Milford chronicle., 1921-12-23
LEWES news

employed as engineer on one of Chin
colleague Fish, Oil & Guano Co. hsh
ing steamers this season, has arriv
ed home, as the boats have been lal'
up for the season.
Arthur M. Barnes of the Whining
ton police force, is spending rev
days with his parents here captain
and Mrs. John M. Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Lynch are
receiving congratulations upon th'
arrival of fine baby boy.
Joseph Shek, the local tailor VINO
has been confined to his home for sew
eral weeks with typhoid fever re-
turned to his shop this week.
Charles T. Nelson and Joseph l.
Marshall have been appointed audi
TORS bv the Commissioner of LeWes to
audit the town treasurer's account
Frank A. Coverdale, Of Georgetown
who is building a new bungalow on
Beebe avenue, has it very near COM
Melted and expects to move his fam
ilv here in few weeks from George
town. -.
Cornelius NJ. Eriksen made trip
to New York City during the week.
The stork visited the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Charles T. Nelson thls
week and left a fine baby girl.
Since the cold weather has con-
timed for several days most OF the
farmers are killing their fattening
hogs and fresh meats and sausage
are very plentiful in town just now
MANY are selling their sausage at low
&c 26c mound while the butchers are
still asking 25c.
The Henlopen Sand Company are
making rapid progress with tnelE
railroad track which they are laying
from the main track, to the hill ana
if the weather permits they expect TO
have it completed in a short Time.
The ladies Of the town conducteu d
bazaar and supper in the AUDITORIUM
on Thursday evening for the DenenI
of the maternity ward in the BeeDe
Hospital here. The affair was well at
tended by local people as we'll as
country people and many from Re
hoboth Beach.
Arthur L. Lynch Of COllingswood'
N. J.. who formerly conducted the Ho-
tel Rodney here is spending a lew
days in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Baynum and MIS-
Harry Lubker made a trip to Sails
bury, Md, on Friday.
Thomas R. Ingram, cashier OF the |
Sussex Trust Company, made a Dusl-
ness trip to the county seat during
the week.
Nelson Gibble left this week to go
on the tug, John F. Lewis, as pilot
This tug has been laid up for sever
al weeks on account of towing Delng
slack. 1t is expected to be out now II
towing still picks up.
~Fhe members of the Henlopen
Grange have elected these officers
for the ensuing term: Master, Thom-
as C. Wilson; overseer, T. Cullen
Donovan; lecturer, Mrs. Sadie Dono-
van: steward, Edward Lynch; Asst.
Thomas A. Hart; chaplain,
Herbert H. Fisher; treasurer, George
H. Holland; secretary. Mrs. EDWARD
Lynch; gate keeper, Irwin Collins;
ceres. Mrs. Bessie Fisher; pomona,
Mrs. Bailey Maull; flora, Mrs. Thomas
c. Wilson; lady Asst. steward, Mrs.
A. Hart; organist, Mrs. Bes-
sic Fisher.
The members of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics turned
out in a body on Sunday morning and
attended divine services in the Lewes
ME-. Church. Rev. Howard Davis ad-
dressed them. A goodly number were
III attendance.
The holly wreath season is about
over now. Many of the farmers wives
have made their Xmas money by MAX
ing these wreathes. This season they
have sold in wholesale lots as high
IS Csc each which is the highest price
hat has been paid for them for many
years.
Mrs. Sarah Wilson is critically i'll
1T the home of her daughter here,
Mrs. Walter E. Wyatt.
Malloy c. Vaughan has moved from
to the Charles Green
arm near Coolspring which he pur-
chased some time ago, he still has his
1ffice in Georgetown as county agent.
Captain Franklin w. Poynter of
formerly of this town,
vas a town visitor on Friday.
Pilot Harry F. Virden of Philadel-
1hia was a town visitor during the
week.
J. E. Williams of Milford, repre-
;enting the Continental Life Insur-
lnce Company, was in town during
he week.
Charles D. Beebe, proprietor of the
ocean House on Lewes Beach has
accepted a position with life insur- ;
yhce company. !
Local fishermen are still making
rood catches Of winter. founders in
heir nets. The nice trout which have
,een caught here during the season /
disappeared about week ago. They s
tayed here later this season than t
las been known for number of {
ears. Good catches of hard shell
rabs are still being made in the s
cts which the fishermen find ready \
ale for locally. '
Clyde Harrison, assistant keeper of +
Lighthouse is spending
is shore leave here, with his sister, -
[rs. Joseph Johnston.
Many of the workmen have been Y
i'd off at the new school building r
hich has afforded great deal Of O
ork this season, both for the me-
lanics and the laborers. The build {"
g is now about completed and only I
few mechanics and laborers are 7
nployed there. 1t is expected to be Fl
ady for occupancy in about two q,
ore months. II
OVERLOOK 81 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Campbell en-