Milford chronicle., 1920-07-09
LEWES

employed for several years in the
department store of Emanuel Zerden
and the groom is engaged in the au-
tomobile business in Philadelphia,
where they will make their future
home.
Mrs. C. w. Atkins and daughter
Miss Margaret, are spending a few
weeks at their home here on South
street.
Fire originating from an oil stove
destroyed a cottage in Rehoboth
Beach owned by Benjamin F. Shaw
of Wilmington. The Lewes fire whis-
tie was sounded and the local fire
truck was sent there to assist, but ar
rived too late to be Of assistance.
A very heavy thunderstorm passed
over Lewes on Saturday afternoon
last and several workmen at the
fishing plant of Hayes and Anderton
were stunned, when the lightning ran
in and out of the building on a wire
where several men were. Daniel p.
Jones of this town was knocked un-
conscious for some time and Angus
tus Webb was Knocked several feet
but was able to keep control of him
self
Mrs. Ida H. Green of Holmesburg,
Pa, is visiting her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Richards for a few days.
The Lewes NJ. Z. Sunday school has
changed their services from afternoon
to morning, beginning at eleven o.
clock following preaching services,
which has been changed from 1880
to 1000 o'clock. The evening service
has been changed to the summer
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Charles d. Beebe of Wilmington
spent the weekend with his parents
at their cottage on Lewes Beach.
The local fishing steamers are max /
ing only small catches of fish at pres
ent but better fishing is looked for {
in the near future.
Anglers are catching a few sea
crokers from the piers but only
very few trout are being caught. Lob /
sters are being caught in pots in /
large quantities by local fishermen I
and are bringing good prices.
Farmers in this vicinity are done /
cutting their wheat crops and the /
outlook for a good yield is promising; 4
provided the weather remains favor
able until it is threshed. The acreage
this year in this section is about as
large as usual. Last season the wheat
crop in Sussex county was almost
failure
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel c. Pierce and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. McGinnis are both re-
ceiving congratulation upon the ar
rival of fine baby girls, both born the
same evening.
= Coal is very scarce here. One gov
survey boat, Bache, is out of
80 h 10 fn of rnIr
The pilot poat, Philadelphia, is also
about out The fishing steamers are
still running, but the supply is get
ting desperately low. The steamer
the John r. Baylis, is an oil burn
er and is not worrying.
Mrs. Sarah C. Wright of this town
has been granted a divorce from
her husband, William Wright, also of
this town, on the ground of desertion.
Henry S. Young and family of Will
have rented a cottage on
Lewes Beach for the season and they
are now occupying it.
+. Irving Walls and family of Will
nington have opened their cottage on
Lewes Beach for the season. Mr..
Walls will spent week-ends there.
These ushers have been appointed
1t the Lewes NJ. E. Church for the
month of July: morning: viz; Martin
=. Webb, Charles w. Palmer, George
". Coverdale. David Brittingham;
Charles H. Howard, John J.
Wilson, Nopoleon B. Register and
ldson C. Lodge.
Misses Irene and Bessie Gutowitz.
daughters Of A. GutOwitz, arrived
lome Monday after an absence of
hree weeks on vacation in Washing
on, Philadelphia and New York.
The public library is now open for
lse and access is to be had to its
eading matter by the payment of
mall tax for maintenance.
Rev. Howard Davis of the NJ. E.
,hurch gave a stereopticon lecture
asst Sunday, illustrative of the home
work in the reception
nd distribution of immigrants land
ng in America.
A B. Gutowitz has organized an
rchestra of four pieces, and is Civ
ng daily concerts.
Second Keeper Bryant of the
Ireakwater Lighthouse has leased
he home of Mrs. Arzelia Manning,
Who has left Lewes for an indefinite
tay. Mrs. Bryant is now visiting her
on in Washington, who is connected
With the Commercial National Bank
f that city.
Mrs. Emma Manning of Philadel-
hia. will spend the summer on the
each and will occupy the cottage of
er son-in-law, DR.. Harry Hickman.
Roland B. Ingram, son of Mrs.
'homas Ingram, mOtored from VIII
lington over the fourth to visit his
arents. Mr. Ingram is a player Of
ne Grace Church Dasebdii club Gf
who played the Milford
lub two games on the Fourth.
Henry Gibble of Baltimore, Md, will l
isit his sister. Mrs. Carl F. Keener,
t her beach residence, this week.
H. H. Pethick. wife and two chill J
rem, are motoring from Washington,
}. c., to occupy during July the cot !
ige of Mrs. James Roland, Jr. Mr.. '
ethick has recently left China, where :
e met Miss DerricksOn of Lewes and q
trough her learned of this place and Il
romised to come here. 81
Mrs. Owen Booth of Reedville, Va, =
nd Mrs. Corbin Christopher, Of \
Va, have leased and are Y
pending the, summer at the Quaker !,
ity Cottage. !,
Miss Sallie Marshall's cottage will u
E occupied by W. I.awton and fam
Y. Mr.. Lawton IS employed 1T the c
hester, Pa, postofice. and will ar o
We this week in his car. II
The Junior League and Royal Leg
N composed of the little tots of this S
cinity, had a peanut scramble on I
le beach recently. There were large II
lmbers present, chaperoned by the S
dies of the societies. S