Milford chronicle., 1927-09-30
Lewes News

The following Ushers have been
appointed at the Lewes Methodist
Episcopal Church for the month OF
October, morning, William ]. Car
son, George w. Robinson, Napoleon
B. Register and James E. Wiley
evening, Fred C. Marshall, Samuel
Maull, Edward c. Phillips and Mar
tin l.. Webb.
Rev. Omar E. Jones and wife of
MiddletOwn former pastor of the
Lewes NJ. E. Church are spending a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Edison
G. Lodge at their cottage on Lewes
Beach.
DR.. John G. Cannon is improving
his home on Fourth Street with a
coat of paint. Samuel B. D. Mar
shall is doing the work.
Stephen G. Pierce has returned
after spending a few days in Allan
tic City and Ocean Gate, N. J.
State Banking Commissioner,
Harold w. Horsey and his deputies
spent three days in Lewes last week
making their annual examination of
the Lewes branch of The Sussex
Trust Company.
Mrs. Levinia Pettyjohn, of Phila
delphia is visiting relatives here for
a few weeks.
Captain Fred Burton took COM
mand of the pilot boat, Philadelphia
on Saturday for the coming two
weeks, relieving Captain Eugene c.
Kelly who has been in charge for
the past two weeks.
DR.. H. H. Dodd of Aillsboro for
merly of this town visited here at
the home of his father, J. H. DOdd
during the week.
Eba L. Jones coast guard electri-
clan stationed at Chincotague, Va.
formerly of this town is spending a
few days here.
The WOmen's Foreign Missionary
SOsiety of Lewes NJ. E. Church met
last Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Jacob Morris in Rehoboth
Beach. Mr.. and Mrs Morris are
spending the month of September at
their cottage in RehObOth Beach.
George S. Lubker of Ocean Gate,
N. j., formerly of this town was a
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Gideon LittletOn of the L. S.
Lighthouse Department has a force
of men here at work installing a fog
signal i'll the HarbOr of Refuge
lighthouse. they expect to have it
completed IN a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Mills were
called to Wilmington on Friday on
account of the sudden death of their
son, Paynter Mills, of Philadelphia
whose funeral was held on Monday
in Wilmington and interment made
in that city, besides a father and
mother he is survived by wife and
one son and two sisters, Mrs.
Charles A. Moore, of Wilmington
and Mrs. Grace Lloyd of New Jersey.
Last Sunday was Rally Day in the
Lewes NJ E. Church and Sunday
School, Dr. Harvey W. Ewing made
the rally day address in the Sunday
school.
Farmers in this section have been
busy for several days taking down |
their fodder, and many who had IN |
large acreage of lima beans for w.
J. Warren & Company factory have |
been kept very busy. The plant OIL
Mr. Warren's has been running al
most night and day for some weeks,
many nights they work until two o.
clock in the morning, some of the
farmers realize as much as $4,000
an acre from the bean crop which
has recently become a very popular
crop with most of the farmers in
this section as well as a profitable
one, it is expected that next year
the acreage in this section will be
much heavier than it was this sea-
son.
Mrs. Lily Maddux and daughter,
Miss Eleanor of Centreville are
spending a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles S. Morris here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Kitchens
Of Philadelphia, are spnding a few
days with the latter's parents here,
Mr.. and Mrs. George e Hudson on
King Street.
Charles T. Johnson has just COM
Dleted a government contract at
New Orleans and returned to his
home here last Saturday after six
weeks absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Credick and
Eli w. Robbins have returned after
spending three days in Philadelphia
asst week.
BENJAMIN R. Chamberlin has been
confined to his bed for several days
IN account of illness.
A number of Lewes people attend
ID the Walter L. Main circus held in
Georgetown last Friday, the public
chool closed with one session on
hat day in order to give the child
en- an opportunity to attend it.
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. POynter OF
ewes sold to Harris A. West Of
.aurel, forty acre track of timber,
aluation three thousand dollars.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. POynter of
ewes circled among friends and
elatives in Milford and Slaughter :
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