Milford chronicle., 1921-10-14
LEWES NEWS

QelDuld
week.
Farmers in this section report tina
their late potatoes are looking con
siderable better than they eXpecte
them to after the nice rain whicl
came on Monday, which was gentl
rain and covered the entire county
heretofore several different sections
in Lewes and Rehoboth hundred ha'
nice rains while within mile or twI
no rain at all fell Some of the pat
ches of late potatoes were beginning
to die on account of lack of rain, but
those that were still showing green
are expected to make fairly good
yields.
William H. Virden, inspector on the
new school building has returned
from a short trip to his home in Ger
mantOwn, Pa.
Rural mail carrier Charles H. How
ard is on a weeks vacation IN VIII
mington and Philadelphia. Orr Nelson
is driving the route in his absence.
Mrs. Joanna Pierce and daughter
Ruth, who have been visiting in Will
mington, Philadelphia and Ocean
Gates, N. j., for the past month nave
returned.
Among those who attended the ses-
sion of the Grand Lodge OF Masons
last week in Wilmington were: Ed
ward w. Wiltbank, Davis w. BurDage'
Edison c. Lodge, G. Clifton Maull, Z.
H. Howard and Charles H. Maull.
Mrs. NJ. c. Barnett and son, W. Tay-
lor Barnett who very successfully op-
Grated the Hotel Belhaven at Reho-
both Beach this season left last week
for Wilmington, having closed the hO- /
tel for the season.
Captain John R. Price of Philadel-
phia, formerly of this town, attended
the convention of the w. c. T. U. held
here last week in the Lewes NJ. E.
Church.
Miss Ellen J. Hobbs of Detroit,
Mich, is visiting Mrs. James X. hel-
ly here. Miss Hobbs is trained nurse
and was in the service on the other
side for some time.
Captain William E. POynter, of Phil
adelphia, formerly of this town, Wis
tied his daughter here, Mrs. Percy B.
Vickers, during the week.
DR.. Sylvester A. BOOkhammer of At
lanta, Ga, who has been enjoying fish
middle of July will close his cottage
on Lewes Beach next Monday and {
leave for his home in his automobile. :
Russell J. Murray who has been
on the tug boat Columbia 7
or some time has been laid off on ac- {
count of the boat tying up.
Arthur J. Hambleton, superintend- q
mt of the plumbing here on the new T
school building and the Beebe Hos
)ital for the B. F. Shaw CO., expects f.
O sail in a few days for Havana, Gu o
"a, where the Shaw Co., has contracts {
nough to last five years. Mr.. Hamble-
on will take his family with him. w. A
'ratt succeeds Mr.. HambletOn on the .,
Ocal contracts. tt
Keiffer pears are the scarcest that
hey have known to have been in this c,
ection for several years. Some or L
hards consisting of a number of
cres, will not produce even a basket te
I'LL. One of the canneries at RehObOth h,
sually cans the pears grown in this
ection but owing to the scarcity of IT
lem this season they will not Oper- OF
te.
Winter apples are ausO very scarce CT
le late frosts in the spring. 1t is re-
Orted that there are more apples in te
lie vicinity of Lewes than there is in NJ
~ other part of the county, owing
the fact that salt air here kept
Dwn the frost a little more. on
Funeral services of Mrs. Hettie %
aged about 20 years, wife of
arence E. Richards, who dlld on
ednesday, October B, Was neld at
II late home on Saturday afternoon
ID interment made in the Lewes M.
cemetery. The deceased is surViv-
by a husband and three children. pr
J. Horace Willard and wife, keepers BIZ
the Marine Hospital are spending the
weeks vacation in Wilmington and
Ch
DR.. Harry Marshall of Norfolk, Va, Dy
here visiting his sister, Miss Sallie Col
rshall who is confined to her bed De
a result of a stroke of paralysis.
Roy Evans of Philadelphia, for con
rly of this town, is spending a few I
IS with his mother here, Mrs. Mary MIC
Evans. 10
reese White. son of William White day
Millsboro, and Miss Sara Carpen- are
daughter of pilot and Mrs Thos and
D. L %
of this town, were mar y
/ on Saturday at high noon in the Duc
Peters p n church here hv +he fail
:. c. H. B. Turner. They left in the D.
ernoon on their honeymoon after Sta!
ch they will reside in Millsboro. WIN
Ir. and Mrs. Charles H. Mason and prIc
Idren of Kennett Square, Pa, are II
nding a few days with Mrs. Mas UNI
/; parents here Mr.. and Mrs Louis this
ritsen. hlli
Lrs. Susan Watts aged about SO M
re died Of +ba homo of ber dangb- last
here, Mrs. Joseph L. Marshall on hau
lrday evening. Funeral services Dln'
e held at the house on Tuesday 81
rnOon. aCIe
re Henry Johnson is snendino of t
u,ae1re With bo7 11oro1,+e in pbi1o- last
Dhia. bl
lcob Marshall who has been work 10 ed
here for several months spent the suI'
k-end with his family in Whining dDie
r. and Mrs. Charles E. Lowe and -, ~
dren are spending a few days in I. CneL
adelphia. "es'
number of local people attended voIc'
at Barratt's Chapel on 'ng r.
day. ne
LONG NECK OoiS'