Milford chronicle., 1923-10-19
Lewes News

town, visiting nurse of Sussex county
has been ordered to Dover as a State
nurse. Sussex county will hereafter be
looked after by Miss Elizabeth Haz-
zard, Red Cross nurse, Of Lewes.
Garwood J. Thomas, who is employ
ed at the coast guard station at Cobbs
Island, is spending a few days with
friends here.
Contractor Ralph D. Poynter of Re
hoboth Beach, has laid out the foun-
datiOn for Captain Eugene c. Kelly'S
new home on South street, near the
new school building, and will begir
work on it at once.
The Robert D. Stevenson land con-
sisting of 1T acres in Indian River
Hundred, was recently purchased at
public sale by Arthur Stevenson, a son
for $27OO.OO.
Marvin NJ Lindell, of Wilmington
spent the weekend with his family
here, at the home of Mrs. Lindells
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Lynch.
J. Horace Willard, custodian of the
Marine Hospital, with his Wife leIt
Sunday for weeks vacation IN VIII
mington and Philadelphia.
Edward Wiley spent the weekend
with his family here. Since the discon-
tinuance of tie M. D. G V. R. R. trains
here, on which Mr.. Wiley is engineer,
he has been making his headquarters
in Greenwood.
Mrs. Charles H. Phillips left Sunday
for Wilmington where her husband is
employed in the Pennsylvania railroad
shops; they will make their future
home in Wilmington.
Pilot J. Lyons Richardson of Lewes
was on the bridge of the British
steamer, "Daghild," freighter bound
for Sydney, Cape Breton, from Phila-
delphia, when one Of its boilers ex-
ploded and all who were in the fire
room were killed; including three
Chinese and a monkey; no one else
was injured.
John J. Wilson, who has been en-
ployed here on the section gang OF
the Pennsylvania railroad, for a num-
Der of years, has been transferred to
Georgetown and moved his family
there; occupying the Samuel LegaTes
property on Cedar street.
The Sussex County Christian En-
deavor Rally was held in the Groome
Memorial Methodist Protestant
Church, in Lewes, on Thursday even
ing last. The principal speaker of the
evening was Carroll M. Wright, of
Baltimore, who is field secretary for
the Delaware and Maryland Christian
Endeavor Unions. Two girls quar-
tettes from Georgetown rendered sew
eral selections. A goodly number were
in attendance.
Joseph M. Paynter Of Wilmington is
spending a few days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Paynter, at
Nassau.
Farmers in this section are busy
these days stacking their top fodder
and husking corn. Many are piling
corn and getting the ground in readi-
ness for wheat.
A. F. Anderson of Havre-de-Grace,
Md, who for several years has con-
Quoted a cannery here, sat at the
Sussex Trust Company bank in Lewes
last week, and paid the growers for
their seasons tomato crop, at twenty
five cents a basket.
Arthur R. Reed, Of Philadelphia,
who is employed as railway mail clerk
between Philadelphia and Norfolk,
spent tie week with his parents here,
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore W. Reed.
Pilot Frank Maull and wife have
gone to Philadelphia where they will
spend the winter months.
Harry M. Dodson, of Philadelphia, is
spending a few days at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel A. West in Gills
Neck.
Many local members Of the Tall
Cedars of Lebanon attended the regu-
lar meeting held in Milford last week.
Herman Zerden, of New York City
and William Spira, of Philadelphia,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Zerden
during the week.
Haybrick T. Hill, who now occupies
the Charles c. Short farm, near Mid
way. has rented the Five Point farm
of William H. Virdep, and will move
there the first of the year. Levi War
rington, who now occupies one OF
Harland M. Joseph's farms, near Mid
way, will move where Hill now lives.
Lee r. Smith who is employed as
lighthouse keeper on one of the Del
aware Bay lighthouses, will move
from Augustus Webbs property on
Madison avenue, to the properly now
occupied by Marcus Lynch, at Midway:
DR.. William R. Mowbray, pastor OF
one of the Wilmington M. E. Churches
and a former district superintendent
of the Dover district, with his wife
spent Tuesday evening here with
friends.
Captain J. Frank MacIntire is i'm
proving his home on Second street
with coat of paint.
Frank and Harry Metzner who for
some time have been occupying one
of Paynter Warrington's farms, near
Overlook, have rented a house on
Madison avenue, of Augustus Webb
and will move there the first of the
year.
The oyster season here is some what
belated to what it has been in the
past for many years. The law wasn't
off until October 18th; heretofore 1t
has been off on the first of October.
MANY local oystermen are getting
their boats in shape for the coming
season.
Captain George S. Lubker, Of Ocean
Gate, N. J., formerly of Lewes, was
visitor here on Tuesday.
Rev. William Leishman, pastor OF
Eastlake Presbyterian Church, Of VIII
mington, has officially accepted call
to become pastor of the Presbyterian
Church in Lewes, and will be installed
on october 18th, when DR.. A. W. Son
nne will preach the sermon. The Rev.
Joel 6. Gilfllan will deliver the
charge to the pastor and the Rev. VIM
Phiser will deliver the charge to the