Milford chronicle., 1920-07-30
LEWES NEWS

= Charles C. Hickman, manager OF
= the American Stores Company and
: former postmaster, was seriously in
e iured on Saturday when he stepped
e and fell from an automobile while it
: was moving slowly. A broken should
S er blade and three broken ribs were
= the injuries resulting. Mr. Hickman
e was on his way home to lunch when
he was picked up by a passing auto
Y to ride home. and was in front of his
Z own residence when the accident oc-
: cured.
= Mrs. Louis Paynter died at the home
: of William c. Paynter on Saturday
! after a short illness. Mr.. and Mrs.
= Paynter moved here from Philadel-
) phia several weeks ago to the John
: Paynter property in Gills Neck.
) Charles d. Beebe and family of
) Wilmington spent the weekend with
his parents here on Lewes Beach.
, John W. Wells has purchased the
stock and fixtures of J. Stockley In
gram ut the corner of Jefferson ave-
nue. and King street
John ID. Hazard has accepted po-
sition with the Lewes Journal COM
pany succeeding Thomas r. Ingram,
Jr.. resigned.
Joseph Kunsmand of Rehoboth
Beach is beautifying the home of Ed
gar W. Ingram with coat of paint.
Miss Cecilia NJ. Kelly entertained
| the bridge club at her home on Thurs |
/ day afternoon
! James II. Hughes Of Dover was a
/ town visitor last week, he is summer
/ ing at Rehoboth Beach with his fam
lily.
John D. Elliott who recently had
his dwelling house and store building
burned at the corner OF King and Nc
Fee streets, has moved into the Cap
tain Tunnel property on Arnells ave-
nue.. He expects to rebuild in the
71e7rr future.
Charles F. Wolfe of Philadelphia,
formerly of Lewes and several years
ago manager and editor of the Della
ware Pilot, is spending a few days
with friends here
Charles r. Mcgee of Philadelphia. of
the firm, Chas. 4. Mcgee and Co., who
has been spending a few days with
friends and relatives here has return
ed.
The Registration Board consisting
of David Coverdale, Sr., Curtis J. |
Richards and Percy B. Vickers, reg
lister 1S2 on Saturday, July 18th,
which comprises nearly one-third of >
the voters in this district.
Nirden Hughey who is employed in y
Wilmington is visiting his father here,
Thomas A. Hughey
Richard D. Matthias, steward of the j
Fenwick Island light vessel, was call d
ed home last Friday on account of
the sudden illness of his wife
Mr.. Woolsey Hopkins, aged sixty
years, accompanied by DR.. J. NJ. Mar
tin, left recently for the Pennsylva-
mia Hospital. in Philadelphia, to un-
iergo an operation for intestinal
trouble.
The son of Station Agent Hill, at p
OverbrOOk, a youngster of years, {
was operated on by DR.. J. NJ. Martin y
his week. having received a cut by ~
glass clear across the ball of his foot. VI
ievering an artery and penetrating to p
he bone. ~
Lewes Council No IA Jr o. U. A. =
VI. has elected these officers for the
'nsuing term: Jr Past Councillor,
Robert B. Bryan; Councillor, Freder-
ok B. Stevenson; Vice Councillor,
Harry NJ. King; Assistant Recording
Richard Mathia; Conduc- 1
or, Joseph H. Maull Warden, John
Z. Warrington; Inside Sentinel, War {
en- Adkins; Outside Sentinel, Alfred
!. Richards; Trustee, Edison C. {
.odge.
Charles H. Lynch has purchased a
uilding lot on South street in front 4
f the school house from DR.. William /
. Orr, Jr., and expects to build r
ungalOw in the near future. +
lmed threshing after a daily rain for
everal days; farmers in Lewes and
ehOboth Hundred were very much
Iarmed as to the safety of their
heat crop, as only a very few had
lreshed, because of the scarcity of
lreshers. Buyers here are Offering
2.75 and S2.S5 a bushel some are
cling at this figure and glad to get
while others are holding for high
: prices. It has been reported from
cry good authority that there is a
kihood of it getting even higher.
Dme millers in lower Delaware are T
lndicapped in buying wheat because I
the fact that there is no coal to a.
: had by which they might grind
The Red Mill near Nassau, is the O.
lly one in this section which does /
1t depend upon coal as a fuel. The u
eld per acre has been excellent, -,
nging from 20 to 90 bushels in dl
Ost districts.
Charles /. White, son of Mr.. and
rs. William W. White of Lewes and
ss Virginia Kelly, daughter of Mr..
d Mrs. John II. II. Kelly, of Phil
elphia, formerly of this place, were ~
lrried at the home of the brides =
rents on Tuesday, July 20. They KE
e spending their honeymoon with IyAl
ends and relatives here.
The new pavilion at the. foot Of
nth street on Lewes Beach, the
Instruction Of which began on Mon
Y of last week, was completed on
lday by contractor William H.
lrkman of Milton, who is building
lliam E. Walsh's large garage here
South street: also a large house
Nassau for Harry L. Paynter.
drs. Henry C. Fish and Mrs. Nell
l Gibble left this week for an ex-
ded visit to Baltimore and Wash
ton.
Hiss NJ Elizabeth Maull of Phila-
phia is spending a few weeks with
S. Mary o. Maull at her cottage on
wes Beach.
irs. Ferdinand H. Brewer is Wi
nding the month of July with her for l
/, Rowland, in Wilson, Pa.
,harles II. Maull of the Sussex
ist Company, attended the Della Mond
re State Bankers Association in We'd,
idletown during the week. sr'ds n1di1
iiss Margaret II. Orr and Miss We'd,
lily Orr are visiting the formers Fridaa