Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-04-20
BUDGET OF NEWS AS
REPORTED FROM LEWES

eurs to TarrytOwn, N. Y, to return
with four new Chevrolet motor cars.
Mr.. Walsh has recently accepted the
agency for the Chevrolet car and has
given up his agency for the Ford
which he has held for a number of
years.
Examination for the rural mail
route from Lewes post Office will be
held here this month. The result OF
which will determine who will NIL the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
w. Sterling Jones. Marshall P. Haz-
zard has been filling the vacancy for
the past three months. 1t is rumored
that there will be at least twenty peo-
ple to take the examinations including
both Democrats and Republicans.
Anna Elizabeth Lowe, six year old
child of George T. Lowe, who had one
of her eyes removed a few weeks ago
is again seriously ill and very little
hope is entertained for her recovery
Mrs. Catherine Salmons, wife OF
Captain Ralph H. Salmons, OF VIII
mington, died at her home there on
Tuesday. after several weeks illness.
Her remains were brought here last
week to the home of Mrs. Evalene
Salmons. mother of Captain Salmons
and funeral services were held from
the home and interment made in the
Lewes M. E. cemetery.
r. G.. Blackstone and two daughters
of Millsboro were town visitors on
Wednesday evening of last week.
Funeral services of Lemuel M. Bur
ton. of Rehoboth, were held last week
at his late home on the farm, near Re
boboth. The deceased was 80 years OF
4age. and one of the oldest residents in
fine neighborhood. The deceased is
survived by one son, Robert r. Bur
ton. at home, and one daughter, Mrs.
Julia Hudson, of near Overlook.
Local fishermen are making large
catches of hard heads and herring,
hut I'D to the present time only few
shad have been locally caught and no
trout vet have been seen in the local
market. ~
A terrible wind and rain storm pass
ed over this section during the last
twelve hours and it is reported that
considerable damage has been done
to barges that were in tow near the
breakwater and it is reported tnaC
several men have been drowned Dut
detailed information could not be hao
at this time.
Announcement has been made OF
the coming wedding of Miss Theodocla
Marshall, daughter of Pilot and MIS-
Thomas R. Marshall, to William Hook
err. son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. William
Hooker, on April 21st. 1t will be
home wedding.
Mrs. Wesley Murray and Mrs. Al
fred Murray were slightly injured
when a Chevrolet sedan in which they
were riding belonging to and driven
nv Wesley Murray turned turtle when
the steering gear went bad, going at
a high rate of speed on the State
Highway between Milford and Har-
rington. The car was badly wrecked:
Clarence Hastings of Wilmington IS
spending few days with his uncle
Stephen G. Pierce, at the Hotel ROD
ney.
The local public school has issued
their first school paper this week and
has named it DeVries' Log. This
choice name is especially fitting as the
name is one that can apply to LeWes
and Lewes alone. The first settlement
in Delaware was made by the Dutch
under O6NIl6S Ill 1OoAS AONA
f. Beach, the 19-year-old sailor and
only survivor of the crew of the barge
which sprang a leak during the gale
of wind off the Delaware Capes early
Saturday morning, left Monday after
noon for his home in North Carolina.
Reach remarks that he and the other
members of the crew pleaded to the
captain to not leave the barge in the
small life boat, as they had already
signalled to the tug boat which had
been towing them before they anchor
ed and the tug was making its way TO
them to take them off, but the captain
thought as the barge was leaking bad
" it was high time to move. The sur
vivor says that he had not moved ten
wards from the barge before the boat
turned turtle and all were then thrown
to the mercy of the waves which we're
rolling high, and had it have happen
ed in daylight the chances for rescu-
ing the crew would have been
better as the tug had no searchl1ght
and had great difficulty in locating
them. Beach said that he chung TO the
bow of the boat until they were able
to throw him a line and his hands
were SO cOlu clIO4 JULIE IL S-S
for twenty minutes that he couldn't
hold his own weight but managed to
get the line around him. The two other
members who were rescued, were not
drowned, but it is thought they must
have been hurt in some way by the
boat as it was being tossed greatly
and the exposure together, it is belieV-
ed was the cause of their death. Their
bodies were turned over to the local
undertaken who still has them IN
charge and so far he has no arrange
ments whatever in reference to dis
posing Of them. The barge which the
crew left is still ahoat and had the
crew held their posts at the barge they
would have been safe, but at one time
it looked as if it might sink at any
moment.
IF you are sick, take ChirOpractic Ad-
iustments and get well. ANNA K. GRE
coR1Us, CAirOPractOr. Offices: Milford
and Dover. se-u