Milford chronicle., 1922-06-02

The members of the Alumni of the
Lewes High School met at the new
school building on Thursday evening
at 1880 o'clock for the purpose of eff
fecting a reorganization. They haven't
had a meeting before in a number of
years.
Harold Brittingham is substituting
as village mail carrier for William c..
Prettyman who is on his annual va
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Smith, of Johns
town, Pa, are here with the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Vir-
den, at the home Of Mrs. Eugenia
Marshall. Mr.. Virden is building a
cottage on Olive avenue in Rehoboth
Beach which he expects to occupy the
coming summer.
Charles H. Webb, of Rehoboth, is
still confned>to his home on account
of illness.
Green peas appeared in the local
Fmarket last week for the first time
this season and are selling for 40c
a half peck. James R. Palmer of Pill
ottOwn, brought the first home grown
cabbage in the market last week. The
early crop of strawberries are very
poor but the farmers claim that the
late berries will be much better as
the frost didn't damage them any.
George A. Jones, a local stone cut
ter, who has been employed away
from home for some time, has accept
ed a position at the marble yards OF
William V. Sipple & Son here.
Several of the local farmers are
putting in large patches of canta-
loupes this season with the eXpecta-
ton of realizing a goodly price for
them. This is the first attempt in this
section to grow cantaloupes for the
city markets.
Captain and Mrs. Charles S. Nor /
ris left last week for Boston, Mass, |
where they will spend few weeks
with their daughter, Mrs. Lewis w.
Mustard, Jr. II
Harry J. Anderson, a Fairmount
merchant, has installed radio-phone
and enterains his friends almost ev-
cry evening.
Fred L. Myers, of Lancaster, Pa,
formerly of this town is spending
few days with Charles F. Wolfe here.
Jerome c. Phillips, Overseer OF the
roads in this district is having the
road from Midway to Rehoboth ploW-
ed and they were badly in need OF II
as nothing has been done to them this
spring so far and they were filled with
holes.
Three of the Lewes Fertilizer Com
pany's boats, consisting of the Mary
B. Garner, Eugene Price and Peter
Struven, arrived here recently.
George H. Orton, Jr., S-years-old
boy of George H. OrtOn, ST., who
Jumped from a moving automobile on
Tuesday of last week and fell recelV-
ing severe injuries, was carried to the
Beebe Hospital where it was discover
ed that there were no bones broken' !
but he was badly bruised. He is now
getting along nicely. :
Mrs, Sallie NAPLES Cooper OF Fort I
D. c., is spending a few
davs with her cousin here, DR.. Hiram
%Captain Robert H. Orr, of the Navy !
League Island, spent the week
end with his family on Lewes Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. William May OF Mer-
ion, Pa, spent a part of the week with
he latter's parents here, Captain and S
Mrs. Custis w. Atkins. Mr.. and Mrs. e
Nav were Just recently married.
Arthur W. Swartz, of the Mutual
Life Insurance Co., Wilmington, was a
4 town visitor on Thursday OF last I
week. v
Touis c, Maull has been appointed a
,hief engineer of the pilot boat, Phil
,delphia, succeeding Charles A. LoI- Z
and. and Calvin A. Evans has been N
lppointed first assistant, succeeding
edward F. Dickerson.. William b. ira u
" still holds the position OF second "
assistant. Lo71 u
The local high school base ball d
cam defeated the Rehoboth Beach
igh school team here on Saturday by a
score of 13 to 5.