leroy Evans who is employed in
Philadelphia spent the holiday with
his mother Mrs. Mary R. Evans here,
Charles Wilson and wife of Phila-
delphia are visiting his parents here,
Rev. and Mrs. William d. Wilson.
Mrs. c. Z. Patterson of Pittsburgh
who has been summering at Breakwa-
ter House on Lewes Beach has return
ed to her home.
Several sailors from the govern
ment survey boat L. S. S. Bache after
securing some cider or other intoxi-
cants here on Sunday afternoon be-
came very noisy and unruly and fl
nally five of them were arrested and
put in the local lookup over night
Owing to the fact that the captain Of
the Bache wanted to leave early Mon
day morning for Philadelphia Mayor
James T. Thompson gave Ithem h
hearing at six o'clock in the morning
which resulted in $1,000 and costs
for each of them.
Grover c. Shockley has purchased
the F'utcher farm near Midway from
James H. Truitt of Rehoboth Beach
who bought it several years ago at
public sale. Mr. Shockley will move
from the farm he now occupies, be-
longing to Gideon Carpenter
Stephen p. Hudson of RehObOth
Beach has purchased from the Dick
heirs the property he now occupies on
Rehoboth avenue.
Funeral services of Edward A. Nc
COlley, aged about so years, were held
at his late residence in Angola this
week and interment made at Conley's
Chapel. He is survived by two sons.
Elmer w. and George B. acColiey and
one daughter, Miss Tilleta McColley,
of Philadelphia.
George Hughey of Flint, Michigan,
is visiting his aunt, Mrs. William
Sharp, for a few days.
Edward Sharp and family of Phila-
delphia are visiting his parents here
for a few weeks.
Mrs. Cassie J. Scott who has been
visiting her brother. Esma Johnson,
in Akron. Ohio. has returned
William E. Walsh made a business
trip to Wilmington during the week.
Miss Ida l.. Lindale has purchas-
ed the Katherine S. Derrickson prop
erty in RehObOth Beach.
The local canneries are still piled
up with tomatoes and it is with diff
Guilty that the farmers who are in
the produce association get rid of
them at 20 cents a basket while
and thousands of baskets
are rotting in the patches of those
who belong TO the association and
many others who do not belong to
the association who refuse to pick
theirs at the present prices. 1t is pre-
dicted that another year there will be
very few tomatoes put in by the far
mers in this section owing to the
complete failure this season,
These .ushers have been appointed |
at the Eewes NJ. E. Church for the |
month of September: Morning, James .
I. Lank. Carl B. Baylis. Walter E. /
Wyatt James E. Wiley; evening, Will
liam Clifton, James r. Wiley, Irving
Palmer and Charles Marshall.
Edward w. Long. lighthouse keep
er of Carney's Point lighthouse. for
merly of this town, is visiting friends
and relatives here.
John H. Greene, farmer near Mills
DorO. has purchased the William
Maull property on Norris avenue and
will move there the first of the year.
The Sussex Trust Company acting
rs agent for Charles Baynum will
dispose of his 45 acre farm at public
sale on Saturday, September 25, at
he Hotel Rodney. This farm is To-
,ated about two miles from town on
he road leading from Pilottown to
Nassau. Mr.. Baynum will move in
own where he has accepted position
With the Fred L. Myers Co., Inc.
William j. Mustard, register of wills
las granted letters of administration
N the estate of Edward A. McColley
0 George B. McColley.
3. Cleveland Thomas of this town.
brakeman on the NJ. B. & V. r. r. Co,
net with a serious avvidi5Titt 0Ii SSat
rday at Queenstown, Md, when he
vas attempting to couple two freight
ars and as the couplings were not
just right he used his foot to
ssist him and signaled for the engi-
eer to come back and the two cars
umped together on his foot and
mashed it to pieces. He was taken
D a Baltimore hospital, it is thought
hat his foot will have to be ampu-
lted.
John Cottingham of this town who
lr some time has been employed on
ne pilot boat met with a very pain
IL accident on Friday when he
lmped from the pilot boat into the
kift and fell and broke his knee cap.
Ie was taken to the Beebe hospital
ere for treatment.
Mrs. Harry II. Hamilton and daugh-
rs, Margaret and Natalie. of Ger
antown, Pa, visited her cousin, Mrs.
harles V. Jones, and other relatives
nd friends in Lewes last week. Mrs.
amilton is a daughter of the late
lillian d. Holland of this town and
was her first visit here for some
ears past.