Milford chronicle., 1921-04-08
LEWES news

Kenneth on Monday, March IA. Mrs
Alexander will be remembered al
Miss Anna Belle Jones, daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles V. Jones o
Lewes.
Mrs. Julius A. Herold of Salisbury
Md, has announced the engagement
of her daughter, Juanita, to Samue
F. NJ. Adkins, assistant manager Of
the E. S. Adkins and Company, OF thai
city. Mrs. HerOld and her daughtel
are both former residents OF LeWes
The late Mr.. Herold was pastor OF the
Presbyterian Church here.
William E. Veasey, formerly OF
Lewes is a leading candidate for the
nomination of Mayor of Harye de
Grace, Md. He is a former member OF
the City Council of that city.
The five masted schooner Jennie F.
Kreger' which collided with the oil
tanker "Thayer" several days ago
about so miles southeast of Cape Hen
lopen has been lying between the Two
breakwaters all the week undergoing
repairs. The captain put in here and
entered protest and caused survey to
be made which recommended that the
schooner be repaired and then pro.
ceed to it's destination. A number o!
local mechanics have been employed
during the week repairing the scnoon-
er and it is now ready to leave as
soon as the weather permits. D. W.
Burbage & Co., the local snip agents.
had charge of the work.
Karl F. Lange, a local shoemaker
holds the record for driving an au-
tomobiIe through sand. This week ne
took his Ford touring car and start
ed to drive to Cape Henlopen light
house. a distance of about four and
half miles, all of which is sand, and
in some places it looks almost impas-
sable for a machine. Mr.. Lange was
able to get within three hundred yards
of the lighthouse. Nobody heretofore
has ever had the nerve to try to drive
a machine to the lighthouse to the
fish factories-which are only short
distance toward the lighthouse. No
doubt others will be trying now to
keep up with Lange's record.
In an oratorial contest of the LeWes
special school district held in the au-
ditorium on Friday evening the tol-
lowing were prize winners: F1rst
prize, $1,000, to James Wiley, subject
"Swore Off; second prize, $500, TO
Emily H. Orr, subject, "The Hun
dreth and Oneth"; third prize, 5000,
to Leonard Frasier, subject, AN Al
ternoon in a Hotel Room" fifth prize,
$3.50 to Margaret Collins, subject
"Americanism; sixth prize, $3.50, to
Leslie Marsh, subject, "BuzzaTds !
Point"
Stephen G. Pierce is improving his
hotel by the addition of an ice cream
paYlor under his second-story porc1,
along South street.
I Emile Willard who has been en-
ploved in Baltimore for some time has
resigned his position there and mas
accepted position as oller on Ine
boat, "Woodbine.
Clyde Harrison has been appointed
as first assistant keeper OF BRANDY
wine lighthouse. Lee Smith has Deen
appointed second assistant keeper OF
Fourteen-foot bank lighthouse, sue
ceeding Harrison. Edward Warning
Ton who has been employed on the
Fenwick Island lightvessel for the
Dast two years has been appointed
second assistant Of BrandyW1n light
house.
Miss Esther Register has returned
TO her duties at West Chester state
Normal School after spending the hol-
Idays with her parents here.
Sheriff McIlvaine sold the personal
of Myron S. Strong last
week. Mr.. Strong purchased the Eli
. Robbins farm and the Emory b.
farms about two years
ago.
THE following was the result after (
. very spirited election for three mem
,ers of the Board of Public Works OF
-,ewes last Saturday afternoon: Will
lam c. Lofand, Mark H. Roach and
Robert ]. Walton, Jr. The retiring
members were Mayor James 1.
and John R. Baylis. Mark \
I. Roach who was elected by the '
Board of Public Works several months G
go to fill the unexpired term of Col t
mel Robert Arnell, deceased, was re- \
elected. DR.. James T. Thompson has I
Deen president of the Board for a
lumber of years and many Of his S
riends were loath to see him lose the I
fice.
While on his way home from church v
n Sunday evening about nine o'clock,
P. Wolfe, of near Midway, b
7ho was driving a horse, collided n
nth a Buick automobile, owned by
ohm w. Burton, of Angola, and driv- S
a by Ralph Stevenson, son of IRA
stevenson. Henry J. Burton, son of F
ohm w. Burton, was also in the car c
t the time with two Lewes girls. Mr..
Wolfe was on the right hand side of is
ne road when the machine ran head tt
n into his horse, breaking the ami
lals lef. The carriage was a COM Ii
lete wreck and Mr.. Wolfe sustained
cut on the nose and bruised eye b.
nd for time was semi-cOnscious. 81
fter having his wounds dressed he
able to be around. One of the girls M
so received a severe cash over the el
re. None of the other occupants were R
lrmed. The machine was damaged 81
nsiderable. ne
Captain John R. Price who has been
town for the past two weeks has al
turned to his home in Philadelphia. G.
Clifford M. Fields of Wilmington M
ho is employed by the Penna. Rail- st
ad Co., spent the holidays with his en-
rents here.
Mrs. Linwood M. Simpler of Will H;
ington is spending a few days with nj
r mOther-in-law here, Mrs. Louisa
mpler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis D. Messick and
lighter of Philadelphia spent the
eek-end with friends and relatives
re. tai
Miss Clara and Emily Nau1l who '''