Milford chronicle., 1924-08-08
Lewes News

the Lewes club here on Saturday af'
ternOOn at the school house diamond
by a score of 13 to 2. The visitors
made eight runs in the first two in
nings on errors. With such a lead
they led our boys the balance of the
game. The hitting of the local team
surpassed that of the visitors. Gibble
was in the box for Lewes and did
good work.
John ManlOVe of Philadelphia, for
merly of this town is spending a few
days with his sister here, Mrs. Jen-
ME Hart.
The Rehoboth Beach Fire Com
pany will hold their Firemen's Car
nival from August Sth to the 10th.
The Tall Cedars from the Eastern
Shore of Maryland and the two for
ests of Delaware, and one each from
New Jersey and Chester, Pa, will
hold their three day convention at
RehOboth Beach, beginning August
18th, next Tuesday.
Frank Wiltbank, of Philadelphia,
formerly justice of the peace at
Lewes for many years, is spending a
few days here with friends.
George S. Medill of Newark, form
er Banking Commissioner of Della
ware, now vice-president of the Far
mers Bank of Wilmington, spent the
| weekend at Rehoboth Beach.
Rev c. H. Darbee of Seaford is
spending two weeks at the Coleman
Clergy House in Rehoboth Beach and
is holding services at All Saints P.
E. Church.
Farmers in this section are COM
planning about the need of rain. AL
most every crop is suffering for it.
Those who sOwed their scarlet clo-
yer seed within the last ten days are
exceedingly anxious for it, as they
will not come up until rain falls.
Contractor George E. Shockley Of
RehObOth Beach is making rapid
progress on the Anglers fish pier at
RehObOth. Only about sixty more feet
of it is to be layed. Already some
good catches of trout and sea croak-
eTs have been made.
Mrs. Elvira Pierce who has been
visiting in National Park and Cape
May, N. j., for the past two weeks,
has returned to her home here.
F. Irving Walls and family of Will
mington are spending the weekend
with Mrs. Walls parents here, Cap
tain and Mrs. Fred Burton.
c. Holmes Martin and family OF
Philadelphia are visiting his mother,
Mrs. Charles H. Martin and Mrs.
Martins parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam w. Ingram.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert D. Thompson
of near town, are receiving congrat-
ulations upon the arrival of fine
baby boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie G. Knapp, of
Nassau, are receiving congratula-
tions upon the arrival Of fine baby
girl.
The Nassau Orchard Company and
the Burton Orchard, Inc, are max
ing some carload shipments of trans
parent apples.
Clifford M. Fields who is employ
ed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
in Wilmington, is spending few
days with his parents here, Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Fields.
Stewart E. Poole of Cordova, Nd,
who taught in the commercial de-
partment of the Lewes High School
the past season, is spending the week
end here.
Pilot apprentice William Teal is
spending a few days at his home
here suffering with an injured arm.
Miss Elizabeth Hazard desires
that we correct the statement in last
weeks issue of the Chronicle where
in it stated that she purchased the
Annie Marsh property. She wants it
to appear that W. Louis Hazard
purchased it.
William H. Roach who has Occu-
pied the pool room and restaurant in
the basement of the Hotel Rodney
for some months, has vacated and
F. A. Cooper of Goldsboro, Nd, has
rented it and will take possession in |
a few days.
Edgar L. Warrington has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Midway to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
his wife, Mrs. Mary e. Warrington,
some months ago. Midway is 4th-
class Office.
Miss Margaret Short of George
town, who was operated upon at the |
Beebe Hospital here for appendicitis, /
is rapidly improving. Miss Ella Ryon
also of Georgetown who was operat-
ed upon at the same hospital for ap-
pendicitis has improved so as to re-
turn to her home. Harvey Short OF
near Georgetown is undergoing
treatment at the Beebe Hospital
here for infammatory rheumatism.
Cordy Simpler who is attending
Goldey College is spending his va
cation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy D. Simpler, near Overlook.
Mrs. Lucille 2. Primrose who pur-
chased the Purnell Norman property
about two years ago is having some
extensive repairs made to it. The
work is being done by George B. At
iins of Milton.
Thomas r. Ingram's Sunday school
lass held a "dOggie and marshmal-
ow roast" on Lewes Beach Beach.
each lady in the class was allowed
o take her husband or sweetheart.
Howard M. Long and family OF
are spending few days
Lere on Lewes Beach.
Percy c. Holmes, station agent at
he Pennsylvania depot, has moved
lis family from the Captain William
J. Tunnel property in Pilottown, to
he Beebe property on Beebe avenue
nd Captain John S. Wingate has
moved into the property vacated by
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