Milford chronicle., 1922-09-22
BUDGET OF NEWS AS
REPORTED FROM LEWES

William H. Bookhammer and John
R. Baylis, who recently purchased the
Milford fishing plant, have organized
the Diamond State Fish Products
Company and expect to have the plant
in readiness for next season.
DR.. William R. Messick, deputy tax
commissioner, who has suffered with
neuritis for the past three months, is
somewhat improved and left last week
for Hot Springs, Va, where it is hop
ed that his condition will rapidly inn
prove.
Mrs. T. Clarkson Taylor and Mrs.
w. T. Penniman, of Wilmington, who
have been spending the summer at
Rehoboth Beach, have returned.
! DR.. William P. Hearn, of Philadel-
phia, was a town visitor last week,
making his usual trip to the Beebe
Hospital. His family who have spent
the summer here, returned to their
home in Philadelphia recently.
Garwood J. Thomas who is employ
ed at the Coast Guard Station at Hog
Island, Va, is spending a weeks leave
with friends here.
DR.. Harry B. Hickman has returned
to his home in Philadelphia after hav-
ing spent several weeks at his cot
tage on Lewes Beach. His wife who
has been in Europe for the past two
months is expected to return in few
days. While there she visited Mr.. end
Mrs. George S. MesS ersmith at Ant
werp.
The Trustees of Beaver Dam M. P.
Church have contracted with William
H. Workman, of Milton, to remodel
and paint their church building at
Harbeson.
Samuel C. Pierce has moved his
family from his mothers property on
South street, to one of DR.. William P.
Orr's brick houses, across the street,
which was just vacated by Louis B.
Graves, who moved to new house on
Beebe avenue, recently built by Rich
ard Beebe.
DR.. Augusta Nichols of Philadelphia
is spending few days with her sis
ters here, Mrs. Roman Tammany and
Miss Annie R. Nichols.
Miss Emily H. Orr and Robert H.
Orr have returned from visit to
Lancaster, Pa.
The ladies of the Midway Presby-
terian Church, held festival in their
grove last week for the benefit of a
new roof for the church.
Mrs. Mary Rowland is spending
few days with her son, Henry J. Row
land in Wilmington.
Mrs. Thomas Harris of Collindale,
Pa, is visiting Mrs. Edward c. Bur-
ton, of Chester, Pa, at their cottage
on Lewes Beach.
Captain Robert R. Orr, of the U. S.
Navy, League Island, Philadelphia, is
spending the week with his family at
their cottage, on Lewes Beach.
Jury Commissioners Marvil and
Long have drawn these jurymen for
the October term, of court from the
Tenth Representative District, Elisha
Campbell, Hiram J. Outten, Samuel L.
Black and John E. Dean.
| Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Morris are
spending a few days in Philadelphia
and Wilmington.
NContractor Herbert B. Joseph. of
Rehoboth Beach, has just finished six
new bungalows there and has six
more to build. RehobOth Beach has
Just had a large building boom this
year and from the outlook now they
have every reason to believe that next
year will bring even greater boom
than this, as already large number
of new cottages have been contracted
for.
The fishing steamers of the Lewes
Fertilizer Company have begun to
make good catches of fish again and
they are turning out considerable
more oil to the gallon now than they
were the first of the season.
Local fishermen are beginning to
make some nice catches of crokers~
again. This is their first appearance
of anything to speak of since the
storm here about two weeks ago. 1t is
thought that unless storm ap-
proaches soon there will be a good
run of them now.
NHarvey E. Bakers new bungalow on
Dewey avenue is nearing completion
and he expects to move from his prop
erty on South street in short time.
Emma S. Simpler. aged 81 years,
wife of Charles Simpler, of RehObOth.
died Saturday evening. September 18th
of apDoplexv. The funeral services
were held at the RehOboth M. r.
Church on Monday afternoon at one
o'clock. Rev. Leonard Grant of4ciat-
ing. Interment at St. Johns NJ r.
cemetery. The deceased is survived
bv husband. Charles SimDler, five
daughters and five sons. William T.
Atkins, of Lewes, was the funeral di-
rector.
II you are sick, take Chiropractic
Adjustments and get well. Anna
K. Gregorious, Chiropractor. Offices:
Milford and Dover. sS-h