Milford chronicle., 1922-10-13
BUDGET OF NEWS AS
REPORTED FROM LEWEaS


appendicitis.
Franklin Z. Maui, aged about II
years, son of Arthur w. Maull, was
taken to the Be2be Hospital lasE week
with a bullet lodged in his forehead
which was sustained when he drove
his machine by Il crowd of young
men and boys who were serenadln5
MIR. and Mrs. Charles W. EutcheT
One of the boy had / small bullet
rifle and pointed the gun at the ma
chine with 10 intention whatever of
firing it, when accidentally it went O;4
and the bullet lodged In Mauil's fore
head 1t was only miracle that th2
lad wasn't killed. He is doing fine at
this time and unless something TN
fOrseen happens he viii be all right
in a few days.
Cranberries are plentiful on the
Capes, near the HonlOpen lighthouse,
and many are gathering them and
10c a quart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert A. Shut ale
receiving congratulations upon the
arrival of a fine baby girl.
Frank Macintosh, of fredericksburg,
Md, has been elected manual train
ing teacher of the local high school
and has assumed his duties.
DR.. William R. Messick, deputy tax
commissioner, who has been at Hot
Springs, Va, for some time recuper-
ating has returned to his home here
very much improved and was able to
be around with the politicians on
Saturday afternoon.
Handy NJ Long who is employed as
pharmacist in Newark is spending
few days with his family here.
Mrs. Richard Reese and children
who spent the summer on Lewes
Beach have returned to their home
in Wilmington.
Joseph D. Thompson is having the
garage building which he recently
purchased from Thomas Viven paint
ed He has just completed the new
storage garage which adjOins the for
mer one.
DR.. Sylvester A. Bookhammer and
wife of Atlanta, Ga, who have been
at their cottage on Lewes Beach for
the past three months returned to
their home last week by automobile.
Samuel X. Smith, of Washington,
D. c., who has been spending a
couple of weeks at the Hotel Belhaven
at RehobOth Beach, has returned.
Captain Arthur w. Marshall has
sold his cottage on Lewes Beach
which he occupied this season to
Mrs. Richard Reese of Wilmington,
who for the past three or four sum-
mers has been renting a cottage on
Lewes Beach.
Frederick B. Stevenson has resum-
ed his duties in the American Stores
Company here after having been
away on account of illness for the
past nine months.
Miss Ella BreretOn, retired clerk
in the Philadelphia post office, form
erly of this town, was a Town visitor
during the week.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Lewes NJ. E. Church will hold bake
in the storehouse formerly occupied
by Mrs. Erbertha Burton, on Second
street, next Saturday afternoon.
A Women's Democratic Club has
been organized in Rehboth Beach and
they are holding weekly meetings at
the homes of the different members.
Mrs. John c. Stump, Of Los Angeles,
Cal, Miss Helen L. Jones and father
of Dover, were recent town visitors.
Mrs. Norman D. Taylor, of Keller,
Va, is spending a few weeks with
her parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
H. Roach.
Captain John w. Joseph and family
are making preparations to go to
Philadelphia in a few days where
they will spend the winter months.
Captain Hall Hazard of the tug,
Atkins Hughes, is spending a few
days with his family mere.
Farmers in this section are com \
planning about the draught. For about
three weeks they have had no rain
fall and late potatoes are badly in
need of rain as we'll as scarlet Glow
er. which was sowed late and many OF
the farmers are plowing for wheat
and they find the ground exceedingly
hard on account of the draught.
Mrs. B. R. Riggin and daughter OF
Rehoboth Beach who have been visit
ing here, have returned.
DR.. Walter P. Robinson, Of Reho-
both Beach. and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
R. MessiLk motored to Philadelphia
and back during the week.
Carl Prettyman, of near Angola,
has rented George w. RobinsOn's
farm, near town, Wh'ch is now occd-
pied by George H. Dutton, as Mr.. Dut-
ton will discontinue farming and move
in town.
Mrs. Charlotte B. Hickman is now
occupying her cottage on Lewes
Beach for a few weeks.
DR.. William D. w. Hall and wife OF
Philadelphia who have been visiting
here have returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Aydelotte,
of near town, are being congratulated
upon the arrival of fine baby girl.
Mrs. T. Cullen Donovan entertained
the Ladies Democratic Club last week
at her home.
Mrs. Emma Tam, of Georgetown, is
visiting her sister here, Mrs. James 7.
Thompson.
Thomas R. Ingram and family mo-
tored to Wilmington and Philadelphia
and return on Sunday.
\ Mrs. Annie L. Short, Of Milton, has |
just returned home from very pleas
ant and extensive trip through New
York State and New England. Mrs. |
Short was visiting her son, j. Harold /
Short, of New York City, and Green
wich. Conn. She also spent Jew
days III Wilmington on her return
with her son, R. G. Short.