Milford chronicle., 1927-08-05
Lewes News

CAPTAIN Edwin c. Marshall, took
command of the pilot boat, Phlla-
delphia. on Saturday for the coming
two weeks, relieving. Captain Arthur
w. Conwell, of Philadelphia, who
has been in charge for the past TWO
weeks.
William F. Kitchens, of Philadel-
phia, formerly of this town, is spend
ing few days with friends and
relatives here.
Stephen G. Pierce, made >busi'
ness trip to Philadelphia during the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Carpen-
ter and Daniel H. C. Littleton made
a round trip to Philadelphia by mot
or last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hastings,
of Philadelphia, are spending few
days here at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. S. G. Pierce.
John R. Tyndall has purchased a
bungalow on Rehoboth Avenue in
Rehoboth Beach, from Joseph B.
Lekites, and will occupy it in the
near future.
Joseph B. Lekites has begun the
building of a new home on the land
which he purchased from George E.
Shockley, adjoining the Theodore
w. Palmer farm pear Rehoboth.
Farmers in this vicinity have been
making extra good time this week
threshing wheat and nearly every
body in this neighborhood has fin
ished threshing and the wheat is all
in good shape, many are selling at
the present price offered $1.25 a
bushel, while on the other hand
many are holding it for better
price.
Thomas C. Horsey, of Dover. who
is summering at .Rehoboth Beach
was town visitor, here on Satur-
day.
Mrs. Frank Maull, of Pilottown,
Delaware Avenue, Rehoboth Beach,
through R. B. Ingram, real estate
broker.
Those large sea trout, weighing
from two to ten pounds are being
caught in large quantities at the
new break-water almost every night,
this statement is augmented by the
fact that Deputy Collector of Gus
toms, Edgar w. Ingram, caught six
of those large fish the other night
and he knows scarcely anything
about hook and line fishing.
A number of Lewes people at
tended the fair at Harrington dur
ing the past week.
Dr. Harry B. Hickman and wife.
of Philadelphia, arrived here last
week to spend the month of August
at their cottage on Lewes Beach.
which has been their custom for a
number of years.
Dr. Fuller L. Davenport and wife,
of Wilkes Barre, Pa, are here at
their cottage on Lewes Beach for
the month of August.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis D. Messick
and daughter, of Philadelphia, are
spending a few days here with
friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Salmons
of Milleville, N. j., formerly of this
town are spending few weeks here
and at RehOboth Beach with friends
and relatives.
Plans and specifications for the
new community and tourist hotel
for Lewes are now out and contrac-
tors have been busy getting esti-
nations from local people on differ
ent ends of the job, the bids will be
opened on Monday August 9Th.
carpenter Brothers who purchased
the old buildings on the hotel sites
nave nearly all the debris cleared
away now and will have it ali in
good shape by the Sth, of August.
Levi Harrison, aged 66 years died
at his home in Gills Neck last
Thursday after long illness. funer-
al services were on Sunday after
noon in the Methodist Protestant
Church, Rev. William D. Wilson Of
tlcating, interment was made in the
M q. cemetery, the deceased is
survived by a wife, one daughter
and one son.
Clifford M. Fields, engine insnect-
or for the Pennsylvania r r ~ Of
wilmington, and wife, spent. the
weekend with his parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Fields.
Edgar l.. Warrington, of Midway
mas been confined to his home for
several weeks on account of Illness
J. E. Carter, who is EMPLOYED as
carpenter in Philadelphia. snent
the weekend with his family here
on King Street. D'-
The ladies of the Rehobotb Prasbv-
terlan Church, Midway, will hold a
oake sale next Saturday afternoon,
beginning at 2.90 D. m. at Mrs
Josephine Carmine's, Rehoboth
Beach. oo'n
Newt Sunday night at 73O n m
DR.. U. Franklin Smiley, of pitts
Durgh, will be the preacher at t5e
service held in the Belhayen Hotel
pavilion. AAo'ei
Rev. William Leishman. of the
Lewes Presbyterian Church 1aft
this week for a short vacation He
and his three young sons will motor
TO P1ttston and Scranton. Pa
The preachers at Lewes Preshv.
terrain Church for the next two Sn1-
days are as follows: August ~
Rev. Friedrich Perkins, Georgetown
Del, August 18th, Rev. Walter r
Smith, D. D. of the O1ivo+ n' 4'