Milford chronicle., 1925-11-13
LeWeS

ored in Pilottown about 9 o'clock
Sunday morning, it had gotten a
good headway before it was dls-
covered and when the firemen ar
| rived the roof was almost burned
off, and the buildings across the
street were beginning to catch, but
with the good work of some with
buckets they soon eXtlngulsheu
them, in a few minutes the tlremen
had two streams of water on tne
fire and even though it had good
headway, it was stopped at the Sec
ond story.
Thomas R. Ingram's Sunday
School Glass held masquerade
party at the home of Mrs. John r.
Lawton last week on Thursday eve.i
after the evenings entertainment
refreshments were servd.
Mrs. May Kelly's Sunday School
Glass of the Presbyterian Church
held a masquerade party on Thurs
day night of last week in the new
bungalow of Miss Virginia l.. Lar
rimore in Rehoboth Heights.
Mrs. Sarah L. Smith who has been
visiting Mrs. F. J. Mitchell in Phlla-
delphia for two weeks has returned
To her home here.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Lewes M. E. Church met last week
at the home of Mrs. Edison c. Lodge
on South street, Mrs. William l..
Burton was elected president, to
succeed Mrs. Harry Chambers
whose term expired.
Charles E. Wells has moved his
family from his bungalow on McFee
street to a small farm near Days
bono. Carlton J. Tracy has moved
into the Wells property from the
Maull property on Mulberry street.
The contractor for the laying OF
the missing link of concrete road
between Lewes and RehObOth has
it about all graded and the concrete
mixer is now on the job and in a
very short time the road will be all
layed and the new bridge cOmplet-
| ed. Those who contemplate spend
ing a part of the Xmas holidays at
| their cottages in RehobOth Beach
will have the pleasure of riding over
the new strip of concrete road ana
crossing the new County bridge.
And those living in Milford and
points north can motor over the
Brick Granary thereby cutting 13
miles off the distance from Milford
to Five Points.
John Manlove of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with his sister
Mrs. Scott M. Hart, here.
Herbert Joseph, contractor OF
Rehoboth had the misfortune to
cut off one of his thumbs with a
power saw on Saturday, his wound
was dressed at the Beebe Hospital
here.
William Teal, Jr., of this town has
now received his branch as a full
pledged fifteen foot pilot on the bay
and river, Delaware, he began WORK
on November LIST.
Charles w. Jenkins of Philadel-
phia, spent the weekend with his
parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
A. Jenkins.
Captain Charles w. Johnson, gov
ernment contractor left here last
week for Miami, Fla, where he has
a government contract to remove a
sunken vessel. =.
Mrs. Napoleon B. Register left
this week for Detroit, Mich, where
She will attend a W. C. T. U. con-
vention.
Mrs. MaryI @. Maull has returned
after spending two weeks in Phlla-
delphia.
Thomas ]. Perry, aged 81 years,
of near Coolspring, died last week
at his home, he was the Oldest re-
sident in this section of the coun-
try.
Owing to the fact that so much
rain has fallen here during the
past two weeks, in fact we haven't
had a clear day within two weeks,
that farmers are fearing for the
welfare of their soy beans and
buckwheat which has not been
threshed yet, and very few of the
farmers have gotten their white po-
tatoes out yet on account pf so
much wet weather. Many have not
yet put their wheat in, and very
little corn has been gathered, the
prospects look good for a crop OF
corn.
White potatoes have been selling
here at $1.O0 a basket in large guam
| titles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Webb of
Philadelphia, spent the weekend
with Mrs. Virginia Webb in Robin
sonville
DR.. James T. Thompson, Mayor of
Lewes, has been confined to his
home for several days suffering with
q severe cold.
Justice of the Peace William p.
Carter has been confined to his
home three or four days during the
past week with a heavy cpld.
Surprise Party Near LeWes
MissGertrude Davidson was given
a delightful surprise on Wednesday
evening, November 4th at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Bryan,
the occasion being her sixteenth
birthday anniversary. Upon enter
ing the living room Miss Davidson
found much to her surprise sixteen
of her friends awaiting her arrival.
! Those present were: Misses Leah
| Hurley, Madlyn Johnson, Mildred
Robinson, Josephine Warrington,
Almeta Davidson, Esther Mustard,
and Hilda Davidson; Messrs. Clay
ton Ellis, Edgar Mustard, Eli Eve
luSS, Sdmuel OOChIlISI' GNOl OIC
Bryan, Billie Wilson, Ransford
Bryan and Sammons Howard The
young folks spent the evening in
playing various games, then they
were invited to the dining room
which was very tastefully decorated
and an abundance of good things
awaited them. After taking their
places at the table a ribbon was
pulled and a shower of sixteen
handkerchiefs fell on Miss Ger
trude's head. At late hour the