Milford chronicle., 1921-12-02
LEWES NEWS

: Fred Kunsman of Rehoboth Beac
who recently moved here, having sc
d cured employment here on the d.
e & V. r. r., has purchased the Josep
l Lekites' bungalow in Pilottown, an
= will move his family there.
Clerk of the Peace Frank w. Law
son has issued a marriage license t
Charles D. Steele of this town, who
employed at the Henlopen COas
Guard Station and Miss Elva R. Hud
son of Shovel, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy A. Ritter, of nea
Lewes, are receiving cOngratulation
upon the arrival of fine baby girl.
Mrs. Emma C. Lodge is confined tt
her bed with severe illness. Two o
her sisters, Mrs. Maggie Hastings o
Wilmington and Mrs. George Lubker
of Ocean Gates, N. j., are here witt
her.
The Whites Chapel Methodist Epis'
copal Church, which has been under
construction for several months is
now completed and will be dedicated
on Sunday, December 4th. The build
ing is of wooden structure and re-
places the original church which was
destroyed by fire about year ago. r.
B. Foskey, of near Drawbridge, was
| the mechanic in charge of the build
I ing.
Very few of the farmers in this
section are selling their white pOta-
toes at the present market, which is
only about 55 to go cents a bushel.
They claim that they will bury them
until spring and take chance on get
ting better price at that time. With
the price of phosphate so high and
considering the very poor yield
which the farmers realized this sea-
son on their late potato crop. They
say that they can't come out whole,
selling their potatoes at 55 cents
bushel. They are also holding their
corn for a better price, 35c bushel
is the best price offered for it. Some
of the farmers are dispOsing of their
wheat at $100 a bushel now.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Schaffer of New
York City, are spending few days
with the latter's mother, near Mid
way, Mrs. Richard P. Morris.
Frank A. Coverdale, of Georgetown,
who recently purchased a building
lot on Beebe avenue, is erecting a
bungalow thereon, which he expects
to have completed in a few weeks.
Rowland B. Ingram and wife Of
Wilmington spent Thanksgiving with
their parents here, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas R. Ingram and Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Lank.
John M. Lynch, Elizabeth MacIn-
tire and Margaret Fisher who are at
tending college at Newark, Del, are
spending Thanksgiving and the week
end with their parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Salmon, of |
Philadelphia, were visitors here dur
ing the first of the week. They re-
turned on Wednesday, accompanied |
by Mrs. Salmons mother, Mrs. H. G. |
Bohn, who will spend the winter
months with them.
Archie F. Taylor who has been in
the Beebe Hospital for the past two
weeks, following an operation has re-
turned to his home on Lewes Beach |
very much improved.
Mrs. John Franklin, of near Harbe-
son, die dat the Beebe Hospital last
week. She was in a critical condition
when she reached the hospital.
Mrs. Fred G. Vogel, of Dewey Beach,
near Rehoboth Beach, has rented the
George Bohn property at the corner
Of Front and Market streets, for the
winter months and is now occupying
It.
Walter H. Andrews has rented the
recently vacated by John
3. Rogers, on Market street, formerly
occupied by George P. Tunnel, and
expects to conduct first class gro
,ery store there.
Frederick Vogel, son of the late
Captain Fred G. Vogel, met with a
rery painful accident on Saturday af-
er he had returned from a cunning
rip, when he had the muzzle of his
run resting on the toe of his shoe,
md it accidentally went off blowing
IF his big toe. 1t was necessary to
ave the entire toe removed.
The Lewes high school basket ball
cam defeated the Georgetown high
chool team here last week by a
core of to 5.
Local fishermen are still making
ood catches of fine trout. One gang
aught six barrels of nice trout on
Ionday and shipped them to the
ity markets. Large black fish are al
o being caught at the BreakWater
18th hook and line. This is about the
ltest in the season that trout have 3
cen caught here for several years, 3
nd black fish are more plentiful this
sason than they have been for years. 8
ishermen report that the next cold
nap will find the trout and black
sh1eaving these waters.
Robert 1. Hudson has been appoint
/ first man at the Lewes Coast Guard
tation, to succeed Captain Joseph H.
uillen who has been transferred to
eeper of Indian River Coast Guard 2
tation.
Walter E. Wyatt has enlarged his 8
ore on Second street by moving his z
lmily in the adjoining property,
,rmerly occupied by Charles King &
lstein, and taking out the petition
etween the former storehoom and Z
lie adjoining room.
William H. Nelson, Jr., who has
cen superintendent of the du Pont z
ngineering Company in the con-
ruction of the new school building Z
ere, will leave this week for North z
arolina, where the company has the y
ntract to erect another large school e
Hiding. Mr.. Nelson served as one of .
e star players on the local base
III team during the past season.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Herald Nefty)
the star base ball pit