Milford chronicle., 1923-07-06


p the moisture out of the ground. It j
estimated that there will be not owe
fourth of a crop if that. Corn is tn,
only crop that is doing well withou
the rain and it will soon begin to suf
fer if the drought isn't broken soon.
! The RehobOth Beach Fire Company
of which Edward S. Pettyjohn is chic
will hold a carnival from August frs
to the fifteenth for the purpose Of
raising money for the purchase of &
fire truck. A card party was recently
given by Miss Alice r. Conner of Will
mingtOn who summers at RehobOth in
the interests of the Fire Company
which netted $4,000.
Nelson Brothers of Georgetown who
for several years have conducted a
meat store there have opened a meat
store in RehobOth Beach in a part of
Ralph NJ. Wingate's store.
James D. Wilson of Philadelphia,
formerly of this town, is spending a
few days with his daughter here, Mrs.
Ebe T. Palmer.
George Gray, Jr., of Wilmington,
who represents the E. H. Rollins Co.
was a town visitor recently.
One of the telephone company's
trucks which has been moving the
telephone poles between Lewes and
Harbeson on account of the widening
of the road for the highway has been
taken away and the other one is ex-
pected to leave in a few days. They
have about all the poles moved.
The fidst dance at the Hotel HenlOpen
in RehOboth Beach was held on Sat
urday night. George Madden's orches-
ira furnished the music, this being his
seventh consecutive season at Reho-
both.
Y Miss Leah B. Carter, teacher of the
local public school and Miss Matguer-
ite Poynter, also of this town, who
were employed as school teachers in
Collingswood, N. j., left this week for
California, where they will spend a
few weeks of their summer vacation.
The colored crew of the fishing stea-
mer "Vester," owned by the Hayes and
Anderton Fishing Company, here, quit
the boat last week and after receiving
their pay, left about ten o'clock in an
auto truck for Wilmington and from
there they will proceed to their
homes in Virginia.
The firemen's carnival which is to
be held here on July 18th to 21st in
elusive, will be held on the vacant lot
of the Masonic Hall Association, be-
tween Second and Third streets,
where they held it last summer.
The Y. P. B. of the State is holding
a convention at the Ocean House on
Lewes. Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day of this week. Many Of them ar
rived this week.
Karl F. Lange, a local German shoe
maker, left here the first of the week |
for New York where he is to meet his
bride to be from the old country and !
after the matrimonial ceremony will |
spend a few days there honeymooning
before taking up his work in the shop
here.
Captain Thomas H. Haynie of Reed
vile, Va, shore captain for the ASA
league Fish Oil & Fertilizer Company
was a town visitor recently in the
interests.
Mrs. Annie M. MOntcaIm of this town
was granted a decree nisi and given
he custody of her two boys aged 13
md respectively as a result of di-
JOrce proceedings at the recent court
leld this week. Her husband, Sur
'ius R. Montcalm has been in China
or several years.
L. Finley Ross who was operated
lpon at the Beebe Hospital here sew
,ral weeks ago by DR.. Bland of Phila-
lelphia is able to be at his store on
second street.
Early potatoes in this section have
oh Of II !
raught which has prevailed. 1t is es-
imated that there will be not over
ourth of crop. Corn is the only crop
hat is doing we'll without the rain and
/ will soon begin to suffer if the
raught continues.
The Rehoboth Beach Fire Company
f which Edward S. Pettyjohn is chief,
rill hold a carnival from August 1 to
he 18th for the purpose of raising
loney for the purchase of fire
ruck. A card party was recently Civ
n by Miss Alice B. Conner, of Will
lington, who summers at Rehoboth
l the interests of the fire company
-hich netted $19O.
Nelson Brothers of Georgetown who
)r several years have conducted
Ieat store there have opened meat
.ore in Rehoboth Beach in part of
alph M. Wingate's store.
James D. Wilson, of Philadelphia,
,rmerly of this town, is spending a
w days with his daughter here, Mrs.
be T. Palmer.
I will have an Office in Lewes, at Il
lie home of Mrs. R. E. Metcalf, start
g July 14th to Sept. 1st. DR.. Anna K.
regorius. Il
F you are sick, take Chiropractic Ad-
justments and get well. ANNA K. GRE
)RIUs, ChirOPTactOT. Offices: Milford II
Id Dover. sS-H ii