Milford chronicle., 1922-11-10

Thomas w. Johnston has sold the
Rurton nrOperty on Fourth street
which he recently purchased at pub
Iic sale tn Mrs. Henry w. Ennis.
E,IneraI services of Mrs. q. Ann
Palmer, aged 79 years, OF RehoDoln
Beach, were held Sunday AFTERNOON %,
conducted by Rev. W. >. Grant Inc Inc
deceased is survived by Jhree sOhs
and three daughters.
Edison c. Lodges Sunday school
class of the NJ. e. Sunday school Will
meet on Thursday evening at the
home of Paul F. Carpenter. The class
has contest on for the last three
months of this year with Irwin B.
steele. as one captain, and Paul f.
CARPENTER as the other. Carpenters
bovs are only three points in the lead'
The girls basketball team OF the
Georgetown High School defeated the
Tewes High School girls here last
week by a score of Is to 9.
The annual meeting of the Board OIL
Pilot Commissioners for Delaware
was held last Monday in the Cham
her of Commerce rooms, dupont build
ing, Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Lank' OF
washington, D. c., are spending
few DAYS with the formers mother
here, Mrs. Ida M. Lank.
Register of Wills William J. MUS
tard has granted letters OF admlnls-
tration on the estate of Harry Z.
Lubker to Maude E. Lubker.
Mr.. and Mrs. William o. Nelson
snent Sunday with the latter's par
ents in Millsboro.
Mrs. Sallie Nelson of Wilmington,
is visiting Captain and Mrs. EDWARD
Tracy here for a few days.
The young people of Lewes gave
masquerade dance in the auditorium
Friday evening, November Srd, Whlch
was largely attended.
Roland D. J. Raught, who is stu
dent of the University of Delaware
passe d the weekend with his mo-
ther here, Mrs. A. G. Raught.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union held their November meeting at
the home of Mrs. Charles H. john
son. The Young Peoples Branch was
reported as having a very pleasant
Halloween social. The Loyal Temper
ance Legion gave an interesting pro-
gram on Worlds Temperance Sun
dav afternoon in Sunday school.
Plans are now being made for a mus
ical to be held on November oath.
Many local Republicans voters mo-
tored to Milford last Saturday after
noon to hear Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
United States Senator Coleman du
Pont and Col. Thomas w. Miller de-
liver addresses at a mass meeting
held there in the Plaza Theatre.
John Wilson, engineer on the North
East End Light Vessel, near Cape
Nav, is spending ten days shore leave
at his home here.
William E. Graves, proprietor of
the Lewes Garment Factory, is SER
iously ill at his home on Fourth
street.
Postmaster Napoleon B. Register is
improving his hOme~On South street
with a coat of paint.
William E. Walsh made a business
trip to Philadelphia during the week.
Howard Maull, of Camden, N. j., is
spending a few days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Maull.
The Democratic party held a mass
meeting in the auditorium in Lewes
last Thursday night which was large
ly attended.
\ The Lewes Fertilizer Company tied
IN their fishing steamers last week
after going for two weeks without
catching a fish. The boats will be
sent to Seaford where they remain
for the winter months.
( George Bryant, Jr., of Angola, has
the honor of growing the largest crop
of potatoes ever known in this sec
tion. From nine and three-fourths
acres of land Mr.. Byrant harvested
two thousand, two hundred and eighty
bushels of potatoes. Practically all
were saleable size.