A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=43075 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Peninsular News and Advertiser Article Date: January 17 1862 Article Description: Letter From Lewes - Argus Article Text: Lewes, Jan. 16th, 1862: MR. EDITOR: The monotony of our good old town was considerably enlivened on Friday evening last by the display of a "Grand Tableaux", arranged and performed by a number of principal ladies and gentlemen of Lewes. To render the matter all the more acceptable as well as entertaining, the proceeds of said Tableaux, after deducting all necessary expenses, were distributed to those whose pecuniary circumstances were deemed inadequate to supply the demands of his Imperial Majesty.Too much praise cannot be accredited to the combined efforts and taste displayed by those engaged in the affair above mentioned, to render the evenings entertainment instructive as well as interesting. I have witnessed theatrical displays both in Europe and America, and am free to say, that for youth, beauty, purity and moraltry, the display at Lewes exceeded all former precedents presented to my notice. The proceeds, in the amount of fifteen dollars, have been judiciously distributed to those deemed need! ful of the same. Hopeing similar efforts may be made throughout the State for like ends, I remain yours, very respectfully, ARGUS: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=43057 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: The Philadelphia Inquire Article Date: July 23 1878 Article Description: Advanced Communications with Port of Lewes Article Text: July 23, 1878: There are now two mails each way daily between this city and Lewes, Delaware. Until a short time ago the mail from Lewes arrived in the evening and was not distributed until the next morning, which greatly inconvenienced buseness men. Postmaster SNOWDEN , to accommodate the merchants, had the two daily mails put on. The first mail arrives at two o'clock and the other a half past seven. The last mail for Lewes leaves at a quarter of twelve PM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=42989 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: The Philadelphia Inquire Article Date: May 22 1889 Article Description: Stephens Girard is Jailed at Lewes for Debt. Article Text: An Incident in Girards Life: Lewes, Del., May 21, 1889: The anniversary of the birth of Stephens Girard recalls an old story of him that is told by the old inhabitants of this town. Shortly after the massacre at San Domingo, Girard, who was doing business on a rather small scale in Philadelphia, started on his famous trip to the former place. Stornms in the Delaware Bay were encountered by the vessel upon which he had taken passage and it was driven to take refuge in Lewes Creek, the Delaware Breakwater at that time not having been dreamed of. The storm not abating, the vessel was necessarly detained at Lewes for several days. Girard's fortune's at that time not of the best, and during the interval of the vessel's stay at Lewes, some of his creditos in Philadelphia sent a messenger on horse to Lewes, then the county seat of Sussex county and swore out writs for his arrest and imprisonment. These writs were placed in the hands GENERAL THOMAS FISHER , who was then Sheriff of that county, to be served. Fisher at once repaired to the hotel, which is still standing, to serve the writs. Upon making his business known to Mr Girard, the latter broke out in a! fit of rage and struck at the Sheriff with a large Spanish knife but the sheriff parried the thrust with a counter stroke on Girard's elbow with a cane and with the other hand laid out Philadelphia's future millionair on the floor. He was taken to the county jail and kept in for three days. At the end of that time word was sent to Philadelphia. Friends of Girard arrived , gave bail for his appearance at the ensuing term of court, and girard proceeded on his way to San Domingo, from which he returned so wealthy. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=42976 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: The Sun Article Date: December 16 1887 Article Description: Richardson-Timmons Wedding at Lewes, Delaware: Article Text: [Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun] Lewes, Delaware - December 11, 1887: At the Presbyterian Church here today, under a wedding bell of mistletoe and holly, suspended from an arch of Delaware ferns and cedar, arranged in front of the alter, MISS ALLENE MASON RICHARDSON, daughter of ERICKSON K. RICHARDSON, a prominent merchant of this place, and MR. T. W. TIMMONS,of Salisbury, Maryland were married by Reverend HENRY R. HALL, of Columbus, New Jersey, an uncle of the bride. The attendants were MISS LELIA LYONS, of Lewes and NELLIE PLUMMBER of Baltimore, with Messers. W. E. WAILES, of Salisbury, Maryland, and DR. S. L. BENSON, of Stockton, Maryland. Miss LENA NICHOLS of Lewes rendered the march from Mendalesohn. The ushers were G. SELLMAN WILLIAMS of Salisbury and ELWOOD LYONS of Lewes. The bride wore a handsome brown broadcloth and a corsage of roaebuds. MISS LYONS wore brown and velvet with a La France bouquet, and MISS PLUMMER wore brown henrietta and plush with La Bennett roses. After the ceremony the wedding party were driven to the station, ! where after many congradulation, the bride and groom took the 2 PM express for the northern cities, amid showers of rice and slippers. A reception was held at the home of the bride last evening and many friends were present. The presents were numerous and handsome. Mr and Mrs TIMMONS will arrive in Salisbury, Maryland, their future home, next week. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=42975 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: The Sun Article Date: February 11 1853 Article Description: Telescope At Lewes, Delaware Article Text: February 11, 1853: The Philadelphia American newspaper states that a movement is on foot in that city, among a number of enterprising merchants, to raise money enough to procure, from Europe, a telescope glass of great power, with a view to locating it at Lewes, Delaware, in charge of an agent of the Philadelphia Board of Underwriters, to report the arrival of vessels. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=42939 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: The New Jersey Journal Article Date: June 5 1798 Article Description: British Sloop Braak Lost near Port of Lewes. Article Text: Philadelphia, May 28, 1798: By word of MR VINCENT LOW, who has arrived here from Cape Henlopen yesterday afternoon, we have received the melancholy news of the loss of his Britannic Magesty's sloop of war, Braak, Captain Drew, which overset at Old Kiln roads about 4 o'clock Friday last afternoon. She was at the time under mainsails and reefed topsails, just about to cast anchor, a mile from the light house, her boat alongside waiting for the captain who intended to go on shore at Lewes Town. A sudden slew of of wind laid her down on her beam ends and she immediately filled and went down with CAPTAIN DREW, his lieutenant and thirty officers, seamen and Marines. The rest of the ships company, about twenty five, including the boatswain, escaped in the boats and several were taken up by a pilot boat. The Braak had parted with the fleet off the Western Islands in chase of a strange sail and was unable to rejoin in the convoy. About twenty five days ago she fell in with and captured a Spanish ship from LaPlate bound for Spain with valuable cargo of 200 tons of cooper in bars, a quantity of cocoa, the prize which arrived in the Delaware bay. Twelve of the prisoners were lost in the sloop of war. The unfortunate Captain DREWwas a brother to Captain DREW of the frigate Cerberus who was drowned in Plymouth sound on the 15th of January last. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=42873 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: The Freeman Journal Article Date: September 29 1781 Article Description: Letter From Lewes - September 29, 1781: Article Text: Lewes of Sussex on the Delaware: Sept., 29, 1781: The Tory refugees keep our shores in continual fear, and for some time past have obliged guards to e kept at Lewes, Broadkiln and many other places. Some families have been robbed and ruined by these scape-gallows wretches. COLONEL CONWELL of Broadkiln with 15 militia lately gave battle at night to 72 refugees, both sides fought till their ammunition failed. The colonel kept the field and brought off his wounded. MR. MASON had his thigh bone broke which has since gangrened so that there is little hope of his life. One of the enemy was killed and several wounded. Since then they have attempted to plunder JOSEPH HAZARD, esq., but were ambuscaded by 6 militia men and driven to their boats. They have also burnt a small vessel loaded with salt in Indian River. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=42862 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Thge Pennsylvania Packet Article Date: July 13 1778 Article Description: Sussex County Baptism of Louis Gates Waples Article Text: Lewes - July 13, 1778: Yesterday, at the Presbyterian church at Indian River, NATANIEL WAPLES, Esq., one of Sussex county Lieutenants, had a son baptised and named LOUIS GATES WAPLES, in greatful memorial of the disinterested, unmerrited, and unexampled generousity and greatness of soul displayed by the present Grand Monarch of France in entering a Treaty with the Grand Confederacy of America, to guaranty and secure our independance, liberty, free trade and happiness; taking no advantage of our infant state of weakness and necessity; asking no reward for his great and generous services; freely bestowing us also great territory; giving us free trade to all the world; and even permitting us to make separate peace with Britain, our barbarous oppressor, tho he should be involved in a most epensive war on our account; and now at this time sending a fleet to beat off the English harpies who have committed such savage and wanton cruelness along our Atlantic coast. GATES is also part of the childs name, in memory of the great victory obtained by that general over General BURGOYNE under the superior command of the great and amiable American General WASHINGTON whose illustrious name shall live as long as the annals of America as the first of generals and best of true patriots, and after whom the same gentleman had named a son before, thus by the smiles of the Great God of Justice on our rightious cause we are now safe with the alliance of the great French Nation, who, notwithstanding the prejudices the English had instilled into us, will be found from all impartial history, the most wise, polite, active, lively and enterprizing nation in Europe, the most obedient to good rules and laws and who can best support under difficulties, being only rendered more alert by struggling under them; to who the Americans will show the character of the ancient Greeks, which in many things we have long imitated. " A Generous Friendship No Cold Medium Knows, But With Love, With One, Resentment Glows". ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=42795 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Chester Daily Times Article Date: September 29 1881 Article Description: Notice of New Range Light at Delaware Breakwater: Article Text: 29 September 1881: Notice is given that on and after November 1, a fixed red light of the third order wll be shown from the light house recently erected about two miles northwest of Lewes, Delaware which with the light on the Delaware Breakwater will form a range for entering Delaware Bay. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=42758 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Chester Daily Times Article Date: February 2 1881 Article Description: More Lewes Ghost Stories Article Text: Lewes, Del., "Breakwater Light" Wednesday, Feb 2 Sailors are proverbially a superstitious class of being. The 'Breakwater Light' of last Saturday gives the following blood-curdling account of the experiences of some Jack Tars on board a barque now lying at that place. The liquor served to those sailors must be particularly strong to work on their imaginations in such a fearful way. A second apparition , a ghost, or the spirit of a drowned captain makes the appearance on board the barque 'S. P. Harward' from which the captain was drowned in November last. The barque lies high up on the beach in front of the town and it was three weeks ago on a Sunday night that the sailors on board the barque were frightened near to death and scared ashore by what they declared was the ghost of the drowned captain. At the time there was no boat along side the baeque but the frightened sailors cried for help until some of our citizens were aroused and went to their rescue. The whole crew left on the first train the following morning to Philadelphia , declaring that they would never again put foot on the deck of that vessel. The matter blew over and was almost forgotten until Wednesday night, when PETER MARTIN, a stout, valiant hearted Lewes sailor, who had been watching the barque, was paralyzed with fear and had to brought ashore during the night. His story of the afa! ir is a thrilling one, and he tells it reluctantly with much earnestness. He says that about ten o'clock on Wednesday night when he was lying down in the cabin he heard something heavy drop on the deck and immediately after that the greatest confusion and the most hideous and unearthly sounds and groans began. MARTIN said he stood those ghostly demonstratios unti he felt his blood freeze and that the hair on his head was like bristles and he was forced to cry for help. As was the case of the sailors before there was no boat at the barque but his cries were heard by MR LEVT B. LYNCH, , who rowed off and brought him ashore. Mr. Lynch said that Martin was the worst scared man he had ever seen and that he even refused to be compforted and after reaching the beach and telling his story he struck out at once for his home on the bank in town. The berque is said to have always been an illfated vessel and according to tales told by her crews it is no new thing to see ghost and other apparitions on board her. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=42752 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: The Daily Courier Article Date: July 20 1939 Article Description: Lewes Delaware Captain Charged with 'High Seas' Kidnaping. Article Text: Cape May Courthouse, N. J. - July 20, 1939: The first warrent in New Jersey charging 'kidnapping on the high seas' was on file here today against an employee of the Consolidated Fisheries of Lewes, Delaware. The warrent was issued on complaint of Fish & Game Warden JOSEPH K. MATHIS, who said that WILBUR L. ROSE, captain of the steam trawler 'Sea Horse' refused to land him at Cape May and headed for Lewes, Delaware. Mathis said he had boarded the 'Sea Horse' to warn the skipper he was in an restricted area when he crossed the three mile limit in search of Menhadden, used for oil and fertilizer. When he told the skipper to put in at Cape May, "the skipper went right past Cape May and headed for the Delaware shore" Mathis charged. . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=42358 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Chester Daily Times Article Date: November 10 1879 Article Description: Delaware Bay & River Pilots Article Text: Monday, November 10, 1879: The pilots of the Delaware Bay and River are a body of men whose importance can hardly be over-estimated and while they pass our city in large vessels as often as twenty or thirty times a week, and sometimes land here, but little is known about them or their business by our citizens generally. They number about ninty or one hundred and make their headquarters at Lewes, Delaware, at which point they take charge of vessels using the Delaware River. They form a close guild, membership in which can only be obtained after a long and severe training which test the sobriety, honesty and endurance of the candidate in the most thorough manner. The pilots are held in rigid accountability for correct performance of duty, not only by the laws of the State but also by the regulations and by-laws of the Pilots Association. Official control of the pilots is held by the Wardens of the Port of Philadelphia who issue the license or 'branches' , and have the power to deprive a pilot of his l! icense in cases of dereliction of duty. The loss of license is very serious as a pilot is prohibited from practicing his vocation and livelihood under law. Dangers and hardships are many, they must be alert day and night, summer and winter, storm or calm and be ready at a moments notice to board any vessel that approaches the Capes with her 'jack' flying. Even ships from ports with Yellow Fever must be boarded and piloted to "quarantine" . In violent storms and bitter cold of the winter, he must stand by the wheel day and night and the worst the weather the more pressing are his services. In short, a good pilot must be fearless and once he has gone aboard a ship he dare not leave her until he places her in dock, no matter how long it may take. He may be frozen in ice for days or weeks. Woe be to the pilot whose ship runs aground or is in collision with another. There are about 99 Delaware bay and river pilots, perhaps 50 of! them apprentices learning the trade. The apprentices, many of them so ns, nephews or other close family, have already had a fair common school education, and are clean, bright, intellegent, healthy and cheerful. These apprentices are regularly indentured for a six year period, they sail and navigate the pilot boats, and a strict discipline is maintained but they are treated with consideration. At the end of the six year apprenticeship thay are given examinations, and if found competent, are recommended to the Board of Port Wardens who will issue them a "twelve foot branch" or license to pilot vessels which draw twelve feet of water or less. Eighteen months later, after passing another examination, he receives a "full branch" which entitles him to pilot any size vessel. There are five pilot boats and all carry their number in large black letters on their mainsails and fly a plain blue 'color'. They are owned by the pilots stock company and pay good dividends. Every pilot must use them and pay one third of the pilotage sum in proportion to one foot of draft. Of the five boats, three are known as 'cruising boats', the other two are 'station' or 'takeoff' boats. The cruising boats take on six pilots each and cruise out at sea to intercept incoming vessels and furnish them with pilots. The station boats cruise between Cape Henlopen and Cape May to take off pilots from vessels coming down the river on their way out to sea. Every vessel to a Pennsylvania port must pay a piloi fee, no matter if they take a pilot or not. This money is collected for a fund of the pilots society for relief of worn out pilots, widows and minor children of deceased pilots. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=42350 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Chester Daily Times Article Date: July 17 1879 Article Description: THe "John Sylvester" Withdraws Service to Lewes, Delaware Article Text: Chester, Pa., Thursday, July 17, 1879: The ship 'John Sylvester' did not arrive here this morning. She left Philadelphia last night for New York where it is said she will run to Coney Island. MR JOHN GOFF, the agent here, said there were a very large number of citizens here anticipating a trip on her during the summer and felt very much 'put out' when they learned she had withdrawn. On the trip Tuesday last she had carried 500 passengers which shows that business was increasing and today Rehoboth Camp Meeting begins which would have added much to her trade. MR GOFF said one of the causes for her withdrawal is that the Junction & Breakwater RR Company and the Old Dominion Steamship Company, both owners of the wharf where the Sylvester landed, wanted to bind CAPTAIN POST to carry a certain number of passenger for Rehoboth everyday. The Lewes people expect to have a new wharf built in a short time , in the event of which the "Eliza Hancock" will take the "Sylvesters" place in the fall or next spring. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=42316 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Chester Daily Times Article Date: January 9 1880 Article Description: Mermaid Found on Sands Near Lewes, Delaware Article Text: Lewes, Del., January 9, 1880: On Tuesday of this week, Captain Raymond, keeper of Life-Saving Station #3 found on he beach what he supposed to be a mermaid which had been washed up from the sea. It was dead when it came on the beach and in a slight stage of putrefaction . Captain Raymond describes it as being about the size of an ordinary, six year old boy and to the waist or middle of the body resembeled a boy in every particular. He said that his face, head, neck, arms and bust as well as the hair was perfect in appearance to that of a human being. There were no fingers on the hands, but a course, moppy hair like the frizzled end of a whale bone. The lower portion of the body from the waist downward resembled that of a shark, the tail being covered with a hairy substance similar to that of the hands. The sea nymph has created great excitement in the vicinity of the station and many of the inhabitants thereabouts think the presence forebodes bad luck. Captain Fowler says that the "tarnal critter" came! there for no good and that it betokens a terrible shipwreck and fearfull loss of life which is soon to happen on that part of the coast. " Lewes Breakwater Light". ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=42315 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Chester Daily Times Article Date: Various Article Description: Lewes New Items Article Text: 1879, August 11: Work on the iron pier at Lewes has been resumed. 1879, October 28: Fishermen at Lewes are catching shark seven feet long. 1880, January 7: The "Brekwater Light" tells of a dead 'mermaid' which was recently cast up by the sea near Lewes. It ought to be perserved in the interest of science. 1880, March 6: A bill to promote the efficiency of the Life Saving Service introduced in the House by Mr COX of New York, provides for the establishment of a number of additional stations, including one at Lewes, Delaware and five on the coast between Cape Henlopen and Cape Charles. 1880, April 13: A telegram from Lewes, Delaware, tells that on examination of the peach orchards of the Delaware peninsula, as far north as Dover, show that nearly all of the peach buds have been destroyed by the late frost. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=42313 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Chester Daily Times Article Date: October 20 1879 Article Description: A Lewes Visitor to Chester Daily Times Article Text: MR W. C. CONWAY, a typo in the office of the "Breakwater Light" of Lewes, Delaware, callED on us this morning. He has received the 'premuium' at the Dover State Fair for being the fastest compositor in Delaware. He is a geniel fellow and fully competent to represent the whole-souled proprietor, Dr KNOWLES. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=42016 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Peninsular News & Advertiser Article Date: September 19 1862 Article Description: Sussex County Jurors List: Article Text: September 19, 1862: The following persons have been drawn as Jurors for the Court of Quarterly Sessions, commencing on Monday, October 6, 1862. MARK H. DAVIS and DAVID TRUITT, Cedar Creek Hundred ; JOHN C. MORRIS and WM. A. SCOTT, Broadkiln Hundred; ALBERT CARREY and ELI R. SHARP, Nanticoke Hundred; DANIEL B. KINDER and ROGER ADAMS, JR., North West Fork; JAMES H. BOYCE, of J., Broad Creek; B. F. FOOKS of Little Creek Hundred; PETER SHORT of Dagsboro; EBE HOLLOWAY, Baltimore Hundred; GEORGE F. RUST, Indian River; THOMAS TURNER, Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred; PETER RUST, Georgetown Hundred. List of Petit Jurors for the term of Superior Curt, commencing on Monday, October 13th, 1862: JONH S. MACKLIN, WM. W. SMITH and GEORGE W. WHITE, Cedar Creek Hd.; CALEB L MORRIS , JAMES H CAREY and JAMES FISHER of Broadkiln Hd.; JOSEPH L. SHARP, WILLIAM FLEETWOOD of C., and JOSIAH PRETTYMAN, Nanticoke Hundred; NEHAMIAH STATON, NATHANIEL R. KACOBS and NEWTON WILLIAMS N.W. Fork Hd.; J. GIBSON CANNON, JOSIAH W. COLLINS, HAMILTON TORBERT Broad Creek Hundred; ELIJAH H. WARRINGTON, JACOB MARINE and EBENEZER M. LOWE, Little Creek Hd.; RENATTES WARRINGTON, ELIHU G. PHILLIPS and PETER M. B. HELM , Dagsboro Hundred; LAMES A. BRAZIER, ELLIS A. DAIZEY and WILLIAM HUDSON, Baltimore Hd.; JOHN B. HAZZARD and WOOLSEY CAREY, JR., Indian River Hundred; GEORGE H. MILBY and ISREAL J. CONWELL, Lewes & Rehoboth Hd.; JOHN MACKLIN, JACOB D. KIMMEY, Georgetown. ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=41988 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Peninsular News & Advertiser Article Date: August 29 1862 Article Description: Inion County Nominations for Sussex County, Delaware Article Text: Union County Nominations: In pursuance of a resolution of the Union County Convention of Sussex, the Delegates elected by the several Hundreds for that purpose, met at Georgetown on Tuesday last for the purpose of nominating a County Ticket. The following gentlemen were selected: Senators-THOMAS C. FOOKS of Nanticoke Hundred, and GIDEON B. WAPLES of Broadkiln Hundred. Representatives-JOHN A. HAZZARD, Cedar Creek Hundred; JOHN M. BURTON, Dagsboro; WM. B. RICKARDS, Little Creek; JOSEPH E. HALL, Baltimore Hundred; CURTIS CONAWAY, Broad Creek; EDW. C. BURTON, Indian River; J. FUTCHER, Lewes & Rehoboth. Sheriff- A. G. PEPPER Coroner-BAYARD SHARP Levy Court Commissioners-I. F. WARREN, Cedar Creek; JOHN M. SHORT, Nanticoke; WM T. BURTON, Indian River; JOSEPH OBIER , N. W. Fork; ROBERT W. LACEY, Dagsboro. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=41880 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Peninsular News & Advertiser Article Date: August 22 1862 Article Description: Assessors Appointed by Governorto Sussex County. Article Text: We learn the Governor has appointed the following named persons, Assessors for Sussex County, to enroll the names of those residents subject to the draft: STEPHAN AYDOLOTT, Baltimore Hundred; DERRICK B. MORRIS, Dagsboro Hundred; WILLIAM C. BURTON, Indian River Hundred; WILLIAM D. WAPLES, Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred; JOHN STOCKLEY, Broadkiln Hundred; JOHN DAVIS, Georgetown Hundred; JOHN KINDER, North West Fork Hundred; ALBERT CURRY, Nanticoke Hundred; Dr. R. J. ELLEGOOD, Broad Creek Hundred; JOHN T. MOORE, Little Creek Hundred and EDWARD P. MORRIS, Cedar Creek Hundred. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=41879 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Peninsular News & Advertiser Article Date: September 19 1862 Article Description: Tax Collectors Named for Sussex County. Article Text: Georgetown Messenger - September 16, 1862 We learn that C. H. B. DAY, Esq., Collector of National Tax for the state of Delaware has made the following appointments, for this, Sussex county; VIZ: EDWARD M. VAUGHAN, for Cedar Creek and Broadkiln Hundreds; JAMES H. MAULL, for Georgetown and Nanticoke Hundreds; DAVID W. MOORE, for Little Creek and Broad Creek Hundreds; CHARLES F. GUM, for Baltimore and Dagsboro Hundreds; ROBERT A. HOUSTON, for Lewes & Rehoboth and Indian River Hundreds. No appointment was made for North West Fork Hundred. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com