Milford chronicle., 1920-08-20
LEWES NEWS

ted States District Court pending the
outcome of libel proceedings. The
MendOra had been detained in the har-
Dor six weeks until claims of Phila-
delphia merchants had been satisfied,
and sailed early Monday. At the time
detained she had full cargo and
was headed out to sea. Deputy Mar
shal Tracey. of Lewes. was released
as the Courts representative on board
the vessel
The towboat Boston. of the North
ern Transportation Company arrived
in port yesterday flying the yellow
quarantine flag. Some cOmmotion was
caused on the beach among cottages.
1t was discovered she was signalling
to the United States public health OF
ficer of her arrival from a foreign
port, having came here from Halifax,
/ " S, and wanted quarantine restric-
tiOns removed to permit her crew to
land.
William c. Thompson of Oak Lane.
Pa. has been employed as inspector
in Vocational Agriculture in the high
school here for the coming school
term. he has recently received an hon
orable discharge from the army, being
I
ate of Penn State College. He sue
ceds MalcOm r. Young.
H. S. Boynton of Sullivan Maine is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Mar
shall for a few days.
Miss Marie Scott a trained nurse of
the Methodist Hospital of Philadel-
phia is spending a months vacation
with here parents here Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas p. Scott.
Daniel TOomey engineer on the Five
Fathom Bank lightvessel who has been
spending shore leave with his family
here has returned.
Miss Leah Carter who for sometime
has been employed in The Sussex
Trust Company here has accepted the
position of teacher of the primary de-
partment in the local school succeeding
Miss Annie J. Rench resigned and who
is now on the pension list.
Charles H. Maull represented The
Sussex Trust Company at the Della
ware State Bankers Association held in
Smyrna last week.
Joseph D. Thompson of Gillsneck
seems to be the champion wheat grow
er in this section so far as is known,
he claims to have raised 210 bushels
from six acres which is a yield of
35 bushels to the acre next to Mr..
Thompson comes Oscar H. Warrington
who had a yield of SO bushels to the
acre from acres.
Among those who attended the
Farmers day at Delaware College last
week were: James T. Lank, Fred G.
Marshall, Henry L. Lank, Albert Lank,
Earl Louder and Norman Conloy, and
Roland J. S. Marsh.
Wayne c. Brewere of this town and
a student of Delaware College had
the good fortune to hold the winning
number from S1500.00 Oakland Six
Automobiles CHANGED off by the New
wark Fire Department Boys.
Last Thursday was known as "Big
Thursday at Oak Orchard and people
flocked there from all over the county,
a goodly number from this town were
present, and on account OF so many
automobiles and teams being parked
in the grove it was impossible for
those who came late to get inside
with their cars.
George w. Poynter, Jr., o. Philadel-
phia formerly of this town is visiting
friends and relatives here for few
days.
Contractor William Fl. Workman |
who has the contract to build six I
room bungalow on South Street for I
Charles H. Lynch has been eXcavating (
for the cellar this week.
Adolphus A. Ingram and family CT
Philadelphia are visiting his brothers
Edgar w. and Thomas r. Ingram for
a week.
A very pretty wedding was solem-
nized on Saturday at $50 o'clock in
the Lewes NJ. E. Church when Miss
Mary Kathryn Lynch, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William A. Lynch of this
town became the bride of Marvin Meg
ginson Lyndell of Wilmington son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Lyndell of Newark
Del. Rev. Howard Davis pastor of
the NJ. E. Church performed the
ceremony. The church was beautifully
decorated in flowers of gold, white
and green, the golden glow and Gle
matis vine predOminating, the couple
stood under an arch of flowers. MISS
Hannah Lyndell sister of the groom
acted as maid of honor and Mrs. G.
Warren Lynch sister-in-law of the
bride acted as matron of honor,
Miss Ann Lynch niece of the bride
acted as flower girl, and Miss Laura .
Lynch sister to the bride acted as
confetti girl. Mr.. John Carpenter of
a business associate of
he groom was best man, the ushers
we're: Milton Graves of this town ana
:. Warren Lynch of Wilmington. Fol
owing the ceremonies the happy
couple left for RehOboth Beach to
,pend the night and departed on Sun
Law for Atlantic City where they Will
,pend a few weeks preparatory to
aking up their residence III winning
on.
The Nassau Produce ASSOCIATION
composed of farmers from Lewes and
2ehoboth Hundred, and many from
3roadkill and Indian River Hundred
leld a special meeting on Friday eve
ling in Cedar Grove schoolhouse, for
he purpose of discussing the tomato
ituation whether it would be adyis-
BILE to sell their tomatoes at the mar
cts price, or to set certain fgure
t which to sell their produce. 1t
yas unanimously agreed by all pres i'
Mt that the members of the assocla-
ion fix the price of their tomatoes at
Oc a basket, and unless the commits N
ion men and the canneries see their y
ray clear to pay that price the to- N
1atoes which are grown by the as v
ociation will be left to rot in the y
atches. rather than be sold for less "
han the figure agreed upon by them' n n
ust what the outcome will be is un- W
nown to most people, some thlnk p
hat the price will not reach SOC per ~
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