Milford chronicle., 1929-12-13
Lewes News


which weighed as follows: 800. 4O3,
476. These hogs were 1S months
old.
Miss Hazel Phillips was operated
on for appendicitis last Sunday at
the Beebe Hospital. She is improV-
ing at this writing.
The Lewes basket ball teams
played their first games of the sea-
4 son on the local floor last Monday
night with the Caesar Rodney bas-
ket ball teams. The Lewes girls
were defeated by the score of Is to
16, and the Lewes boys winning
from the Caesar Rodney boys "a to
Is. The features of the game was
the playing of Prettyman and Rog-
ers for the locals and K1mble and
Baker for the visitors.
At a meeting of the committee ap-
pointed by President P. +. Carpen-
fer of the Lewes Chamber of Com
merce it was agreed to locate the
Community Christmas tree on the
old school lot at the corner Of South
street and Wicker avenue. The com
mittee also decided to place 500
lights on the tree which will be 4O
feet in height A 10 inch star Will
he placed IN a section of the huge
tree which will gladden. the lives OF
our people during Christmas week.
At the meeting subcommittee was
apnointed to provide for suitable
nrogram for Christmas Eve. The 10
cation affords ample room for a
large attendance at this proposed
service. The following committee
was appointed: Rev. VIM. Leishman,
Rev. VIM. A. Wise, Rev. John S.
Iittell and Rev. VIM. D. Wilson. !
Orlando Corsa, Hughes Corsa anu
Norman Stratten of Baltimore, Nd,
snent Sunday here with friends and
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amin Donahue
spent Sunday in Harrington "ltn
friends. -
Miss Lillian Coverdale who has
been spending a few days in Phlla-
delnhia has returned home ito re-
sumo her duties in the Sussex
Trust Company.
Mrs. Katherine P. Baylis and son
John Baylis of Rehoboth, are spen-
ding the winter months here with
Mr. and Mrs. Edward j. Gray on
Mulberry street.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Williams and
daughter of Harrington spent the
week here with his mother, MIS-
Louise Williams.
Mrs. Cora Chambers entertained
the Homo Missionary Society at her
home on Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford M. Fields OF
Wilmington spent Sunday here with
his mother, Mrs. Mary E. Fields.
Levi Warrington, near Midway,
butchered a hog last week which
timed the beam to 525 pounds, and I
two others weighed 3S3 and 324 re-
spectively.
Edward Quillen of Norfolk, Va,
is spending some time here with I
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward .
Quillen.
Rev. William r. Mowbray has
purchased a new Chevrolet car from 1
the Moore Chevrolet Sales Company.
Kenneth White who has been con-
fined to his home due to illness is
very much improved at this writing. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert j. Walton
and children of Wilmington were 4
town visitors over the weekend. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stokes, Mr..
and Mrs. John Schaeffer and chill
dren of Philadelphia spent the week :
end here with Mr.. and Mrs. James a
P. Prettyman.
Quite number of the young peo- =
pie attended the dance given at Mil :
ton last Friday evening.
Mrs. Cora M. Clifton will enter
tain the Loyal Helpers at her home :
on Mulberry street Friday evening, !
December 13.
Fred G. Clifton who has been con- =
fined to his home due to illness is :
able to resume his duties as mana
ger of the A. and P. store at Reho-
both.
Mrs. Marion L. M. Messersmith is 4
spending some time here with Miss
Anna R. Nichols. :
Arthur Hart who is employed on )
the Brandywine Light House is
spending his vacation here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hart. .
Joseph Jett of Reedville, Va, is 4
spending some time hero visiting ':
his friends. .
Mrs. George Holston has returned =
home after spending some time in =
N. J., with friends .
and relatives. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C. West are
visiting friends and relatives in =
Portland, Maine. =
George Joseph of Marcus Hook, z
Pa, spent Sunday here with his =
family. =
The following obituary was taken 3
rom the Bismarck Capital" print =
I'd in Bismarck, North Dakota: y
Francis Henry Register, 70, passed 4
Lway last Sunday evening at local 2
hospital from complications which =
lad been bothering him for some y
months. His death did not come as z
. shock to the family as he had been =
ailing quite rapidly the last few =
weeks. His wife and four children &
we're present at his bedside when the =
nd came. q
Mr.. Register was one Of Bismarck's :
nost historic pioneers. He came TO
bismarck in 1888 and has practlced e
aw here until this summer when his Is
.lness kept him from the othce u
reat share of his time, a total OF z
6 years of service to Bismarck and %S
8 community. He was one of the =.
rst in Bismarck to be recognized In z
7ho's Who.
Orn In Maryland. <
Francis Henry Register was born !.
Berlin, Md, April 21, 1859. HIS
lther, Elijah Register, was snip <Sz
Hner. His mothers name was Cor 4