Milford chronicle., 1926-08-13
Lewes

A. F. Anderson of Havre de Grace,
Md, is spending a few days here
getting his canning factory in shape
to receive tomatoes. The season will
be on about the last of August. Many
farmers this season are not growing
tomatoes, and the outlook for large
crop of them is very doubtful; owing
to so many heavy rains and hot
suns.
Pilot George S. Lubker of Ocean
Gate, N. j., motored to Rehoboth
Beach this week where he will spend
few days with his wife, who is Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen G.. Pierce
there.
Roy Lawrence of New York, Sec
ond assistant engineer and Jose Rosa
of Cuba, fireman, who were scald-
ed last week when a boiler tube on
the MunsOn Line steamship Mum
place bursted, are still in a serious
condition in the Beebe Hospital here.
The accident happened off the New
Jersey coast while the boat was en-
route to Norfolk. The two injured
men were brought here to the hos
pital in coast guard patrol boat.
The American Legion of Delaware
is holding carnival at Rehoboth
Beach, beginning Friday, August 9Th
and continuing to Saturday, August
14th.
Stephen G. Pierce, Henry w. Con-
ant and Warren Conant attended the
State trap shoot held last week at
Yorklyn.
Mrs. Lillian D. Virden Smith, of
Johnstown, Pa, is spending a few
days at Rehoboth Beach with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Virden.
Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper of Chester,
formerly Miss Sarah NAPLES of
Lewes is spending few days here.
Rev. Howard Davis of Wilmington,
former pastor of the Lewes Metho-
dist Episcopal Church here, is en-
caniped with the soldiers at Reho-
both Beach for a week in the capac-
ity of chaplain.
Mrs. Jacob Morris who has been
in Ocean Grove, N. j., for a few days
has returned to her home.
Andrew Milligan of Philadelphia
is spending few days with his par
ents here, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T.
COnwell.
Charles H. Lynch who is employed
as engineer on dredge at Brooklyn,
N. Y, formerly chief engineer of the
power house here, is spending few
days here among friends and rela-
tives.
Carpenter David Coverdale is
making rapid progress on Captain
Fred Burton's new brick house on
Second street. He has it about en-
closed and will soon be ready for the
plasterers.
Jesse Rosenfeld of Baltimore,
president of the National Navigation
Company, who is preparing to oper-
ate ferry between Lewes and Cape
May, N. j., appeared before the town
council of Lewes this week, to lease
some beach land upon which to build
a pier for their ferry to land. 1t was
their former idea to purchase Cap
tain willard Collins pier here, but
they have decided that it wouldn't
fill the bill. 1t is understood that
the lease of land was granted them
for their pier and they propose to
begin the building of the pier at
once.
Mrs. Annie Downing Warrington,
widow of the late George w. War
rington Of Lewes, died at the Beebe
Hospital last Friday evening after
several weeks illness. She is surviv-
ed by one son, J. Arthur Downing of
Rehoboth Beach.
The regular quarterly meeting of
the directors of the Sussex Trust
Company, with branches at Lewes,
Laurel and Milton, was held last
Tuesday at the Belhaven Hotel in
RehobOth Beach. The meeting con-
Vened at ten a. m. and adjourned
at three D. m. Dinner was served at
the Hotel Belhaven. Statements
showed that all three branches were
in a thriving condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B. Webb and
willard Webb of Philadelphia spent
the weekend with relatives in Rob-
insonville.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Morris and the
formers mother spent the weekend
here as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Cur
tbs ]. Richards.
Mrs. Fred C. Wolfe and children
are spending few days with Mrs.
Wolfe's mother in Philadelphia.
The bridge which is being built
across Silver Lake in Rehoboth
Heights by the Sussex County Levy
Court Commissioners under the su-
Dervision Of overseer, Jerome G.
Phillips, is making rapid progress.
The bridge crosses the lake at Bay
ard avenue in the Heights, and when
completed will be beautiful drive
to Dewey Beach; near the ocean all
the way, and will cut off possibly a
mile and a half from the distance
which those living at Dewey now
have to drive in order to get to Re-
hoboth Beach, or vice versa.
About the largest bunch of cars
was at Rehoboth Beach last Sunday
that was ever seen there in any one
Sunday before; so say some Of the
old residenters of the resort.
DR.. Linden S. Hazard of Eliza