A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=53565 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Philadelphia Inquirer Article Date: August 18 1908 Article Description: Lewes Had A Mosquito Plague Article Text: Lewes, Del., Aug 17, 1908: With a virtable swarm of mosquitoes suddenly ascendening from the marshes and bay, descending on the town like a cloud, Lewes business places were compeled to close Saturday night when business came to a standstill early in the evening. Never in the history of the place have mosquitoes been so bad. Residents took to their homes and stayed inside with closed doors on account of the little pests. Everone welcomed the northeast breeze that came the next morning to drive the mosquitoes away. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com