Milford chronicle., 1925-07-24
Lewes News

l The Lewes Presbyterian Sunday
? school held it's annual picnic on
Thursday, July 10Th, at Oak Orchard.
Everybody reported having had a
good time.
The Consolidated Fisheries Com
pany had catch of 1890 barrels of
menhaden fish on last Tuesday ev-
ening; one boat had 1885 barrels.
The outlook for fishing this season
looks very good now.
Stephen G. Pierce, who recently
came up from Miami, Florida, is
spending few days at Ocean Gate,
N. J., at the home Of pilot George S.
Lubker.
Some of the farmers in this sec
tion who haven't their wheat thresh-
ed yet, have been held up for more
than week, because it rained some
time during the day or night for |
several days. The wheat doesn't |
have chance to get dried off good |
before another rain comes; so far |
the wheat hasn't been damaged.
The first lima beans of the season
appeared in the local market the
first of the week, and sold for 60c a
quart. Tomatoes have become a lit
tie more plentiful and have dropped
from 35c quart to 25c.
The canning factory at Nassau
opened last week and is canning
string beans.
A number Of LeWes people made a
trip to Cape May last week on the
pilot boat, J. Henry Edmunds.
Miss Ella B. Twilley, of Philadel-
phia, formerly of this town, is spend
ing a few weeks vacation with her !
sister here, Mrs. A. H. Baker, on
South street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland Bones have :
rented one half of Mrs. Ella Pierce's
on South street and are, ;
now occupying it. y
Walter Bryan has been transfer
red from the Ocean City Coast Guard E
Station to the Cape Aenlopen Coast c
Guard Station.
Local fishermen and sportsmen h
are making some large catches of "
ine trout at the Delaware break
water; some of them weigh more
han ten pounds.
Arthur Mason of Vineland, N. J.,
Who has been visiting at Rehoboth :,
Beach, has returned to his home. u u
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Salmons -
# Philadelphia, spent the weekend Il
With the latter's mother here, Mrs. -
Iary Bohm. a. a.
The local base ball team journey 70
d to Milford on Saturday with a =,
lick up team and were defeated by p
score of 18 to 8. ~
The encampment of the Young -"
'eOples Branch of the w. G. T. U. -
f Delaware, held their annual ses- -
ion at the Ocean House on Lewes
each, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and
[Onday. They attended services on
unday morning at the Lewes M. E. 4
hurch and their National Secretary
He'd the pulpit.
Irwin Maull and family of Will
lington are spending some time on
ewes Beach at the Aida W. Lilly
)ttage.
Captain Willard H. Collins has the
ay View Tea House completed on
ewes Beach and it has been open
II several days. This makes a great
Improvement to Lewes Beach. Park
lg grounds have also been provided
long the front of the beach be-
veen the Ocean House and the pier;
lis also means much to the large
1mber of tourists who visit the
each every day and especially on
undays, and found no available
lace to park car heretofore.
Miss Margaret Cramer of New
retna, N. J., is spending few
eeks here with her aunt, Mrs.
harles S. Morris.
DR.. James Beebe, president of the
eebe Hospital who is recovering
ON recent operation, is spending
few weeks at his cottage at Re-
)both Beach.
William Wilson, assistant engi-
,er of the Fenwick Island light YES
/, who was recently operated up
| at the Beebe Hospital, is slowly
proving.
Professional decorator from Phil
elphia has been decorating the
siness places here on Second
rect for "Old Home Week" which
to be held here July 81 to August
!, in the interest of the Lewes Fire
partment
Allen L. Lauritsen of Wilmington,
'merly Of this town, was a town
itor here on Saturday.
Mss Alice Lloyd and her brother,
liam motored from their home in
antic City to visit Mrs. Emma Da-
son of South street for a week. l.