Milford chronicle., 1922-01-20
LEWE NEWS

:
eral months have it entirely complet
ed and have turned it over to. thu
School Commissioners of the LeWei
Special School District, and the col
ored pupils moved from their ole
school building on Monday morning
to their new quarters. The members
of the local Board of Education, con.
sisting of President Napoleon B. Reg
lister, Thomas R. Ingram and DR.
James Beebe were present at the op-
ening exercises. Short addresses were
made by the president of the board
Register, and by Rev. Thaddeus Nc
Donald, pastor of st. Pauls Church.
The school building comes as a gift
from Pierre S. DUPONT and is located
on the Robert Arnell tract, about a
half mile just in the rear of the new
school building which is now under
construction for the white pupils. The
same commission is also engaged in
building a similar building near Cos
lees Mill, about five miles from here,
on the road leading to Conley's Chap
ell, having just recently completed one
near Warwick about twelve or four
teen miles from here.
The funeral services of Mrs. Sarah
E. Wilson, aged "a years, widow of
the late Hammond Wilson, were held
| last week at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Edward Wyatt, in this town.
Rev. Howard Davis, pastor of the
Lewes M. E. Church, conducted the
services. Interment was made in the
M. E. cemetery. The deceased is sur
vived by three sons, dll of this town,
William T., AlOnzo and Marshall c.
Wilson, and two daughters, Mrs. w.
E. Wyatt and Mrs. George Warren, of
Georgetown, and number of grand
children and several great grandchil-
dren. She was one of the oldest resi-
dents of the town. Mrs. Wilson died
on Saturday, January Z.
Frederick L. Myers of Lancaster,
Pa, formerly of this town, is spend
ing few days with Charles F. Wolfe
here. Mr.. Myers formerly conducted
the Fred l.. Myers Co. Tin Box Fac
tory here.
The Town Council has elected Har-
ry M. Maull as secretary of the cOUn-
Gil to succeed Miss Annie R. Nichols
who has been secretary for a number
of years.
Sylvester T. Richards who is en-
plOyed on the S. S. WoOdbine of the
lighthouse department is spending a
few days vacation with his parents
here, Mr.. and Mrs. George Richards.
Thomas R. Ingram, cashier of the
Sussex Trust Company was a Will
mington visitor during the week.
George w. Warrington of RehObOth
Beach, formerly of this town, is crit !
ically ill at his home there.
fur dealers are paying as high as /
81 so for good muskrat pelts and many /
of the trappers are making fine cat /
ches which give them good yields .
from their marsh land. Some farmers /
claim that good muskrat land is con-
sidered as good a value as good up
land, more especially so when they
can realize $1.5O from each pelt.
Local fishermen are catching very
few winter fish at this time, owing to
the fact that there is so much ice in
the bay.
Jerome C. Phillips, road overseer of
this district, has several employed
making a crossway over Wolfe's
Glade where the new proposed road
poets to intersect.
Cornelius NJ. Eriksen and family are
spending a few weeks in Philadelphia
with Mrs. Eriksen's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Walls are
receiving congratulations upon the ar
'ival of fine baby boy, weighing nine
md One-half pounds.
Register of Wills William J. Mus
ard has granted letters of adminis-
ration on the estate of Levin A. DON
wan to Theodore c. Donovan and
lara May Donovan.
David Coverdale, Jr., local car
lenter, is employed at Chesapeake |
'ity working on summer residence [
or H. Rodney Sharp of Wilmington, I
of this town. a
The Home Missionary Society met y
n Monday evening at the home of S
Irs. James T. Lank and the foreign b
lissioary society met at the home of C
Irs. Hannah NJ. Edwards on Thurs Il
ay afternoon.
Charles w. Robinson who has been d
mplOyed as automobile mechanic by +
he Wescoat Auto Co., Inc, for some
me has resigned and is operating
he garage formerly conducted by =
aker and Davidson in the old steam
lundry building.
The Loyal Helpers of the Lewes NJ.
. Church met on Friday evening at
le home of Mrs. Thomas E. Brown.
Stephen G. Pierce made a business
lip to Philadelphia during the week.
William X. Richards who is employ
/ as fireman on the tug, Arabian" A
spending a few days vacation with ~
Is parents here.
Luther T. Salmons who has been
,nfined to his home for several days
/, account of illness is able to re-
lme dis duties as janitOr of the local
hool building. NJ
Miss Mary Coulter who has been II
nployed as boOkkeeper in William E.
alsh's garage, here, has resigned II
Id accepted a position in Philadel- III
Tia and Miss Margaret Hazard has
led the vacancy.
Lewes High School boys basketball HI
am and the girls team also, jour- HI
yed to Laurel on Friday evening
ID both teams were defeated. The III
VS. score was SO to 18 and the girls HI
to IS. VIM. Kitchens of the local IIl
Inn had a finger broken while play e
g the game. nj
Miss Minerva Robinson of Whining ca
4 is visiting her father, James P. m,
,binson in Angola. VIZ
Mrs. Laura M. Spicer, of Whining sill
1 and William p Carter, of this -.
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