Milford chronicle., 1925-11-20

Fire of unknown origin broke out
in the plant of the RehobOth Pack
| ing Company near the canal bridge
at RehObG.h about two-thirty o'clock
on Saturday morning, the Lewes
Fire Company was summoned and
were soon on the scene, the fire
had gotten such headway that it was
impossible to check with nothing
more than chemical from the fire
engine to fight with. The packing
house where most of the canned
goods were stored was damaged
very little. The factory was owned
by John A. Lingo, Charles H. Webb
and Charles E. Marsh all of Reno
both Beach and was partly cOverd
with insurance.
Miss Zena E. Coulter of Philadel-
phia, formerly chief telephone oper-
atOr here was a town visitor the
past week.
Owing to the teachers institute
being held in Dover last week the
local school closed at noon on Arm
istice Day for the week.
The Loyal Helpers of the Lewes
Methodist Episcopal Church met on
Friday evening at the home of Mrs.
Irwin B. Steele on Mulberry street.
Charles w. Futcher former Fed
eral Prohibition officer has moved
his family to Wilmington where he
is employed by the Police Depart
ment.
Joseph F. McSweeney of Rehoboth
Beach has sold his hotel property
there known as the Diamond State
Hotel to E. Wiley of Seaford.
Edward J. Gray, proprietor of the
Ocean House on Lewes Beach has
purchased the Captain John R.
Price property on Mulberry street
from Capain Irwin B. Steele. Cap
tain Steele expects to build a new
home on the adjoining lot to the pro
perty spld to Mr.. Gray.
The Rehoboth Heights Develop
ment Company have begun the lay
ing of the water mains in RehObOth
Heights and in very short time
the entire pipe line on Bayard Ave,
will be completed.
/Everett Reed who went to Miami,
Fla, with Stephen G. Pierce some
days ago has returned to his home
here./
Rev. F. A. Linhordt of Dover,
Director of Religious Education of
the Wilmington Conference filled |
the pulpit in the Lewes NJ. E. Church |
both morning and evening on Sun
day. Next Sunday morning Rev. N.
Claude Benson, pastor of the Ep-
worth NJ e. Church of RehObOth .
Beach will fill the pulpit and Rev.
Milton S. Andrews will fill the pull
pit in his church. Rev. William c.
Little, pastor of the Midway Pres
byterian Church filled the pulpit in
the Methodist Protestant Church
on Sunday evening for Rev. Will.
liam d. Wilson.
Augustus NJ. Webb met with a
very painful accident on Saturday
while at work on one of the new jet
ties which George E. Skockley has
cOIS ,racted to build off Rehoboth
Beach, when one of the piling which
they were attempting to settle, in
some way the piling swung around
md hit him on the leg just below
he knee and broke both bones, he
vas taken to the Beebe Hospital
lere for treatment where he will
'emain for sometime.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter w. Webb and
Willard N. Webb of Philadelphia,
pent the weekend with the latters
mother, Mrs. Virginia Webb in
2ObinsOnville.
Local fishermen are making some
.ood catches of winter founders
which they are shipping to the city
markets.
Benjamin S. Albertson, Jr., left
ere several days ago fDr Philadel-
hia where he has secured employ
1Snt.
pilot John w. Joseph who moved
is family to Philadelphia some
7eeks ago to spend the winter was
town visitor during the week.
Mrs. Eugene G. Kelly who has
cen visiting her mother for several
reeks in Ohio has returned.