Milford chronicle., 1921-09-09


widow. two sons and two daughters.
George Phillips, aged "a years, son
of the late Charles H. Phillips, OF Re-
hoboth. died at the home of his mo-
ther. near Rehoboth, on Sunday even
ing, August %, after a weeks Illness
He was operated upon for appendl-
citis by DR.. Demarke of Baltimore
and was apparently getting along hne
until Sunday morning. Funeral SER
vices were held Tuesday at his late
home and interment made in the Re-
hoboth Presbyterian cemetery. He
leaves a mother and several brothers
and sisters.
The Maurice L. Wright farm, con-
sisting of Is acres and dwelling about
three miles from town was sold at
public sale on Saturday by the Sus-
sex Trust Company administrator 10
the widow for 100000.
Charles w. Truitt of Girdletree, Md,
formerly of this town, is visiting
friends and relatives here for few
days.
Earl Sylvester Of Harrington was
a visitor here over the weekend.
The Board of Education has elect
ed Ira S. Brinser, of Elizabethtown'
Pa. as Superintendent of the public
schools here to succeed Herbert D
Rausch. who has held the position for
two years. The schools open here on
Monday, September 18th.
An eleven-year-old boy OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George Preftakes Of west Ches-
fer. Pa, who are summering at Re
bohoth Beach, died at the Beebe Hos
pital on Sunday morning aIter d
weeks illness. He was operated upon
the first of the week at the hospital
for appendicitis. The body was taken
to their home in West Chester on
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Efie A. Delaney, OF Patterson
N. j., together with her daughter
Miss Marjorie Hitch, are visiting Cap
tain and Mrs. Charles w. Johnston.
Charles w. Truitt, of Girdletree'
Md. formerly of this town, has pur-
chased the property known as the
Red Mill farm from William E. Veasey
of Havre de Grace and will move his
family here in the near future from
Girdletree.
Miss Esther c. Register has gone to
Philadelphia where she has secured
employment as a teacher in the pub
lie schools there, having recently
graduated from the West Chester
State Normal School.
John Richards Of the buoy tender
'TWoodbine," is spending weeks va
cation with his parents here, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Richards.
The monster whale which has been
living on the beach for several days
has been removed. and carried out to
sea.
Open season on squirrels began on
September first and many sportsmen
can be seen early in the morning
hours on their way to the woods, but
owing to the immense heat which has
prevailed for the past week very few
have been able to stay long enough IN
the woods to bag many squirrels.
J. E. Pritchett has sold mis- farm
near Coolspring and expects to move
to Lewes and live retired farmer,
his health having recently become
some what impaired.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Ralston Davis Of
Milford spent the weekend with Nh.
and Mrs. Charles H. Lynch.
Mrs. Saunders Truitt of Milford is
spending a few days with her sister,
Miss May Sharp.
Henry J. Rowland and family of
Wilmington are spending few days
with his parents on Lewes Beach,
Captain and Mrs. James Rowland, Jr.
w. G. Littleton, vice-president of
the Fidelity Trust Company, Of Phila-
delphia, is spending weeks vacation
here.
Horace Brown of Wilmington, for
merly of this town, is here for week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Wolfe of
Philadelphia, formerly of this town,
are spending a week with friends and
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs: Thomas R. ingram
and Mr.. and Mrs. Napoleon B. Regis
ter left here on Thursday afternoon
on a motor trip to Plattsburg, N. Y,
where their sons, Thomas R. Ingram,
Jr., and Napoleon B. Register, Jr., are
in training camp. The boys will re-
turn with their parents.
Thompson Martin of Philadelphia
attended the funeral services of his
uncle, Lieutenant Thompson, whose
body was brought here from France
this week.
Captain John H. H. Kelly, of Phila-
delphia, formerly of this town, was a
town visitor during the week.
William Tammany, who entered the
Naval Academy at Annapolis about a
year ago, is home on months leave
Of absence, after having been on a
long cruise to foreign ports.
The Lewes Oil 6 Chemical Company
had their four fishing steamers
brought here from Seaford during
he week and have put them in opera
ion for the balance of the season, al
ready making good catches. The two
plants of Hayes and Anderton have
not been opened this season and are
not expected to open up. This is the
irst season in a number of years that |
I'll three of these plants haven't run.
Samuel G. Pierce, manager OF the
ocal base ball team took his nine TO |
cape May on the yacht, onward
ind defeated their fast team by
score of 4 to 8, before more than
Cape May fans. Rowland b;
Ingram, of Wilmington, formerly OF
his town, who is spending his Vaca-
ion here was on the mound for the
ocal boys and the feature OF the game
vas the absolute control OF IngEams
,all at all times. When in a p1nch ne
lsed the spit ball on them which was
llmost an impossibility for them to
lit. Ingram's support was almost per-
ect.