Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-10-12
Lewes News

Captain Arthur w. Conwell, o.
Philadelphia, took command OF the
pilot boat Philadelphia last Satur'
day for two weeks, relieving Capt
Eugene G. Kelly.
John E. Jones, residing on King
street, linesman of this coast guard
district, who has been in the Beebe
Hospital for several days, suffering
from an attack of pneumonia, is
slowly improving.
Stephen G. Pierce was confined to
his home for a couple of days, the
result of typhoid incubation.
John M. Franklin has moved from
the DR.. James Beebe property, at
the corner of Fourth and South
streets, to the Frank Marsh proper
ty, on Mulberry street.
Miss Margaret Num-, the Home
Economics teacher of the public
school, and several girls from the
seventh and eighth grades, packed
lunches and went on a hike last
Thursday afternoon, after school,
down the beach as far as the Day
Mark. They reported a good time
and arrived home about 7.SO in the
evening.
The Greenwood High School Soc
Ger team defeated the Lewes High
School team here on Friday after
noon by a score of 3 to 0.
Samuel c. Pierce, deputy tax
commissioner for Sussex county,
who has been confined at the Beebe
Hospital for the past eight weeks
with typhoid fever, was able to go
home last Friday, and is rapidly
improving.
Nathaniel Hughey, who has been
in the Beebe Hospital for the past !
week suffering from a bullet wound |
in his leg, is rapidly improving.
The Caesar Rodney Hotel here, ,
under the management of Mrs. M. c.
Barnett, was opened on September
26th, and is doing fine. This is one
of the most modern hotels on the
Delmarvia Peninsula, and as soon
as this is realized by the travelling
men, it will no doubt be the most
popular year-arOund hotel in lower
Delaware.
William E. Walsh has gone to
Clifton Springs Sanatorium, New
York, for treatment. 1t is hoped
that he will soon return in the best
of health. L
DR.. William R. Mowbray, of this
town, filled the pulpit on Sunday
and evening in the Lewes
NJ. E. Church, in the absence of
the pastor, DR.. w. A. Wise, who is
away on his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward S. Jones, of
were among the Sunday
guests at the Caesar Rodney Hotel.
Mrs. William c. Marshall, who has
been confined to her bed for several
weeks, is still seriously ill.
DR.. U. w. Hooker taught the mems t
Bible class on Sunday in the Lewes
NJ. E. Sunday School. {
Large catches of those nice trout {
are being made daily at the Point of f
he Capes with hook and line. Sew t
eral parties of two people caught as '
nigh as rs trout. This is hgreat
sport for those who enjoy hook and Y
inc fishing. Some fish out of boats, G
while others fish from the shore by
fasting off their lines.
Members of the Lewes Chamber of
Commerce have decided to hold
moving picture performance on
Thursday evening, October 25th, for 7
he benefit of the Lewes Beach :,
Boardwalk Fund. This fund is
bout $4,000 short of having enough
o pay their bills, and the Chamber .
bought this would be an easy way -
o clean up large part of the de-
cit. Members of the Chamber will :,
make a hOuse-to-hOuse canvass for u
he sale of these tickets, and it is @
expected that everybody will re- .
pond very literally, and so help l
he committee to get the matter !.
feared up. Everybody realizes ~
hat hit the new boardwalk and NJ
avilion on Lewes Beach made last Pl
ummer 1t was enjoyed immensely l.
OF only by summer visitors but also
y local people. u
Miss Isabelle L. Ross, who is Ell
,aching school in Philadelphia, w
)ent the weekend with her mother
ere ~
DR.. Wharton, the Democratic can 81
date for Governor, was in town on ia
looking over the field.
Many of the local sportsmen are Fl
oking forward to the 18th of Oc- wi
Der when the law on duck shooting
i'll be off