Milford chronicle., 1923-09-14
Lewes News

Leah b. Carter who have been spend
ing the summer months in California
have returned to their homes here
Miss Carter is a teacher in the Lewes
schools and Miss Poynter is a teacher
in Collingswood, N. ].
Mrs. Charles P. Summers of Phila-
delphia is visiting her sister here, Mrs
Frederick C. Wolfe.
Mrs. Alfred B. Nelson is spending
a few weeks with friends and relatives
in Wilmington, Philadelphia and Cam
den, N. J.
Rev. and Mrs. William E. Phifer of
Midway, are receiving congratulations
upon the arrival of a fine baby boy,
weighing twelve pounds. Rev. Phifer
is pastor of the Presbyterian Church
at Midway and Coolspring.
Rev. John F. Bowers who has been
conducting services in the grove near
the Pennsylvania railroad station for
the past three weeks, has discontinue
ed them and removed the stands and
seats.
Mrs. George C. Prettyman of Phil
adelphia, formerly Of this town, is
spending a couple Of weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. Walton T. Virden.
Charles H. Phillips, a local carpen-
ter left this week for Wilmington,
where he has accepted a position as
mechanic in the railroad shops.
William Wilson, engineer on the
Fenwick Island lightvessel who has
been in a marine hospital for several
weeks with two amputated fingers, ar
rived here last week and will return
to his ship in short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Stevens and son
William were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Wilson at Lewes.
The R. L. Bonham Company who are
building the concrete road through
Second street for the town council,
were compelled to close down the mix
er on Tuesday until more stone ar
rives. They had only about a day and
a half more to do before the stretch
is finished.
Rowland B. Ingram of Wilmington
motored her recently to attend the
Delaware State Bankers Association
meeting at the Hotel Henlopen at
Rehoboth Beach.
Harry W. Clifford, chief engineer of
the fishing steamer, Stephen w. Nc
Keever, owned by the Seaboard Oil
and Guano Co., of Chincoteague, Va,
was town visitor here last week,
while his boat was in the harbor. Mr..
Clifford was formerly stationed here
during the Worlds War on the same
steamer which was in the service at
that time.
Miss Mary Jefferies of Wilmington
who has been visiting friends in Re-
hoboth Beach, has returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard c. Mullen, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard H. McMullen, Mrs.
Charles Collins and Miss Zada Walls,
all of Wilmington, spent the weekend
at Rehoboth Beach.
Elmer o. Mitchell, keeper of Miah |
Maui lighthouse, is spending shore
leave with his family here.
Local fishermen are catching some |
fine crokers now in their nets and |
some are being caught with hook and |
line. Some are beginning to salt them |
for winter use.
Leonard Frasier who is employed in |
Scranton, Pa, is spending a weeks
vacation with his parents here, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur w. Frasier.
Dory Coulter, of Philadelphia, for
nerly of this town, is visiting friends
md relatives here for few days.
The second quarterly conference of
he Lewes Methodist Episcopal Church
vas held here on Friday evening in
he Sunday school room by District
superintendent Gunby, of Dover, who
Ilso filled the pulpit on Sunday even
ng.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Nelson and
children spent Sunday at Ocean City,
Nd.
John M. Perry has sold his property
N Beebe avenue, which he recently
from James o. Adkins, to
lee Joseph.
Deputy Collector of Customs, Edgar
V. Ingram and wife, and Mrs. Eliza J.
ingram and Mrs. Elvira Pierce, mo-
Ored to Bowers Beach on Sunday and
pent the day.
Samuel B. D. Marshall made a mo-
or trip to Ocean City during the
Teek.
The public schools opened here on
tuesday, September 4th, with Ira S. z
'rinser, superintendent and Miss Isa- Z
ellie L. Ross, assistant A number of
PuP4A0 OAIOllGu lIOu Iu6 |
ountry districts as well as many new {
eginners locally.
The tomato market here is still on
ne slump. The Gamers are offering
rom ten to fifteen cents a basket to {
lose who failed to contract and many t
the farmers are letting them rot in
le patches before they will pick them s
IT ten cents a basket. Hired help is I
Eceedingly hard to get at this time g
nd many local laborers are working a
ith the road builders while many are
nployed in the canneries and at the I
sh plants.
William H. Roach has leased the e
Dol room and restaurant at the Hotel t
odney from Stephen G. Pierce and a
egan business there last week. Mr.. S
zach is also manager of the Lewes
ire Company. S
William Ingram of Kennett Square,
L., who is employed by Pierre S. du
)nt, is spending a few days with his
lrents here, Mr.. and Mrs. William w.