Milford chronicle., 1927-08-12
Lewes News

F.. D. Prince, of Wilmington, who
is promoting the Rehoboth Bath
and Tennis Club, was in Rehoboth
Reach and Lewes last week for
couple of days, this Club proposes
To build a club hotel with a fine
swimming pool which will be filled
and emptied daily with ocean water,
with several tennis courts and with
spacious porches all of which will
he at the disposal of all members
without charge, the first 200 mem
hers are admitted for $125.00 each,
This constitutes life membership,
the next 200 members will be ad-
mitted for $4,000 and so on with an
increase of S2500 for every 200
members added. Mn Prince has
been giving his time to this for only
few days and already has about
100 members. This club hotel is to
he built somewhere in Rehoboth
Beach, the site has not yet been
selected. Mr.. Prince, who is widely
known throughout the State is very
much enthused about the proposit-
ion and is confident that he will
will have no trouble whatever in
promoting the hotel, he has already
signed up many of the most promin-
ent men in the state, it is under
stood that the politicians through
out the state are very much en-
thused over is because it will give
them a place to go and talk politics
and not be interrupted as they are
now when they undertake to discuss
their matters on the boardwalk, it
is conceded by all that Rehoboth
Beach is a preferable spot to talk
politics in the summer. The corpor-
alton is to have only $25,000.OO
worth of stock that will be interest
bearing.
The children and grandchildren,
of Mrs. Edward J. Quillen, gave her
a surprise party last week, the oc-
casion being her Saith birthday an
niversary, eighteen were present
and reported having had good
time, while Mrs. Quillen is "a years
of age, yet she is very active and
could easily been taken for person
well under eighty years of age.
William Hickman, of near George
town, was arrested here last Fri
day by local police, Joseph M. Daisey
charged with operating an auto
mobile while under the influence of
liuuor. " He was arraigned before
magistrate William P. Carter, here,
and fined $4,000 and costs in de-
fault of the payment of which he
was committed to Georgetown jail
for 80 days.
Rev. William Leishman, pastor OF
the Lewes Presbyterian Church,
here, has been granted vacation
this month by the elders and is
now spending some time at differ
ent points in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Stephens, of
Wilmington; are spending a week
with the formers mother, here, Mrs.
Jennie Stevens on Third street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell ]. Murray,
of Philadelphia, who have been
! spending a week with the formers
parents, here, Mr. and Mrs. ]. Pen
rose Murray, in Pilottown, have re-
turned to their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Holmes Martin,
and children, OF , Philadelphia, are
spending a few days here at the
home of Mrs. Martins parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William w. Ingram, on
Dewey Avenue.
Miss Helen N. Carson, who is en-
ployed by the du Pont Company in
New York City, is spending a few
days with her parents here, Mr.. and
Mrs. William j. Carson.
Mrs. L. E. Primrose, accidently
ran into the front porch of Mrs.
Margaret Shearer, last Friday in an
effort to shun another car, the
machine ran up on the porch and
knocked down two of the porch
posts and railing and demolished a
rocking chair, Mrs. Shearer and
Mrs. Sarah w. Conwell were on the
porch at the time, but happened to
be- at the other end of the porch,
nobody was injured.
| " Mr.. and Mrs. Fred N. Willard, of
Johnson City, N, Y, formerly of this
town, are spending a few days at
the home of Mrs. Willard's sister,
Mrs. Samuel A. West, in Gills Neck.
Funeral services of Irene David
sui, dSGQ dDOuI 10 ulOuIhoy ooOSohSSA
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence l.. David
son, were held on Sunday afternoon
at two o'clock at their home on
South street and interment made in
the Lewes M. E. cemetery, Rev. Mil
ton S. Andrews, officiating.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Keene, of
Reading, Pa, have returned after
spending several days with friends
and relatives in Rehoboth Beach.
Charles T. Johnson, left here on
Saturday for New Orleans where he
has a government contract to re-
move a wreck, he expects to return
in few weeks with the contract
completed.
John Manlove, of Philadelphia,
formerly of this town, spent last
week at the home of his sister here,
Mrs. Ccott M. Hart, on Franklin
Avenue.
Pilot Harry V. Lyons motored to
Farnhurst on Thursday to attend a
nf fha hOorI Of tho noIo-