Milford chronicle., 1927-12-02
Lewes News

Thomas r. Ingram, receiver III
the Atlantic Canning Company as
nosed of the canning plant and all
buildings thereon last Saturday at
nnblic sale, it was purchased by
Stolxlev Brothers & Co. of Newport
Tenn. for S15,5O000 this is the sec
ond largest canning concern IN the
limited States and they propose TO
onerate the plant next year.
Postmaster, Napoleon B. Register
and wife have returned after spend
ING several days in Philadelphia
with their son and daughter.
MFR. and Mrs. William J. Warren
have returned after an extended trip
to 4Iontana where they visited rela-
lives. Air Warren spent several
DAVIS on a hunting trip for elks and
he was fortunate enough to kill an
oil, this time, it is said that hunter
must be a very good shot in or0er 20
kill an elk as they are very Wild anu
it is necessary to be able to shoot
very close as about the nearest dis
lance that one can get to an elk IS
about a quarter of a mile, so it goes
without saying that Mr.. Warren
must be a very good shot.
Under the auspices OF the Ladies'
Aid Society of the NJ. E. Church Lot
tie L. Tilfotson of Wawaii, delivered
n lecture on the Hawaii Islands IN
the N. E. Church last Friday night
she wore the native costume.
Fire Of unknown origin broke out
in the loft of w. Clarence Wilson's
COW stables and barn last Sunday
and completely destroyed it together
with about 500 baskets of new corn
and lot Of dry feed which was
stored in the loft, the local fire
whistle sounded about 9 o'clock in
the morning and the firemen re-
spended very promptly but the fire
had such a Roadway that all they
could do was to protect the other
buildings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford NJ. Fields OF
Wilmington spent the weekend with
the formers parents here, Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Fields who returned
with them for a few days.
Mrs. Maude w. Lubker of Phila-
delphia spent a part of the week
with her parents her, Mr.. and Mrs.
William T. Wilson.
Thomas r. Ingram's Sunday
school class known as the Bethel
Cleaners and their husbands gave
Mrs. John D. Elliott a surprise party
on Thanksgiving night at her home
on South street, a large number
were in attendance and everybody
had a good time, refreshments were
served in abundance, among those
who attended from out of town were
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Noblet of Phila-
delphia\ and Mr.. Elliott's mother
from Oceanview. Z:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis w. Mustard
add children from Boston, Mass,
were town visitors here during the
week at the home of Mrs. Mustard's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles =
Morris.
Barnes Construction Company
who have the contract to build
Lewes new hotel are making rapid
progress, they are now up to the
second story with brick work and if
the weather continues good for a
few more weeks they will have it en-
closed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Coverdale of
National Park, N. j., and Mrs. Ella
Rockefeller of Wilmington spent
Thanksgiving with friends and rela-
tives here.
Pilot William Teal ST., who has
moved his family to Philadelphia
for the winter months was a town
visitor here on Monday.
w VirdnO Marshall ic MAKING ra-
pid progress with his new home in /
the new development of the Lewes
Home Sites Company, this is the 8
third home that has been built in
this development already and Mrs.
Walton T. Virden has begun the
erection of a new double house there
also, contractor Rufus A. Roach of J
Rehoboth Beach is doing the work.
Farmers in this section about all ;
have their wheat sowed and are now
busy getting their corn. husked, very
few farmers have finished husking
yet because the corn has been too
sappy, but now after several frosts =;
and freezes it is in good shape to be
gathered.
George E. Vickers is buting white
potatoes and shipping them at 35 !
cents a peach basket, most of the
farmers are selling at this price
while few are holding them for ;
more money.
Ebe T. Palmer's valuable rabbit
dog was accidently shot by a gunner :
on Thanksgiving day, fortunately I
only one or two stray shot hit him
and hn ig RaI 4o