Milford chronicle., 1920-03-12

purchased on Second street Mrs
Chamberlain expects to open a mil
linery store in a few days here.
Edward F. Warrington, son of Ell
Warrington, and Mrs. Martha Morris
widow of Ernest Morris, all of this
town, were married on Tuesday, Mar
2, at the Lewes NJ. L. parsonage by
Rev Omar E. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Wilson, OF
Wilmington, formerly of this town
spent the weekend with the formers
mother here.
Edgar w. Ingram made a business
trip to Wilmington during the week.
Harry c. Maull has sold the Shep-
pard property on Market street tC
Joseph c. Marvey, who the next day
sold the same property to Mrs. Annie
Webb who now occupies the place as
a boarding house.
A number of real estate changes
| have taken place here in the past few
weeks as it is an impossibility to find
/ a house for rent in this town at the
present time and many are buying
/ homes and taking no chances of hav-
! ing to move at any time with no pros
1 pective place to move into. The price
OF real estate has rapidly increased in
4 the last few months, the prospect
/ looks good for a boon for the town
/ for sometime to come, with the new
school building to be erected this
! year at a cost of $3.50, 100000 and with
the new fertilizer factory that Hayes
and Anderton of New York who re-
Gently purchased the Coast Fish Oil
& Fertilizer Company and the Break
water Fisheries Company plants in
tends to build. These two features
alone will mean a wonderful thing to
a town of this size.
Charles H. Johnson, chief engineer
of the Fenwick Island light vessel No.
81 has purchased Stephen G. Pierces
property on Fourth street. Mr.. Pierce
will occupy the Hotel Rodney which
he recently purchased.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. E.
Church met at the home of Mrs. Ella
Pierce on Monday evening of last
week.
Herman Zerden who has been con-
fined in a Philadelphia hospital for
sometime with pneumonia has arriY-
ed home here and is slowly improv-
ing.
Lee R. Smith who occupies one of
DR.. Rowland S. Paynter's farms near
Overlook and Miss Dulcina Hazard
of this town were here last week.
Captain William E. Poynter of Phil
adelphia, formerly of this town, was
town visitor last week. Captain
John Church, also of Philadelphia,
was in town last week.
Thornton Hudson, son of George E.
Hudson of this town, and Miss Edith
Simpler, also of this place, were mar
ried on Tuesday evening, March 2, by
the Rev. Omar E. Jones. Mr.. Hudson
served in the army at the outbreak of
the war, and was in France for about
a year. He will occupy his fathers
farm near town.
Paul Carpenter who has been in
Akron, Ohio, for several weeks taking
up tire vulcanizing, has returned to
his home and expects to go in the
vulcanizing business in the near fu-
ture.
The young ladies of this town gave
a dance in the auditorium on Monday
evening, March l. Quite a few out of
town people were in attendance.
The Most Worshipful Grand Mas
ter A. F. & A. NJ. of Delaware, Harry
F. Meyer, of Dover, made his official
visit to Jefferson Lodge No. Is on
Friday evening. Right Worshipful
Deputy Grand Master William ]. |
Highfield of Wilmington and Grand |
Marshall Knight were also in attend /
ance. Others who attended from out |
Of town were, Past Grandmaster Har- |
ry J. Gutherie of Wilmington, Charles .
w. Hall of Clayton, Harry Mickey of
Delmar. The grandmaster entertain
ed the boys for a half hour with his
usual instructive and interesting ad-
iress, dealing principally with the
of Masonary. Short ad-
lresses were also made by Messrs.
VIM. ]. Highfield, Harry ]. Gutherie
and Past Grand Master Charles II.
Maull of this town. After spending a
most pleasant evening in the lodge
'oom and in spite of the blizzard
which prevailed goodly number
we're in attendance, but on account of
he condition of the roads members
rom the adjacent towns were unable
o get here, all retired to the base
nent of the Presbyterian Church
where delightful turkey dinner was
Waiting for them and was deeply ap-
'reciated by all present. After dinner
number of short after-dinner
peeches were made. Edward w.
Viltback, worshipful master of the To-
al lodge was toast-master.
Elijah D. Register has been appoint
d bridge-tender of the canal bridge
ere at salary of $23.0O per month
nd James T. Masten of Rehoboth
leach bridge at $500 per month and
lrs. Sarah Loekerman of Drawbridge
$4,000 per month. I
The pupils of the grammar school I
ave play in the auditorium on ]
thursday evening of last week for I
lie benefit of the piano fund. The
ouse was packed and the balance of {
le old piano debt was wiped out.
w. A. Hastings, representing HAYES t
Anderton, New York. who recently n
lrchased the Breakwater Fisheries a
ompany and the Coast Fish, Oil & b
ertilizer Company plants, has leased
ayor James T. Thompson's cottage Y
Lewes beach and will move his il
mily here in the near future and h
axe this his home. n
Mrs. Mary D. Salmon of Philadel- a
ia, formerly of this town, was a 81
wn visitor during the week. -
These ushers have been appointed =
the Lewes M. E. Church for the
NTH Of March, Morning, James T.
nix, Carl B. Baylis, James e. Wiley
d Walter E. Wyatt; evening, Napoi-
4 B. Register, Edison G. Lodge, Rob
B. Bryan and William H. OFT.
Funeral services Of Mrs. Lemuel
rton of RehOboth Beach were held
her late home in Rehoboth Beach
Thursday afternoon of last week
interment made in the Presby-
ian cemetery of this town. The de-
lsed is survived by a husband and
D sons, Robert and Benjamin Bur-
,