Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-05-11
ALIVE BUDGET OF NEWS AS
REPORTED FROM LEWES

William II. NlFuen anu fanny
Germantown, Philadelphia, are spend
ing some time at their cottage in Re
hOboth Beach on Olive avenue.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Sussex Trust Company
with branches at Lewes, Laurel ana
Milton was held last week at George
town. After the organization was ell
fected and the regular quarterly meet
ing of the directors was held, state
ments were given showing all three
branches were in a prosperous con-
ditiOn.
Contractor Joseph E. Virden IS
making extensive repairs to the queen
Anne pier which was recently pur-
chased by Captain Willard II. Colllns'
of this town.
Napoleon B. Register, Jr., has &C
cented the position of Inspector IOt
the Government for the reDullolng -. ~
the iettv at the mouth OF BroadkllI
crock The contractors have recently
unloaded four carloads of stone on
the hanks of the Lewes Canal winch
will he loaded on barges and toWed 10
its destination. -. ~
Calvin A. Evans, engineer on the pl-
LOT boat. Philadelphia, has moved MS
family from his property in PllottoWa'
near the new road, to the Thomas H.
Norman property, also IN Fllotto"m'
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Manning
who have been visiting their parents
here have returned to their uolio
Philadelphia. ..,uo+ion fo7.
Those who took the examination iot
the rural mail route last SatuIu1 T
were. Theodore w. Simpler, Harry l.
wilson. Ernest E. Mcgee, arthur H.
walls 7. orion Marshall, George H.
T'avton. William P. Clifton, Benjamin
9 AIhertson, Marshall P. Hazzaru'
Samuel c. Pierce, John X. LaWto1'
Ivnford o. Russell and William Mel-
'0 Sheriff James F. Phillips of George
town was a town visitor here recent
These ushers have been appointed
- +be T.ewes M. e. Church for lne
,,,ontb of May-Morning: DAVID BTU
+inobam. Irwin B. Steele, William H.
OF 7, Penrose Murray; evening: Ma
noIeon B. Register, Jr., Alton btIt-
tinoham. John Hazard and 4rVlns
Palmer. ,,,o+i,,o of the
Tha regular monthly meeting OIL INC
vonoen's Christian Temperance III
ION was held on Wednesday at tne
home of Mrs. Gertrude Frasler' MIS-
Clara Marshall gave a very interest,"
no renort of the conference held az
n ne Eleven new members were
added tn the roll. Miss Laura Lynch
was awarded the local anu co l1llloI.
prize for the best essay WrlIUeH l uruo-
fine Scientific Temperance tlsCl ~
tion Department. Refreshments "e10
served. Reoister
spent Monday and TUESDAY III W.
mington and Philadelphia Where ne
attended the meeting OF postmaStetS
which was held in Wilmington us.
master General New addressed 'ne
meeting. -.suo+on N T.
! who was awarded the contract 10 Du1Iu
+be concrete road from Lewes TO har-
beeon was in town on Monday, look
mo over the grounds. He Will nave
a force of men on each CONTRACT one
will begin construction at FIVE FolnUs
and work toward Lewes and the otner
will begin at HarbesOn and WORK To-
wards Coolspring. 1t is estimated thdt
18th these little stretches, each ABOUT |
two and a half miles each, Will De
completed by July first
The firm which has the CONTRACT 10
make improvements at the JeCCIy
which is at the mouth OF BroadIll |
Creek has received several more car
loads of lump stone which have Deen
nnIoaded along the canal banks OF
the Queen Anne Railroad.
Funeral services of Anna El1zaDetn
Lowe. six wear old child Of George L.
Lowe were held last Friday afternoon
in the M. P. Church. Rev. William u
Wilson and Rev. John F. Bowers con-
Quoted the services. Interment was
made in fine Lewes M. E. cemetery.
Cantain Thomas E. Brown has pur-
chased the Norman property on Null
berry street which adjoins his home
and will tear down the old Dulldlng
which has been unOccupied for several
years. r.
James C. Hudson of Claymont' for
merly of this town, is~spending Jew
davs here with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph D. Thompson
who have been visiting in Phlladel-
phia for several days nave reIurneu
to their home.
Mrs. William E. Thompson and Mrs.
William Falkner represented the Mid ]
way Presbyterian Church and Mrs.
Mary B. Schmierer and Miss Kathryn
Morris represented Ebenezer M. b. j
Church and Mrs. Napoleon B. Regis ]
ter represented Lewes NJ e. Church
at the Sunday School Convention re- {
Gently held at MiddletoWn. {
Enterprise Council, Jr. o. U. A. M. s
quot team of Milton will visit Lewes l
Council on next Tuesday evening at '
which time a series of games will be
played. This will be the sixth series
Of games that the two councils have
played this season, Milton winning the {
last game and Lewes the other four. q