Milford chronicle., 1921-11-04
LEWES NEWS

Rev. w. S. Grant, pastor Of the Ep-
worth NJ. E. Church, of RehoDoth
Beach and of Ebenezer M. E. Church
of near Midway, filled the pulpit IN
the Lewes M. E. Church on Sunday
morning in the absence of Rev. How
ard Davis, who is attending the Am
erican Legion Convention at Kansas
City.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Paynter OF Phil
adelphia, are spending a few days
with his brother here, Ferd ). Payh-
ter.
Miss Anna Hazard has purchased
the Joseph S. George property, oppo-
site the railroad station in RehoDoth
Beach and will use the storehouse as
an Office for her real estate business
Leroy Campbell will move from the
Harland M. Joseph farm, near MID
wav. to the Gideon T. Carpenter farm
which he recently purchased.
Jacob Mitchell has rented the Geo.
w. Shockley farm, now tenanted by
William E. Howard, who will move to
the Joseph farm near Midway, which
he purchased about year ago. Ken
dali Warrington will occupy the farm
of Edgar L. Warrington, vacated Dy
Mr.. Mitchell.
Contractor William H. Workman OF
Milton has the John M. Vessels store
/ building almost completed. In a few
/ davs if will be ready for occupancy.
| Mr.. Vessels will then take up MS
! same line which he was engaged III
for several years on the same spot
before the fire, which occurred last
! December.
Mrs. A. Gutowitz is spending Jew
days with her daughter, Mrs. Adolph
| Goldblum in Philadelphia.
William S. Daisey has purchased
one of the Sallie Walls properties on
| Coleman avenue.
Miss Helen Carson who is employ
ed by the dupont Company in New
York City, spent the weekend with
her parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Carson.
Rev. I. Mench Chambers, pastor OF
the Lewes Presbyterian Church, who
has been away on three weeks va
cation has returned. Rev. w. r. Ph1t-
er of Midway, who is in charge OF the
Rehoboth Presbyterian Church and
the Coolspring Presbyterian Church.
filled the pulpit on Sunday evenings
in Rev. Chambers absence. Rev. PhlI-
er also teaches school at Cedar Grove
school house.
Miss LillieGroome has moved into
the brick building at the corner OIL
Fourth and South streets, in the prop
erty Just vacated by Professor Herbert
S. Rausch.
Mrs. Helen M. Shaw, wife Of Ben
iamin F. Shaw, of Wilmington, who is
spending some time at Rehoboth
Beach, is the first patient at the Bee
be Hospital here; which was gift
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Shaw. Mrs.
ShaW's condition is not serious, al
though she is confined to her bed. She
is suffering from high blood pressure:
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis J. Richards and
daughters are spending the latter part
of the week in Wilmington and Phila-
delphia.
Wild ducks are reported plentiful;
three local gunners bagged over fifty
black ducks in one day at Prime Hook
marsh, Wild geese are more plentiful
than usual. Reese Wolfe and Orr Mel
son of near Midway, shot six out OF
flock that pitched in Wolfe's glade for
a rest.
Rapid progress is being made on the
new school building at Lewes. 1t is
now being plastered, most all the
brick work has been finished. The
building will be finished up entirely
in the early spring.
Joseph George has closed his gro
Gerry store at Rehoboth Beach and ex-
pects to dispose of his stock and Tx
lures; also the stOrehOuse.
NAPOLEON B. Register, captain OF the
quot team of the Lewes Council Jr.
OIJA.M. journeyed to Milton last
Thursday evening with the following
members of his team: Daniel Little
ton. Roland Tindall, Edison G. Lodge,
Harold Brittingham, Charles 7. Mel
son. Ebe T. Palmer and DIVA Pretty
man. and defeated the team of Enter
prise Council, by taking five games
out of seven. Those who pitched for
Milton were: Richard Green, Riley
Ingram, Oliver West, w. L. Gnlgnten
and Marshall Wilson.
Mrs. George O.. Thomas, OF VIII
mington, was a town visitor during
the week in the interest of the FLOR
ence CrittentOn Home.
The members OF the LeWeS 1lSH
school gave a masked ball in the au-
ditorium on Thursday evening, for
the benefit of the Glass of 1922. Will
liam Hooker and Theodosia Marshall
received the prize which was a, cake,
for the best costume. Many from out
of town were in attendance.
Row Evans, of Philadelphia, form
erlv of this town, is spending a few
days with his mother here.
Mrs. Arzelia E. Manning who mas
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Frances Norris, in Boston, Mass, has
returned.
Samuel E. Prettyman and Napoleon
B. Register, represented Oklahoma
Tribe of Red Men at the State Conven-
tion held in Wilmington this week.
Farmers are husking their corn
and cribbing it with the intention oil
keeping it until the price advances.
The best price now offered is SOc
bushel. They are paying four cents
bushel to have it husked.
Miss Elizabeth BOokhammer, daugn-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Book
hammer, of near Lewes, and John
Taylor of Philadelphia, were married
at six O'Clock on Wednesday morning
in the M. E. Church here by the Rev.
Howard Davis. The groom was for
merly attached to the naval base here
during the war, where he made the
acn11aintance with Miss BOOkhammer.