Milford chronicle., 1921-10-07
LEWES NEWS

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5 came here last Thursday afternoo
. and played the local team. The gam
was called off at the end of the sixt
= inning on account of darkness, th
| score being to 4. Owing to the fac
that the visitors arrived late in tn
afternoon was the reason for the de
lay in beginning the game. Shirke
was on the mound for the locals AM
did excellent work.
The I.ewes and Rehoboth Hundret
Sunday School Association held thei
annual convention last Thursday af
ternoOn at the Ebenezer M. E. Churcl
about three miles from town. Quite
number of people from here were
in attendance.
Mrs. Lewis W. Mustard, Jr. anC
son, Lewis, the third, of Boston, Mass
are spending few days with her par
ents, Captain and Mrs. Charles S
Morris of here.
Thomas P. Scott and wife and Mrs
Edison c. Lodge attended the funeral
of Mr.. Scott's brother at Middletown
last week.
The Seaford base ball team gave a
minstrel show in the auditorium here
last week, the proceeds for the bene-
fit of their base ball team and the
local team.
Mrs. Lucy B. Lowe has moved Il
house on Lewes Beach from Market
street to South street and is having an
addition built to it.
Mr.. and Mrs William H. Virden are
spending a few days at thei' home in
Germantown. They have the Eli R.
Sharp property on King street here
rented and have occupied it this sum-
mer.
Roy D. Simpler has been confined
to his home for several days on ac-
count of illness.
A local syndicate has organized the
Cape HenlOpen Sand Company and
is making preparations to have a
track laid from the main railroad on
Lewes Beach to the sand hill. There |
is already one company known as the |
Lewes Sand Company operating over
here and it is reported that there is
another company laying plans also !.
which will make the third one Oper-
lting the sand business.
Rally Day services were held at the
4ewes NJ. e. Sunday school Sunday
Iternoon when the summer schedule
vas changed to autumn and winter
schedule. Caleb e. Burchenal, a prom
nent attorney of Wilmington, was the
peaker of the day and gave n most
address. His subject was
The Value of a Life" The attendance
vas extra good, there being consider
bly, over three hundred present. Mrs.
Surchenal rendered a vocal solo. Su-
of the Sunday school,
IapOleOn B. Register, remarked that
he average attendance of the school
the summer months had
considerably above two hun
red which is considered good for a
mall town of this size.
Napoleon B. Register, Thomas r.
lgram and DR.. James Beebe, the To- !
al Board of Education and Profess l
Or Ira S. Brinser, superintendent,
lade a trip to Wilmington during the
eek in reference to the purchase of d
lilding. q
George T. Lowe who has been con- I
ned to his home for several days ser d
uSly Ill is SLOWLY improving.
Harold Nefty) Birmingham, the II
ar base ball pitcher of Sussex coun- C
, has been confined to his home for S
le past four days with an attack of p
'ippe, but is now improving. n
State Banking Commissioner Geo. d
Medill, and his deputies have been p
town examining one of the local S
INKS this week. N
Daniel G. Anderson, of Milford, who o
summering at RehOboth Beach was -
town during the week. "
George w. COverdale, John r. War
lgton, Samuel B. D. Marshall and
lndolph McCracken motored over to
Md, on Sunday and
ent the day with Rev. Omar E.
mes, who was formerly pastor of
2 M. e. Church here.
Louis Lauritsen is having his home
proved by coat of paint.
John E. Pritchett, a farmer of near
offspring has purchased the William
property on Beebe avenue,
w occupied by r. G. Kitchens and
Il move there in a few weeks, re-
ing from the farm which he recent
sold to Norman Neff of Philadel-
a.
These ushers have been appointed
the Lewes M. e. Church for the
nth of October: Morning-Irwin B.
ele, Calvin A. Evans, Carl B. Bay
John j. Wilson; evening-Ebe T.
mer, David Birmingham, Fred B.
and William H. OFT.
Iiss Sallie Marshall is suffering
m a severe attack of paralysis.
'armers report that the greatest
Id in the corn crop will be har-
ted in this section than has been N
'wn for years. 1t seems that the sll
son was just right for corn, some
ect to realize as high as $50 bask-
of corn to the acre, which is con-
,red a good yield. This is about the
Y crop that farmers in this section
boast about as the wheat was ex-
poor, in some instances it yielded
7 seven and eight bushels to the
2, while only a few of our farm
put in tomatoes this year and those
} did realized only about a half
D and the average price paid for
n here has been only Csc a basket.
ly potatoes were almost total
Ire and late potatoes are cut very
It owing to the drought which has
ted for several weeks here.
rofessor Herbert S. Rausch, who
been superintendent of the local
lie schools for the past two years
secured a similar position at Cir
lille, Pa, and is moving his fam
and household effects there this
K.
manuel Zerden and family and A.