Milford chronicle., 1927-02-18
Lewes News

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Captain Hall Hazard, master of
the tug, Storm King, spent Wednes-
day evening with his family here.
Arthur r. Reed of Philadelphia
who is employed as U. S. Railway
mail clerk, spent last week with
his parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. T. w.
Reed.
Funeral services of Harry Eimpler
aged about 81 years, were held here
last Monday and interment made in
the Lewes NJ. e. cemetery. The de-
ceased was mate on the tug, Storm
King, and died very suddenly on the
| boat.
The Bethel Cleaners Sunday
school class held a pants and apron
social last Thursday evening in the
Sunday school room. They gave a
play and several instrumental Sc
lections. Refreshments were served.
Admission charged was one cent for
every inch around the waist.
A mass meeting of the citizens of
Lewes was held last Wednesday ev-
ening in the auditorium under the
auspices of the Chamber of Com
merce in the interests of the new
hotel project. The meeting was Op-
ened with two or three songs led
| by Thomas r. Ingram. Charles T..
Nelson, president of the Chamber of
Commerce announced the purpose of
! the meeting and spoke on the value
of a. live Chamber of Commerce to a
community, also told what progress
the Chamber of Commerce had made
and what it proposed to do in the
future. Joseph L. Marshall, vice
president of the Chamber of Com
merce and manager of the Delaware
Trust Company spoke on what had
been done towards getting a hotel
/ for Lewes previous to the present
campaign. Mr.. Marshall made a
very forceful speech and handled his
subject very nicely. The next speak
er was DR.. U. W. Hooker, chairman
of the hotel committee who had for
his subject What are we now doing
with the hotel project. The next
speaker was Henry W. Conant,
president of the Rehoboth Heights
Development Company, who gave a
very interesting talk on the advan-
tages and opportunities that Lewes
enjoyed and laid particular stress
on the fact that the town needed the
new hotel in order to mend the
broken link in the chain. He also
spoke of the great work the Del
Mar-Va Eastern Shore Association
was doing which meant much to
LeWes and RehOboth Hundred. Mr..
Conant said that he had had a prac-
tical hotel man to analyze the oper-
ating statement in the prospectus of
the new Lewes Community and
Commercial Hotel and that from the
information that he could secure he
was absolutely sure that the hotel
would be a good paying proposition.
/ Mr.. Conant had the honor of being
the first person to subscribe stock in
the new hotel. Following Mr.. Con-
ant came Thomas R. Ingram, presi-
dent of the Delaware State Bankers
Association, who spoke on civic i'm
provements and among other things
he said was to laud the Women's
Club for the good work they did in
cleaning up and beautifying the
spot in front of the post Office build
ing. Marshall H. Dean of the Hook
enbury System gave very interest
ing talk and among other things he
said that he was very well pleased
in the manner in which the execu-
tive committee was putting the cam
paign over.
Captain William F. Marshall took
command of the pilot boat, Phila-
delphia, on Saturday for the coming
two weeks, relieving Captain Edwin
c. Marshall who has been in charge
for the past two weeks.
Anthony Potter, son of Mrs. Ella
Potter, of this town, has been cleo
ted as an apprentice on the pilot
boat to serve for four years. Captain
Fred COnwell of this town, having
given up his license was the reason
for the vacancy.
James S. Walsh of Wilmington
spent Sunday with his brother here,
William e. Walsh on South street.
Captain John S. Lynch's Sunday
school class met last Friday even
ing in Juniors Mechanics lodge room
"a goodly number were in attend
ance and everybody reported a
good time. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year,
President, William L. Burton; vice
president, Charles G. Green; secre-
tary, w. Virden Burton; treasurer.
William E. Walsh. Ice cream and
cake and cigars were served in
abundance.
The Woman's Home Missionary
Society of the Lewes NJ. E. Church
met on Monday evening at the home
of Mrs. George A. Fisher.
The LeFrois Co. Of Rochester, N.
Y, has secured the old site of the
Rehoboth Canning Company and
will erect a sailing station for the
cure and care of cucumbers to be
shipped to their plant in Rochester
and used in composing their various
products which includes mixed
pickles, vinegar sauce, mustard
pickles, olives, etc.
At a meeting of the executive
committee of the new hotel project
held on Monday evening at their
headquarters at the corner of Third
and South streets, $4,000 worth of
preferred stock was reported sold.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Virden Burton
spent the weekend with relatives in
Wilmington.
Mrs. Elvira Pierce who has been
confined to her home for the past
week suffering from an attack OF
grippe is able to be out again.
Ferd S. Paynter who has been
confined to his home for the past
two weeks on account Of illness is
slowly improving.
Charles H. Johnson, chief eng1-
neer of the Fenwick Island light
ship is spending shore leave with
his family here.