Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
LeVVes

Next Sunday is Rally Day at the
LeWes M. E. Church and Sunday
school, the hour of preaching SER
vice in the morning has been chang
ed from ten to half past ten in the
morning and Sunday school follows
at eleven-forty-fV until twelve-for-
ty-five. This is the fall and winter
schedule. For some years this ques-
tion has been debated at the close OF
the summer schedule whether to
continue to hold Sunday school in
the morning or in the afternoon.
DR.. Walter Gunby, district super
intendent of the Dover District OF
the NJ. E. Conference filled the pull
pit in the Lewes NJ. E. Church on
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Ella G. Rockefeller of Will
mington was called here last week
on account of the serious illness OF
her brother, Edward w. Long, re-
tired lighthouse keeper. His condl-
tion is somewhat improved this
week.
Mrs. Ruth L. Lubker OF ocean
Gate, N. j., is spending few days
with her sister, Mrs. Stephen e..
Pierce in RehobOth Heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis H. Wolfe OF
philadelphia are spending a few
davs at their home here on King
street. They will sell their house
hold goods next Saturday at public
auction. ,,.,.
The body of Alfred c. Holdsworth
was washed upon the beach here on
Saturday morning and was found
about $3.50 o'clock by Roscoe F. Bal
lard of Chester. The coConer's in
ouest was held in the superintend-
ent's office in the Federal building
here bv Coroner H. B. Hickman OF
Millsboro. The verdict was acciden-
tai drowning. Mr.. Holdsworth was
drowned September II at Cape May
n J.. while in bathing. He was
native of Cape May. The body was
in a terrible condition, being eaten
by sharks. l4..
Lee A. Cahall, local carpenter
fell about fifteen feet from a scar
fold while at work on Pilot Fred
Rurton's house on Second street. lie
was taken to the Beebe HospltaI
here. No bones were broken but ne
was badly shaken up and bruised:
Thomas R. Ingram and family
have moved from their cottage on
Lewes Beach to their home here on
Market street.
Jobn M. Vessels left last week for
Newark where he will take up his
duties as a student at Delaware COL
lege. John was awarded the S15O:uU
scholarship by the Alumni Assocla-
tion.
Edgar w. Ingram, Of this town,
deputy collector of customs, proved
himself a hero here on Saturday
when he rescued Alfred Wlngate
from the Lewes canal. Wingate ac-
cidentally fell off John W. MarshalIs
wharf into the canal in about ten
feet of water and being unable 10
swim would have soon drowned had
If not been for the fact that Mr.. In
gram was on the fish wharf at thls
time. Mr.. Ingram is prominent here
in business circles, being a MEMBER
of the firm, Maull and Ingram, hre
underwriters, and of the Lawton q
Ingram, merchants, and OF the nrm
Ingram & Company, lumber ana coal
dealers.
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Batey and
children of North Carolina are spen
ding a few days here with friends
and relatives. ,-,
B. johnson of Dover and ]. B.
Whaley of Wilmington, district man
ayers of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society of New York, were
town visitors here during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Creadick are
spending a couple of days in Will
mington and Philadelphia.
Owing to the fact that the men
haden fishing steamers have been
bringing in very little fish, the Dla-
mond State Fish Products Company
has tied up their two boats and the
Consolidated Fisheries Company has
tied four of their eight boats. There
seems to be plenty of fish but the
weather has been so windy that the
boats couldn't catch them.
Perry T. Burton left last week 1or
the University of Delaware where ne
will begin his freshman year.
DR.. Hiram R. Burton who has been
at the Beebe Hospital for several
days is very much improved and ex-
poets to go to his home this week.
Local fishermen are making some
good catches of those large crokers /
or spots as some call them. One fish /
erman caught over 1000 in one day /
last week.
At a meeting of the Lewes Cham
her of Commerce held on Monday
night a committee was appointed TO
provide ways and means for a ban
ouet for the leading citizens and
business men of Lewes to be held IN
tbe near future. At this meeting
some out of town speakers will be
present; among them will be rep
resentative of the Hockenbury Hotel
system. who will go over the mat
ter of financing hotel here, when
The town is very badly in need OF.
Mrs. B. NJ. OFT has returned from a
business trip to New York where
she has purchased her fall and win
Ter line of ladies' and chlldren's
coats and dresses.
A special assembly was held in the
Lewes school auditorium on Friday,
September II, to commemorate the
.39th anniversary of the completion
ind signing of the Constitution. MI
lynne L. Merritt, vice principal, was
n charge of the assembly. The pro- ;
ram was as follows:
Music, orchestra.
Floria, school. Is
Lords Prayer.
Salute to the Flag.