Milford chronicle., 1922-03-03
LEWES NEWS

William A. Russell who has been
awarded the contract to build a Coast
Guard Station, at Toms Cove, near
Chincoteague, va, together with
Ralph d. Poynter, made a trip there
during the week looking the ground
over. He expects to begin work on II
in few weeks.
The remains of Charles Kelly, Jr.,
of New York City, were brought here
during the week and inferred IN the
Iewes Presbyterian cemetery. The de-
ceased was a victim Of influenza ana
was a cousin of Captain James H.
Kelley, Of this town.
Joseph c. Luke and Chandler Hend-
ricksOn, of Wilmington, were Town
visitors during the week.
Miss Margaret Atkins attended a
dance given in Salisbury, Md, on Weu-
nesday evening.
Nathaniel H. Evans, OF the pllot
boat, Philadelphia, spent the week
with his mother, here.
Revival services. are being conduct
ed in Epworth NJ. E. Church at he
hoboth Beach, by the Rev. W. D.
Grant.
John Ingram, son of Wilson ingram,
of Wilmington, was operated on at
the Beebe Hospital on Saturday tor
adanoids and tOnsils and is dong NICE
ly. -,.,,.+1,
Mrs. Joseph Kunsman Of Rehoboth
Reach who was operated upon in the
Beebe Hospital two weeks ago. was
able to leave the hospital last weeA'
Charles H. Maull, Napoleon b. neg
~ nnfnT
to Dover on Friday.
w. Virden Marshall OF the nIln'
MarshaIl-Gough Company, had MS
hand badly mashed this week. WheIi
it became caught in the conVeyer OF
his coal truck. Nd
Mrs. James R. Kelly and Mrs. Fred
Burton attended luncheon OF the
Smyrna Century Club during tne
week.
Church held a supper last week con-
sisting of chicken salad, oyster pat
ties, rolls, coffee, ice cream and cake.
The tug, McNally, has a barge at
the Iewes Fertilizer COmpany's plant
loading scrap.
The Girls Friendly Society OF st.
Peters P. E. Church, met at the home |
of Mrs. William P. Orr on Thursday |
evening of last week.
The senior class of the Lewes high /
school held a bake in the gas Office |
last week.
Arthur Wescoat of Haddenfield, N.
J.. compass adjuster, came down on
the steamer, Lannach, during the
week.
Mrs. Harry V. Lyons is spendlnS d
few days in Philadelphia.
DIR. and Mrs. William p. Orr enter
tanned the ladies of the bridge club
and their husbands on Wednesday eV-
ening.
Miss Betty Lofiand is spending
few days with her father, DR.. James
P. Lofland, in Milford.
Charles E. Prettyman, local fish
erman, caught a rock fish which
weighed thirty pounds. 1t sold for
thirty cents a pound.
Mrs. Donald R. Evans went to Phil
adelphia this week to meet her hus-
band. who is Lieutenant-COmman
of the U. S. S. Wright.
Mrs. Thomas H. Carpenter who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Reece
White, in MillsborO, has returned.
phia, was the guest of Captain Fred
Burton, during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Long celebrat-
ed their forty-siXth wedding anniver-
sary on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Harry V. Lyons entertained the
bridge club last week. Mrs. Donald
R. Evans won the first prize and Mrs.
Robert J. Walton, Jr., the second.
Mrs. John NJ. Richardson, George
town, is with relatives here.
The women of St. Peters Church
met for sewing on Wednesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Charles j.
Captain and Mrs. James R. Kelley,
who have been visiting in New YORK
City, have returned.
Frank S. Carter, Philadelphia, for
merly of this town, has rented Eli r.
Sharp's homestead, recently vacated
by William H. Virden, and will move
his family here.
The LeWes canal and the Delaware
bay are now clear of ice, the first
time for about two weeks.
CAPTAIN Frederick Burton is now
in command of the pilot boat, Phila-
The Fertilizer Company has con-
tracted for a $4,000 fertilizer plant
to be built and completed by May 1,
at which time they expect to begin
manufacturing their fish scrap into
fertilizer.
Captain Harry Virden, Philadel-
phia, formerly of this town, was the
guest of Pilot and Mrs. Harry V.
Lyons, this week.
Mrs. Thomas H. Carpenter has re-
turned from visit to Philadelphia.
Mrs. John w. Joseph is visiting in
!
Mrs. William J. Salmons has re-
turned after a visit with her son, I.
Wesley Salmons, in New York.
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