Milford chronicle., 1929-09-20
Lewes News


months at their cottage on LeweS
Beach has returned to her home il
Atlanta, Georgia.
Fred Campbell and June Sauers ol
Ridley Park, Pa, spent the weekend
here.
Miss Martha Teal of Philadelphia
and Mrs. Dale Short of Georgetown
are spending a few days here with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Teal, Sr.
Mrs Ida Morrix and Mrs. Tirden
Burton have closed the Bay we"
Inn on Lewes Beach for the summer
Joseph Martin who has been
spending the summer months mere
with his parents, DR.. and Mrs. JOS
eph M. Martin, has returned TO the
Episcopal School at Christ Churchi
Va, for the school term.
Large crowds continue to come TO
I,ewes during the evenings to attend
the carnival events. The various
amusement shows are attracting the
people and the carnival is CONSIDER
ed a great success. On Thursday,
Sentember 8, the firemen's parade
was held and eight companies were
in line with men in uniform, appa-
ratus and bands. The two bands rep
resented were the Milford ana the
Laurel ones and both are musical Or
ganizations of merit.
The judges were somewhat III
difficult position in their selection OF
the hest band as it was the general
oninion that both were practically
on a par. However, the judges after
due consideration awarded the sou IN
gold to the Milford Band. The prize
winners were: Best band, Carlisle
Fire Company of Milford, $50; COM
pany coming the longest distance
the Hebron Fire Company Oh he
bron, Md, prize, S25; company Win
hest equipment in line, the Laurel
Fire Company of Laurel, prize $2O;
comnanv making the best appear
anca in line. the Milton Fire Com
many prize. $40; company with the
most men in line, the Hebron FIRE
COMPANY, prize, $40. The Heron
ETre Company had 81 men in the
line of march.
The following companies were rep
resented as they appeared IN tne
line of narade: Lewes Fire Company
1ad bv the flag bearer, George Hart
man followed by the chief, Frank
Williams, followed by group Oh
firemen carrying a colored decorateu
rome and the men in their attractive
white uniforms, then the fire truck
driven by George Lowe; LaureI flre
Company, led by their bano men anu
anparatus; Hebron, Nd, Fire Com
many with men and apparatus; VIII
1ards Md. Fire Company, with men
and fire truck; Rehoboth Fire Com
many with men and fire truck; Keno
both Beach Fire Company, LED py tne
flag bearers, Roy Palmer and George
FeTrell followed by the chief, W.
Bruce Tappan, followed py tne lew
fire truck driven by Walter falnel' ,
the chemical truck driven by ROBERT
palmer: Milton Fire Company WIN
men and truck; the Georgetown FIRE
Comnanv. men and truck; the Car
1isle Fire Company of Milford, LED py
their hand with the musicians Dress
cd in their white uniforms and oIue
canes then men and truck, followed
hv two floats, one of the SelDerhns
tires with William M. Carpenter 10
cal dealer driving the truck; tne
other a beautiful float belonging "
the Graves Garment Factory OIL
Tawes: several new makes OF auto
-,,ohiles were in the line OF marcn'
The iudges of the parade were Rev
william Leishman, Arthur H. MOT
ris and Charles T. Johnston.
Mrs. F. G. Clifton, son and dausn-
Tor Fred and Nellie Clifton, motoreu
to Salisbury on Tuesday -,-o,
A former Wilmington patroindn'
Arthur M. Barnes, "A, was shot anu
fatally wounded in the Chester arms
Hotel. Chester, Pa, last SATURDAY
NIGHT by John Deemer, clerk at
+be hotel. who surrendered to the
no1ice. Deemer is being held without
hail pending the Investigation Oh
coroner's Jury. Barnes is said to nave
exonerated him from all blame IN
statement made by Barnes to ponce
he entered the hotel where ne nau
been boarding, Saturday night aDout
II o'clock and asked Deemer about
an account he had with the hotel'
Deemer gave him the Information
and during a friendly chat offered 10
show him an automatic pistol. IL
was during the exhibition OF Cne
firearm, that the trigger was accl-
dentally pressed, and the bullet went
through Barnes left side and passed
through his body. He was taken 10
the Chester General Hospital, where
he died at 9 a. m. the next day..
Rarnes was born at Lewes and IN
1000 he became a member OF the
Wilmington Bureau of Police, but
after serving for a short time ne
went to Newark where he became
Chief of Police. He was also employ
cd bv the Ford Motor Company OF
Chester. -,s
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford M. Fields
spent the weekend with Mrs. VIII
liam H. Fields.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Nelson
and family have returned to Lewes
after spending the summer months
in Rehoboth.
Fred G.. Clifton, Jr., manager Oh
the A. & P. store at Rehoboth is
spending his vacation in Phiiadel-
phia visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. Samuel Boyer Vesuvius Da-
vid Marshall is spending few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Willard IN
Iinwood, Pa. Samuel Boyer Vesu-
vius David Marshall will join ms
wife next week when they will take
a trip through the western states.
Allen Joseph was operated on tor
appendicitis last Monday morning at
the Beebe Hospital. He is very much