Milford chronicle., 1922-10-27
BUDGET OF NEWS AS
REPORTED FROM LEWEaS

p Rev. Oliver HemStreet nlled the pull
pit in the EpwOrth M. E. Church at
Rehoboth Beach, during the absence
of their pastor, Rev. w. S. Grant.
/ J.H. Booth, of Milford, assistant SUI
perintendent of the National Life In
surance Company, was in town dur
ing the week.
/ Local spOrtsmen report that ducks
are very plentiful, but gunners are
more plentiful and the mosquitoes
are fierce on the marshes and the
weather is really too warm to do much
hunting. Farmers report that rabbits
and quail are very plentiful which
means that cunning this fall will be
unusually good.
The Nassau Orchard Farms and the
Burton Orchards, Inc, both near Mas
sau, have been busy for several weeks
picking and shipping apples. The Mas
sau Orchard has an extraordinary
large crop of apples this season; the
largest crop that it has ever produc-
ed, it is in charge of Leslie G. Knapp.
Thousand of baskets of Stamens
Winesaps and other winter apples are
lying on the ground and will be used
in making vinegar.
S. F. johnson, of Philadelphia, is
here for a few days, representing
some oil stock inventure of which he
is selling stock.
John ]. Wilson who is employed on
the section gang of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, is ill at his home with a
light case of pneumonia.
Mrs. Edwin c. Marshall and son
who have been spending the past
month in Philadelphia returned to
their home here this week.
Samuel B. D. Marshall made trip
to Wilmington during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Horace Willard are
spending a few days in Wilmington
and Philadelphia.
The six. year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George T. Lowe, was operated
upon at the Beebe Hospital here on
Sunday afternoon by DR.. Sweet, an
eve specialist, of Philadelphia. The
child's eye had to be removed on &C
count of the growth Of tumor on
it.
Harold Creadick is visiting his IA
ther at the latter's farm, just out OF
Dover.
Wagner c. Brewer made a business
trip to Wilmington and Philadelphia
during the week.
Mrs. Alfred Lank is spending few
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Row
land B. Ingram, in Wilmington.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Lewes M. E. Church met on Monday
evening, October 18th, at the M. e.
parsonage.
Mrs. Frank Maull was operated up
on at the Beabe Hospital, on Sunday,
october 22nd, for appendicitis, by DR..
William P. Hearn, of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Maull was formerly of Philadel-
phia, and just recently married MI.
Maull.
Franklin C. Maull, who has been in
the Beebe Hospital for the past two
weeks as a result Of being Lit by
fving bullet at a serenade here, was
removed to his home last week and
is getting along fine, although at one
+inc his condition was very serious.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union met on Tuesday, October 11th'
at the home of Mrs. Thomas F. Brown
on Mulberry street.
Roland D. J. Raught, who is a stu
dent at the University of Delaware
spent Sunday with his mother here
Mrs. A. G. Raught.
Charles N. Baker who now occupies
the George w. Lodge property near
town. has purchased a house and lot
nm King street, in Kimmeytown, from
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Wilson, and
will OCCUPY it in the near future
Mrs. Joseph Walls and Misses
R1anche and Mary Edwards motored
to Philadelphia with Sylvester RICK
ards. -,
Miss Frances West gave a very en-
iovable bride party at E. c. Burtons S
cottage, on Lewes Beach, last week
Miss Annie H. Dunning is spending
few days in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Claudia B. Orr entertained the
bridge club at her home on THURSDAY
evening. L..
Mrs. Ruth w. Murray is having her
home improved by new side walls
and a coat of paint.
Mrs. Charlotte B. Hickman who mas
been spending the summer months al
Rehoboth Beach and on LeWes Beach
! left last week lOI uOA "AAA'S% NA
Ocala, Florida. -.
Captain John M. Barnes who has
been visiting his daughter, Mrs. Ma
tbaniel S. Smith, at Chesapeake Cltyi
Md, has returned.
THE Women's Auxiliary of st. Pc
ter's P. E. Church, have planned to
have weekly meetings in the Sunday
school room and do special sewing FOL
missions.
Mrs. J. Henry Johnson who has
been spending the past month will
her parents, in Philadelphia, has re-
turned.
William J. Dutton, Of Georgetown
spent the weekend with Thomas r
IDuffell and mother here.
Captain William E. Chambers Ii
very ill at his home on Mulberry
street.
! CAPTAIN Arthur W. Conwell, treas
} urer of the Pilots Association, o
J Philadelphia, formerly Of this town
, was a town visitor recently.
Captain John S. Wingate, keeper o
the Henlopen Coast Guard Station
has purchased the Cottingham farm
in Pillottown, consisting Of thirty
41,.,oo ooroe from Edgar w Ingram,