Milford chronicle., 1922-08-11

Fortunate Farm of five acres in Gil
Neck, now occupied by Rufus w. MI
chell, and will move his family tnel
the first of the year.
Miss Edna Paynter, daughter of M
and Mrs. Ferdinand S. Paynter of tn
town, and Earl Rust, a GeorgetoW
business man, were married at Il
home of the bride here on Tuesda
evening of last week, by the Re
Howard Davis, pastor of the M.
Church. here, who was Chaplain fl
the Sind Pioneers of Delaware,
which regiment Rust served durir
the war. They will make their futu'
home in Georgetown.
Miss Leah Carter and Miss MargtE-
ite Poynter who have been spePllni llis
the past two months in MassacbsetIs
have returned.
Rev. Omar e. Jones, VII ano
daughter, of Chestertown, N'' Were
town visitors last week. PV' zones e
was formerly pastor of 70 M f.
Church here.
Charles J. Murphy, chic enslIeeL Lei. " =
the buoy tender Iris" spenulns
few days with his famf mere.
Herbert Orton who as at the bee
- 4nSnito1 last wee for treatment
has returned to his lu'ies "' 'n0 '''
plant.
Lima beans and lgar corn are .i1;uT mom
- in the market butao great quantl1ieS qsll'~lI',a
Oh lima beans or seen as tne Is'lIiets lilsli9
say the neaVy constant rains which
we have had this summer has badly
hurt the yield of lima beans as well
fG
and selling for Is cents a dozen.
Miss Thelma Davis who has been
visiting at different points for the past
months has returned to her home IN
this town.
John T. johnson and family of Will
mington are here at the Maull home
stead for few weeks.
DR.. Harry B. Hickman, of Philadel-
phia, is at his cottage on Lewes Beach
for the month of August.
Miss Cora Beggs, of Wilmington, is
spending the month of August with
DR.. and Mrs. Henry Spruance at Re
hoboth Beach.
These ushers have been appointed
at the Lewes M. E. Church for the
month of August, morning: J. Penrose
Murray, John J. Wilson, Irwin b.
Steele, Lee A Cahall; evening: Ed
son C. Lodge, William E. Walsh, Will
liam w. White and Richard D. Ma
this.
Miss Olice Johnson of Wilmington
is visiting Mrs. W. T. Penniman and
Mrs. C. C. Taylor at their cottage in
Rehoboth Beach.
Arthur R. Reed, of Philadelphia, is
spending a weeks vacation with his
parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
w Reed.
j The Lewes Fertilizer COmpany's
four fishing steamers, Garner, Clifford,
Struven and Price landed over 1000
barrels of fish at their wharf here on
Thursday night of last week. This is
the largest catch that has. ever been
made here in one day by four boats
every boat was deck loaded. So far
this season has been the best fishing
season that the local people have had
for a number of years.
Thomas R. Ingram, Jr., and Edwin
Ferris Wilson, of near town, left last
week for Fort Hancock, N. j., to spend
six weeks at the training camp there.
John D. Hazard and Napoleon B.
Register, Jr., left the 1st of August for
Plattsburg, N. Y, training camp.
C. Holmes Martin, of Philadelphia,
formerly of this town, was operated
upon at the Beebe Hospital on Thurs
day of last week for appendicitis.
Bateman Morris and family of near
Frederica are spending few days
with Mrs. Norris parents here, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas S. Lankford.
Many fishing parties are taken out
to the Breakwater daily where they
are making large catches of those line
trout Some of them are weighing as
high as ten pounds. Trout always bite
at the breakwater.
Harold Stevens and wife of Marcus
Hook, Pa, are spending a week with
the formers mother here, Mrs. Jen-
ME Stevens.
Robert A. Sumwalt and wife Of Bal
timore are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry w. Chambers in this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Mills who
have been visiting their children in
Wilmington have returned home.
A. F. Anderson, of Havre de Grace,
Md. who owns cannery here, came
here last week and is getting his fac
tory in readiness for the coming sea-
son, which will soon be on. Some of
the farmers will be picking their pat
ches in about a week or ten days. Can
ners in this section are offering 20
cents basket for tomatoes but owing
to the scarcity of them those who
haven't contracted for their crop think
they will realize more than 20 cents
for theirs. Many of the patches have
been badly hurt by so much rain.
James Lank made a business trip
to Baltimore during the week.
Roland D. J. Raught visited in Will
mington the early part of the week.