Milford chronicle., 1927-07-22
L.ewes News

Mrs. Caleb S. Layton and chill
dren of Wilmington were town Vls-
itors here during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman G. Short
are receiving congratulations upon
the arrival of a fine baby boy
DrI Harvey w. Ewing, a retired
Methodist Episcopal minister, who
is spending sometime in Rehoboth
Beach, filled the pulpit in the Lewes
M. E. Church last Sunday morning.
The Lewes Presbyterian Sunday
school held their annual picnic last
Tuesday at Oak Orchard and the
Lewes Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school will hold their annual picnic
next Thursday, July 21st, at Oak Or
chard also. This resort has been pic
nicing grounds for both these Sun
day schools for some years.
Many of the farmers in this Sec
ton have threshed their wheat, the
extreme hot weather which we had
for the past week has been very
good for the farmers to get their
wheat out. The yield this season is
much better than that of last year.
Mrs. Curtis w. Atkins and daugh-
ter who have been spending some
time at their home here on South
street, left during the latter part Of
the week.
Bathing on Lewes Beach has been
extremely fine during the past week
and many have availed themselves
of that privilege, late in the after
noon during those hot days. Many
focked to the beach for dip to
get cooled off.
William r. Simpler of Angola and
Donald M. Johnston of Lewes have
accepted positions on the lightship
No. So, Fenwick Island.
William w. Walsh, local Chevro-
let dealer, received carload of new
CheYrolets during the past week.
Joseph H. Holland who is en-
ployed on the North East End light
vessel, Cape May, N. j., spent few
days here with his sister, Mrs. DAN
iel P. Jones.
William J. Carson, local truck
er, was the first to bring tomatoes
in the local market this season.
Rev. Milton S. Andrews, pastor of
the Lewes M. E. Church has return
ed after spending a few days vaca-
tion with relatives in Cambridge,
Md.
The Diamond State Fish Products
Company tied up their two fishing
steamers few days ago on account
of the scarcity of menhadden, the
Consolidated Fisheries Company,
here, also tied seven of their boats
up, but kept out four on the fishing
grounds. The past week showed
quite little improvement in the
fishing game. The prevailing wea-
ther was more in keeping with good
fishing than any weather we have
had for sometime as heretofore the
wind has been coming from the east
most of the time but during the past
week it has been blowing from the
south and west and has been ex-
tremely hot.
Local sportsmen are catching
plenty of those large trout at the
breakwater in the evening, some of
them weigh over ten pounds and are
very fine eating.
Stephen G. Pierce and T. Clarence
Marshall attended a trap shoot held
at Betterton, Nd, last Thursday and
Friday.
Louis B. Graves who was operat-
ed upon at the Beebe Hospital sew
eral weeks ago for appendicitis is
very much improved and has re-
turned to his home on Market
street. v
Carpenter Brothers who purchas-
ed the old buildings on the new ho-
tel site are making rapid progress
in tearing them down, and in a few
days they will have the lot ready
for the contractor to begin the new
hotel. The architect will have the
plans ready for bids in just a few
more days.
E. Raymond Knox has moved his
family from the Erwin Carter prop
erty on King street to the Jacob
Morris property at the corner of
Fourth and King streets.
Mrs. Virginia L. Mustard of Will
mington is spending a few days
here at the home of Mrs. Lena M.
Tammany on Second street.
Theodore Hazard of Philadelphia
who has been spending few days
here with friends and relatives has
returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Pritchett of
Lewes announce the marriage of
their granddaughter, Helen E. Pal
mer, to Clyde Quigley also of Lewes
on Wednesday, July 13, 1927, at
Georgetown by the Rev. T. F. Beau
champ.
Services will be conducted Sunday
night at 1880 in the pavilion of the
Belhaven Hotel, Rehoboth4 Rev.
Charles H. Bohuer, pastor of Hanov-
er Presbyterian Church, Whining
ton, will be the preacher. The pub
lie is cordially invited.
1t is easier to make new quar-