Milford chronicle., 1922-06-09
Some Breezes From Lewes

At a recent meeting of the Board of
Education of the LeweS Special
School District a resolution was pass
ed leasing the old school house lot at
the corner of South street and Vickers
avenue, to the Beebe Hospital for a
period of twenty-five years at year
ly rental of $25.00. This action was
taken as a result of petition present
ed the Board of Education signed by
a number of citizens and taxpayers of
the town. It is reported that the Bee
be Hospital intends to make pri-
vate park for the hospital patients.
The Board is now composed of Ma
poleon B. Register, Thomas r. Ingram
and DR.. James Beebe. The term of DR..
Beebe expires within a few days and
will be filed at an election which will
be held in a short time.
The government buoy tender, U. S.
S. Iris, has been in the breakwater
for the past two days and Captain
Custis W. Atkins, master, and Charles
J. Mensch, chief engineer, visited
their families here.
Mrs. Percy B. Vickers entertained
the Bridge Club on Friday. Mrs. Lii
lian Virden Smith, of Johnstown, Pa,
won the first prize and Mrs. G. Cliff
ton Maull the second.
Mrs. Robert Scott and Miss Annie
Dunning are spending a few days at
Atlantic City.
Mrs. Rina D. Powell, of Duluth,
Michigan, who together with her sis
ter, Mrs. Virginia L. Mustard, have
been visiting Mrs. Marion Mustard
Messersmith, in Antwerp, Belgium,
arrived in New York last week. Mrs. |
Powell spent the first of the week |
with her brother, DR.. Harry B. Hick- |
man and wife at their cottage on
Lewes Beach.
The Lewes Fertilizer Company's |
fishing steamer which made their first
trip out on Monday, came in that ev-
ening with several hundred barrels of
menhadeE.
Jacob Marshall of Wilrui2gLon is
here engas ed in the fishing and loli-
ster industry for few weeks with
his brother, George c. Marshall.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Conwell
and children, and William F. Vogel,
all of Philadelphia, motored to Lewes
recently for a couple of days.
Mrs. Charlotte B. Hickman will
spend the summer months with her
nieces, neal Gloucester, Mass, instead
of occupying her cottage on Lewes
Beach.
Hance G. Phillips who is employed
in the Penna. Railroad Office at Todds
Cut, near Wilmington, spent the week
end with his mother, Mrs. Mary S.
Phillips, near Rehoboth.
Charles T. Johnston of New Jer-
se dove of tho |
home of his father here, Captain Chas.
W. Johnston.
Many local people attended the ;
horse racing at Harrington driving
park on Decoration Day. Two local ]
horses were in the fast raccs-one
belonged to Oscar H. Warrington and
the other to his brother, Charles S.
Albert Lank, of near Milton, who !
was operated upon at the Beebe Hos /
pital several days ago and whose
condition has been serious for some l
time, died at the hospital on Friday I
The body was removed to
his home where funeral services were
held on Tuesday afternoon. He is '
survived by wife and several chill l
dren. He was a brother of James T. /
Lank, of this town, former cashier of
the Fidelity Trust and Savings Bank, q
and a brother to Mrs. Ella Dodd Of t
Rehoboth Beach.
Gilbert Enos, of Philadelphia, for l
merly of this town, together with his
wife and child were weekend visit t
Ors here. I
The Queen Anne Railroad Co. has 7
sold the transportation pier on LeWes j
Beech to P. D. Martin, of Philadelphia b
and Captain Willard H. Collins of this e
own and Captain of the tug, Arabian, y
David Edwards, is still in charge of
he pier and boats will be furnished fl
With waters as they have been here L
.ofore. d
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Dukes, of
N. J., visited the lat a
er's parents here during the week, tt
Captain and Mrs. William F. Marshall. a
Mrs. Percy B. Vickers is spending il
few days with her parents in Ger
nantown, Pa, Captain and Mrs. Will G.
lam e. Poynter. a
Captain and Mrs. Clifton Maull and Il
Irs. Frank S. Carter made trip to
during the week by au-
omobile. Il
These ushers have been appointed W
t the Lewes M. E. Church for the W
month of June-Morning Martin L. tt
Webb, Charles w. Palmer, Napoleon b'
J. Register, John R. Warrington; ev- de
ming: George W. Coverdale, James be
!. Wiley, William H. Ott and David bl
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