Milford chronicle., 1925-07-31
Lewes News

Richard Reese of the Equitabl
Trust Company is spending a few
days with his family at their cOttag
on Lewes Beach.
Henry X. Greene and family %
Williamsport, Pa, are spending ;
few days at the home of Dr. and Mrs
Albert j. AVarack ON Beebe avenue
Charles 7. Johnston who has been
at Norfolk, Va, for several weeks on
a U. S. Government contract there
spent the weekend at his home here
on South street.
Fire of unknown origin broke out
in the roof of the Morris Wright
homestead, near Five Points on
Wednesday afternoon. The fire alarm
sounded and the local fire company
responded with the new fire truck in
a very few minutes, but the fire had
gotten such a headWay when they
arrived. and with no supply of wa
ter available, about all they could do
was to help save the furniture; prac-
ticallv all the furniture was saved
upstairs and down. Both tanks OF
chemicals were discharged and as
tbe fire was so close to the pump, II
was impossible to fill the tanks
again. The house and outbulldlngs
were a total loss; the total was
about $4,000. z..o,,
The Methodist Protestant Sunday
school held its annual picnic last
Wednesday at Oak Orchard and all
had a good time. vic
Mrs. Ella Pierce who has peen VIZ, =,
ting her brother, Elias CoVeroale III
Cane May, N. j., has returned ~.
Trad r. Didier Of Baltimore Mu.'
is spending few days on Ae"eS
Beach. -. 20 obi1adelnhia.
s.Lniariv M ., of this town, is spending
few days here with relatives anu
friends. povn+er of
Beach is making apio I@p1o
Iorogress rST on the new Masonic IelnPle L pr
bare Rt re tt is closed in and IS no" o'
ing lathed. -. boon annointed
AHeS owes Methodist Episcopal
az aI.,oI, LnT for the month of AUGUST
SIorninq 49, Edison c. Lodge, WllllaE y
II OFT, Irwin B. Steele, W = nh, anI- Al /
walsh: "; evening, Theodore as LanA' md md
1erson H. Lynch, Henry Graves anu
III. md + Mrs. james A. Wolfe OF
,,1MiiadeInbia. M, s formerly Of this toWn'
~ s1ending a few days here VIII
friends and relatives: - doueb-
- Nc Nc, curtis w. Atkins ana udesn
80. ~ of e philadelphia, are spenulne
,ome ,ol time at their home mere
south street. $500, ,,,orcbant.
oaded a car with wheat iasI "ooA
= Nassau at $1.25 bushel' 90
IL TI,o. 1S',S1 orosuect for good crop VI
.-,ntoes for the canneries LOOKS
OllS'.o 'oIS ~ +bis time; unless a storm OF |
'oUu T1 81 wind should tear the vines
- The acreage in this section Is d
title heavier this season snSn tSlo ~ r,ice ice
cen for some years. ana tne pIio Ioo
ffered by the Gamers TO Inose WIZ
ontracted is soc a basket: a.
The local base ball team Will cIoss
o+s - With the strong team OF HaL-
.rUS ;19+on here on Saturday, August l.
4 the afternoon. 4,.,uoono1
The Lewes Methodist Eplscopai
,,n5av do school will hold their annual
icnic % on Thursday, August 6th' at :
ak Orchard -. boon +
w william T. Atkins who has Deen
wav on a weeks vacation mas re- :
lrned to his home here. -
\ MiiIman iii Prettyman who has spent y
,veraI 1el weeks in a training camp at .
laftsburg, N. Y, has arrived home; L
Claude Hastings has been appoint
! a member of the coast guard sta =
on at Cape Henlopen station. A
The American Stores Company n n
ere has employed Mrs. Eta Mathis y
cashier. T
Bathing is becoming very popular =
! Lewes Beach and a large number p
bathers can be seen there any Il
me during the day. Lewes Beach is r.
lexcelled for bathing. ;,