Milford chronicle., 1925-03-27
Lewes News

Virden, died at her home in Lewes
on Wednesday, March 18th, 1925. Flu
neral services were held at the
house on Saturday afternoon at one
O'Clock and interment made in the
Presbyterian cemetery. She leaves a
husband and three daughters.
Samuel Wallis, manager of the
Nassau Milk Station, who moved
here from Maryland when the sta
tion opened, has been transferred to
one of Supplee-Wills-Jone milk sta
tions at Worton, Md. DR.. Paul Hart
man who succeeded DR.. R. G. Day.
ton as veterinarian of this milk sta
fiOn and the one near Kennett
Souare, Pa, some weeks ago, has al
so been transferred to another ter
ritOTy.
Miss Josephine L. Tracey, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John V. Tracey
of near RehOboth Beach and John F.
Savin, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John E.
Savin of Rehoboth Beach, were mar
ried on Saturday night, March 14th,
1925 at Midway, by Rev.SWilliam G.
Little, pastor of the Midway Presby-
tarian Church; they will make their
future home in Rehoboth Beach.
Revival services have been going
on for the past two weeks at Whites
Chapel NJ. e. Church, conducted by
the Rev. L. T. McLain of Nassau.
Lester Warrington of Midway has
been appointed U. S. mail carrier for
the star route from Midway to Re
hoboth Beach for four years.
A play entitled when Dreams
Come True" was given in the audi
tOrium here on Thursday evening by
Georgetown talent under the aus
pices of the Bethel Cleaners" 1t
was well attended.
W. Sterling Jones who was form
erly one of the rural mail carriers
here, but for some time has been To-
Gated in Detroit, is spending a few
weeks at the home of his parents
here, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel P. Jones.
Harland NJ. Joseph has sold the
Peter Chambers cottage in Rehoboth
Beach, to Harry F. Smick, of Bridge
ton, N. j., who will occupy it dur
ing the summer months.
A number of new cottages are be-
ing built in RehobOth Beach and in
Rehoboth Heights. Rehoboth has had
a building boom for the past four
years, and this year promises to be
the best yet. Residents of the town
predict that the coming season will
be the greatest that RehObOth has
ever seen. With the new boardwalk,
the new fishing pier and the new
concrete road, which has been OPEN
ed since last September, will mean
much toward the developing of the
only summer resort in the State of
Delaware. Already a number of cot
tages have been rented for the COM
ing season.
Mrs. Catherine Lynch Lindell has
accepted a position. as clerk in the
Office of the Lewes Fertilizer Com
pany.
William H. OFT has resigned his
position as engineer on the Mary
land-Delaware Coast Railway Com
pany, and has been succeeded by
Brooks Dawson, who recently moved
his family here from Greenwood in
to the Charles A. Lofand property
on South street.
Benjamin R. Chamberlain has re-
turned from a trip to Indianapolis,
Indiana.
Pilot Preston Joseph of Philadel-
phia, formerly of Lewes, was a town
visitor on Sunday from the pilot boat
Philadelphia.
The members of Saint Peters P.
E. Church have rented the rooms ov-
er Lawton & Ingram's store, recent
ly vacated by Maull & Ingram, and
are equipping it for club room for
the young men of their church;
where they can spend a social hour
any night in the week, rather than
spend them in some questionable
place. This is a good move in the
right direction and it would be very
fine if every church in the town, had
either a club room, church hall or
a community house for the young
men and women of their churches,
Just the same as they have in other
up-to-date towns.
contractor Ralph D. Poynter of
Rehoboth Beach, who was awarded
the contract to build the Masonic
Temple here on Second street, has
force of men on the lot eXcavating
for the cellar. He also has consider
able building material on the lot/
Harry G. Joseph of Coolsprins has
returned after spending few days
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thornton Hudson of
near Midway are receiving congrat-
ulations upon the arrival of a fine
baby boy.
The last teachers meeting of the
year for Eastern Sussex County will
begin at $3.50 a. m. in the Court
House at Georgetown, Saturday,
March 28th. There will be six dem
onstrations at group meetings.
An interesting meeting was held
by the West Hill Home and School
Association on Thursday evening,
March 10, 1925. There was an en-
iovable program, given by the pu-
nils of the school. The meeting ad-
iourned and decided to hold the last
meeting for this term on Friday ev-
ening, April II, 1925. We especially
request the parents to be present at
this meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Davidson and
family motored to Wilmington on
Sunday and from there to Mr.. du
Points green house. While there they
enjoyed seeing some very beautiful
flowers and fruits.
I will have all kinds of flowers
for Easter. Visit my nursery for
your Spring planting. H. Ernest
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