Milford chronicle., 1926-08-20
Lewes

DR.. Fuller L. Davenport of Wilkes
Barre, Pa, has arrived here and is
spending the month of August with
his family at their cottage on Lewes
Beach.
John, two-year-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Preston Joseph, met with SER
ious accident last week when he fell
from the second story window of
their home, and landed on a cement
pavement. He was taken to the Bee
be Hospital Immediately, where he is
gradually improving. He is expected
to recover.
Wilbur L. Adams, a prominent at
torney of Wilmington, was stricken
with appendicitis while at his cot
tage at RehOboth Beach last week
and was operated upon at the Bee
be Hospital here. He is improving
daily.
Mrs. Emma L. Lank of Lewes is
spending a few days at her farm
near Prettyman's Corner at the home
of George Pepper.
Most ali the wheat in this section
has been threshed and the yield was
a fair one.
Lewes base ball team defeated the
strong team from Cape May here on
Saturday afternoon by a score Of 2
to 9, Lifety Brittingham and William
p. Clifton composed the battery for
the local boys. Birmingham allowed
only one hit while the local boys
bagged seven. The Lewes boys eX-
pect to return the game with Cape
May in the near future. They will
make the trip either on the pilot
boat Edmunds or on one of the coast
guard patrol boats.
Contractor Ralph D. POynter OF
Rehoboth Beach is making rapid
progress on his contract to build the
annex to the Beebe Hospital.
Mrs. Ella G. Rockefeller of Will
mingtOn is spending few days with
friends and relatives in Lewes and
Rehoboth Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. George s. Lubker Of
Ocean Gate, N. j., who have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen G.
Pierce in Rehoboth Heights for sew
eral days have returned to their
home.
Allen Joseph of Philadelphia is
spending a few days with his par
ents here, Pilot and Mrs. John w.
Joseph.
James E. Wiley who is employed
with the Cunard Steamship Company
of Philadelphia, is spending few
days here with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Edward Wiley on Market
street.
The Diamond State Fish Products
Company which tied their two fish
ing steamers up for a couple Of
weeks on account of the scarcity of
menhaden brought them out again
this week, as the fishing has picked
up considerably during the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Dukes of
New Jersey are spending few days
here with the latter's parents, Pilot
and Mrs. William F. Marshall.
Hubbard G. S9lph has accepted
position as chief engineer on the
pilot boat, J. Henry Edmunds. He
was formerly engineer Of one of the
Diamond State Fish Products Com
pany's boats.
Mrs. Fannie Prettyman Donovan
who has been critically i'll for the
past three weeks with scarlet fever
is slowly improving.
Charles Webb of Philadelphia spent
the weekend at Rehoboth Beach.
Edward w. Collins who is employ
ed in Philadelphia, has returned af-
ter spending a week with his par
ents near Lewes, Mr.. and Mrs. Ir-
vim Collins. -
Captain Fred Burtan took COM
mand of the pilot boat Philadelphia
for the coming two weeks, relieving
Captain Eugene c. Kelly who had
been in charge for the past two
weeks.
The farmers in this section have
been taking advantage of the dry
weather which has prevailed here for
several days, even though it has
been extremely hot and are getting
their wheat threshed, working early
and late. If rain holds off just few
more days all the wheat in this
neighborhood will be threshed.
Aaron KINNEY, keeper of Reedy
Island rear light station, formerly Of
this town, is spending a few days
here as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry LittletOn.
Mrs. Joseph T. Moore, Mrs. Free
da Matthews and Miss Kathryn Gels
sci, all of Philadelphia and Captain
John L. Carey of Leipsic, and An
drew F. Larson of Pennsville, N. j.,
were weekend visitors here with
Mr.. and Mrs. Scipio Tessadri on
Front street.
Rev. Disston w. Jacobs, of Milford,
former pastor of the Epworth M. E.
Church, of Rehoboth Beach, was a ,
Rnhnhnth uieitnr last Wnak