Milford chronicle., 1938-11-18
LlEE:WIj'IES

The Home Missionary Society ol
the Methodist Episcopal Church viii
meet tonight at the home of Mrs
Cora NJ. Clifton on Mulberry street
at O'Clock.
George CoVerdale is confined 10
his home on Market street, because
of illness.
Mrs. Harry Chambers, Mrs. Rob
ert Sumwalt, Mn and Mrs. John
Wine and Mr.. and Mrs. Edison, C.
Lodge, Jr., motored to Salisbury,
Nd, on Sunday. While there they
visited Mr.. and Mrs. George Carey,
formerly OF Lewes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hayes and
son Robert Virden Hayes, spent the
weekend at Newark, as the guests
Of Mr.. Hayes parents. y
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Burton of
Bethesda, Nd, spent the weekend
here with Mrs. Burton's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Coverdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Haverbeek of
Wilmington, Nwere the weekend
guests of Mrs. HayeTbeck's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Prettyman.
Miss Louise Marshall of New Cas-
tie spent the weekend here with her
mother, Mrs. Hannah Marshall.
Fillmore Clifton and Charles Rick
ards attended a football game at Do
yer last Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justus B. Naylor mo-
tored to Wilmington on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle +. Pool are
receiving congratulations upon the
birth of fine baby girl, born at the
Beebe Hospital.
Mrs. Winfield Brittingham is
spenuding sometime In Atlantic City,
visiting friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Morgan ex-
pect to leave for Philadelphia on
Sunday where they will spend the
winter.
Lee Cahall and Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
Gore Deal and children, Virginia and
Theodore, Jr., spent Sunday in
Greenwood visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Graham.
Mrs. Mary A. Perdow returned to
her home in Wilmington, N. C., af-
ter spending several months here
with her sister, Mrs. Louise VIII
Iiams at her residence on Market
street. 2
Many rabbits, quail and pheasants
in Lewes-Reheboth Hundred, the
largest amount In several years. is
reported by members of the Lewes
Game Association.
The abundance of caterpillars
seen crossing the highways this fall
predict a "hard winter" to Sussex
county farmers, it was brought out
on Monday night at a Harvest Night
of the Lewes Rotary
Club in the Hotel Caesar Rodney.
More than Is farmer friends of the
Rotarians were guests at the meet
Ing when the tillers' superstitions
and "signs" we're discussed after
hearing an address on scientific
farming by John C.. Branner, pro-
lessor of agriculture at the Lewes
Public School. Oscar Warrington,
farmer Of near Lewes, told of the
Of the caterpillar horde.
When the scateTpillars have dark
brown middles, fianked fore and |
aft" he said with a lighter shade,
farmers lcok out for a winter of
ieavy ice and snow. They have these
this fall.
Mr.. Branner, who instructs the !
Future Farmers of America group
It the local school, gave the far
ners tips on soil culture. Some ask
ID IL fishing worms affected the soil.
rhey were told that this popular :
lnglers' bait meant a good ground
condition as they increase organic
natter and through their borings let :
ir into the soil.
He spoke of the Importance of or
anic matter in the soil and the ef-
orts of the government to restore |
ertility. He stressed the necessity
cans, clover and the like, for soil
and the dangers of a
Soil erosion. he
AID, was highly destructive TO farm
snds in many states. but that Del |
ware has a small amount. Sussex {
ounty has less plant blight than the
ther two counties, he added. DR.. Y. e
'. Hooker, chairman. invited the
lrmers to become Rotarians for
lrther benefit from round table dis
issions. :
MFR. and Mrs. Irwin Kepner at
inded the football game on Satur- .
Nv at ithaca. N. Y, between Cor o
sll and Dartmouth. =
After IS years IN the mercantile n
lsiness at Lewes, Middletown and v
ownsend, william F.. Graves Will F
ose his store on Second street
sre and discontinue business on r,
l. t-'oF e