Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-08
LEWES

ndAlAlC LLilLdUCln lAOhalA
to James Donald Spohn, on Wednes-
day, May 23rd, at Cleveland Heights
Ohio Miss LOfland is the daughter
of the late DR.. and Mrs. James LOT
land of Milford. She recently has
been making her home with her
grandmother, Mrs. Evans, in Lewes.
Mr.. Spohn, president of the Cleve-
land Petroleum Corporation, the
company now drilling for oil near
Bridgeville. They will reside in
Cleveland Heights, o.
Mrs. William Sharp is confined to
her home due to illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas McCOmb of
Chester, Pa, spent the weekend at
their cottage on Lewes Beach.
Sewell McIlvaine and Earl Hollis
of Greenwood, were town visitors on
Monday.
]. William Hooker, ST., is confined
to his home ON Second street due to
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Reese, of
Wilmington, spent the week at their
cottage on Lewes Beach.
Thomas r. Ingram, ST., has moved
his family from their home on Mar
ket street to their summer cottage
on the beach.
Howard T. Long and Ray Shaw
of Philadelphia, were town visitors
over the weekend.
MIR. and Mrs. James Wiley. of
Philadelphia, spent the weekend
here with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Edward Wiley.
Miss Isabel Ross of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend here with her
mother, Mrs. Ella NJ Ross.
Borrowed Car-And Keeps II
The disappearance of an autOmO-
bile resulting from giving a stranger
a lift to Philadelphia, was reported
on Monday by Roland d. ]. Raught,
of Lewes, owner of the car, when it
was learned that the stranger, who
was registered at the Hotel Caesar
Rodney here, as F. o. Campwell, of
New York, had borrowed the car on
arrival in Philadelphia. and had not
been heard from since. Mr.. Raught
had sent young man of Lewes, Otis
Davidson. TO Philadelphia on Friday
to get his dog. Prince, who was I'M
dCA AACuANdA III Il JUS nus
pital Making the trip with him
was another young man from the
Lewes c. c. c. Camp. Mr.. Camp
well, who had been at the Caesar
Rodney since Monday of last week,
asked to be taken to Philadelphia,
saying he wished to return to Lewes. /
Little was known of the man except
that he had said he was interested
in painting and had been inspect
ing some of the historical places
around Lewes. When the three ar
rived at the hospital in Philadel- !
phia, Mr.. Campwell asked to borrow
side, saying he wanted to obtain !
some clothing from a nearby store. /
When he did not return, Davidson /
got in touch with Mr.. Raught in !
Lewes, reporting the incident. On |
at the hotel il was |
found that the man had taken all |
his belongings from the hotel room, |
leaving only an empty suitcase. |
When he left Lewes he took with |
him a large box supposed to be some /
of his paintings. Whether or not |
the man met with some accident in !
while driving the Dor
rOwed car, or was detained unaVOid |
ably, has not as yet been learned,
but police authorities in Philadel-
Dhia and Delaware were immediate
" notified.
Glass Day exercises of the Lewes
High School were held on Monday
night in the school auditorium. Mu-
sic was furnished by the Lewes
school Band. The baccalaureate
for the graduates was de-
ivered on Sunday evening in the
school auditorium by Rev. o. H.
Connolly, pastor of the NJ. f. Church
The commencement exercises will
De held tonight in the Lewes Audi
orium.
fire Destroys Home Is
Members of the family, including
lis wife and three children ranging ,
II years from five to sixteen, of ,
ernest Lynch, a fisherman, had to ,,
make a hasty exit in their night gar
nents early this morning when fire ;
destroyed their home on Delaware i,
Beach. The nearby barn and hay
tack of Fred DuttOn caught fire :;
mt it was extinguished by the Lewes :
remen. The fire started in the rear +,
I the residence, two-stOry frame :
tructure about 100 o'clock Tues
ay morning, and had gained con- .
iderable Roadway before Mr.. Lynch J.
Ias aroused. He hastily awakened !;
is wife and children and escaped =
trough the front door. They man =
ged to grab up few pieces of fur c
iture in the front of the house as -
ley fled for safety, but most of
leir clothing was destroyed. The
ght from the blaze caused many
,sidents of Lewes to think at first
lat one of the hotels was ON fire.
he Lynch residence, however, was
1t located on the beach front, but
1 Market street. The flames had
,ined such Roadway before the fire.
en- arrived it was practically
Irned to the ground with a loss
at about $1,000. The house -
owned by relative of Mr.. Lynch.
The young people of the NJ. f. e
lurch will hold their Children's -
ay exercises on Sunday evening,
ay 10th, 1894. They will conduct n
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