Milford chronicle., 1927-12-23
Lewes News


DR.. James Beebe, president of the
Beebe Hospital here, together with
his wife, three or four children, and
Miss Mary Wiltbank, nurse of the
Beebe Hospital, were all slightly in
jured in an automobile accident
which happened last Thursday near
Dover when DIR. Beebe was going
north and a car driven by Granville
Dutton, colored, came out of side
road to the main highway at great
rate of speed. He failed TO stop be-
fore turning on the main highway,
according to the law, but rather
making record speed instead and
was driving the car without an OPP
orators license. The latter was also
injured. DR.. Beebe and those injured
in his car were taken to the new
hospital in Dover for first aid treat
ment and later brought to the Bee
be Hospital here where they are all
getting along fine and all have left
the hospital except DR.. Beebe, bis
daughter, Miss Elizabeth and Miss
Wiltbank.
Mrs. Arzelia E. Manning left last
week for Philadelphia where she
will spend some time with her son,
William 7. Manning.
John B. Jones has purchased the
Samuel West property on Mulberry
street from Henry o. Bennum
through the Sussex Trust Company
and will move there in the near fu-
ture from the Kitchens property on
Arnell avenue.
Allie C. Green of Angola butcher
ed three hogs last week which
weighed AL, 379 and $50 pounds
each, making a total of 1889 pound.
Walter B. Robinson, also of Angola,
butchered three which weighed 81,
1872 and 1863 pounds each, totaling
1912 pounds. Mr.. Green's largest hog
which weighed $50 pounds is the
heaviest one that has been killed in
this vicinity this season.
Miss Ruth Pierce is spending
few days in Wilmington and Phila-
delphia.
Captain Fred Burton took COM
mand of the pilot boat Philadelphia
last Saturday for the coming two
weeks, relieving Captain Eugene C.
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the past two weeks.
Miss Ella B. Twilley who is en-
ployed in Philadelphia came home to
spend the holidays with her sister,
Mrs. Lola Baker on South street.
John C. Millman who conducts
restaurant in Philadelphia, formerly
chief of police of this town, spent
the weekend with friends and rela-
tives here.
William D. Wilson, son of W. Fer
ris Wilson of near Lewes, has been
appointed an apprentice on the pilot !
boat. c
Pilot John w. Joseph was severe
ly injured when he fell from the I
bridge of a vessel on his way down '
from Philadelphia to Lewes. The ac e
cident happened near Reedy Island.
Mr.. Joseph was taken to his home in
and Pilot Harry V. Ly-
ons was sent to pilot the vessel from
Reedy Island to the Breakwater. Z
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel B. D. Mar u
shall and William C. Marshall spent L
the weekend with their brother, ia
cob Marshall, in Wilmington. o
Thomas R. Ingram's Sunday school u
class held their regular monthly u
meeting last Friday evening at the
VI. e. parsonage. q
John NJ. Thompson, president OF l.
he Lewes Hotel Company, called a o.
Meeting of the stockholders last Fri a
lay evening in the auditorium. ]. W. m
lockers orchestra furnished the ~
music for the occasion. 1t was dec1d- u
ID to hold a banquet sometime in 81
January. The president appointed g
he following committee to set the "
late and arrange for the banquet: q
yhas. T. Nelson, Edward ]. Gray th
William L. Burton, William y. al
Walsh, Jr., ]. w. Hooker, Jr., G. z.
MARSHALL, Paul F. Carpenter, David hS
Joseph L. Marshall and m
v. Virden Marshall. nj
Laurence B. Knapp, manager OF pi
he Burton Orchards, Inc, apple OF
arm, near Lewes, left this week for Ia
lis home in New York to spend the Tn
De
William H. Virden and wife Of Re- WI
oboth Beach left this week for tn
ohnstown, Pa, where they will pJ
pend Christmas with their daugh- W.
err, Mrs. Lillian D. Virden Smith. Oh
Mr.. and Mrs. William o. Nelson Of jul
spent the weekend with the tn
alters sister, Mrs. Oscar NJ. Thomas III
4 Wilmington. III
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Dodd of Mid ua
ray spent the weekend in Philadel- so
hia. DC
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r. Ingram,
r., have moved from the Primrose lei
partments on Second street to one nc
{ DR.. Orr's brick houses on South by
treet which was recently vacated g1'
y Samuel c. Pierce. pa
Messrs. Edward and Charles Webb
f Philadelphia were town visitors
ere last week.
Announcement has been made Of Pr
le purchase of an ocean front
lock of land 200 600 feet, by the
ehoboth Bath and Tennis Club,
elaware corporation from the Re -
oboth by the Sea Development ,
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