Milford chronicle., 1924-02-29
Lew@News

few days with his grandmother here
Mrs. Samuel T. Lodge.
Lester Clendaniel Milton, of Milton
was stricken with appendicitis las
Thursday and was brought to tb
Beebe Hospital that afternoon. H
was operated upon that evening b!
DR.. Richard G. Beebe, and is dOinl
fine at this time.
Herbert H. Fisher, Of Philadelphia
formerly Of LeWes, spent the week
end with friends and relatives here.
The Laurel High School basket bal
team defeated the Lewes High SchoO
team here on Saturday afternoon by
a score of "a to 80. The local girls
team defeated the visiting girls team
Fire broke out Monday morning al
eleven o'clock on the roof fan ole
kitchen, at the home of Mrs. Hannah
M. Edwards on Second street. A buck
ct brigade was soon formed by the
neighbOrs and in a few seconds after
the alarm was sounded the fire was
extinguished. The firemen responded
quickly to the call. The origin of the
fire is not known, as there had been
no fire in that building for more than
year.
William and Sheppard Johnson, Of
Wilmington, motOred here Sunday
and spent the day with friends and
relatives.
James Beebe, Jr., son Of DR.. James
Beebe, who has been in the Beebe
Hospital here for about two weeks
and during the time has been Oper-
ated upon twice, is improving.
Captain Preston Joseph Of Phila-
delphia, formerly Of this town, was a
town visitor here Saturday from the
pilot boat, philadelphia"
4 jerome G. Phillips of this town has
been appointed road Overseer of
Lewes and RehObOth hundred by the
Sussex County Levy Court Commits
siOners. Mr.. Phillips has held this po-
sitiOn for the past two or three years.
Joseph H. Ramsey Of the firm Rick
ards and Ramsey, merchants on
Lewes Beach, who was operated upon |
in Philadelphia hospital several !
weeks ago, is slowly improving and
expects to return to his home here in |
4 short time.
Mrs. William P. Carter is spending
few days with relatives in Whining
on.
Mrs. Efiie Warrington Of near Will
is spending a few days at
he home Of Edgar L. Warrington at
Midway, having been called there to
.ttend the funeral Of Mrs. Edgar L.
Warrington.
Miss zena e. Coulter, chief opera
or at the Diamond State Telephone
company here, has returned after
pending two weeks schooling at the
headquarters in Dover.
Ira W. ManlOve of Philadelphia,
Of this town, is spending a
ew days with friends and relatives
ere.
Mr.. and Mrs. William o. Nelson
ave returned after spending several
ays with the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Lrs. Ernest G. Blackstone, in MiHs-
orc. II
Captain Charles W. Johnston who
as been spending the winter in Flor
la, where he has had a government
returned to his home here.
lis son, Charles T. Johnson, will re- =
lain in Florida for some time yet to 4
nish the contract. G
The Ladies' Night" entertainment
wen by the local Masons in the au- c
torlum here last week was a great
lccess and the building was packed. =
esldes local talent in the program.
ley were able to secure the Belle
rothers, noted banjo players from
achapreague' Va. After the enter
lnment refreshments were served. G
Funeral services of Mrs. Mary 3, "
lrton, wife of William Fred Bur- N
n were held last Thursday at their
'me here on Market street. Rev. D
OWard Davis, pastor of the Lewes
Episcopal Church, con- M
cted the services. !"
Robert ]. Walton, Jr., has return =,
after spending several days in "
liladelphia.
Mrs. Samuel C. C. Paynter, of Will ~ ~
ngton, formerly of Nassau, is 4N
ending few days with relatives ~,
re; having called to attend the fu- I'll
raj of Miss Antoinette Metcalf, last -.
elk. on
Owing to the inclement weather az ~.
1ch prevailed last week, the COM u u
ssion which was appointed to view Gn
new proposed road from Lewes to ~
hoboth, near the railroad lines. clI
S postponed.
Rev. William D. Wilson, pastor of w w
Methodist Protestant Church Gn g
e, filled the pulpit in the Beaver Se' Ss:
~ Church at Harbeson last Sun MI
evening.
'stmaster Napoleon B. Register at Oh
ded the pOstmasters' convention, we
d in Wilmington last week, of 11,l
ch he is the secretary. a W.
indal Palmer who has been EN- VI
yed in the grocery store of William =
White for some years, left for Gz
nbridge, Nd, where he will take
weeks schooling in one of the
at Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com
y stores there, prior to taking
rye Of their store here, which will
opened in one of L. Finley Ross
stores on Second street about the
of March.
lie L. Carey Of Nassau, the agent
The Pennsylvania station there,
opened up the Nassau Grain and
Company store there, having re- 9.
ly purchased the Harry L. Payn-
store house and ware house.
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