Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1924-01-11
Lewes News

mere IN the public SchoOl has been Wis
iting friends here for week.
Miss Emma w. Greene, daughter @
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Greene, o
Overlook, and Roy w. Ellingswortl
of near Milton, son of Mr.. and Mrs
. Willard S. EllingswOrth, were recently
married at the Nassau NJ. e. parsOn
age by the Rev. L. T. McLain, pastor
, of the Nassau M. E. Circuit.
The wedding of Henry o. Bennum
aged 81 years, formerly a member OF
the Delaware Legislature, from Indian
River District, and now resident of
this town, and Mrs. Emma White,
daughter of the late Thomas J. Will
son, has been made public. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. How
ard Davis, pastor of the NJ. E. Church
here. They will make their future
home in Lewes as Mr.. Bennum has
employment at the fishing plant of
Hayes and AndertOn, here.
John A. Thompson, Of Philadelphia,
spent a part of the week with his IA
Their here, Joseph D. Thompson.
Dr. and Mrs. Sylvester A. Bookbam-
mer, of Atlanta, Ca, who have been
visiting the formers brother here,
William H. Bookhammer, have return
ed to their home.
George W. Smith, of Milford, has
been transferred here in charge of the
Atlantic Refining COmpany's business
here in place of Harry J. Schmierer,
resigned.
Miss Alberta L. Ayers, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory L. Ayers, of Re
hOboth Beach, and Harold Schmierer,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman G. !
Schmierer, also of Rehoboth Beach, |
were married on Sunday evening by |
the Rev. w. S. Grant, spastOr of the |
EpwOrth M. e. Church of RehOboth !
Beach. They will make their future |
home with his parents on a farm near
Rehoboth Beach.
The local High School Basket Ball
team of girls, defeated the Milton
High School team of girls, last Fri
day evening, in the auditorium of the
new school building here, by a score
Of "a to13, and the boys defeated the
boys by a score of go to 9. The
feature Of the game was the star play
ng>of Everett Reed, of the local team.
l/Harry 3. Francis, manager of the
Whistle Bottling Company which re-
GENTLY moved its plant to Georgetown 6
has purchased the stock and fixtures /
If Mrs. Lucy B. Lowe on Second street (
md expects to conduct an ice cream 7
'arlor and confectionery store. G
Joseph G. Marvel has moved from r
he tenant house on the road leading .
rom PilOttoWn to Nassau on the Mas A
au Orchard Farm, to the James J. 7
White property, formerly occupied by r
oseph D. Short at the Red Mill. He is T
ow employed in the flour mill there n
James J. White and Son. Clifford h
ohnsOn of Angola has moved into the =
roperty vacated by Marvel. c,
Arthur R. Reed of Philadelphia is r.
pending few days with his parents =,
ere, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore w. Reed.
Charles G. Scott who occupies the n,
lark H. Roach farm, near here, ex- G,
7cts to move to the Wiltbank farm.
ear Milton, as soon as the new house n
hich is now under construction, is -,
Dmpleted. The house which he was
Zpecting to move in on new years M
as destroyed by fire the latter part "
December. AA
The milk station at Nassau is maxi NJ
g rapid progress and is expected to ~ ~,
completed in a short time. Frank ~, 10
zach of Nassau has been employed to ''i++
come assistant manager of the 10
INT. I'd
The schooner, Elizabeth Bandi," he
und from Georgetown, S. c., to p1
w York, loaded with lumber, own ID
by J. w. SOmerville, put in here ,
IS week, bearing the body of the 49,
st mate, Alfred Jost, for formal IIe
roner's inquest. Jost was killed last IIe
iday when he became entangled in or
gasoline hosting engine on board Pc
vessel. Itl
John E. Taylor and Theodore Fred IN
ton of Lewes Beach are being held Jal
Ter bail through Magistrate Wilson mo
Georgetown, for picking up a large LOT.
lntity of lumber along the beach MA
posed to have come from the deck .eI!
The barge, McNally, which lost sew III III
l thousand feet of board during the me S4e
e Of wind here several weeks ago. ID 6I
: suit was brought by the InsuT- JIG
e Company which had the insur- u Il y
e on the cargo. tut
orman r Gum. surveyor ~oe Frsnl,- Egg
I is SURVEYING the tract oF 1oDd func
Wn as the Thompson farm, by the pun
u 44ethOS IL LlOuODOJu DSdCug re-
tly purchaser by Henry w. Con- sOe'
and Company, from Robert Hinck- seer
It is being laid off il. building lots. mer
w. Simmons. MANAGER of t6e A. Jigg
ic Canning Company, of Rehoboth pea
CHI, is spending the holidays in unu
imOre. -
he Ladies Home Missionary So
7 of the Lewes M. E. Church and
Women's Christian Temperance
IN met last week at the home of Is
Napoleon B. Register.
'ogress is being made on the Rail- ~
Veterans Building, which is I'M '
construction on Lake avenue in -
)both Beach. "
:. and Mrs. J. Sanderson Trump Of
ldelphia spent Christmas with the
RS sister, Mrs. w. Ferris Wilson
leir farm, near town.
=. and Mrs. Wilson gave a dinner
7 on Saturday in honor of her
RS 9th birthday. Thirty-three
in attendance.
the Town Election held here on
'day afternoon an entire new
Gil was elected. The term of two
bers expired and the two other
oers, Harry C. Maull and Thomas
rden, resigned. The new Council
follows Mayor, James T. 'Thomp-
commissioner for District No.
or two years, William e. Walsh;