Milford chronicle., 1921-06-24
LEWES NEWS

Henry S. Young, of Wilmington, and
family are at the Tunnel cottage on
Lewes Beach.
Walter L. Mifflin' who is summering
at Rehoboth Beach was a town visit
or on Thursday.
John R. Baylis and family are spend
ing a few days in Washington, D. c.,
and in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Salmon OF
Philadelphia spent the weekend Win
friends and relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. William c. Paynter are
visiting their son, NAPLES Paynter for
a few days in Wilmington.
Eustis w. Green of Wilmington who
is summering at RehOboth Beach was
a town visitor on Saturday.
F. L. Gates, of Milford, represent
ing the Mutual Life Insurance Co.
was in town during the week.
William w. White, local merchant,
has been confined to his home on ac-
count of illness for two weeks.
Mrs. Hattie E. Riley and Mrs. An
ME c. DOughten of RehOboth Beach
were town visitors on Wednesday.
Sylvester Richards who is employ
ed on the U. S. S. WOodbine is spend
ing a week with his parents here.
John P. Palmer of Marion, Md, for
merly of this town, is spending few
days with friends and relatives here.
Mrs. Charles H. Lynch is spending
a few days in Newark and at Kennett
Square, Pa, with Mrs. Charles H. Ma
son.
Calvin A. Evans, Harry A. Ellis and
Thomas A. Hughey who are employ
ed at Seaford spent the weekend
here.
Our local base ball team was de-
feated in Georgetown by that team
on Tuesday of last week by a score
of 13 to IL.
The stockholders of the Coast Fish,
Oil and Fertilizer Company, held a
special meeting at the company's Of
flee on Monday.
Lewes Council No. IA, Jr. o. U. A.
NJ, took in a class of candidates last
week. The degree work was done by
the local lodge.
Captain Charles S. Morris has re-
turned after spending few days with
his daughter, Mrs. Lewis Mustard, Jr., |
in Boston, Mass.
James E. Maull of Wilmington, for
merly of this town has purchased the |
Vane cottage on Lewes Beach and has |
moved his family there.
Undertaken William T. Atkins has
improved his dwelling with a coat of
paint. The work being done by Mar
shall and Suthard, contractors.
Stephen G. Pierce, proprietor of the
Hotel Rodney, has secured Whining
ton orchestra to furnish music for his
dance hall during the summer months.
Abe Gutowitz, a student of Della
ware College, left last week for
N. Y, where he will
spend six weeks in the officers train
ing camp.
Miss Margaret Hazard, who was
graduated from the local high school
a few days ago, has taken position
as bookkeeper in the garage Of Ro-
land ]. S. Marsh.
Richard D. Mathis has resigned as
steward of the Fenwick Island light
vessel and is getting boat and equip
nent in shape to begin deep sea tsh-
ng for blue fish and trout.
Mr.. and Mrs. Napoleon B. Register
and son, Napoleon, Jr., attended the :
commencement exercises of West !
Chester State Normal School on We'd ! :
lesday, when Miss Esther Register
vas graduated.
Mrs. Lewis w. Mustard disposed OF j
Ter household goods at public sale +
lere last Wednesday at her home on
second street. Caleb S. Layton of Will
nington and Lewis w. Mustard, Jr.,
# Boston, attended the sale.
The summer schedule went into eff
ect in the Lewes M. E. Church on
Sunday with classmeeting at nine o.
lock, preaching at ten, and Sunday
chool at eleven, and song service in
he evening from seven to eight.
Captain Hall Hazard who has been
t his home here for the past two
months on account of the strike be-
ween the ship owners and employ
es returned to his duties last week
board the tug boat, atkins Hughel."
Mrs. Marion Mustard Messersmith
f Belgium is spending a few days
ere with her mother, Mrs. Virginia
!. Mustard. Her husband, George S.
formerly principal of
be Lewes High School, is now Am
rican consul in Belgium.
Our local base ball team defeated
here on Saturday afternoon
y a score of to 4. w. H. Nelson, Jr.
-ho is in charge of the building of the
ew school building and the Beebe
ospital here was on the mound for :
ewes and did good work. a
Lee Smith who is employed on one II
f the Delaware Bay lighthouses has
urchased a house and lot on King
rect, just below the Penna. R. R.
ON John J. Wilson and will move
is family there in the near future. IL
Tilson will move in one end of his III
0uble house on Reed avenue. II
Chief of Police Edward H. Palmer II
Is pulled several local auto drivers II
thin the past week for fast driving N
town, and he claims he expects to
eep it up until the fast and reck-
SIS driving through the streets of
e town is broken up. Mayor James M
Thompson puts the fine on them N
r the first offense at $500. rs
Farmers in this section were greet u
by a little shower Friday. Altho it Il.
rs only a small shower it viii help
owing crops. 1t was the first shower fol
any amount for nearly a month.
any farmers are waiting for good
in so they can plow their late pota- mi,
patches, The early potatoes are ~