Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-05-25
A LIVE BUDGET OF NEWS AS
REPORTED FROM LEWES

Hilliard M. Palmer, formerly of Re
hoboth Beach, has been transferred
from North Beach, Md, coast guarC
station to the Henlopen coast guar(
station and has moved his family tC
Rehoboth Beach, where they will
make their future home.
Rev. Howard Davis returned TO his
home here last week, after spending a
few days in Baltimore, Md, where he
attended the funeral of his sister.
Thomas R. Ingram made trip to
Wilmington during the week, visiting
his son, Rowland B. Ingram.
The Lewes Fire Company has re-
Gently completed a new hot water
heating system in their fire mousse and
meeting room.
The pilot boat, Philadelphia, has
gone to Philadelphia for few days.
Local fishermen are catching some
fine trout in their nets; sea crokers
are also very plentiful. They are also
catching many Holsters, which are be-
ing shipped to the city markets.
The town council improved King
street and South street last week by
running the large scraperNOver them
and filling up the hole >. They intend
to improve King street from the rail-
road to DR.. William P. Orr's corner, by
laying Stag, which will make a very
good road for several months.
The Womens Home Missionary So
ciety of the [ewes Methodist EpiscO-
pal Church, met last week at the par
sOnage.
Robert H. Orr, who was formerly
paymaster in the U. S. Navy, now re-
tired, and who has been visiting out
of town for several days, has return
ed to his cottage on Lewes Beach.
Lynford o. Russell is suffering from
a bruised foot sustained when Ford /
tractor ran over it. He is able to get |
around on crutches.
An automobile, owned and driven
by Stephen G. Pierce, proprietor of the
Hotel Rodney, turned turtle last Tues
day, at noon, near Five Points, when /
some part of the steering gear failed
to work, when he tried to turn from
one side of the road to the other to
pass another machine. Mr.. Pierce was
badly bruised and had three ribs !
broken which was likely caused by '
the steering wheel when the car hit l
the bank along the side Of the road. /
The other occupants of the car were
Mr.. Pierces wife who was barely
her sister, Mrs. Mary Shaw, O
of Wilmington, who also escaped in e
iury and Mr.. and Mrs. J. Kemp, of il
D. C. Mr.. Kemp was d
badly lacerated about the nose and C
his wife badly bruised and shaken up. b
The ambulance from the Beebe Hospi- Ii
ID on6 nc 7sTsind them =
Ill to the hospital where their wounds al
we're dressed. W
Mrs. Henry Ridgely of Dover who is hi
spending some time at her cottage
n Rehoboth Beach, was town Wis Ell
tor during the week. OF
Nathaniel H. Evans, an apprentice of
N the pilot boat, Philadelphia, who nc
las been off duty for several weeks HI
from an operation for
ppendicitis, has returned from trip TO
D Philadelphia. co
The ladies of the Lewes Presbyter- of
IN Church will hold their annual La
AXE in the Lewes library building at We
ne corner of Third and South streets int
n Saturday afternoon. on
The pilot boat, J. Henry Edmunds, De
on the station, in lieu of the pilot tol
pat, Philadelphia, which has gone to LIE
foET its~annual- overhaul ins
p. ed
Captain John S. Birch, formerly of Gel
lis town, who for many years was vic
aster of the Overfalls lightvessel, ovt
DIV keeper of New Jersey light
,use, was a town visitor this week on chi
s way home from a motor trip to me
sit his parents in Chincoteague, Va. emf
Oscar H. Warrington has gone to Mr.
cunt Holly, N. j., for two weeks with I
s fast race horse, which has made AIDE
wonderful record for itself He ex- the
cts to enter into race there to be '
Id on Saturday, May 18th. Kel
c. Russell who has been en- POI
owed in Philadelphia for several par
seks has moved his family there H.
ON his farm on the Lewes-Nassau J
ad. kin
Louis A. Richards who has been spe
mined to the Beebe Hospital for the entI
st three weeks following several T
Ljor operations has returned to his ChU
me on LeWes Beach very much inn val
1ved. the
Mr.. and Mrs. H A. McTernan have Erb
we'd their household effects from R
second floor of Benjamin R. Cham time
'lain's store, to the double house of bhis
plain John S. Wingate, on Chestnut ily
eet, which was vacated when Cap ] ia
n Wingate moved to his farm in has
Ottown. Bea'
William A. Lynch has moved from from
Arthur w. COnwell property on cupy
mt street, which he recently sold H;
John E. Thompson, of Philadelphia visit
the Groome property on King
yet, now owned by the Eli R. Sharp IF
tie. Mr.. Thompson is here making jus
le repairs to the property prior to GoRIT
ing his family. and