Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-12-30
Lewes News

Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Dukes O
Moorestown, N. ]. are spending tn
holidays at the home of the latter
parents here, Captain and Mrs. vii
liam F. Marshall on King street.
Miss Helen N. Carson who is EN-
ployed by the du Pont Company il
New York City spent the week-en'
with her parents here, Mr.. and Mrs
William J. Carson.
Hance C.. Philips who is employed
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany in Wilmington spent Christ
mas day with his mother, Mrs. Chas
H. Phillips in Rehoboth.
Miss Eeanor Marshall who il
teaching school in West Virginia il
spending the holidays with her mo
Their here, Mrs. Catherine c. Marsh
all.
Mrs. Benjamin Ewing second
grade school teacher in the Lewes
Public School is spending the holi'
days with her parents in Virginia.
Professor ]. G. March, Superinten-
dent of the local public schools is
spending the holidays with his fam
lily in Pennsylvania, he expects to
move his family here within the next
few days in Mark H. Roach property
at the corner of King Street and
Dewey Avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Roach
are moving to the farm which they
recently purchased near Overlook
known as the Fisher farm tenanted
by Fred Mitchell.
Emory L. Ayers has moved from
the Richard Morris form near Mid
way to the Dutton farm near Reho-
both and Thomas Brimer has moved
to the Morris vacated by Ayers.
Hubbard G. Selph engineer of the
pilot boat Edmunds has come home
for the past two weeks suffering
from an attack Of mumps.
Clayton H. Nelson of Florence, N.
J. is spending a few days at the
home of his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred B. Nelson near Midway.
Pilot George S. Lubker and wife of
Ocean Gate, N. J. are Spending few
lays here at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen G. Pierce on Beebe
Avenue.
John W. Vessels, Jr., and Perry 7.
Burton who are students at the Uni
7ersity of Delaware are spending the
holidays at their respective homes
lere.
Winfield Barnes of the Barnes
Company of Philadel-
ohia contractors for the building Of
he new hotel for Lewes was a
own visitor here during the week.
William P. Orr, third, who is at
ending college near Washington, d.
;. spent the holidays with his par
,nts here, Mr.. and Mrs. William P.
Orr, Jr.
Thomas c. Morgan and son Arthur
;. Morgan who are empoyed in
Philadelphia are spending the holt
lays here at their home on Mulberry
street.
Arts T. Salmons of Pennsylvania
nd sister, Miss Blanche Salmons Of
spent the holidays with
heir mother here, Mrs. Oscar Sal
mons.
Iurse who for sometime has been
mployed in Baltimore, Nd, is
pending the holidays here with her
arents, Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus M.
Webb.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. SandersOn Trump
f Philadelphia spent the weekend
nth Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ferris Wilson
nd Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Phillips
ear Angola.
Quite little excitement was Gre
ted here on Christmas Eve when
omebody either through accident or
therwise set fire to the grass on
ne marsh on this side of the canal,
ne fire was getting very close to
ONE of the buildings near the can
| and the fire alarm was sounded,
he firemen quickly responded and
BON had the blaze extinguished, in
bout two hours the marsh caught
re again and the alarm was again
FUNDED and the firemen responded
lis happened about four times dur
lg the night, the last time it blew
bout midnight, it was mighty hard
Ju6 llIGul6u W DS llSuLluS llI6
lie entire Christmas Eve.
On Monday of this week fire broke
ut in the home of Beauford War
ngton at Nassau, both Lewes and
ehoboth Beach fire companies were
lmmoned and in a few minutes had
lie blaze under control, the damag-
; was only slight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin F. Wilson Of
ape May Point, N. J. spent the holt
avs here at the home of the form
IS parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. Ferris
Vilson.
James R. Wiley who is employed
Y the Cunard Steamship Company
| Philadelphia spent the weekend
it'll his parents here, Mr.Vand Mrs.
Edward Wiley.
Alvin Willard of Wilmington
)ent Christmas at the home of his
arents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. Horace
7illard at the Quarantine Station.
Charles M. Marshall who is en-
loyed in Philadelphia is spending
lie holidays with his parents here,
r. and Mrs. John W. Marshall. ,
Walter B. Webb of Philadelphia
as a town visitor in this vicinity
n a few hours on Saturday.
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