Milford chronicle., 1923-09-28
Lewes News

of the Lewes NJ. E. cemetery, on the
lot he recently purchased from Miss
Zena Coulter. Contractor Rodney Rob-
insOn, of this town, is doing the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cove S. Nelson, of
Camden, N. j., and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
A. Nelson, of Georgetown, spent Sum
day with their brother, Alfred B. Mel
son, near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Mason and
children of Kennett Square, Pa, who
have been visiting Mrs. Mason's IA
ther, here, have returned.
Arthur H. Mason and John Ferrell
of Vineland, N. J., are spending a few
days with the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William S. Ferrell, at Rehoboth
Beach.
Rev. S. B. Wylie, of PHILADELPHIA,
filed the pulpit in the Lewes Presby-
terian Church on Sunday. Rev. Leish-
man, pastor of Eastlake Presbyterian
Church, Wilmington, who has accept
ed call to this church, will be here
to assume charge about the last of
next month.
William e. Walsh has purchased a
large tract of timber on the John V.
Tracey farm, near Rehoboth Beach.
Charles H. Phillips who is employed
in the Pennsylvania railroad shops at
Wilmington, spent the weekend with
his family here.
John F. Phillips, of near RehOboth
Beach, who has recently been appoint
ed postmaster of the Rehoboth Beach
Post Office, assumed his duties last
week, succeeding Miss Efie M. Truitt,
who had held the position for eight
years.
DR.. and Mrs. John G. Cannon are
receiving congratulations upon the ar
rival of fine baby girl Mrs. Cannon
is at the Beebe Hospital here.
Tomatoes are still plentiful in this
section. It was thought that this
week would be some what shorter
than the two preceding weeks. Thous-
ands of baskets of the fruit are towed
on scows from the drawbridge, be-
tween Lewes and Milton, to the Allan
tic Canning Company, at Rehoboth
Beach; also many thousands of bask-
cts are being brought over from Bal
timore hundred by scoWs, through the
canal, to the Atlantic plant, which is
one of the largest canneries in the
State. It handles several thousand
baskets daily, and for the past three
weeks they have been running each
night until about ten o'clock.
Baldwin S. Maull, of Wilmington, is
spending few days with friends and
relatives here.
Roland D. ]. Raught, of this town, I
has matriculated at Lehigh University
at Bethlehem, Pa. He spent last year
at the University of Delaware.
Lloyd Rowland, the popular drum
mer Of George Madden's orchestra,
which has been playing at the Hotel
Henlopen, in Rehoboth Beach, for
several years, is in serious condi-
ton at the Beebe Hospital, where he
was operated upon this week. George
Madden, the leader of the same Or
chestra, was also operated upon at the
same hospital several weeks ago for
an attack of appendicitis.
Mrs. Ella L. Pepper has sold her
cottage in Rehoboth Beach to Theo-
dore Valenslzi, Of Camden, N. j., who
made it his summer home. Mrs. Pep
per has already begun the erection Of
a new cottage.
Mrs. EDNA Fields, of Philadelphia, ;
who has been visiting her grandma
they here, Mrs. Eliza J. Ingram, has
returned.
Z William E. Walsh is making extern
sive repairs to the old garage which
he built on South street several years
ago, adjoining the new one recently
completed. This will be known as the
Lewes Buick-Cadillac garage, while
his other one is the Chevrolet garage.
Register Of Wills Isaac Jones has
granted letters of administration on
the estate Of Maggie D. Lynch to
Charles H. Lynch, executor.
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Wilson, of /
Wilmington, formerly of this town,
are spending a few days with friends I
and relatives here.
John M. Lynch who is employed by 1
the United States Rubber Company in
Baltimore, Md, was called here on ac- ]
count of the death of his mother, Mrs. !
H. Lynch.
<Elwood L. Wescoat, Of the Wescdat J
Auto Company, after attending the I
prize fight in New York City returned
with a new Hupmobile touring car I
for Justice of the Peace William P. f
Carter. -. l
Captain George S. Lubker, of Ocean I
Gate, N. J., formerly of this town, was
a town visitor here on Tuesday, from Y
The pilot boat, Philadelphia. h
Mrs. William F. Marshall who has y
been visiting in Pittsburgh, Pa, and
Ohio, has returned to her t
nome here. C
Rev. and Mrs. R. Hodgson, of Odes- f
3a, Del, are receiving congratulations a
upon the arrival of a fine baby boy.
Mrs. Hodgson is at the Beebe Hospi<
.al here. Mrs. Hodgson was formerly
Miss Elizabeth Lank.
Raymond Atkins, Millman Pretty
nan, James M. Marshall and Kenneth Il
White, have gone to Newark, where 4
hey are attending the University of
Delaware. G
Captain Ralph H. Salmons of New "
Castle visited his mother here, Mrs.
1falena W. Salmons, during the week. "
Local sportesmen are making large II
catches of fine trout at the Point of
he Capes with hook and line. Some c
If the weigh as high as ten pounds; "
llso large crokers are being caught VI
With hook and line from the piers and
many are being caught with nets. n
The first frost Of the season appear 7
ID in this section Monday, September
7th, but very little damage was done M
o vegetation. J,
L. Halsey Shannon OF Pittsburgh,
"a. has purchased large cottage in n,
sehoboth Beach from Joseph M. Har- al
,o,. of Chaetar pa OUite a number of :,