Milford chronicle., 1921-05-13
LEWES NEWS

constitution and bylaws were adopt
ed. Ferdinand Brewer was elected re-
cording secretary and George P. Tun-
nell vice-president. The old fort is to
be beautified by planting ornamental
shrubs and a privet hedge. Then the
unsightly rubbish along South street
extension is to be removed or plant
ing done to hide the same.
Miss Margaret Richards of the Sus-
sex Trust Company is spending few
DAYS in Dover and Philadelphia.
Mrs. Richard P. Morris who sprain-
ed both her ankles several days ago
is still confined to her bed.
BENJAMIN Bradley has purchased the
Linwood Simpler property Don King
street from Mrs. Euphemia c. Carey
who bought it at public sale a week
ago. Mr.. Bradley has been living in
the property for some time.
Several Lewes people attended the
track meet at Delaware College on
Saturday.
An election was held here on Sat
urday afternoon to ascertain whether
the taxpayers were in favor of bond
ing the town for $4,000 or not for
the purpose of paying off their in
debtedness which has accrued after
considerable improvements which
have been made at the plant during
the year, such as installing new boil
er and pumps and additional build
ings; to other streets in the town
where it is needed. The election re-
suited in favor of the bond issue, on
ly four people voted against it.
Annie Street of Angola brought the
first strawberries to market this sea-
son. They sold readily at 35 cents
per quart.
Rev. Howard Davis has the pret-
tiest garden in town, adjoining the
M. E. parsonage.
Mrs. Carl Prettyman entertained the
Young Peoples Association of the
Presbyterian Church Friday evening
at her home.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Sussex Trust Co. |
with branches at Lewes, Laurel and |
Milton was held in Georgetown on
Tuesday, May 8, at the cOmpany's Of |
flee and the following directors were |
elected: Lewes branch-JOhn M. Yes I
sells, Thomas H. Ingram, DR.. U. W. |
Hooker, DR.. Joseph NJ. Martin, Harry
V. Lyons, DR.. William P. Orr, Jr.,
Charles R.. Maull and William H. Vir-
den; Milton branch-JOseph M. Lank,
Robert B. Hopkins, C. Frank Lacey,
James C. Conwel and George B. Hun
ter; Laurel branch-Harry K. FOoks,
Albert H. Phillips, George w. Elzey,
DR.. w. T. Jones, w. T. Smith, H. W.
Hastings, Orlando V. Wootten, w. G.
Truitt, T. J. Waller and W. T. Rec
Ords.
Mrs. Annie J. Tracey, aged 70 years,
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
George Holland, in Rehoboth, on Mon
day, May 2, after few days illness.
Funeral services were held on Thurs
day and interment in the Lewes Pres
byterian cemetery. The deceased is
survived by three sons, William B.,
John V. and Samuel Tracy; four s
daughters, Mrs. Richard H. Derrick
son, Mrs. Robert Burton, Mrs. Bailey {
w. Maull and Mrs. George Holland.
John w. Salmons, a prominent COM t
mission merchant of Philadelphia, {
formerly of this town, is spending a i
few days with his brother Luther T. !
Salmons. &
Paul Carpenter has moved from the
Daniel Wilson property on Madison t
avenue to the West property at the I
corner of Fourth and South streets, {
who has moved to the Rowland Ross :,
property. Rufus T. Mitchell has NOV +
ed to the property vacated by Car z
penter.
Captain Franklin W. Poynter of
Philadelphia, formerly of this town
was town visitor last week.
Mrs. J. Frank MacIntire is spend
ing a few days shopping in Philadel-
phia.
Joseph H. Holland who is employ
ed on the North Eest-end lightvessel
near Cape May is spending few days
shore leave with his sister here, Mrs.
Daniel P. Jones.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Lewes
M. E. Church met at the home of Mrs.
Charles T. Nelson on Monday evening.
Justice of the Peace Napoleon B.
Register is expecting every day to re-
ceiVe his appointment as postmaster
of the local post Office.
David W. Burbage & Company have
purchased the Dodd property on Front
street adjoining the company's Office
and turned it into a private garage.
Henry Johns son has rented the
Charles E. Marshall bungalow on
South street recently vacated by Ar
thur Hazard.
Some New Jersey food fishermen
who have been located here for sever
al days made a large catch of blue
fish this week which they shipped to
the city markets.
The pilot boat, Philadelphia, has
gone to a Philadelphia shipyard to z
have its bottom scraped and painted. n
The pilot boat, J. Henry Edmunds is
on the station in the absence of the
Philadelphia.
j. P. Lowell, an automobile painter,
who is employed in the garage of Will
liam E. Walsh, had the misfortune to
have his leg broken on Friday morn
ing when he was attempting to push
an automobile off of a set of jacks
which were under the rear of the car,
the car suddenly came backwards to-
wards him and crushed him into the
building and at the same time catch
ng him about the knee.
The inclement weather which pre-
vailed here last week has caused the
work on the new school building and
he Beebe Hospital to come to a stand
still.
Mrs. Thomas J. Virden and daugh-
.er have gone to Philadelphia to meet
Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Vir-
len on his arrival from Guantanamo.
He was formerly a Delaware pilot,
)ut entered the Navy during the war
ind is now in charge of the U. S.
Hospital Ship, Relief.
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