Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02
Lewes News

the forty acre tract of land of VIII
liam ]. Willie which was sold al
public sale last Saturday for $780,
90.
James G. Shockley of Georgetown
keeper of Fourteen Foot Bank Light
house, has purchased the Marshall
Bertrand property in Pilottown and
will move his family there in the
near future.
Pilot William E. Poynter, of Phila-
delphia, formerly of this town is
spending few days with his
daughter, here, Mrs. Percy B. WICK
ers on Market Street.
A. .Gutowitz, of Philadelphia,
former jewler of this town is spend
ing a few days here at the home OF
Emanuel Zerden.
Professor Ira S. Brinser, of New
ark, Del, former superintendent OF
the Lewes Public Schools was a
town visitor here during the past
week.
The damp easterly weather which
has prevailed here for several days
has not been very pleasant to the
farmers who have had hay on the
ground waiting to be cured for feed
several farmers have lost consider
able feed on account the dampness,
the easterly wind has also been very
unpleasing to the fishing plants
here not very many menhaden have
been landed during the past week
Local fisherman began to catch
some of those large crokers during
the early part of last week and it is
thought that as soon as the weather
clears up there will be plenty OF
them.
Six shares of the capital stock of
the Delaware Trust Company were
sold at public sale along with other
securities of Miss Amy H. Fisher,
deceased for $4,000 a share, the
Fisher homestead was also sold at
public sale to Mrs. Harry F. Carpen-
ter for $35OO0O.
Miss Marguerite POynter who has
been touring Europe for several
weeks arrived at her home here last
week, she expects to leave in few
days for Philadelphia where she is
employed as school teacher.
Mrs. Herbert H. Fisher, of Phila-
delphia, is spending few days here
with friends and relatives.
James w. Marshall who is employ
ed in Newark, Del, spent the week
End with his mother, here, Mrs.
Eatherin Marshall.
Theodore Hazard, of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with friends
and relatives here.
Charles s. Richards, of Philadef-
Dhai, spent the weekend with rela-
tives here.
The local school opens Tuesday,
September 9Th, quite a number of
youngsters will start in on that time
for their first time.
Mrs. Margaret Hastings, of Will
mington, is visiting at the home of
Ir. and Mrs. Stephen G. Pierce on
Beebe Avenue. %
Edgar L. Warrington aged "a
years died at his home in Midway
.kln Friday night after an illness of
everal weeks the deceased for many
ears kept store and Post Office at
idway, and for a number of years
ad been engaged in the saw mill !
lsiness and was one of the largest |
md owners in Sussex County |
llding approximately 1900 acres of |
nd in this section. He is survived |
two sons, Leland and Francis c. |
arlington. Funeral services were
Id on Monday afternoon at the
and interment in the Lewes
Cemetery.
IS Anna Carter has returned |
spending two weeks on Lewes
with Mr.. and Mrs. William P.
n.
IS Sallie Marshall died at the
of her sister, Mrs. Clinton
on Friday evening after linger-
or several years. Funeral SER
were held on Monday after
and interment made in the St.,
s P. E. cemetery.
bathing beauty contest which
to have been. held in RehObOtn /
p last Sunday afternoon, wa S |
oned on account of the weather. |
will be held on Labor Day at |
in the afternoon, it is underl- |
L. that contestants from all over |
state are preparing to enter the |
est, motion pictures of all the |
estants and of several scenes of |
Aboth Beach are to be taken and |
pc shown at the Blue Hen The-
during the week of Labor Day.. |
hthouse keeper, William R.
son, of Bellevue rear range
louse, Wilmington, formerly of
town was a town visitor here
turday.
and Mrs. Harry Wingate, of
boro, N. j., formerly of this
were town visitors here d Iur-
be past week.
hry ]. Rowland, of Wilm lag-
visiting his mother, here RS.
C. Rowland on Second Stf4et.
hur c. Morgan who is EMPLOY
Philadelphia is spending a few
with his mother, here, Mrs.
G. Morgan on Mulberry st.
ehes have been very plentiful
local market during the week.
selling at rs cents a basket
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