Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-12-16
Lewes News

John Wilson chief engineer of
the North East End Lighthouse,
Cane May, N. j., formerly of this
town was a town visitor here during
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. WebD OF
Philadelphia spent the weekend at
the home of Mrs. Virginia WEBB IN
Robinsonvillee, Mr. Webb is having
a new dwelling house erected on MS
farm in Robinsonville.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the store and filling station of Will
liam Faulkner at Midway on Mon
dav evening of last week, both
Lewes and Rehoboth fire companies
RESPONDED to the alarm and had 1t
not been for their timely arrival the
two other buildings which are very
near the filling station would have
been burned, the building was own
ed by William A B. Dodd and Mr..
Faulkner owned the merchandise,
fixtures and filling station equip
ment.
The Christmas Savings Clubs are
becoming more popular every year
in Lewes, this year The Sussex
Trust Company put out about S12,-
10000 in Xmas Savings checks
which means a great to the merch-
ants in this section, it also means
much to those who were fortunate
enough to have a Xmas Saving &C
count.
Gideon w. Kitchens who is en-
TiobfbOnCn de-
partment in Philadelphia was
town visitor here during the past
week at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram H. Kitchens.
Arthur c. Morgan and sister Eli
zabeth Morgan, spent the weekend
with their mother here on Mulberry
Street.
Mrs. Mary Bohm Salmon of Phila-
delphia was a town visitor here dur
ing the week.
A number local people attended
the Dempsey-Tunney and Dempsey
Sharkey movie which was shown at
the Plaza in Milford last week, Bill
Clifton and Bill Suthard both attend
ed and are now stronger for Demp-
sey than ever before.
Emory L. Ayers expects to move
in few days to the Carl Steele farm
near Rehoboth Beach from the Rich
ard P. Morris farm, Thomas S.
Brimer will move to the Morris farm
from Clarence F. Marsh's farm in
Claude NJ. Hastings is building a
new home on Lewes Beach near the
Lewes Coast Guard Station where
he is employed.
Fred C. Marshall expects to move
in his new home just over the
Pennsylvania Railroad in few days
Thomas R. Ingram cashier of the
Sussex Trust Company made bust
ness trip to Aberdeen Nd, last
week.
Chief engineer Charles H. John
son of the Fenwick Island light
vessel arrived home on Saturday for
a three weeks shore leave.
Holly wreath buyers have been
Kept busy in this section for the
past two or three weeks for the
Christmas trade of nearby cities
very few berries can be found on the
holly this season, many of the farm
,rs' wives and daughters make their
Christmas spending money by max
ng the holly wreathes, some of the
antilles make from $3.50. to 100000
n about three weeks time.
Harland M. Joseph and James T.
4ank have returned after spending a
eW days in Florida. =
Captain William e. Tunnel form
r superintendent of this coast guard
district, now retired, and wife left
his week for Florida where they
xpect to spend the balance of the
inter.
Mrs. Eleanor Jones who has been ?
mployed in the office of W. ]. I,
Warren & Co. Inc, for the past four s
ears has resigned. a
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton F. Gluck L
nd Mrs. Samuel B. D. Marshall mo- a
pred to Wilmington and Philadel- u
hia last week. u
Harry ]. Schmierer who has been d
onfined to the Beebe Hospital here s
Or several days with a broken arm u
; able to be out again.
Mrs. William L. Burton has re- D
lrned after spending a couple of d
avs with friends and relatives in a
q
Benjamin R. Chamberlain who has II
cen i'll for number of weeks suf-
ering from an attack of rheumatism 0
able to be out on crutches.
Since the recent cold snap many
{ the farmers here have been kill
lg their hogs. =
The Mite Society of the M. P. Il
hurch met at the home of Mrs. q
ebert c. Taylor, Monday evening, i
ecember 9Th. L
The Christian Endeavor Society of n
lie NJ. P. Church held its monthly o
1siness meeting at the home of 1
RS. Jennie Warrington Monday D
7ening. u
Elmer-Was your European trip a
lccess?