Milford chronicle., 1925-10-23
Lewes

Many of the members of the Lewes
Fire Company attended the 15Oth
anniversary of the founding of the
first fire fighting organization in
Wilmington held last Thursday, be-
sides the firemen and their new
truck, Lewes was also represented
with the Beebe Hospital ambulance,
several of the nurses at the hOspi-
tai were also in attendance.
/ Mrs. Irwin B. Steele entertained
her Sunday School Glass at her
home on Mulberry street on Thurs
day evening.
The law was off on ducks last
Friday and many local sportsmen
have been enjoying duck shooting,
no large bags have been heard of.
Rev. and Mrs. Milton S. Andrews
entertained the members of the Of
fetal board of the Lewes NJ. e.
/ Church at their home on Friday
( evening after the prayer meeting
( services, after the regular business
! was over, all retired to the dining
room where refreshments were
| served.
Hannaman and Burroughs Co., of
- Salisbury, Md, who are building the
concrete road from NAPLES Mill to
Five Points are making rapid pro-
gress, they have it layed from Wap-
les Mill to OverbrOok and began lay
ing from Five Points several days
ago, they now have it layed as far
as Nassau, if the weather continues
good for two or three weeks they
will have it completed This will
mean much to tourists who travel
from Milford to Lewes and RehO-
both Beach cutting the distance
which is now 80 miles from Milford
to Lewes to 19 miles, the new road
is the regular sixteen foot road.
/ Miss FredOnia White who has
been visiting in Philadelphia has re-
turned.
Miss Della Williams has accepted
position with the Fred l.. Myers
! Co., Inc, as bOokkeeper, succeeding
William NJ. Carpenter who recently
purchased the business of William
NJ. Lowe e Bro.
James c. Bolton who for some
time has been clerk at the Belhaven
Hotel in RehObOth Beach is spending
a few days with Mr. and Mrs. S. G.
Pierce at their home on King St.
Elmer Davidson who for some
time has been employed as autOmO-
bile mechanic at Roland J. S. Marsh
garage on South street has pur-
chased the building which was for
merly used by the Lewes Creamery
from Joseph D. Thompson and will
operate an automobile repair shop
there.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Lank who has been
visiting here daughter in California
for the past two months, has re-
turned to her home here on Second
street.
Clarence Joseph will move from
the Edgar l.. Warrington farm near
the Rehoboth Bay to the farm of
Thomas c. Hollands heirs formerly
occupied for many years by George
Holland.
Mrs. Mary Marshall who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Agnes
Simpler in New Jersey for the past
three weeks has returned.
Miss Virginia L. Larrimore who
for some years has been occupying
the store next to the Post Office has
rented one of the new stores in the
new Masonic Temple on Second ST.,
and will occupy it November 1st.
The other store in the Masonic Tenn
pie has not been rented yet but is
is understood that it is being consi-
dered by several.
Oyster season was opened here
on October 18th and now the fine
favored BrOadkill oysters which are
said to be the best anywhere on the
Peninsula can be purchased from
the local Oystermen.
Fatbacks are being caught in
large quantities here now by the To-
cal fishermen, Prettyman & Pride |
caught 23Q9 one night last week, |
large catches of black fish are still !
being made at the breakwater, and |
some are still catching those large |
trout with hook and line down at |
the point of the Capes, for the past |
few months automobiles have been !
driving down there as far as the |
Quarantine Station and some drive |
over the Cape HenlOpen lighthouse |
that is within very few yards of |
the new. lighthouse there, machines |
follow the marsh road and find it |
fairly good travelling with one. or
two exceptions.