Milford chronicle., 1920-05-21
LEWES

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pany are having a new OIL purhlng en-
slne installed in their plant here and eA-
meets 10 be in shape for the coming sea-
\ SON in about month. - mill.
/ Captain William 10. Poynter OF Fhlit-
deiphia formerly OF this town was Wis
| itor during the Week , s..t,,. %
/ Philadelphia spent the weekend win
friends and relatives here
Edgar w Ingram, John NJ. vessels ana
William H. Bookhammer We're IN VIII
mington during the week.
Reeister of wills William J. Mustard
has letters Of administration on the es-
tates Of James A. DOdd and George A.
Slifton, both OF Lewes ,Ist anG 6oyn0oDY H1nOoOSh
Ralph d. Poynter Of Flint, Michigan,
formerly of this town, is spendlng a rev
days with his parents mere Mr.. anu NlIs.
Walter J. Poynter, being called mere 10
attend the funeral of his grandfather j.
A Dodd.
Milton H. Hawkins, manager OF the
I.ewes Journal made business trip 70
PHILADELPHIA during the week; the nrst
issue of the Lewes Journal, which is pc
ing printed here by a company recently
organiZed known as the LeWes journal
COMPANY made its appearance last week
and is taking the place Of the Delaware
Pilot which for many years mas Deeh
called a Lewes paper altnougn IL Wa
printed in Georgetown. The Pilot mas
Louis Lauritsen, steward of the tug,
Atkins Hughes, is spending few days
Thomas r. Ingram, cashier of the Sus
sex Trust Company made business trap
to Georgetown during the week.
The State Highway Commission con-
sisting of Governor Townsend, engineer
Upham Hoffecker and Holland met lhe
citizens Of Lewes and vicinity on fIluay
afternoon in the auditorium mere 70 as
certain just where the people OF lhls
town wanted the concrete road nullt 10
see whether the majority wanted the
eastern route or the western route a
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attendance and without an exception they
were all in favor OF the western rouge
which runs directly through milton
among those who made snort addresses
from Milton were Joseph NJ. Lank, Cap
tain George Il. Mcgee, Weldon Waples'
Frank Lacey Charles Fisher and George
A Bryan. on account OF the lS lIieon
ience of the hour OF the meeting Whlch
was held at hVe-thirty very rev LeWes
people were present among those pres
ent who expressed themselves as Delhs III
favor of the eastern route We're Dr. Hlr-
am r. Burton and James L. l4ank, lOr-
mer insurance commissioner, Charles n
Maull expressed himself as being IN IA
Vor Of the western route ana salu lhat
he had heard no one remark that they
We're in favor of the eastern route until
he heard il at the meeting. insurance
Commissioner Thomas r. Wilson who re-
sides about five miles from Milton n the
Broadkill district spoke at length III IA
Vor of the eastern route ana recohlheIlu-
ed that a spur be built from Milton TO tne
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only three miles in length. the sum ar
gument that the MiltOnites put up was
that Milton was growing TO De one OF
the foremost manufacturing towns IN
the county, having a large number OF
canneries, two large Hour mills, shlrt
factories, and button factories orlcA,
plants and other industries and should
have the road built through this manu-
featuring centre.
Charles Lutz, ftteen-year-old boy
from one of the Homes VINO has been
I Ia To- nd ire d
Il for several years at Tho paVli Cover
dale farm near town mysteriously disap-
peared on Tuesday evening, May IL, ana
nothing has been seen or hearu OF nlA
since that time. He left with nothing
but his working clothes on and took no
/ other clothes with him, ii is not known
whether he wandered around for new
place of abode.
Dr. Marvel S Lingo Of Newark, Nd,
visited his aunt during the week, mrs
/ Robert g. Phillips, of RehobOth Beach.
/ Miss Roberta A. Marshall who has been
visiting her brother, W. Nirden Mar
shall in Trenton. y. j., has returned
William II. Fields attended court dur
ing the week at Centreville, Md.
Mrs Joseph NJ. Metcaf is spending a
few weeks at Sea Side Heights n. j.,
for her health.
ployed in Emanuel Zerden's department
store for some time has secured a posi-
tion in Wilmington.
MISSES IMNQubNAA anu -fAeAA So ~A-+-
shall are visiting friends and relatives in
Philadelphia for a few days
Mrs. William c. Loiiand postmistress
who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Carter, in Philadelphia, has re-
turned.
w. Virden Burton Of Wilmington spent
the weekend with his family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Holmes Martin are re-
ceiVing congra tulations upon the arrival
of fine baby boy weighing ten pounds
Mrs Lena Tammany and Miss Anne
Nichols who for several months have
been residing at the Mustard homestead
have returned to their home on King
street.
Mrs. Jane Marshall of Philadelphia is
spending a few days with her sister, Mrs
L. c. Marshall in pilot-town.
Colonel Robert Arnell is spending a
few days in Philadelphia as the guest OF
DR.. W. ID. W. Hall.