Milford chronicle., 1927-09-23
Lewes News

The pilot boat, Edmunds, has beei
in Philadelphia shipyard undergo
ing repairs. 1t is expected to return
in few days.
Charles r. Manlove, lighthouse
keeper near Port Penn, formerly o
Lewes, was a town visitor durins
the past week.
Charles Wolfe, commission mer
chant of Philadelphia, formerly o
Lewes, visited among friends here
and at RehOboth Beach for Il couple
of days during the week.
George E. Shockley of Rehobotf
Beach moved the old building off the
the new hotel lot at the corner OF
Second and Market streets in Lewes
It was formerly used as Squire Viii
liam P. Carter's Office and Kari
Langs shoe shop. The lot is now
cleared of all buildings and leady
for the contractor, who expects 10
begin work on the excavation OF the
cellar in a few days.
Local fishermen are making some
small catches of large "crokers
which weigh nearly pound each
They are expected to come along
more plentiful in the very near tu-
ture.
Mrs. M. Theodore Hearn and son
of Philadelphia were Lewes Visitors
during the past week.
H. S. Mccoy of Wilmington has
returned after spending 4 few days
at the iireakwater House on LeWes
Beach.
Clifford NJ. Fields and wife of Will
mington spent a part of last week
with his aarents, Mr.. and Mrs Will
liam II. Fields on Second street.
William H. OFT met with IN auto
mobile accident last Sunday near
Smyrna, when man who was char
ged with driving a car while under
the influence of liquor cOllided with
him. Nj. Otis car wa: badly wreck
ed hut fortunately nO0oiJ WAS hurt.
DR.. William P. Orr, Jr., made a
business trip to Wilmington during
the week.
William J. Thompson made Il bus
mess trip to Philadelphia and re-
turn on wednesday,.
Fred C. Wolfe is improving his
property on King street with u new
asbestos shingle roof.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gose S. Nelson of
Pitman, N. j., and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
A. Nelson of Georgetown, spent Mon
I day with Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred B..
Nelson near Midway.
Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Webb of
r Philadelphia, who have been spend
ing the past week with friends and
relatives in Lewes and Rehoboth
have returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Johns
ton who have been visiting in Can
ada for several weeks, have return
ed to their home here.
DR.. William R. MOwbray of Lewes,
formerly District Superintendent OF
the Dover District of the Whining
ton Conference, filled the pulpit in
, the Lewes Presbyterian Church on
Sunday in the absence of Rev. VIII
liam Leishman who is on vacation.
Frank B. Chambers who is en-
ployed by the DUPONT Company in
Wilmington spent the weekend
here.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen G. Pierce
and daughter, Miss Ruth, left here
Sunday morning for Ocean Gate, N.
J., where Mrs. Pierce and daughter
will spend about two weeks.
Mrs. Rowland G. Paynter, admins
tratrix of the estate of DR.. Hiram R.
Burton, deceased, disposed of his
household goods at public sale last
Saturday.
Elverson w. Ingram has moved
from the Frank Maull property on
King street to the Curtis J. Richards
property on Arnell's avenue and
Raymond Knox has moved into the
Maull property from the Jacob Nor
Fis property also on King street.
Captain John S. Lynch and wife
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Green
have returned after week at Hazle-
ton, Pa.
Mrs. Lillian D. V. Smith of Johns
town, Pa, is spending a few days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam H. Virden in Rehoboth Beach.
L. Finley Ross who has been con-
6ned at the Beebe Hospital for two
weeks is rapidly improving.
Mrs. Thomas r. Ingram, Jr., who
was operated upon at the Beebe
Hospital several days ago for ap-
pendicitis is recovering.
"A nice steady rain visited this
section of the county on Monday
and was very acceptable to the far
mers as they were needing it badly.
C. w. Wilson of McFee street,
Lewes, has been appointed supervis-
or of the Maryland, Delaware and
Coast Railroads.