Milford chronicle., 1925-02-13
LeWes News

The regular quarterly meeting OF
The Sussex Trust Company with
branches at Lewes, Laurel and Mil
ton, was held last Tuesday at
Laurel. Statements showed that the
different branches were in a thriving
condition. Those who attended the
meeting from Lewes, were, DR.. Will
liam P. Orr, Jr., DR.. Ulysses w.
Hooker, Thomas R. Ingram, John M.
Vessels, Charles H. Maull and Will
liam H. Virden.
Russell ]. Murray who is employed
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., in
Wilmington visited his parents Mr..
and Mrs. J. PenrOse Murray here
last week.
A Corporation known as the FL
dorado Oil Company has been form
ed here, with William J. Warren,
president; James T. Lank, general
manager and Frank Carter, treas
urer.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Lewes M. E. Church met last week
at the home of Mrs. Martha Lodge of
South street.
Stephen G.. Pierce, owner and
proprietor of the Hotel Rodney, has
contracted for the removal of all the
debris from the site where the old
hotel stood and is making prepar-
ations to rebuild early in the spring.
Next Friday February 18th, he will
sell at public auction the furniture
which was saved during the recent
fire.
The Sarah ]. Coleman property on
street will be sold at pub
lie auction next Saturday.
Funeral services of Andrew M.
Johnson, aged about 20 years, were
held last Thursday afternoon and
interment made in the COnley's
Chapel M. E. cemetery. The deceased
is survived by a wife and two sons.
Thomas r. Ingram's Sunday
school class met at his home last
evening and members were
to bring their husband. AT
ter spending a very enjoyable eve
ming in games and differnt amuse-
ments, refreshments were served in
among those present
were, Professor Ira S. Brinser, Rev.
and Mrs. Milton S. Andrews, Mrs.
George C. West, Mrs. Lindal Palmer,
Mrs. John D. Elliott, Mrs. John c.
Mrs. Mary Ellis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel B. D. Marshall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis B. Graves, Mrs. George
Dutton, Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin B.
Steele, Mrs. Daniel P. Jones, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl B. Baylis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Littleton, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam L. Burton, Mrs. Charles C.
Hickman, Mrs. Edward Wiley, Mrs.
Theodore w. Simpler, Mrs. R. P.
Mrs. Ida Marshall, Mrs.
Edison c. Lodge, Mrs. Charles H.
Johnson, Mrs. Harry M. Maull, Mrs.
D. Mathis, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. White, Mr.. and Mrs.
William J. Warren, Mrs. Cora M.
Mrs. Calvin A. Evans, Miss
Mamie Wilson, Mrs. Jacob Pretty
nan, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas R. In
gram, Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Lawton
ind Mrs. Charles Prettyman.
The LeWes high school basket ball
cam were defeated last Friday eve
hing by the Frankford high school |
cam at Frankford, by a score of SO |
o/2S.
Z William J. Warren & Co., the
ocal canning Company who had |
heir plant burned some months ago, |
lave begun the erection of a new |
liant. Contractor Ralph D. Poynter |
# Rehoboth Beach is doing the
vork/POynter also has the contract |
o build the Masonic Temple on
heir lot on Second street here,
vhere the old temple stood until the
ire of 1920. He expects to begin on
in the early spring. With the new
house going up and the new
Masonic temple in the spring, and a
lew hotel also to be built soon, car
lenters in this section will have
ONE work ahead of them.
Wilson Ingram of Wilmington is
pending a few days with his par
nts Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar w. Ingram
ere.
Funeral services of Ayres w.
,Oach, aged 81 years, were held at
tehoboth Beach last Thursday aft
rnOOn and interment made in the
.pworth M. E. Cemetery, Rev. W. S.
rant of Church Hill, Md, former
astor of the Epworth M. e. Church
onducted the services. The deceas-
d died at the Farnhurst Hospital
here he has been confined for sew
raj months; besides a wife he
caves four small children.
Miss Anna M. Osborne, English
eacher in the Lewes high school.
no has been unable to attend her
uties for the past month on ac-
ount of an operation, resumed her
uties last week; relieving Mrs. Ed
ar H. Riley of Rehoboth Beach.
no has been teaching in her stead.
Clifford M. Fields of Wilmington
)ent the weekend with his parents
ere Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Fields.
Rev. William Leishman, pastor of
lie Lewes Presbyterian has been
to his room for several
avs with an attack of grippe; he
as unable to conduct services in
le church on Sunday.
captain Henry c. Fish is confined
MS home on Lewes Beach with (
I attack of grippe.
Pilot Preston Joseph of Philadel- {
lla was town visitor here TODAY.
?. A. Lank local carpenter who v
Us been working in PHILADELPHIA g
+ some months is spending a few
eeks at his home here. $