Milford chronicle., 1927-04-29
Lewes News


week.
Mr.. Austin and Mr.. Stayton of the
New York, Philadelphia and South
ern Steamship Corporation, We're in
town during the week and report
that they are making rapid progress
in selling their stock for the opera
ton of their steamer which they
propose to put ON by May 18th, to
be in time for the strawberry crop,
while the strawberry industry is not
very heavy in and around Lewes, yet
in Millsboro, Selbyville and Bridge
Vile, and some of the other towns
on the other side of the county is
considered one of the greatest
strawberry centres in the United
States. With very little expense the
berrnes can be trucked over to
Lewes and sent to New York mar
kets at a very reasonable rate.
The Lewes Chamber of Commerce
has an inquiry from a manufactur-
ing industry in Iowa who wants to
locate one of their plants here in the
near future, if satisfactory arrange
ments can be made. They will en-
ploy large number of people the
year round which will mean much to
the working people of Lewes and a
big asset to the town. The Chamber
of Commerce is doing all in their
power to cooperate with this con-
Germ and any others who signify
their intentions to locate here.
Captain Edwin c. Marshall took
command of the pilot boat Philadel-
phia on Saturday for the coming two
weeks, succeeding Captain Arthur
w. Conwell of Philadelphia who has
been in command for the past two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Armstrong
of Philadelphia spent the weekend
with friends and relatives in Lewes
and Rehoboth Beach.
Herman c. Short has rented the
Arthur w. Frasier property on Dew
ey avenue and has moved his family
there.
Stephen G. Pierce, Arthur H. Nor
ris. William P. Clifton and Fred {.
Marshall motored to Philadelphia on
Wednesday and witnessed the open
ing game of base ball this season be-
tween the Athletics and the Yankees.
Funeral services of Clark t. We'll
den, aged rs years, were held on
Wednesday afternoon at his nome in
Pilottown, Rev. Milton S. Andrews,
pastor of the Lewes NJ. f. Church,
conducted the services. The local
Masonic order turned out in a body
and administered the usual Masonic
rites at the grave. The deceased had
been superintendent of the Consoll-
dated Fisheries Company, here, for
several years.
William H. Creadick and son Carl
ton who spent the winter months in
Tampa, Florida, have returned to
their home in Dover and spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Eli w,
Robbins, here.
Contractor Ralph D. Poynter of
Rehoboth Beach has been awarded
the contract to build a S30,O00.OO
summer home for T. Clarence Mar
shall of Yorklyn in one of the ocean
front blocks of Rehoboth Heights
near Silver Lake. Mr.. Marshall
hopes to have it completed by early
summer.
P. A. Lank has received the con-
tract to build a bungalow on Lewes
Beach for Edison c. Lodge to be COM
pleted in time for summer occupan-
cy.
Mrs. Marshall Hazard who has
been ill for the past month is rapid
ly improving.
The official board of the Lewes
Methodist Episcopal Church divided
themselves in bands of two and
started out on Sunday afternoon at
two O'Clock to make an every mem
ber canvass with the idea of under
writing the entire amount of the
budget for this conference year, the
canvass was a great success and
will no doubt be the means of the
church getting by this conference
year without a large deficit to make
up at the end of the year.
Local fishermen have been catch
ing plenty of sea crokers and few
trout. The sea crokers are not bring
ing very high prices in the city mar
kets at present.
John r. Brittingham and Sterling
Jones nave opened an electrical
shop in the West building which was
formerly occupied for many years by
William o. Long as barber shop.
William Silver of Aberdeen, Md,
was a town visitor here during the
week.
Real estate brokers in Rehoboth
Beach report that several real es-
tate sales have been made during
the past week and number OF in
quiries are being made daily for
lots and cottages.
Lawton & Ingram have rented one
Of Emanuel Zerden's stores on Sec
ond street and will move their goods
and fixtures there the first of May,
thereby giving the Lewes Hotel
Company possession of their part of
the building so that there may be no
bold up in the building of the new
hotel which Lewes is badly in need
of.
Delaware Sunday School Convention
TO Meet in LeWeS
The Delaware Sunday School Con-
vention will meet in Lewes on
Thursday and Friday, May II and
13.
The program promises to be an
unusually interestin gone. 1t will be
under the direction of DR.. Frank M.
McKibben who is the general Secre-
tary of the Maryland-Delaware Sun
day School Association with head
quarters in Baltimore. Besides DR..
McKibben there will appear on the
program as speakers and leaders of
conferences the following: Rev. F.
A. Lindhorst, Rev. r. c. Helfenstein,
Rev. J. R. Duffield, Rev. M. R.