Milford chronicle., 1921-05-27
LEWES NEWS

DR.. William H. MSSS4ChS u S4A
town, has been appointed Drug super
visor of the Philadelphia District b.
President Harding, the appointment
coming through the recommendation
of U. S. Senator L. Heisler Ball ant
Senator Penrose of Philadelphia. III
is 48 years of age and was born II
Altoona, Pa, has wife and t"'
grown daughters. His wife was tor
merly Miss Margaret W. Lyons
daughter of DR.. Joseph B. Lyons O
this town. DR.. Messick is the son o.
tbe late DR.. John W. Mess1ck, o.
Georgetown. He graduated from the
Hannemann Medical College in Phlla'
deInbia. in 1896 and has been prac'
ticing physician for 25 years. He
held the position of State Cannery
INSPECTOR for two terms, also CHIEF
inspector for the National Gamers As
sociation embracing the Delmarvla
district. He is widely known through
out the State, especially by the lead
ing Republican politicians, having
taken a very active part in politics
all of his life.
Engineer William F. Kitchens OF
the ocean going steamer Cascade
trading to South America spent the
early part of the week with his mo-
ther and children here.
Lewes high school base ball team
iourneyed to SeafOrd on Wednesday
afternoon and defeated Seaford high
by a score of to z. Lewes All Stars
were defeated by the. Georgetown All
Stars at Georgetown on Thursday by
a score of to 1.
The pilot boat philadelphia" has
resumed its station after being on the
dry dock for several days having its
bottom scraped and painted, the pilot
boat Edmunds was on the station dur
ing the absence of the Philadelphia.
The tub Arabian" of which Captain
Willard H. Collins of this town is
master is also on the dry dock for re-
pairs.
Mrs. Eugenia Marshall who has
been spending several weeks in Flor
ida with her sister, Mrs. Sallie Or
ton has returned to her home here.
A meeting of the Ladies Aid Society
of the Lewes M. E. Church was held
on Monday evening at the home of the
president, Mrs. Jacob Morris.
Captain Charles S. Morris has re-
turned from a trip to Boston, Mass,
where he has been visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lewis w. Mustard, Jr.
Lynn Ritter who is employed at
Chincoteague by the Chincoteague /
Fish Oil & Guano Co. spent the week
end with his parents here, MI. and
Mrs. Fred Ritter.
Clarence r. Lynch and wife have
purchased the double house on RenU- |
both avenue in RehOboth Beach from
Mrs. Harry Jefferis.
Farmers in this section have been
busy this week planting their corn /
crops, owing to the fact that the |
weather has been so cold and wet
very few had planted prior to this
week.
Lieutenant Thomas J. Virden who
is in charge of the U. S. Hospital Ship
Relief is spending a few days with
his family here while his boat is in
port.
Captain Thomas B. Scheelenger,
age "a years, died at his home in Cape
May, N. j., on Thursday. He was for
merly of this town and lived here for
a number of years and served the
town as mayor at one time. He was
a pilot on the bay and river Delaware
and served as such for over so years.
He leaves a widow, two sons and two
daughters.
B. Frank Taylor, Jr and wife Of
Tampa, Florida, are spending few
weeks with friends and relatives here.
They motored from Tampa here in
their automobile.
Virginia L. Mustard is spending
few days here with Mrs. Lena M.
Fammany, having just returned from
4 visit to her son, Lewis, in Boston.
The New Jersey fishermen who are
making their headquarters here, are
still making large catches of fine blue
fish and trout which they are ship
ping to the city markets for good
prices. Our local fishermen are cat ]
ching plenty of hardheads and a few '
.rout, but they are not rigged for the s
deep seas fishing like the Jerseymen. ]
Engineer Charles H. Johnson, Rich l
ard B. Matthias, Robert Lane and Al '
pert Moore of the Fenwick Island /
ightvessel are spending shore leave t
If ten days here.
T. G. Collins, of Milford, represent s
ng the Equitable Life, was town {
7isitor on Thursday, accompanied by {
lis father, Darwin S. Collins.
William E. Coulter is still very i'll l
1t his home here on Market street.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Lewes
". E. Church netted over $4,000 from
he entertainment which they gave in
he Hotel Rodney Hall on Thursday !
The arrangement was very t
lnique. The admission being one cent i
or inch measured around the waist. c
William T. Atkins and wife and \
William H. Suthard spent Friday and
Saturday in Wilmington and Phila- Il
lelphia. d
B. F. Shaw and wife of Wilmington
we're town visitors on Saturday, mo- p
oring from Rehoboth Beach where n
hey were spending the weekend.
Elverson w Ingram and Wilson S
ingram and family of Wilmington q
pent the weekend with their parents \
ere, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Ingram. L
William T. Manning and wife of f
are spending few days n
18th his mother and her parents here. "
Strawberries have been very plen- C
full in the local market during the a.
7eek and have been selling as low as
DC quart.
Hunter Johnson has purchased the
almons property on Jefferson avenue