Milford chronicle., 1924-12-19
Lewes News

Adptdlu hODeIJ "A. Dl8OnS Engineer
William Wilson Of the Fenwick Is.
land light vessel, are spending shore
leave here.
Clyde Harrison, assistant keeper
Of Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse
is spending ten days shore leave
here.
William H. BOokhammer, president
of the Diamond State Fish Products
Company, who operate the fish plant
near Milford, has returned after
spending several weeks at Beaufort
N. c., where the company's boats
have been fishing since they tied uI
here. Their two steamers caught
more fish there in few weeks than
they caught here during the entire
season. Joseph 2. Virden who is
superintendent of the Milford plant
has also returned from the Beau
fort plant where he was superin-
tendent also.
Robert c. Tittermary and Roy
Ritter who have been employed at
the fishing plant Of Hayes and An
dertOn at Wilmington, N. c., since
their plant here closed down, have
returned to their homes here.
Preston Littleton, Hall KINNEY
and Ernest Ratledge who were en-
plOyed here this summer, building a
new dock on the outer breakWater
we're town visitors over the week
end.
Pilot Charles 8. Morris and wife
LEFT last week for Boston, Mass,
rvhara 4I,orr mill oTard - ,,oovR1, ,,y;4I,
their daughter, Mrs. Lewis w. Mus
tard, Jr.
Howard MacIntire, Nathaniel H.
Evans and Arthur W. Marshall, Jr.,
VINO have served four years appren-
ticeship on the pilot boats Ed
munds" and philadelphia" are
now pilots and put in their first
months work during November.
Joseph P. Smith, aged 76 years,
died Saturday morning after two
days illness at his home here on
King street. He leaves a wife and no
children. Funeral services were held
on Tuesday afternoon in the Lewes
Methodist Episcopal Church and in
terment made in the NJ. E. cemetery.
The deceased was a member of this
church and Of the local Masonic
Lodge and Odd Fellows.
StrattOn Schellenger, aged 81
years, died very suddenly on Friday
evening, at his home in PilOttown.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at his late residence, con-
Quoted by the Rev. Milton S. An
dTeWs, pastor of the Lewes M. E.
Church.
Miss Elsie S. Murray, daughter Of
Horace M. Murray, of near Lewes,
and Charles F. Alexander, 2511 Mar
ket street, Wilmington, were mar
Cied on Sunday night at the Meth
ddist Protestant parsonage at
Georgetown by Rev. John 7. Bailey. |
They will make their future home in |
Wilmington.
Allie C. Green Of Angola, killed |
three hogs which weighed $50 lbs,
420 and 398 lbs. respectively.
Joseph H. Maul1 killed three |
which weighed 410 lbs, 400 lbs. and |
$50 pounds respectively.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen G. Pierce |
have returned after spending a few
days in Wilmington and Philadel-
phia.
The farmers wives and children
have been busy for the past two
weeks making holly wreaths which
they are selling to local buyers for
eight cents each. Some families
make over a hundred dollars each
season on wreaths.
Rowland B. Ingram of Dover was
town visitor here during the
week.
Irwin B. Steele who has been
confined to his bed for several days
is rapidly improving and expects to
be out in day or two.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Lewes M. e. Church, gave a covered
dish supper at the Elihu J. Morris
homestead at the corner of Fourth
and King streets, which was recent
ly vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Morris who moved into their new
home next door, which has just
been completed.
The Seaford High School boys
basket ball team defeated our boys
here on Friday evening by score
Of 20 to 13 and their girls defeated
our girls by a score of 81 to 20.
The Carlisle Fire Company of Mil
ford gave their minstrel show here
on Friday evening in the auditorium
for the benefit of their company and
our local fire company, but owing to 4
the basket ball game and other ac-
tivities which were scheduled for ,
that evening the attendance was
only fair. II
Thomas POynter who is suffering :
from a stroke of paralysis, is still in
a serious condition, he has been con-
fined to his home for about two 2
weeks.
The class initiation which the 7
Junior Mechanics of Sussex county =
held here on Saturday evening at .
he new school building was a grand n
success. Fifty-fiVe candidates we're A
AIKEN in, the degrees were confer A
ed by the degree Of Eureka Lodge, n
IO. 1, of Wilmington, which COM :,
lrises over forty members. Juniors @
rom all parts of the State were in 2
including many Of the Z
tate officers. The girls of the Lewes 7
Iigh School furnished the refresh =,
nents for the evening which were :,
,reatly enjoyed by all. The auditor :,
Om was beautifully decorated for n
he occasion. The work exemplified =,
y the Eureka team. was the best E,
hat was ever put on in Sussex cOun- :
? for which they were highly COM
llimented by all who spoke during
he exercises.