Milford chronicle., 1923-07-27

Lieutenant Donald R. Evans who
now stationed at New York, N. Y,
spending a few days with his family
at their new cottage on Lewes Beach
Mrs. Custis W. Atkins is spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs
Henry J. Rowland, at Elsmere.
United States Senator L. Heisle
Ball, of Wilmington, spent the week
end with former Insurance Commis
siOner Charles H. Maull.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Webb ant
son, Edward, of Philadelphia, formerl!
of Lewes, spent the weekend will
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Niblett, of viii.
mington, formerly of Lewes, are re
ceiving congratulations upon the ar
rival of a son.
Anderson H. Palmer who is employ
ed in Philadelphia spent the weekend
with his father here, Charles W. Pal
mer.
Thursday afternoon Sheriff James
H. Phillips, of Georgetown, came here
and arrested James G. +. Maull, John
n. Fletcher and Percy Lockwood, for
failure to pay the fling fee for the
year 1921; the tax with accrued costs
now amount to $16.9S. The three men
were taken before DR.. William r. Mes
sick, Deputy Tax Commissioner,
where Maull paid his. Fletcher and
Lockwood not having sufficient funds
were committed to the Sussex county
jail. where they remained until the af-
ternoon mail train arrived from
Lewes. Checks to pay their tax and
costs we're sent by the Lewes Fert1l-
izer Company, by whom they were en-
ployed and when the money was turn
ed over to the Tax Department both
were released.
THOMPSON Martin, Of Philadelphia,
formerly of Lewes, is spending te"
days with his mother and sister mere.
Funeral services Of Thomas c. Hol-
land were held last week at the MID
way Presbyterian Church and inter
ment made in the adjoining cemetery
The Whistle Bottling Company has
had to add another truck to their bus
mess, owing to the demand for the
soft drinks which they are putting
out. Their trucks cover both Kent and
Sussex counties.
Mr. and Mrs. William c. Paynter and
son, NAPLES Paynter and family OF
Wilmington, motored to Ocean CITY,
Nd, during the week.
The fishing steamer 'Vester" own
ed by Hayes and Anderton, here, made
a trip to Wilmington shipyards dur
ing the week for repairs. The local
fsbing steamers are still making good
catches Of menhaden daily.
John R. Lawton, of the firm LaWton
and ingram. has a large power boat {
in the Lewes Canal and is engaged IN
taking fishing parties to the break
wafer. Sportsmen are making some
good catches of trout at the new {
5reakwater in the evenings, and black :
fish can be caught most any time
when the weather is favorable to get :
to the breakwater. I
The firemen's carnival which mas {
oeen going on here since Friday even
ng, July 18th, ended July 21st. Inc 2
iremen are well pleased with the
amount of business which they did {
each night. I
one of the Diamond State Telephone
-ompany's trucks with a force OF n
men. has been running two additional :
wires to Rehoboth Beach to accommo-
late their customers. Even with the h
.V0 new Wires LII bnO4O cNAS Ss@@- l. Il
who are unable to get telephones r
here on account of not enough wires.
The u. S. Lighthouse Department is
,aving boat houses and dock built r
long Canerical Creek, little stream h
which makes from the main creek h
1nown as the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal e
near where the old Green Hill light C
louse stood. The lighthouse and light
hin employees will house their boats f
here, instead of keeping them at the $
iron pier as. in former N
ears. The work is in charge of Gid r
,on T. Littleton, Of Philadelphia, for G.
nerly Of this town.
The Ford touring car belonging to 7
George T. Lowe, which was stolen h
lear the fremens carnival grounds [
asst Monday night, was found in a fl
woods about six miles from here on
he road to Milton. The car was not
ound on the main road, but on road Il
lsed very little. The thieves stripped il
he car Of its battery, tires and rims B
motor meter and had attempted to h
AXE off the radiator, as some nuts
lad been taken off and the hose cut. L
t is thought that something must
AVE frightened them away before &
hey were able to finish the job. al