Milford chronicle., 1926-02-05
Lewes

CAPTAIN John NJ. Barnes took COM
mand of the pilot boat, Philadelphia,
on Saturday for the coming two
weeks, relieving Captain Fred Bur-
ton, who had been in charge for the
past two weeks.
Perry Burton who Is attending
school in Philadelphia is spending a
few days with his parents here, Mr..
and Mrs. William L. Burton in Pill
OttOwn.
Mrs. William II. Fields who was
operated upon at the Beebe HOspi-
tai here some weeks ago is improv-
ing and was able to be removed to
her home here on Second street last
Tuesday.
William Turner of near Lewes
who was operated upon at the Bee
be Hospital some days ago, is slow
ly improving.
Pilot John w. Joseph who is
spending the winter months with
his family in Philadelphia, was a
town visitor here during the week.
Last Thursday was the coolest
day that has been registered here
this winter. The mercury went down
as low as six degrees in the carly
morning. Many pipes were frozen
and bursted during the cold spell.
Announcement has been made OF
the marriage of Miss Bernica II.
Reynolds, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred T. Reynolds, of near Overbrook
and Jacob H. Richards, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore w. Richards, al
so of near OverbroOk. The wedding
took place at the Nassau NJ. b. par
sonage on Saturday, January 2Srd.
Rev. w. c. Bucksom, pastor OF the
Nassau Methodist Episcopal Circuit,
performed the ceremony. They Will
make their future home with his
parents.
Pilot 7. Conner Marshall has Deen
confined to his home for some weeks
on account of illness, but IS now
able to be out again.
Joseph M. Lank, Charles A. Con-
ner and Ermon Postles of the Sus-
sex Trust Company of Milton, and
Harvey D. Williams and Walter
Smith of the Sussex Trust Company
of Laurel, were town visitors mere
during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Fox of Phila-
delDhia. are receiving cOngratula-
tions upon the arrival of a fine BABY
boy. Mrs. Fox who is the daughter OF
Postmaster N. B. Register is at the
Beebe Hospital here.
Clifford NJ. Fields of Wilmington
spent the weekend with his par
ents here, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. H.
Fields.
A very enthusiastic meeting of the
Lewes Chamber of Commerce was
held in the Town Hall last Friday
evening. Several items of interest
were discussed, among them were
the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Asso-
citation which was explained by DR..
U. w. Hooker, chairman of the To-
cal committee of the Association,
and Thomas r. Ingram, chairman OF
the Tenth Representative District.
At the meeting ten individual sub
scriptions were taken for S1OO.OO
each to be paid as follows: $lOO.OO
in 1926 and $4,000 in 1927. A COM
mittee was also appointed at this
meeting to take up the matter OF
finding a prospective hotel man VINO
will build a modern hotel here, as
Lewes is in dire need of one, since
the burning of the Hotel Rodney
lust a year ago, the town has been
without a hotel, and it is very in
convenient for travelling men, es-
pecially.
The roads in this section, when
vou are compelled to leave the con-
crete highways, are almost impas-
sable, as they are thawed about four
inches on top and machines drop
down that far and almost stick in
the mud. Many of the farmers can
hardly get out of their lanes.
n Coleman Willard who is employed
by an orchestra at one of the large
hotels in Atlantic City, visited his
parents here last week, Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Willard.
Henry w. Conant and W. Virden
Marshall who compose the Rehoboth
Heights Development Company cX-
pect to leave here on Tuesday MORN
ing for Miami, Florida, where they
will sDend the month of February IN
looking over developments down
there and getting ideas from the
southern developers. 1t is likely that
when they return in the spring that
they will put on another large de-
velopment in this section.
Many local people are making good
catches of the razor blades on the
sand bars here at low tide which
made excellent chowder and fine
fritters. Local fishermen are also
making good catches Of winter foun-
ders in their fixes.
ANNA K. GREGORIUS, D. G.
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