Milford chronicle., 1921-04-01
LEWES NEWS

Noah Bryan, local produce dealer
loaded a carload of white potatoes al
Nassau, paying the farmers 25c q
bushel for them. Many are willing tC
sell at that figure, but others claim
they will take total loss before they
will sell for that price.
BENJAMIN f. Shaw of Wilmington
who makes his summer home at Re
hOboth Beach, will give a hospital to
the town of Lewes, which is to be
erected in a short time by the du POnt
Engineering Co., who have the con-
tract to build the new school build
ing. 1t is understood that the hospital
will be for the use of every doctor in
town, except the surgical room, which
WILDE in charge of Doctor Beebe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Marvel, of
Wilmington, formerly of RehODoth
Beach, have purchased the "DelamOre
Cottage" on RehOboth avenue from
Levin A. Pepper and will conduct a
boarding house there during the COM
ing season.
Mrs. Mary d. Salmon of Philadel-
phia, formerly of this town, spent the
holidays with friends and relatives
here.
The farming utensils and live stock
of Edward Dickerson of Gill's Neck
were sold on Thursday at sherifs
sale.
James E. Magee, a local fisherman,
caught the first shad of the season in
this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Irving Walls and
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland B. Ingram Of
Wilmington spent the weekend here.
Rev. J. Ellingsworth of Philadel-
phia, filled the pulpit in the Lewes NJ.
e. Church on Sunday morning, March
20. Rev. Howard Davis, the pastor,
gave Steroptician views on Sunday ev-
ening with the illustrated lecture.
lCaptain Charles w. Johnston who
has been away from home during the
winter months on a government con-
tract has arrived home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Harry Phillips of
PennsgrOve, N. j., formerly of this
town, were town visitors during the
week.
William G. ROmmel, general mana
ger of the DUPONT Engineering Co., 4
who have the contract to build the .
new school building and the new hos
pital which is to be donated to the
town by Benjamin F. Shaw of Will
mington, was in town during the week
and expects to have the new school .
under way in a few days.
Captain Eugene C. Kelly who is
spending the winter months in Phil
ldelphia was a town visitor during
he week.
Funeral services of Mrs. Daisey G.
Abbott were held at her late home on
South street on Tuesday afternoon,
March %, and interment made in the
u. e. cemetery.
Harvery E. Baker has sold his gar
lge and equipment to T. A. Viven of
who will loperate it in ]
he future. {
Charles D. Beebe of Wilmington,
of this town, has moved his
amily here and will operate the ho-
ell Ocean House" on Lewes Beach, |
which is owned by his father, Clar-
nee Beebe. He proposes to operate an J
p-tO-date hotel and with the ferry
inc operating between here and Cape g
lay, the local boarding houses and a
otels expect an extra large season.
DR.. Harry B. Hickman and family /
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er holidays at their cottage on Lewes \
eech. n
Marshall Orton and family of Phil
delphia spent the weekend with 6
lends and relatives here. h
Misses Margaret Fisher and Eliza r
eth MacIntire and John NJ. Lynch
no are attending Delaware College n
1ent the Easter holidays with their
arents here. =,
These ushers have been appointed
the Lewes M. E. Church for the A,
onth of April: Morning, James S. u
eavertOn, John E. Joseph, Robert c. -
'ilsOn, Harry Webb; evening: Will ~
am Clifton, James Wiley, Irving -
almer and Thomas R. Ingram, Jr.
William Walter White of Pennsyl-
mia has been sent here to take
large of the Burton Orchard Farms o.
ear Prettyman's Corner. W
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius M. Eriksen G.
e receiving congratulations upon ],
e arrival of fine baby girl. y;