Milford chronicle., 1922-04-07

Fred L. Myers, of Lancaster, Pa,
formerly of this town, who has been
visiting Charles VOlge here, has re-
turned.
DR.. Samuel M. D. Marshall, of Mil
ford; brought John Abbott to the Bee
be Hospital, here, on Sunday where
he was operated upon by DR.. Richard
c. Beebe for appendicitis and is doing
nicely.
Miss Fredonia c. White of the Del
aware Trust Company, here, is at the
Delaware Trust Company, of Milton,
during the absence of Frank B. Car
ey, whose mother, Mrs. J. Frank Lank,
died during the week.
Mrs. A. G. Raught, and son, Roland,
were Georgetown visitors on Tuesday.
Captains Carey, McGuiggan and
Cough, of Reedville, Va, were here
during the week. These men are en-
gagged by the Lewes Fertilizer Co., to
fish their steamers for the coming
season.
Mrs. Charles H. Lynch left today to
visit Mrs. Charles H. Mason at Ken
nett Square, Pa.
Alexander Newton who has been
employed on the new school building
for several months mOtored from his
home in Penns Grove, N. j., with his
family on Sunday.
Mrs. Howard NJ Long and daugh-
ter, Miss Louise Virginia, of PhiladeI-
phia, are the guests of Miss Anne
Nichols and Mrs. Lena Tammany.
Members and friends of the Lewes
NJ. E. Church are pleased that Rev.
Howard Davis has been returned to
them by the conference for another
year.
Louis H. Wolfe has sold his build
ing lot on Arnell avenue, to Joseph T.
Cough, of the firm, Marshap-Gough d
Co. Mr.. Cough expects to build
home thereon in a short time.
Miss Bessie Derrickson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard B. Derrickson
of near town and William J. Jester,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. Jes-
ter, of Georgetown, were married last
Friday.
The William H. Silver Company, of
Aberdeen, Md, the new owners of the
Atlantic Canning Co, at Rehoboth
Beach, are canvassing Lewes and Re
hoboth hundred, contracting for to-
matoes for the coming season 10 be
delivered at their plant for zoe
basket. This price includes all ripe
tomatoes regardless of the size of
them. Quite a few of the farmers are
contracting at this figure. While not
many large patches are expected to
be planted this season, as the last
two seasons have been poor ones, A.
F. Anderson, of Havre de Grace, Md,
who owns a plant in town, expects to
operate it this season. This plant has
been lying idle for the past TWO sea-
sons. The Lewes Packing Company
has also been lying idle for the past
two seasons and it is reported that
they are not going to operate this
season.
Captain Thomas E. Brown, who for
a number of years has been fishing
one of the Lewes Oil & Chemical Co.'S
boats, here, has been employed by the
Chincoteague Fish, Oil & GuanO Co.,
and will be master of the new fish
ing steamer, John FOulk." Captain
Brown is considered one of the best
menhaden fishing men in the game.
Y Edgar M. Baylis is building new
store building across the road from
his home at Five Points and expects
to conduct a general store there. Mr..
Baylis formerly conducted the large
department store at the corner of
Third and Market streets, which he
\sold to John L. Birmingham.
J Mrs. Nathaniel S. Smith and son,
John, have gone to Chesapeake City,
Md, where Mr.. Smith is employed as
a government inspector. They have
rented a furnished home and will be
there for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Lowe mo-
tored to Philadelphia on Tuesday for
a couple of days.
Many people attended Chancellors
Court at Georgetown, recently, to hear
the case between Hayes and Anderton,
a large fishing company in New Yofk
and the Town Commissioners, of
Lewes, over disputed piece of land
on Lewes Beach.
Mrs. Reese White of Millsboro Wis
tied her parents here, Captain and
Mrs. Thomas H. Carpenter. !