Milford chronicle., 1924-08-29
Lewes News

Lester Filter of New York City, is
visiting at the home of pilot James
r. Kelly
The local baseball team was de.
feated here on Saturday afternoon
August 23d, by MillsbOro; the score
being to 3. This was a very ex-
citing game at times, as the local
boys knocked the visitors crack
pitcher, Burton, out of the box in the
eighth inning. Culver was on the
mound for Lewes and did good work.
Rev. j. A. Gardner pastor of the
NJ E. church at CrOmptOn, Md, filled
the pulpit in the Lewes NJ. E. church
here last Sunday morning and even
ing, in the absence of their pastor,
Rev. Milton S. Andrews. who is away
on his vacation. The Rev. Gardner
and family have been making their
home at the NJ. E. parsonage here,
for the past week.
William H. Johnson keeper of the
Bellevue Rear Range Light Station,
of Wilmington. and wife were visit
ors here on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Strick of
Florence, N. j., are spending a few
days among friends and relatives.
NAPLES Paynter Of the police force
of Wilmington and wife, who have
been visiting his parents here, Mr..
and Mrs. William c. Paynter, have
returned to their home.
The first tomatoes of the season
were packed last week at the plant
Of the Atlantic Canning Company, of
RehObOth Beach, the outlook for /
tomato crop now looks much better |
han it did a few weeks ago, and un- |
less a severe windstorm or~sOme-
hing unforeseen takes place, the |
,ield will be a fair one.
Charles E. Marshall, lighthouse
keeper near Wilmington, formerly
Keeper of Cape Henlopen lighthouse,
5 spending a few days here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin A. Evans, who
AVE been visiting in Philadelphia
or a few days. have returned.
Mrs. Lettie Marshall, or Whining
on, formerly of this town, is visit
ne her sister, Mrs. Jacob S. Baum.
The Sussex Trust Company, adj
Illustrator of the estate of Edward
!. Short, deceased, of Midway, sold s
is personal property at public sale {
i
w. Herald Brittingham, of this
,wn, well-known baseball pitcher 7
} all the fans of lower Delaware, z
no has been playing with the Lin +
lin City team this season, has been f.
,leased. a
Professor Robert Kelly, of Phila- D
elphia, is spending a few days "
nong Lewes friends. W
w. Hance Chambers, a local drug fl
st, is spending his vacation with h
S brother, Frank B. Chambers, in 81
enver, Col. tc
Pilot Charles S. Norris and fam II
z, are spending a few weeks on n,
yves Beach at the Hartman cot in
ge. bI
William Donovan, of Philadelphia, Al
rmerly of Lewes, was a town viS<f a,
II during the week. IL b;
The five fishing steamers Of the q
Fisheries company
re, landed over 44OO barrels of
snhaden at their plant on Tuesday,
Ig. 21. This is the largest catch
at has been brought in in one
yht this season. The fishing has
en- rather poor but it is expected =.
1t the fall fishing will make up thef
miner deficit.
Oscar H. Warrington, of near
ives, who is slated as having the
jtest horse in the State of Della
re, and who took the free-fOr-all
,e at Cambridge, Md, some days
}, entered him in the 2.09 pace at
tztown, Pa, where he raced last
Elk.
Irs. Margaret S. Hickman worked
the Lewes postoffice for a week,
for Miss Elizabeth w.
den, who was out on account of
death of her mother.
he local school opens on Mon
, September 8, for the fall term.
ohm H. Mitchell has purchased a
Sc and lot on King street beyond
railroad, from Andrew and Sal
Hoffer, which is now tenanted by
n Franklin.
ola L. Wilson ct al, heirs of
rye w. Lodge, have sold the "a
farm on the road leading from
sau to Lewes, to Leslie G.. Knapp.
rs. Jeanie Norris Sloan, of An
, has purchased 1876 acres with
rOvements, from Able Ableman
lands in Angelo, con-
,ation $1,000.
fred L. Massey of Indian River
dred, has sold to Horace M.
rington of Angola, 81 acres in
IN River District on road lead
rom Millsboro to Lewes.
e local baseball team was de-
d by DagsborO on DagsbOro
1ds by a score of 8 to 2.
Leroy Evans of Pittsburgh is
ling two weeks vacation with
1ife and boy here at the home
lot James R. Kelly.
s. Sara B. Cooper of Amber,
S spending a few days here. ~
Dtain Hall Hazard of the tug
s Hughes, is spending a few
with his family here.
S Ruth Pierce who is employed
is spending few III
with her parents here, Mr.. and IL
Stephen G. Pierce, at the hotel
". n
mas R. Ingram and wife and F5I
en-, William and Elizabeth Ing II
made trip to Philadelphia
eek. I
es R. Wiley, who is employedX
B. Van Solver & Co., of Cam N
I. j., is spending two weeks
lis parents, here, Mr.. and Mrs. y
E. Wiley. n
J Elva Baynum. daushter Of -