Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
LEWES NEWS

bring him from Dover to Georgetown
collided with a truck, about three
miles north of Georgetown on the
boulevard. He was brought to the
Beebe Hospital, here, where he dieC
Wednesday morning at six o'clock.
Herbert H. Fisher whONis employed
as a carpenter in Philadelphia, was
called home on Friday evening on ac-
count of the sudden illness of his mo-
ther.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Baylis and
children who have been visiting in
Philadelphia for few days have re-
turned.
Willard N. Webb who is employed
in Philadelphia spent the weekend
with his mother, Mrs. Rhoads Webb
in RobinsOnville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Morris went to
their cottage in RehobOth Beach on
Tuesday to spend the month of Sep
tember.
Miss Laura Sharp of Overlook who
recently graduated at the local high
school and attended the summer
school at the Women's College, New
ark, has accepted the position of tea
cher, at the school near OverbrOok.
William V. VOgel and J. H. Hender-
son, of Philadelphia, are spending a
few days with the formers mother at
Dewey Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas R. Ingram mo-
tored to Ocean City, Nd, on Labor
Day.
George E. Webb and sons, Edward
and Charles, of Philadelphia, spent
Labor Day with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Strick, of
Florence, N. j., are spending a few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred B. Mel
son. Mrs. Strick was formerly Mrs.
Philip H. Nelson.
William q. Walsh received a carload
of Fords this week.
Otto Lange who has been visiting
his. parents in Germany for the past
six months, returned to his home here |
this week and has accepted position
on the Overfalls lightvessel.
Mrs. Arthur w. Frasier is visiting
relatives in Scranton, Pa. Her son, /
Leonard Frasier, who has been in the /
Fort Hancock training camp for the |
past six weeks, is with her.
Postmaster Napoleon B. Register .
and wife are visiting in New York .
with their son, Napoleon B., Jr., who
was just recently released from the
Plattsburg training camp.
DR.. Joseph B. NAPLES and family of
Georgetown, have moved into their
new cottage in Rehoboth Beach on
Columbia avenue.
A dredge is at work in the LeWes-
Rehoboth Canal, between here and Re
hoboth deepening and widening in
several places.
The Lewes Fire Department assist
ed in the fire at the home of County
Agent NJ. C. Vaughn, near COOlspring,
which occurred on Thursday evening
of last week when Mr.. Vaughn was
filling the gasoline tank Of his auto
mobile with a lantern near by, when
the fumes ignited and set his garage
on fire, which was burned to the
ground together with his auto.
Rowland B. Ingram of Wilmington
\Was a town visitor on Friday.
\ : William P. Tammany who is at
tending school at the Naval Academy
at Annapolis came home Monday night
to spend a month with his mother
here, Mrs. Roman Tammany.
Thomas R. Ingram, Jr., arrived
home Monday after spending six
weeks at Fort Hancock training
camp in New Jersey.
The final dance at the HenlOpen
Hotel will be held on Saturday even
ing, September 9th, instead of on the
evening of Labor Day as has been the
custom for several years, because Of
the larger crowds expected after La
Dor Day is the reason for continuing
the dances.
Mrs. Thomas R. Norman is spend
ing a few days with relatives in Do
yer.
Mrs. Tabitha Kearney, assistant
postmistress at the local post Office,
is visiting her brother, Samuel Will
liams, in Harrington, and spending t
a part of the week at Atlantic City. i
Mrs. Ella G. Rockefeller, Whining
ton business woman, is visiting friends G
and relatives here for a couple of \
weeks. \
Hilliard H. Palmer who is employ
ed in the coast guard station at Oys- d
ter, Va, spent last week with his wife C
here at the home of her parents, Mr.. I
and Mrs. Edmund S. Massey. t
John L. Warrington of Marcus Hook,
Pa, formerly of this town, spent the i,
weekend with friends here. o
William H. Creadick, ,Of Kenton, r
formerly of this town, was town
visitor on Monday, as the guest of Mr.. s.
and Mrs. Eli w. Robbins. M
Farmers in this section were glad j
20 see the weather clear up again af-
er two days and nights Of rain which r
vas very bad on their tomato patches. "
Tomatoes are still bringing 25c
basket, although the highth of the sea- =,
son is about on and this week will ~
likely be the heaviest week they will =
lave. The only plants operating in N
4ewes and Rehoboth hundred are the -U
Atlantic Canning Co. and the Reho- -,
10Th Packing Co., at Rehoboth Beach, II
md A. F. Anderson's plant at Lewes
neither the Lewes Packing Co., here, VI VI
lor the plant at Nassau are operating al
his season.
Cove S. Nelson, Jr., and family of IL It
Jamden, N. j., who have been visiting Dl
lis uncle here, Alfred B. Nelson, have
eturned. III
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ed. Webb and w
ons, Charles and Edward, of Phila- 81
elphia, spent the weekend here with l.
elatives. &C
Paymaster Robert H. Orr of the
Javy yard, Philadelphia, spent the m
Weekend with his family here, at da
heir cottage on Lewes Beach.
Captain Elijah D. Register who has
he contract to float the yacht, FL
emil, which went ashore here last
unday a week ago during the gale of