Milford chronicle., 1924-03-28
Lewes News

q man VI OONeI Spent ldSL IlurSQa
? and Friday securing rights of way O
/. the proposed new concrete road lead
q ing from WescOat's Corner to RehC
both Beach, most of the farmers aIon
= that line have signed up, giving thei
o land free of charge for the sake of be
4 ing benefited by the improved roal
4 which they think well pays them TO
! their land.
= Rev. William d. Wilson, pastor O
= the Methodist Protestant Church here
exchanged pulpits with the Rev JOh1
T. Bailey, pastor of the NJ. P. Church
| in Georgetown.
, Miss Christine Meyer of Lancaster
Pa, teacher in the local public
schools, left here last week to spend
few days at home on account of an
attack of broncnitis. She has Just Ie-
covered from an -attack of rheuma-
tism.
Frank L. Gates of Wilmington was
a town visitor here during the week,
representing the Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company of New York.
Funeral services of Mrs. Lemuel
Palmer were held last Thursday af-
ternOOn at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Sallie Wilson on South street.
Rev. Howard Davis, pastor Of the
LeWes NJ. E. Church conducted the
services. Interment was made in the
N. E. cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Irving Walls and
children of Wilmington spent last
Thursday and Friday with Mrs. Walls
parents here, Captain and Mrs. Fred
Burton.
T. Carlisle Collins of Milford repre-
senting the Equitable Life Assurance
Society Of the United States, was a |
town visitor here on Thursday.
L. Roy Mitchell of Chester, Pa,
moved his household effects here last
week in one of DR.. William P. Orr's
brick houses on South street, recent /,
ly vacated by James D. Abbott.
Miss BERTHE G. Bryan, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Bryan, Of near
Lewes and Kline G. Pepper, son Of
Emil w. Pepper, Of near Coolspring,
we're married last Saturday at Milton
BY Rev. J. C. Mccoy, pastor of the I
Milton Methodist Episcopal Church. J
They will make their future home :
lear Coolspring. i
Presbyterian Church, entertained the
nen Of his church at his home in q
iidway on Monday night and organ d
zed mems club. The following Off Fl
ers were elected: Leonard Scott, +,
resident; Joseph M. Futcher, secre-
Try and Wilson Hudson, treasurer. n,
Willard c. Short has been confined d,
his home here for the past month N
q account of illness. n,
The Lewes High School boys bas- a,
st ball team was to have played the
cal all stars here last Friday even 81
g in the school auditorium, but oW-
g to the severe storm which pre- Ia
Tiled, it was postponed until next
riday evening. This promises to be CT
good game as the local high school on
am have played 4 fast game this
ason and the boys whom they are 81,
play, also play a good game. IT.
A severe northeast storm passed Gs
er here last Friday. The wind blew ed
gale and much rain fell. No serious
mage has been reported locally. en-
me of the boats that were anchored sv
the harbor tossed nightly, and the
rs broke all over the lighthouses on fer
? breakwater. Sc
Mrs. Lemuel Palmer, aged about 7S hes
lrs, died here last Tuesday after ers
on, at the home of her daughter, Ste
8. Sallie Wilson on South street, ere
er a long illness Of about four of
nths. The deceased is survived by Z
rem sons, James R., Harry H., John on
Charles NJ, Walter ", Edison and a ]
e T. Palmer, and three daughters, Sec
s. Gideon w. Kitchens, Mrs. John sur
lson and Mrs. Sallie Wilson. hoJ
}. P. Smith of Baltimore, represent The
the International Harvester Com two
~ was a town visitor here last gho
ek. join
rthur B. Rowe, a local barber, has and
n confined to his home for several
s suffering with an attack of the q
)pe. D
lyde M. Phillips who formerly 7,
Quoted the Lakewood" here until NJ
place of business was destroyed NJ
fire some months ago, left last son,
k for West Virginia, which terri AZ
? has been assigned to him as a W
sman for large firm handling n
)line tanks. r.,
be r. L. Bonham Company of NJ
lgeton, N. j., who built the new G.
,rete road from Lewes to Harbe- a.
have force Of men working in \,
Oboth Beach, grading streets for To
Rehoboth Heights Developing Co., IT.
n purchased two or three hun Ga
acres of land from Robert 60
,kley which they divided into e.
ling lots and laid off in streets. Tono
new firm expects to have a sale TOW
lcant lots on Memorial Day.
rect potatoes are very scarce in Tf
locality. They are bringing S1.5O mimi
sket in the local market. At this qenc,
a year ago they were selling for aid a
40c basket and for that rea- - 5
many of the farmers who hereto
raised large crops of them only N
n just few last season. M
onel ROsenfeld Of Baltimore, ES
who recently purchased the M. n
V. Railroad from West Denton IEf
yves, together with Judge Carr, w
Of Baltimore, met with the citi- ~
Of Lewes at the Hotel Rodney on X
day evening after meeting the
rs Of Denton on Saturday after A'---
A very interesting meeting was -
Mr.. Rosenfeld proposes to or n
, company and establish pas Y
r and freight service between
10Th Beach and Baltimore. The =
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