Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
Lewes News

Mrs. George Salmon Of Philadel-
phia, formerly of this town, was a
town visitor here Dung the past
week.
DR.. Sylvester A. DooAhammer of
Atlanta, Ga, spent a part of last
week at the home Of his brother
here, William II. Bookhammer.
Mrs. Thomas r. Ingram who was
operated upon at the Beebe Hospital
here last week is rapidly improving.
Ralph II. Salmons and Charles
Wolfe of Philadelphia were in town
during the week looking after their
interests here i'll the Pred L. Myers
Co., Inc, and employed Willard c..
Short as manager of their plant.
Willard Ward, aged six years, son
of H. Gilbert Ward of Rehoboth
Beach, was so horribly burned about
the body when he fell into a bonfire
which had been kindled near Silver
Lake, in Rehoboth Heights, that he
died at the Beebe Hospital a few
hours later. The youngster was in
company with some other boys play
ing near the lake. They built a fire
and in playing about it he tripped
and fell into it. His clothing soon
was a mass of flames.
The Lewes High School boys bas-
ket ball team and the girls team also
were defeated last Friday evening in
Selbyville by the Selbyville teams.
Joseph B. Lekites has purchased
the John Paynter farm in Gills Neck
from William c. Paynter.
Edward J. Gray has been confined
to his home on Mulberry street for
several days on account of illness.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Lewes and RehObOth
Building and Loan Association, the
following directors were reelected
for term of three years: DR.. U. w.
Hooker, Henry w. COnant. DR.. Will
liam P. Orr, Jr., William T. Tappan
and Dr. Walter P. Robinson.
DR.. Richard c. Beebe was also
elected a director to fill a vacancy.
The annual statement of the asso-
citation showed that it was in a
thriving condition and the directors
were very well pleased with its first
years growth.
Harry S. Paynter has moved from
his property in front of the gas plant
to the property recently vacated by
John H. Mitchell on King street,
which Mr.. Paynter purchased from
Miss Annie H. -Dunning. Arthur
Hazard moved into the property
vacated by Paynter.
The Home Missionary Society of
the Lewes NJ. E. Church met on
Monday evening at the home of Mrs.
BENJAMIN Bradley on King street.
Lee Smith has moved from the
Dodd farm in RehobOth to one OF
DR.. Rowland G. Paynter's farms
near Overbrook, recently vacated by
William Mitchell
Register of Wills Vannie MeSs1ck
has granted letters Of administration
on the estate of Joseph Draper to the
Sussex Trust Company.
Captain John S. Lynch's Sunday
school class will holds its turkey
supper on Thursday evening, Janu-
ary goth, in the Lewes NJ. E. Sun
day school room at siX-thirty. There
will also be an election of class OIL
GERS on that evening.
Brooks Dawson has moved from
the Charles A. Lofand property on
South street to the COverdale prop
erty on Mulberry street.
Funeral services Of Samuel w.
Davidson, aged about 46 years, were
held last Friday afternoon in the
Lewes NJ. E. Church and interment
made IN ClIe NJ r . Oeh1etorJ. Rev.
Milton S. Andrews conducted the
services. Besides a father and mother
and several brothers and sisters the
deceased leaves a wife and four chill
dren.
At a meeting of the Chamber Of
Commerce held on Monday evening,
January 10th, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Charles T. Nelson; vice
president, Joseph L. Marshall; sec
retary and treasurer, Rowland H.
Brewer. Mr.. Dean of the Hockenbury
system, Inc, of Harrisburg, Pa, who
propose to put over the community
hotel proposition, was present at the
meeting and outlined his plans for
the campaign. Mr.. Dean will begin
his program Immediately. The Cham
ber of Commerce is back of the pro-
ject 100 per cent and it is up to ev-
cry person in town to boost the new
hotel, and if you can't boost 1t,
please don't knock it. We are badly
in need of hotel, and we must haye
a hotel and we are going to have a
hotel.
John M. Vessels, aged 62 years,
died very suddenly at his home here
early Monday morning of acute indi-
gestion. Funeral services were held
on Wednesday afternoon at his home.
Besides four brothers, he leaves a
wife and one son, John M. Vessels,
Jr., who is attending the University
of Delaware.
The Mems Association of the Pres
byterian Church will meet next
Monday night at the home of Cap
tain William E. Tunnel. The char
acter of the meeting will be social.
The Rev. William Mowbray. retired
minister of the M. E. Church.. will be
the special speaker.
The Rev. William Leishman Of
Lewes will conduct services at Mid
way Presbyterian Church next Sun
day at 2:SO p. m. Sunday school at
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