Milford chronicle., 1921-09-23
LEWES NEWS

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6 two teams this season and they nOv
: stand one to one. Both teams ar
claiming the championship CT lowe
+ Delaware. Lefty Brittingham was O.
! the mound for the locals and he ha
the visitors eating out of his han
at all times. The only time they wer
able to make a hit was when ther
+ were no men on bases and Left,
; would toss an easy one in, then h
, would tighten up, allowing no mOrl
hits that inning. He had almost per
feet control at all times and wa!
backed with gOol support. The visit
Ors used four pitchers during the
game. The date has not yet been sci
for the third game.
Robert Scott, aged about 73 years
died at his home on Second street on
Friday evening after an illness of two
days. Although he had been gradual
ly sinking for the past several months
yet he kept on foot. Funeral services
were held from his late home ~On
Tuesday afternoon at 1870 o'clock and
interment made in st. Peters ceme-
terry. Rev. c. H. Turner officiating. He
leaves a widow who was formerly
Miss Annie Virden.
Doris Tindall, thirteen year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W.
Tindall of RehobOth Beach, died on
Friday evening. Funeral was held on
Monday at the home of her parents.
Farmers are selling their tomatoes
to local buyers for Csc basket dur
ing the early part of last week they
reached 40c for a few loads only. Only
few patches were put in this sea-
son in this section owing to the fact
so much was lost last year on this
crop, not even the fertilizer bills were
realized last season. 1t is expected
that more of the farmers will grow
them for the next season and the
price is expected to be considerably
better.
F. B. Foskey of near Overlook
holds the record this season for
growing watermelons. 1t has been es-
timated that off of a patch of two
acres he could have easily picked
three carloads of melons. He hauled a
two horse wagon load each day to-.
market and it was impossible to miss
them at that rate.
Mrs. Charlotte B. Hickman and the
Misses Marie and Dorothy Hickman,
all of Ocala, Florida, are here at their
cottage on Lewes Beach for the month
of September.
Thomas r. Ingram, cashier of the |
Sussex Trust Company made a busi-
ness trip to the county seat during
the week.
Mrs. Emma Gibson of Philadelphia, |
formerly Miss Emma Maginnis of this
town, who has been visiting her un-
Gle, Alfred B. Nelson, has returned |
home.
A number of Lewes people attended |
the Walter L. Main circus in George
town on Wednesday.
Farmers in this section are still
crying for rain as the late potato
crop and the late corn crop are badly
for a good shower of rain.
1t is feared that unless a sprinkle
comes soon the late potato crop will
be a total failure as was the early
crop.
Local sportsmen report squirrels
scarce and that owing to the dry
weather which has prevailed for some
time they really haven't had a fair
chance at them because everything is
so dry in the woods that the squirrel
sees the gunner before the gunner sees
The game. Many also report the scar
city of both hickory nuts and acorns.
Plenty of rabbits and quail are re-
ported by most Of the farmers owing
o the fact that there has been little
ain during the early spring to drown
,ut the young.
Mrs. Roberta Marshall Dukes who I
las been visiting her parents here,
'aptain and Mrs. William F. Marshall, 1
as returned to her home in Camden, l
!. J. t
Captain William E. Tunnel, sup t.
of the Coast Guards and t
life who have been on a five weeks
isit to San Francisco, Canada and II
ther points of interest returned last III
eek. Y
J. F. F. Price, of Media, Pa, Gas ac- Y
opted the position of teacher of Vo- Y
ltional Agriculture in the Lewes u
Decial School District. NJ
Miss Margaret Hazard who has L.
zen visiting in Philadelphia for a le
eek has returned to her home here. dl
The local base ball team journeyed II
Laurel on Wednesday of last week IN
ID were defeated by a score of 8 to
on
Henry S. Young and family of Will W;
ngtOn who have been occupying go
e Tunnel cottage on Lewes Beach
IS season left last week for their IN
me. b.
Ira w. ManlOve of Philadelphia, for MI
rly of this town, is spending a few TO-
US with friends and relatives here.
eugene and Ellison La Monte of Irt
lmingtOn are spending a few days no
h Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore w. Hud- is
l at Midway. OF
Register of Wills William J. Mus pu
d has granted letters of admins SUI
ton on the estate of Clara M. West .
the Sussex Trust Company. d
Iarold McAneny and family of New las
rk City who have been spending uls
summer months at the George rlV
inter property in Pilottown have o;z
lrned to their home. a
Iiss Helen e. BrintOn, of Whining ter
inspector of the Women's Labor IN
isiOn of the Labor Commission of heN
aware, was in town during the I
k looking after the welfare of the 1or
ale workers. ner
rs. Cornelius M. Eriksen of Chin
,ague, Va, was town visitor dur Wol
the week. the
he farmers were very much de- tnd u
ted to get the little shower of rain incl
ch came early Friday morning oay
le it way only little shower it 1
be a great helD to growing crOns ana