Milford chronicle., 1926-08-06
Lewes

family in Rehoboth Heights for q
few weeks.
Mrs. Ruth L. Lubker of Ocean
Gate, N. j., is spending a few weeks
with her sister, Mrs. Stephen G.
Pierce in Rehoboth Heights.
Frank NJ. Jones of Georgetown
spent couple of days in Rehobotn
Beach last week.
Thomas w. Johnston who has been
seriousl yill at his home on Ieffer-
son avenue, is slowly improving.
Thomas C. Horsey of Dover who
is summering at Rehoboth Beach,
was a town visitor here during the
past week.
Charles H. Mason of Kennett
Square, Pa, spent the weekend with
his family who are spending a few
weeks here at the home of Louis
Lauritsen.
Mrs. Oils Jordan and son Guth-
rie Jordan of Apex, South Carolina,
who have been visiting here for the
past three weeks have returned to
their home.
Charles w. Futcher of Whining
ton, formerly of this town, now en-
plOyed on the city police force OF
Wilmington spent the weekend with
friends and relatives here.
John S. Bishop, of Frederica, for
merly Of this town, has sold his
property in Pilottown 10 Frank Car
ey, who Will occupy it in the near
future.
Many of the farmers were able to
get their wheat threshed last week
before the heavy rain which came
and stopped them for a few days. 1t
it understood that very little dam
age has been done to the wheat by
the rain except the cap sheaves and
the yield this season is a fair one.
DR.. Harry B. Hickman of Philadel-
phia has arrived at his cottage on
Lewes Beach for the month of Au-
gust, which has been his custom for
many years. He is one Of the cot
tagers there who enjoy the break
water fishing in the early morning
and catch those big ten pounds trout
and black fish.
The prayer meeting service on
Wednesday evening in the Lewes NJ.
E. Church, has been discontinued
during the molth of August which
has been the usI;l custom for some
years.
Mrs. Henry ]. Rowland and sons,
J. Wright and Henry j., Jr., are
spending a few days here at the
home of the formers parents, Cap
tain and Mrs. c. W. Atkins Oh South
street.
Rev. William Leishman. pastor Of
the Lewes Presbyterian Church left
here last Friday for New York City
where he sailed on Saturday for
Scotland where he expects to spend
a few weeks with his relatives.
Pilot and Mrs. G. Clifton Maull are
being congratulated upon the arriv-
al of a fine baby boy. Mrs. Maull is
at the Beebe Hospital here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Thomp-
son motored to Annapolis last Sun
day where their son, William P, has
been located for some weeks, who
returned with them.
The Lewes Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school held their annual pic
mic last Thursday at Oak Orchard.
All reported having had a good time.
Mrs. Mary Maull Davenport Of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, has arrived at her
cottage ON Lewes Beach for the bal
ance Of the summer.
A number of Lewcs people have
attended the Kent and Sussex Coun-
ty Fair at Harrington during the
past week.
David Hankin of Baltimore, for
merly of this town, was town Wis
itor here last Thursday.
A very severe electrical storm
passed over Lewes Saturday evening
and struck the home of Pilot John
w. Joseph on Fourth street. Consid-
cradle damage was done to the CHM
ney and elsewhere near it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas R. Ingram,
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tored to Chester and Philadelphia
Saturday evening, returning on Sun
day evening.
John A. Thompson of the firm,
Thomson Brothers of Philadelphia
spent the weekend here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph D.
Thompson.
The little stretch of cement road
from the canal bridge to Lewes
Beach was opened on Saturday to
traffic. This is quite an improvement
added to Lewes Beach as the former
road was very poor one. This
should mean much toward the de-
velopment of Lewes Beach as a sum-
mer resort with it's fine fishing and
bathing. 1t surely is big asset to
those who live there and make daily
trips to and from Lewes by way of
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