Milford chronicle., 1928-06-01
Lewes News

the bids for same on Friday aftel
noon, which were as follows: Fo
the erection of 300 feet of boarC
walk IL feet wide, George r. Shocl
ley, of Rehoboth Beach, $1,036.OO
E. L. Williams, of Dover, one of tn
superintendents of Lynch an
George, of Dover, who are installin
the sewer system here, S1,O5OOO
Fred C. Marshall, S1,770.0O, an
Joseph E. Virden, S1,S15.00. TIL
contract was awarded to Mr.. Shock
ley who will begin work next weel
and expects to have the work com
pleted within 20 days. The com
mittee in charge of financing tn
proposition with Paul F. Carpenter
chairman, will begin soliciting
funds this week and if the people
of Lewes respond literally as the!
should for an improvement like thii
which is going to benefit everybod!
in the community, the committed
will build several hundred more
feet of walk. When the committed
waits on you for funds be as liberia
as possible.
John NJ. Thompson, president o.
the Lewes Hotel Company, went tC
Philadelphia last week to select the
furniture for the new hotel. The
directors of the company expect tC
have the hotel in readiness to open
the latter part of June.
Mrs. William Manning and daugh-
ter, of Ridley Park, Pa, are spend
ing a few days here with Mrs. Man
ning's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward w. Wiltbank.
Henry J. Rowland, of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with his mother,
Mrs. James Rowland, Jr., here.
George M. Murray and family, of
Wilmington, formerly of this town,
spent the weekend with his rela-
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Mason
and children, of Kennett Square, Pa.
formerly of this town, spent the
weekend at their home here on So.
Street, the interior of which is all
being painted by Samuel B. D.
Arthur B. Reed, who has been
spending the week at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
w. Reed, here, returned on Satur-
day.
Mrs. William o. Long, who has
been ill for the past four or five
weeks with typhoid fever, is slowly
Pilot J. Frank Macintire visited
lis daughter, Mrs. Russell Davis, at
N. j., during the past
week.
Mrs. John B. Baylis has moved
rom the Lauritsen property on
south Street, to her cottage in Re
loboth Beach.
The following embraces the grad |
Iating class of the Lewes High |
'chool-consisting of fifteen girls |
nd five boys. This is one of the |
argest classes in several years:
Iisses Clara Burton Wilson, jose
hine A. Warrington, Ethel M.
Helen Taft Short, Mil
red H. Moore, Elsie Elizabeth Mar
ell, Hazel Elizabeth Joseph, Kath-
yn M. Johnston, Elizabeth J. John
ton, Louise Margaret Johnson,
omfort Ingram, Nellie Cahall,
Vinifred Bookhammer, Elizabeth
ane Beebe, Kathleen Lingo Baylis,
ohm ]. Quirk, J. Morris Moore,
ames E. Rowe, Robert Mustard and
orman Baylis.
Calvin A. Evans, engineer on the
ilot boat Philadelphia, has been
ONE for several days suffering
18th an injured hand which occur
ed while the boat was in the ship
ard at Philadelphia for repairs.
Mrs. Stephen G. Pierce and Mrs.
harles L. Wilson are spending a
wv days in Wilmington visiting
leir daughters there.
Joseph L. Cahall, Of Georgetown,
as a town visitor here during the
asst week.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
ok has granted letters of adminis-
alton on the estate of Charles A.
ohnson, deceased, to the Sussex
rust Co.
Thomas R. Ingram, cashier of
Ie Sussex Trust Co., made a busi-
ess trip to Georgetown during the
lst week.
Ebe T. Palmer has been transfer
ID from the A. & P. store in Lewes
Rehoboth for the summer months,
sistant to Fred G. Clifton.
Mrs. Lewis w. Mustard, Jr., of
1ston, Mass, was called here on
count of the serious illness of her
at the home of her
Lrents, Pilot and Mrs. Charles S.
orris.
James S. Walsh, of Granogue,
'ent Sunday at the home of his
other, William E. Walsh, here.
George Hill, one Of the local deep
a fishermen, caught eleven bar
Is of large trout one day last
eek. Sea crokers are very plenti-
l and are caught in large quanti-
IS by these fisherznen daily, and
e shipped to re Philadelphia
arket.
Misses Elizabeth, Nellie and Otil-
, Hazard are spending a few
eeks with their sister, Miss Anna
azzard, in Rehoboth Beach.
Lynch G George, of Dover, the
ntractors who are putting in the
w sewer system here, are making
pid progress. They already have
e sewer pipe layed from the canal
the corner of Second and Ship
rpenter streets.
Robert A. Lynch has moved from
5 farm in Angola to Augustus M.
ebb's property on Franklin ave-
lie, recently vacated by Captain
F. Quillen.
Mrs. Ellis H. King has been re-
)ved to her home after being con-
ed at the Beebe Hospital for
rec weeks with erysipelas, and is
adua1Ixy iY4aproryino