Milford chronicle., 1922-04-07
Some Breezes From Lewes

The Lewes high school has organ
lied a strong base ball team for the
coming season and expect to play the
Frankford high school team soon.
Since the few warm days many OF
the town people have been busy get
ting their garden seed in, also many
of the farmers are busy plOwing for
oats and hauling out and broadcast
ing manure. During the whole Win
ter. on account of so much rain and
the fields being so wet, it has been
impossible for them to get their man
ure hauled out before, and many OF
the farmers are now hauling their
wood for the summer and autumn be-
cause the roads have been so bad
they were unable to haul wood on
them.
Mrs. Rowland B. Ingram of Will
mington is visiting her parents here,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Lank.
George Gray, Jr., of Wilmington
was town visitor on Wednesday.
Captain Theodore Mitchell, master
of the pilot boat, J. Henry Edmunds'
has been ashore for the past week on
sick leave and will return to his du-
ties the last of this week.
Mrs. William J. Thompson is spend
inc a few days in Philadelphia shop
ping.
Pilot Frank Maull who is living
with his daughter, Mrs. Effiie Raugh-
ley, in Harrington, was in town we'd
nesday and Thursday.
William C. Lofand, general mana
ger of. the Lewes Fertilizer Company,
is still confined to his home on ac-
count of illness.
Jacob Larrimore is erecting a dwell
ling house on his lot which he re-
Gently purchased from John D. Elliott
at the corner of King and McFee
streets.
Martin B. Lekites has resigned his
position with the Lewes Gas Com
pany and has opened the tinsmith
shop, formerly occupied by ROBERT
Section, Market street.
Charles e. Lowe has opened pool
room and restaurant in the west
property on Market street, which was
formerly occupied by John Cottlng-
ham, and has resigned his position as
manager of the Whistle Bottling Co.
Harry Francis has succeeded Lowe as
manager of the bOttling company.
William P. Clifton, all-around base
ball player, of this town, known to all
base ball fans throughout lower Della
ware. has signed a contract to play
with Salisbury, Md, base ball CLUB, OF
the Eastern Shore League, during the
coming season. Clifton is one of the
best base ball players that Sussex
county has produced in years and for
the past three years has made rec
ord for himself, and he seems to be at
home at most any position on the d1a-
mond. even behind the bat-where he
played a greater part of the season
last year.
At the oratorial contest held here
on Friday evening in the auditorium
of the Lewes high school, Miss Bea-
trice King, won the first prize; Miss
Emily H. Orr, won the second, and
Gould MacIntire won the third.
These ushers have been appointed
at the Lewes M. E. Church for the
month of April: Morning Napoleon
B, Register, John R. Warrington,
Richard Mathis, w. Walter White; ev-
ening-Henry Gibble, Anderson Lynch,
Leonard Frasier and Millman Pretty
man.
Thomas R. Ingrams Sunday school
class gave him a surprise party on
Saturday evening. The occasion being
his birthday. A goodly number of the
class was present and all reported
having had a good time. After an en-
ioyable evening was spent, refresh
ments were served.
Mrs. Frederick C. Wolfe and daugh-
ter, Miss Catherine, are spending
couple of weeks in Philadelphia with
the formers parents.
CAPTAIN Clinton Long is seriously
ill at his home here. His son, How
ard M. Long and family of Philadel-
phia are here with him.
Mrs. Ella Pierce is confined to her
home with an attack of grippe.
A number of farmers in this sec
ton are planting larger crops of ear
ly potatoes than usual this year, ex-
pecting them to be good price. They
are paying $500 bushel for their
seed potatoes.