Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25
Lewes News

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mons.
William T. Hobbs of Georgetown
is at the Beebe Hospital here for
treatment.
The local base ball team was de-
feated here on Saturday afternoon
by the DagsbOrO team by score of
10 to g.
Two hundred and thirty-seven vo-
ters were registered in Lewes on
Saturday; it being the first regis
tratiOn day
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. ThOmp-
son. of near LeWes, are receiving
congratulations upon the arrival of
fine baby boy.
Arthur W. Frasier, of Scranton,
Pa, formerly of this town. is spend
ing a few days here with his wife
who has been visiting here for about
two weeks.
The large breakwater trout have
begun to bite good again this week.
For the past two weeks they have
been biting good on account of
moonlight nights. Some extra nice
trout were caught at the breakwa-
ters last Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank COverdale of
National Park, n. j., who has been
visiting Mrs. Ella Pierce here for
few days, have returned to their
home.
Theodore HynsOn of Smyrna is
visiting his aunt here, Mrs. Jacob
Morris.
Mrs. Ella G. Rockefeller of Will
mington who has been visiting Geo.
c. West and family has returned.
Napoleon B. Register, .Jr., left on
Monday morning for Long Island,
where he has enlisted in the L. S.
Navy for year.
Miss Olga AmundsOn Of Philadel-
phia is spending few weeks with |
her brother, Louis AmundsOn, here.
There are a number of wheat |
in this vicinity who are
extra long hours every day,
in order that the farmers may get
all their wheat out before it rains
on it. Some of the farmers have said
that this has been the best harvest
season that they have seen in many
years. Wheat in some sections has
not had a drop Of rain on it yet, and
in no section has there been more
than one or two light showers.
Landreth Carey, a Nassau produce
dealer, is paying $1.10 a bushel for
wheat from the thresher. Many are
selling at this price, while some are
holding it with the expectation of
getting a better, price later on.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Lingo, Jr.,
Of RehobOth Beach are receiving
congratulations upon the arrival of
4 fine baby boy. Mrs. Lingo is at the
Beebe Hospital here.
F. Irving Walls and family of Will
are spending the weekend
with Mrs. Walls parents here, Mr..
md Mrs. Fred Burton.
Mrs. Custis W. Atkins and daugh-
er, Mrs. Margaret May, of Philadel-
)hia, are spending a few weeks at
heir home here on South street.
The Lewes Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school held it's annual pic {
tic last week at Oak Orchard. They {
eft the church about nine in the
morning and returned, leaving the
icnic grounds about five-thirty. A !
ODDLY number were in attendance. Z
The Lewes and RehOboth Hundred
unday School Convention was held
4 the Lewes M. E. Church last Fri
ay afternoon and evening.
A very heavy wind storm passed
yer Lewes and also Rehoboth last
thursday afternoon with light O
ainfall. The rain extended only n
bout three miles in the country. b
Ome wheat threshers out in the
Ountry just few miles, were not F
ven disturbed by the gust, but one e
lresher which was threshing in
bout a mile of town had to stop O
n account Of the rain. O
Edgar Hopkins who was driving
is Ford from RehOboth Beach on Fl
thursday night, was blinded by the M
right lights of an approaching au-
mobile and he ran into a tele- D
raph pole and wrecked his machine. Il
aunders NJ. Truitt, of Milford, a
llesman, who was riding with him, 81
as severely injured. He was taken al
the Beebe Hospital. The accident
lppCACu JLlDL do NIL L4OBhALD Weto re
,out to leave the stretch of new W
ad just east of Midway. The shoul- M
RS of the road have not been built,
when a driver is blinded by an er
hers lights, there is nothing to do cf
1t bring the machine to a stand
i'll until the approaching auto
sses. e.
Arthur R. Reed of Philadelphia, If
10 is employed as U. S. railway "
ail clerk, is spending few days
cation with his parents here, Mr.
d Mrs. Theodore W. Reed. p
The Lewes Fire Company muster =
up a band and formed a parade,
being the closing of their carnival
d marched all over town and play
a number of selections on the .
rnival grounds. This helped con-
Ierably to get the people out, and
: largest gathering that has turn h
at the carnival was on the =,
Ounds. The Chevrolet touring car "
IS CHANGED off and Mrs. Eliza M. b
rman held the winning number, it Il
ing No. 3S. The merry-gO-rOund
Iich was operating here with the
2 company left for Delmar.
An automobile driven by Mrs.
rgaret May of Lewes, collided
tn William loves boy, who was
ing a bicycle last week. The boy -.
s taken to the Beebe Hospital y
ere it was found that his injuries Ol
re not serious. OF
". Herald Brittingham has moved -
family from the Purnell Norman
)perty on Second street, now own 8
by Mrs. Lucille Primrose, to one q
Captain Henry c. Fish's proper
5 on Lewes Beach. n