Milford chronicle., 1921-07-29
LEWES NEWS

- OHdSSu d lew udyS ago from the Sal
isbury Fire Company. About Is fire
1t men from Salisbury came here an
= demonstrated the pumper last wee
d at the canal. 1t did fine work and tn
= local tiremen are very much pleasel
It with it. Many citizens witnessed tn
demonstration. The visiting firemel
[. were given a supper in the basemen
q of the Presbyterian Church.
Edward w. Long, keeper of Car
l ney's Point lighthouse, N. j., former
= ly of this town, who was married re-
f Gently, is spending a few days will
friends and relatives here.
r. Irving Walls of Wilmington with
l his family are spending a month a,
| their cottage on Lewes Beach.
= Miss Marie Brown, employed in
Washington, D. c., is spending her
vacation here with her parents, Cap
tain and Mrs. Thomas E. Brown.
Charles H. Joseph, aged about 73
years, this town, died suddenly last
Tuesday of heart failure while at
work at the local packing house. Fu-
neral. services were held at Beverdam
Church, Harbeson. He leaves a widow
and several grown children.
John ]. Wilson, employed on the
section gang of the Pennsylvania
railroad here, was hurt on Wednesday
when a large wrench one of his fell
low workmen was using slipped off
and struck him back of the head, in
tiicting large cash.
John M. Lynch, a student at Della
ware College, who has been spending
five weeks camping at Plattsburg, re-
turned to his home on Thursday eY-
ening. Three other boys from here who
expect to go to the same camp in a
short time are Napoleon B. Register,
Jr., Henry c. Gibble and Vernon Brew
er.
Owing to the easterly weather here
for three days, local sportsmen were
unable to fish at the Breakwater for |
large trout.
Guard Station, all but Captain Fred
erick G. VOgel and his assistant, Wal
ter J. Dick, have been transferred to
different stations along the line, while
there has been some talk of closing
this station for the past few weeks,
yet Rehoboth people were very much
surprised when the news came, while
at Dewey Beach where almost the en-
tire crew lived together with their
families, it looked as if the season was
over to see them moving. No other
stations in this immediate district
have yet been closed.
Members of Edison c. Lodges Sun
day school class together with their {
wives and sweethearts held a frank
furter roast on Lewes Beach last
week which was largely attended. All
having had good time. s
Dr.. William V. Marshall and wife
Of Wilmington are spending a few {
lays with his mother here, Mrs. Eu- q
genia Marshall.
William H. Roach and family of
Wachapreague, Va, visited his par
ents here during the week, Mr. and r
Mrs. Mark H Roach. +
The three-year-old child of Mr.. and q
Mrs. Harold McAneny of New Yorh +
Jity, who are spending the summer 4
lere, who has been very i'll for the Il
Dast two weeks as result of having .
frank poison is rapidly improving.
Louis Paynter, carpenter, employ
ID on the new school building, has
leen laid up from work on account Of
laVing punctured his foot with
all
Robert A. Sumwalt and wife Of Bal
more, Md, are visiting friends and
elatives here for a few days.
H. B. Louderman and family of St.
iouis, Mo-, who has been spending
he summer months here for a num-
er of years, is at the Hotel Rodney
II the season.
William T. Conwell and family of
hi1odoIDbio cnoTf 0f
eek with his parents here, Mr.. and
RS. Thomas T. COnwell.
P. B. Manlove of Philadelphia for
erly of this town visited his wife
Id daughter during the week.
Captain Robert Wilson of Camden,
j., is spending a few days with
arshall Hazard and wife.
Handy M. Long who is employed in
'deralsburg, Md, spent the weekend
tn his wife here.
Clifton Tracy who has been employ -
in Arthur Rowe's tonsorial parlors =
several months has accepted like =
sition in Denton.
Charles Klingenstein has moved
I'm the Bookhammer property on ~
cond street which he has been oc-
oying for several years as a bar
: shop and residence to the JOS
4 M. Martin property across the
eet, formerly occupied by William
sophie G. Hartman of Baltimore is W.
nding a few weeks on Lewes n
lch. B(
Ienry S. Young of Wilmington is
nding a few days with his family
LeWes Beach.
he Lewes Methodist Episcopal II:
lday school will hold their annual
lic on Wednesday, July 9th, at
an City, Md, accompanied by the
res Presbyterian Sunday school,
S is the third consecutive, picnic
the M. E. Sunday school has held
Ocean City.
)hn w. SalmOns and wife of Phil
lphia are spending a few days @
| the formers brother here, Luth- Graz
Z. Salmons.
)ntractor William H. Workman, of
on, who has the the contract to FRk
It a store building on the John
Vessels lot on Second street, has
cellar completed and also the
dation and expects to begin the 4OT
ling of it just as soon as the lum-
arrives. -
rs. Charles H. Lynch who has been
ding a few days in Kennett
re, Pa, with Mrs. Charles H. Ma c.
has returned.
" S. M. Simms of Baltimore, Nd,
erly pastor of the Lewes M. P. All
ch here is visiting friends here