Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-05-04
Lewes News

Miss Helena Hazard of Lewes R. F,
D., was quietly married on Saturo IA;
evening, April 2Sth, to Warren W,
Smith, at the home of the groom
sister at Fairton, N. j.
The annual school election will be
held here on Saturday afternoon, May
5th. The present incumbent, DR.. James
is tbe only candidate in the field. Dr.
-Reehe mas been in the Board OF Educa-
tion for several years and has made a
\1erv efiicient member. The other mem
hers of the board are Thomas H. IN
gram and Joseph L. Marshall
Mr.. and Mrs. Eba L. Jones Of Chin
colleague, Va, formerly of this town,
have been spending a couple OF weeks
here MIR. Jones is employed as lines
man for the u. S. Coast Guard ard mas
been working on this end of the line IN
the absence of his brother, John u;
Jones, who is taking an electrical
course in one of the U. S. Government
schools.
Cornelius C. Marshall manager OF
the local motion picture theatre mas
been making extensive improvements "
his equipment by having the room
where the machine is located lalo up
in asbestos blocks about three lnches
thick. In the event that fire should Or
iginate in this room it would be lmpoS-
sible for it to make any Roadway WhaI-
ever.
Sr. Games u Thompson, mayor of
Lewes, us still confined at the Beebe
Hospital where he has been for about
three weeks. He is able to move ABOUT
the building.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Miss Mary Smith OF Mill
ford to William f. Lofiand of this town
at Aberdeen, Nd, on March 9th.
Joseph M. williams, of Seaford, a
fo n that section.
brought to the Beebe Hospital here
last week with his hand badly cut as
result of the axe which he was using
getting caught in his trousers as he
was about to make a stroke with it.
R. A. Sumwalt of Baltimore, Nd,
was a town visitor here during the
past week at the home of Harry Cham
bers on Mulberry street.
Allen Joseph og Philadelphia is
spending a few days at the home of his
parents here, Pilot and Mrs. John w.
Joseph on Fourth street.
Mrs. James X. kelly's Sunday school
class was entertained last Wednesday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Mason on the Kenneth Pike, near Ken
nett Square. About forty members for
med the party and everybody reported
a jolly good time.
Anderson Lynch who is employed in
Wilmington spent the weekend with
his parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. William /
A. Lynch.
Mrs. Annie e. Rust died very sud-
denly on Sunday afternoon at the home
of her daughter, Mrs Thomas w. Tur-
ner, near Lewes. Funeral services were /
held. on Wednesday afternoon at White
Chapel NJ e. Church and interment
made in the adjoining cemetery. She
is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Tur-
ner and one son, William E. Rust, of
Mrs. Fred c. Wolfe has returned af-
ter spending a few days with her mo-
Their in Philadelphia.
Willard c. Short disposed of his
household effects at public sale LAST
Saturday at his home residence on Mo-
Fee street. n
John c. Abbott of Georgetown is I'M
dergoing treatment at the Beebe Hos
pital here as a result of an automobile
accident which occurred in MillsbOro
last week. His right ankle was broken
and several bones of his foot were
crushed
John Traitor, colored, who had his
foot amputated at the Beebe Hospital I
several days ago as a result of an ac-
cident which occurred at the feed mill
of Simpson Brothers, died at the hos
pital on Friday. Traitor was Il highly
respected negro and for many years ,
was employed by William H. Pretty :
man at the flour and feed mill where :
he met his fatal accident. =,
Charged with operating an automo- :
bile while under the influence of liquor =
Or some drug, Raymond Long of RehO- \
both Beach, was arrested by highway +
officers near Lewes and given a hear r
ng before Magistrate William p. Car =
,er, who committed him to the Sussex 4
county Jail for ninety days in default q
If the payment of a fine of $100 and y
costs, the fine was later paid and he, 4
vas released. "
Last Friday night Bridgeville and y
Lewes held a debate in the Lewes High a.
School Auditorium. The subject being: =
Resolved, That the Del-MarVa Pen -
nsula Should Be One State" The
Iewes team had the affirmative side
Ind were represented by Louise Wes-
.oat, Francis Rogers and David War
'ington. Bridgeville with the negative
ide was represented by Margaret
sterling, Elizabeth Conaway and Flea
Tor Willin. The judges were Miss Ros- ri
lie Martin, vice principal of the M
High School; Mrs. Harlan ~
Waller of Delmar and Rev. q. M. Hut W
hinson, of Millsboro. The decision was L
iven in favor of Bridgeville. The
light was a very stormy one and only cI
few people were in attendance. 81
Stewart b. Poole of Wilmington, sec M
etary to Henry Belin dupont, spent A.
he weekend at the home of Mrs. Han ~ ~
ah M. Edwards here. Mr.. Poole was ~
OTmerly commercial teacher in the To- si
al high school. B
May 18th, set a part by all hospitals
l memory of Florence Nightingale, M
ill be observed at the Beebe Hospital M
n that day An interesting program to M
egin at 1 p. M is being planned and
isitors who wish to see the hospital nj
i'll be welcome