Milford chronicle., 1920-04-02
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Lewes Council No. IA, Jr. o. U. A
NJ. last Friday presented the Lewes
Union school with a fine American
nag. The gift was presented by Past
State Councillor Of Delaware, Joseph
NJ. Lank, Of Milton, who gave a inter-
esting address, which was followed by
an address from State Councillor Caulk
OF Wilmington, who not only spoke at
length about the flag, but also dealt
with the principles and foundations of
I Juniorism. The president of the local
board of education, Thomas r. In
/ gram. accepted the flag and gave a
very interesting talk. Past State Coun-
cilor Napoleon B. Register was chair
man. The flag was hoisted to the top
Of the pole with 400 hundred small
flags for the children wrapped inside,
the wind was blowing such a breeze
that the small flags were carried
from thirty to forty yards away.
Jacob Prettyman of Lewes has been
given permission by the United States
Engineers Office, to construct a pile
and timber wharf on the inland water
way connecting Rehoboth Bay and
Delaware Bay The wharf will be
earth-fiIled and about fifty feet in
length which will be used in connec-
tion with a fertilizer factory which
Mr.. Prettyman expects to erect in a
short time for the manufacture of
king crabs into fertilizer. Mr.. Pretty
man has for a number of years been
connected with some of the local
fishing plants.
Funeral services of Linwood Sim
pier, aged about so years, were held
at Lewes on Tuesday afternoon of last
week. The remains were brought from
his home in Wilmington. Rev. Omar
z. Jones conducted the service. In
terment was made in the NJ E. ceme-
terry. The deceased is survived by a
Wife mother and brother, Roy D.
Simpler of near Overlook.
Register of Wills William ]. Mus
tard has granted letters of admins
tration on the estates of Henry F.
Conwell to Thomas r. Ingram and on
Earl H. Schmierer to the Sussex Trust
Trust Company.
Mrs. William E. Poynter of Phila-
delphia has been spending a few days
with her daughter here, Mrs. P. B. /
Mrs. Cassie ]. Scott is spending a
few weeks in Philadelphia with her
husband who is employed there.
The Milby property on Market street |
was sold last Saturday at public sale /
for S1050 to Mrs. Margaret Dockerty. |
Mrs. Lettie McSorley of Holly Oak, /
attended the funeral of Linwood Sim |
pier here last week.
Mrs. Elverson w. Ingram and son,
Louis, are spending a few days with .
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar w. Ingram.
Farmers in this section have been
selling their potatoes during the past
week and the price has ranged from
S2.25 to $2.75 per bushel. This is the
first opportunity they have had to
haul them to market, even though
he price had been right. These prices
ire the highest figure that potatoes
lave brought in this market for some
ime. Some of the buyers say that
he price has greatly increased, owing
o the fact that in some of the potato
districts were they are plentiful, it is
to get cars for shipping
hem. Very few of the farmers here
we're fortunate enough to have many
IS most of them sold last fall when
he price was about S1.10 per bushel.
some of the farmers say that early
eed potatoes are very scarce and ow-
ng to that fact very few early pota-
oes will be planted here.
John E. Maull, aged 43 years, a
widely known Delaware Bay and riv-
r pilot, died at his home in Lewes on
friday, March 26, 1920, after a brief
Ilness. He leaves a wife and one
aughter. Funeral services were held
t his late residence on Monday af-
ernoon. Rev. Omar E. Jones officiat-
lg and interment made at the NJ. E.
emetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Ralston Davis of I
Iilford spent the weekend with Mr..
nd Mrs. John Mitchell Lank and Mr.. I
nd Mrs. Charles H. Lynch. L
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