Milford chronicle., 1921-01-14
LEWES NEWS

n uS l6lI " SdCu VI luIOS CuuICuSS
!, Lewes.
: Rev. w. D. Wilson is in charge {
the protracted meetings in Grool
= Memorial M. P. Church. Many haE
expressed conversion.
Mrs. A. Goldenbow, French an
, English teacher in Lewes high schoo
has resigned and returned to he
! home in Audubon, N. Y. The classe
will be divided between William {
Thompson, agricultural teacher, an
his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jones are Wis
iting their daughter at Akron, Ohio.
Mrs. Horace HarmOnson of Berlin
Md, is a guest of Mrs. William LOT
land.
Mrs. Frank Carter who has been il
in Philadelphia with typhoid fever, il
much improved.
After an absence of year, Captai1
and Mrs. Charles w. Johnson have Op-
ened their home in Lewes. Their son
Charles, and his wife are spending g
few days with them.
John M. Vessels will rebuild his
store on the old site, at an early date
1t will be a one-story brick building
26 feet wide by 70 feet long, and as
nearly fireproof as possible.
The Town Board has passed an or
dinance requiring all buildings to be
of cement or brick, with fireprOof roof.
In accordance with the law, Mrs. Cath
crime Ingram is replacing the burn
ed roof of her home with one of cor
rugated iron.
Miss Margaret Orr is visiting her
sister, AgTs w. D. W. Hall, in Phila-
delphia.
On Jan. SrI, Eli R. Sharp celebrat-
ed his 87th birthday anniversary at
his home in Lewes. His daughters,
Miss May Sharp and Mrs. Saunders
Truitt, with Mr.. Truitt and Miss Mil
dred Truitt of Milford, were his guests
On Monday, Jan. 8, at the town
election, DR.. James T. Thompson was
again reelected mayor of Lewes.
Mrs. F. G. Maull and sister, Miss
M. E. West, have gone to Wilkes-Barre
Pa, to spend the winter with Dr. and
Mrs. Davenport, the latter being the
daughter of Mrs. Maull.
At regular meeting of the Lewes
Volunteer Fire Department held this
week the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Charles T. Nelson; vice-presi-
dent, Napoleon B. Register; secretary
and treasurer, Cornelius G. Marshall;
chief, Captain G. Clifton Maull; first
assistant chief, Thomas R. Duffell;
second assistant chief, Jacob Pretty
man; third, Frank M. Williams;
fourth, John R. Lawton. A goodIy
number of the members were in at
tendance and a very enthusiastic
was held.
William H. Virden of Germantown
Philadelphia, who has been working /
on a large government contract in
Buffalo, N. Y, for several months is
spending a few days here.
Captain John R. Price of Philadel-
Dhia, formerly of this town, is spend
ing few days with friends and rel
ltives here.
Samuel c. Pierce made a business
rip to Dover during the week.
Roland J. S. Marsh has purchased
he new garage recently erected on
South street from Stephen A. Lons
Ind is conducting a general repair
hOp auto storage. He has employed
elmer Davidson as chief machanic.
Gr. Davidson has served several years
1t the business and is a first class
mechanic.
Anthony P. Ingram received two
ars of coal during the week, which
Ielped to relieve the famine some
7hat.
Mrs. James T. Thompson who has
cen visiting her daughter, Mrs.
ames A. Aull, tJr., in Norristown, Pa,
as returned.
Joseph D. Thompson, Jr., and Miss
[elen Thompson of Philadelphia and
Iiss Margaret Thompson who is at
ending West Chester State Normal :
chool spent the holidays with their ,
arents here, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph D.
thompson.
William S. Walls and wife of Phil 3
delphia are spending a few days :
18th the formers mother and the lat
,r's parents here. {
Mrs. Marshall Bertrand who is
pending the winter months in Phil d
1elphia spent few days with friends
town. {
DR.. Hiram R. Burton has plotted a
eW addition to Lewes and is selling
is on a monthly installment plan. q
he transaction is being handled by
e Lewes Real Estate Company and :.
ore than twenty lots have been sold u
the past three or four days. Il
Mrs. W. Hance Chambers and -
ughter were in Milford during the p
eek visiting her mother, Mrs. Lima ~
lnnon.
The stockholders of the Lewes "
urnal Company will hold their an =
al meeting on January IL. II
John V. Tracey has moved to the
.ynter Warrington farm which he
Gently purchased near Rehoboth
ach which was tenanted by Emory
Ayers who has moved to the Ed
.rd Thompson farm near Lewes.
Peter B. Martin who has been in
1ladelphia for several weeks has
Arthur B. Joseph of Rehoboth
ach, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Frank
Seph and Miss Margaret Webb,
lighter of Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus M. s
,bb were married on Christmas day
will make their future home in
hobOth Beach.
irwin B. Steele, formerly of Reho-
n Beach who has been keeper of
Coast Guard Station at Greenrun,
:, has been promoted to assistant 10
lerintendent of the Coast Guards 80, aIe
h offices in the Federal Building fh, a..
e; with Superintendent William E. ~ ~
lneH. Captain Steele succeeds ~,
I Egeland who has been promoted o. o.
position on revenue cutter at Ill,