Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-04-20

team for the fifth game of a series.
Lewes having taken the tils FOUR the
fifth game promised to be a close one
as the Milton team has been practlc-
ing continually almost for the past
two weeks to the end that they expect
to defeat Lewes this time.
The Ladies Aid Society of the LeWes
M. E. Church met last week at the
home of Mrs. Elvira Pierce on South
street.
George Chase who has been in the
emDlov of the U. S. Coast Guard 1or
a number of years has been placed on
the retired list with monthly Pen
sion and has moved from his proper
tv near the LeWes Coast Guard Sta-
tion to his property on Arnells ave-
nue Harry A. Fraser has been trans
ferred from Wacgapreague Station 10
Tewes Station to fill Chase's vacancy
John L. Doughty has rented the
ToseDh d. Thompson property on Al
npI1s avenue and expects to move
there in the near future from the
frederick L. Lubker cottage on LeWes
Beach. ,,-.,.ao1,1,io
wont to Philadelphia, on Thursday
for a supply. of coal. H.
The Town Council has purchased lhe
two old buildings in front OF the post
oFice and will have them moved away
ond inns will give better outlook Ior
the enlarging and beautlIylng tHS S
TIo7o which is on the site OF the olu
foYt considerable money was spent
+bara two wears ago in beautifylng the
not and setting up the old cannons IN
Mace and building cement DulKheaus
"a cement steps all of when makes
q great improvement. M
Rev. Howard Davis, pastor OF Inc NJ
n Church, here, has returned 10 nls
home after conference, for announcer
conference year. Co,,,,+,,
NoI The Fourth Annual Sussex County
Doo1omation Contest was held IN the
nuhIic school auditorium mere FIiuay
evening. the thirteenth. All hlsn
Scbools in Sussex county partlclpateu'
rho contest was looked forward u
,,,i+b much pleasure and enthusiasm
On the mart of the high school through
ont fine county, as a result OF the en-
tbneiasm each high school usualy
oT,ds delegation with each conIes-
4ont The winner in this contest Is
so-,t IN Dover the following Week.
1Tbere the State contest is held. inc
ooTonoittee in charge of the conCest
11as as follows: President, SUPP ia
G Rrinser. of Lewes; secretary-treas-
,IroI Prin. J. F. Leininger, OF Brlose-
I-il1e and Supt. Alexander Harrlns-
ton. of Georgetown. ,+
THOMAS B. Morris who for the past
two Years has been operating milk
,yooon in Lewes has discontinued
owing to the drop recently IN Ine
O,.ice of milk. from 10c to &c a quart
lanes F. Phillips, superintendent u
Mis- Coast Guard District, left mere
Lost week for two months turlougn
Ut his home in Galveston, Texas MI
pIiIIine was transferred here some
+nonths ago in the place of Superln-
+endent William e. Tunnel VINO was
transferred to Wakefield, N. Y. AT the
evniration of his vacation, captain
phillips expects to move MS IanilAS
here from Galveston, Texas .,
THOMAS R. Ingram's Sunday scnooi
class cave him a surprise party last
week at his home in honor Oh ms
oiTtbdav. A large number Of the class
,,-eyo present and refreshments were
eer0ed after the evenings entertain
ment. H. oro+orical
orize of $1,000 which was given by the
Poord of Education, Napoleon b. Reg
isfer Or. James Beebe and Thomas H.
Ingram. The judges were Mrs. N b;
Pogietnr DIR. Hiram R. Burton anu
DIR, U. W. Hooker.
DR.. William P. HeaTn made MS OH
oio1 visit to the Beebe Hospital mere
last week and among those ne opeT-
o+ed unon were: William E. Graves
owner of the garment factory mere
and the one in Milton also; and MIS-.
BENJAMIN R. Chamberlain. Both are
doing fine at this time. .,-
w, Paynter johnson of the FenWlck
leland ligbtyessel who was operaIeu
unOn at the Beebe Hospital about TWO
weeks ago for appendicitis is able TO
leave the hospital.
Captain Custis w. Atkins, master Oh
the buov boat, Iris, and chief engl-
neer. Charles J. Murphy, spent Ihe
weekend with their families mere
while their boat was in the harbor.
Miss Jeanette Dayo of New YORK.
formerly a teacher in the local pup
lie school, is spending a few days WIN
friends here. -
Napoleon B. Register, local post
master. has been confined to his home
for the past two days on account Oh
illness. ,,,-.,7..
Road Overseer Jerome c. Phillips
of this district, has a force Of men EN-
ployed on the county bridge wnlch
spans the Lewes Canal, putting a new
top on it, the old being badly worn
and rotten. John H. Hurdle has re-
Gently been reappointed bridge tender
of this bridge.
Thomas R. ingram, Jr., assumed ms
new duties recently when he shlppeu
aboard the pilot boat, Philadelphla' Do
niIot,s annrentice, to serve as such
for four years, then becoming a full
pledged pilot.
Louis Phillips, of Wilmington, and
Harry Phillips, of Camden, N. j., at
tended the funeral of their GRANDPA
fher. Lemuel NJ. Burton last week.