Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-10-26
Lewes News

Norfolk, Va, during the week.
Mrs. Robert L. Palmer, aged about
70 years, died at her home in Milford
early Thursday morning. Funeral SER
vices were held in the Presbyterian
Church here on Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Palmer was formerly of Lewes.
Percy c. Holmes, agent at the Penn
sylvania Railroad station here, has re-
turned after weeks vacation.
Samuel B. D. Marshall is spending a
week at the U. S. Marine Hospital here
on the beach, near the Point of the
Capes, while Horace Willard, the GUS
todian, is on his annual vacation.
Captain Robert A. Dixon, chief en-
gineer, Charles H. Johnson and Ro-
land Bones of the Fenwick Island light
vessel, are spending ten days shore
leave here.
w. DIVA Prettyman who is employ
ed at the Pennsylvania railroad sta
ton here, bagged seven wild ducks at
one shot last week and had he shot
the other barrel he might have killed
as many more.
Oysters have appeared in the local
market this week and are selling for
fifty cents a basket. The oystermen
report that the oysters are very nice
but not very plentiful.
Arthur NJ. Mason, of Vineland, N. j.,
formerly of this town, was town Wis
itor here during the week buying an
tique furniture.
The Diamond State Fish Products
Company which have been operating
two fishing steamers the Martin" and
the Lancaster" discontinued fishing
for this season and tied up their boats
on Saturday Hayes and AndertOn of
New York, who are operating their
plants here, also cut out on Saturday.
The Lewes Fertilizer Company are
still holding on for a while longer, |
with the expectation of catching some |
of the fall menhaden on their way |
south. They are yielding around five |
gallons of oil to the barrel now.
E. c. Blackstone of MillsborO and |
Milton Graham of Philadelphia were !
visitors in this section on Sunday.
Rev. William Leishman preached his |
first sermon in the LeWes Presbyter-
ian Church here on Sunday morning, |
since his installation and Rev. Will
liam E. Phifer, of Midway, preached !
his final sermon in the Midway Pres
byterian Church on Sunday. He will
leave for Port JerVis, N. Y, where he
has accepted a call.
Pilot Preston Joseph who is spend
ing the winter months in Philadelphia
was town visitor here recently from
the pilot boat, Philadelphia.
Government Inspector Gideon Little
ton, of Philadelphia, who has force
of men working out to the new break
water, building a dock, was unable to
get out one morning this week on ac-
count of the heavy northwest wind
which made it extremely rough.
Mrs. Isabel Nelson who spent week
at the home of her parents in Mills
boro has returned.
DR.. Harrison M. Manning, of Sea-
ford, formerly of this town, was a
Lewes visitor here last week to see his
mother who has been ill for a few
days.
Miss Ef1e NJ. Truitt, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Willard S. Truitt, of Reho-
both Beach, formerly postmistress at
the Rehoboth post office for many
years, and William T. Roach, an auto
mobile dealer, also of that town, were
married last Friday at Seaford. After
a weeks honeymoon they will make I
their future home in RehobOth Beach.
i Many local sportsmen are enjoying
duck shooting as the law was out on
October 18th. Several from here have
gone to the shanty on Prime Hook
Marsh to spend week.
The U. S. S. Colorado which has
been in the Delaware Breakwater for
several days, left this week, it had
400 people aboard. Many of the crew
were in town during the week.
Hook and line fishing is still be-
ing enjoyed at the Point of the Capes
by huge crowds every day and espec-
tally on Sunday. Many out of town
people find sport there. The trout are
very large and are delicious for salt
ing for winter use.
The local fishing steamers are still
on the fishing grounds, although they
are not making extra good catches as
so many days now the weather isn't
very favorable. 1t is thought that the
northern fish will pass this way on
their way south and if they do it will
make extra good fishing in these wa
tiers for several days.
John NJ Lynch who is employed by
the U. S. Rubber Company, spent Fri
day and Saturday with his father
here, Charles H. Lynch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson H. Palmer, of
Philadelphia, are spending a week
with the latter's parents here, Mr.. and
Mrs. George H. Landlord.
DR.. c. H. B. Turner, rector of Saint
Peters P. E. Church here, has resign ;
ed to accept a call in one of the south
ern States. His resignation takes place {
the first of January.
Coleman Willard has accepted a po- {
sition in the Pennsylvania Railroad 2
office in Wilmington.
Mrs Charles H. Learned, of West t
field, N. j., who has been visiting her {
mother here, Mrs. Hannah M. Edwards
for some time, has returned, accom- g
panied by her mother. S
Ira F. Wells, of near Overlook, has
been stricken with a paralytic stroke. v
Raymond R. Atkins and Kenneth
White, students at Delaware College v
are spending the weekend with their
parents here.
William V. Sipple, Of the firm VIM. G
V. Sipple and Son, of Milford, was n
town visitor here during the week.
Contractor W. Rodney Robinson is Il
making rapid progress on the new
garage of Paul F. Carpenter, on South q
street, in front of the Lewes M. e. a
cemetery. Il
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton c. Bradford OF v
Philadelphia who have been visiting
the formers uncle, Harry c. Joseph
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