Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
LEWES

LEWEO
At the annual meeting of the Coas
Fish Oil and Fertilizer Company hel,
on Thursday the following director
were elected: Edgar W. Ingram. vii
liam Fl. BOOkhammer. John r. Baylis
David w. Burbage. William ]. ThOmp
son. John NJ Vessels and Edwin c
Marshall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Nelson. Mr.
and Mrs. John w. Hill and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Riniker are each receiving
congratulations upon the arrival of a
fine baby boy, each born within a per-
iOd of ten hours.
Jacob Prettyman. who has been su-
perintendent of the Lewes Oil and
Chemical Company for the past two
years has resigned and Mark II. Roach
of this town, who has been in the fish
ing business for the past twenty-five
years, will succeed him.
RumOrs are frequent that the Hayes
and AndertOn Fishing Company OF New
York have purchased the land former
ly owned by Lilly Lawrence. which
adjOnS the Government Iron Pier, and
having also secured a lease on certain
tands adjoining from the town OF
Lewes, il is reported that they will
begin the erection of a new fishing
plant in the near future.
Miss Ruth Pierce has accepted a pO-
sitiOn as operator in the telephone eX-
change, filling a vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mrs. Medora l.
Martin
Funeral services of Tilghman l.
Robinson. aged about p years. of this
town. were held at Conleys Chapel on
Tuesday afternoon and interment was
made in the adjoining cemetery. The
deceased retired from the farm about
three years ago. He leaves a widow;
two sons. Alfred and Rodney Robin
son; and one daughter. Mrs Ferdinand
5. Paynter
Thieves broke into the hen house of
Clarence W. Joseph, near Midway. on
Wednesday evening and stole about
forty chickens. as near as could be es-
timated, and set fire to the hen house.
which was burned down and destroyed
about 70 chickens. and had it not been
for the timely arrival of some Reho-
both lads who were on their way home
after calling on their lady friends. who
called Mr. Joseph out all OF his out
buildings would have been burned
George C. Prettyman. who recently
moved from this town to Philadelphia,
of his stock and farming i'm
plements al public sale Saturday af-
ternOOn
Joseph II. Holland. who was picked (
up New Years night near the Brandy
wine lighthouse after spending four
nights in an open boat alone. was ,
brought ashQge to the home of his |
sister, Mrs. Daniel p. Jones. on Thurs
lay. He was put aboard the pilot boat ]
Edmunds when he was rescued and q
-emained there for week as his con- 7
htion was such that they were unable d
o move him. His condition is some I
What improved now but he is unable j.
o be out yet
John P. Palmer is i'll with pneu-
nonia at the home of'George f. Steel.
Mrs. Margaret f. Lank. who has
leen visiting her sister, Mrs. y. H.
)ennis, at Georgetown. has returned ,
o her home I
w. Sterling Jones has arrived home 4
rom Flint. Mich. and expects TO be-
lin his new duties on Monday. jan i
AIRY 10. as he has been appointed one d
+ the rural mail carriers. Mr.. Jones
erved fifteen months n France in S
he service. \
Frank Futcher has moved from the Il
Walter Moore farm to the COttingham
arm in Pilottown. which he recently d
from the Ingram Bros. 4
Emory B. Brittingham has purchas-
d the Pashur Watson lands in Pilot
own from Harvey c. Russell. These
ands adjoin the farm which Mr. Brit Il
ngham recently purchased from Capt. $
l. v Lyons and which he now occu- II
les. and which were vacated by Gran
lille P. Bryan, who moved to the II $
r. Lyons farm near COOlspring, which o
Ias vacated by Fred Short. who NOV
d to the Martin farm at CoOlspring. Z,
'hich he recently purchased
Mrs. Marion l.. NJ. Messersmith. who D
as been spending several weeks with d
er mother here. left Saturday for q
She expects to sail for Il
elgium on Jannarv 18th aecnn1nan-
ID by her mother, Mrs. Virginia L. "
Iustard. Her husband. George S.
former principal of the $
ublic schools here, is American Con- I
NJ at that country.
Elton Lekites, son of Mr.. and Mrs. d
lartin B. Lekites. died at his home
Lewes on Sunday, January 4th. of l.
lOod poisoning from the vaccination D
n the left arm. He was s years old.
Met by a committee of his parish a
ners and finding the manse filled with
rominent citizens OF the town, Rev. a
'r. I. Mench Chambers, the new pas
1r Of the Lewes Presbyterian Church,
-ho left Merchantville, N. j., church, L
eceived a warm welcome Saturday
ight- Sunday morning his church was :,
rowded by a congregation which lis =
sned to a sermon entitled "In the Be
inning" DR.. Chambers is widely =,
nown as the founder of the Syndicate Il
Love, and was Moderator of the
resbyterian Synod Of New Jersey. He
as written number Of books, one
which. called Harold Payson,"
cached very large edition. II,