Milford chronicle., 1935-06-28
LEWES

Scippio Tessadri, retired Govern
ment lighthouse keeper, died Of hear
disease June goth. at his residencl
on Pilot Town Road. He was "a
He was first seen around Lewes il
the early 1SSO's when he was a sailol
on the pilot boat Thomas +, Bayard
lone of the old sailing schooners used
by the Delaware Bay and River pill
OTIS before the formation Of the
! Pilots Association in 1896. Later he
was a sailor on the lighthouse ten
der Zizania and for many years
served as keeper of the Reedy Island
! lighthouse. The funeral was held
on Monday. and burial in the Ar
lington Cemetery, Philadelphia.
The Lewes Coast Guards last Sun
day night cOmbed a long stretch Of
Delaware Bay searching for "a small
boat with men aboard, reported
stranded two miles on Slaughter
Beach. After four hours patrOlling
they found the craft anchored safely
in the Lewes RehOboth Canal. The
report of the stranded boat was tele-
phOned to the local Coast Guard,
which indicated fishermen had seen
the small craft when passing in
their motor boat
The marriage of Mrs. Raught Of
Lewes. Del, was announced Mon
day by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward c. Phillips. Mr.. Raught and
Mrs. Raught, (whO was formerly
Miss Hazel PhillipsJ were wed in
Elkton. Md, December 18th, 1884.
The bride is graduate of the Lewes
High School and Beebe Hospital
School for Nurses.
Marshall p Hazard has purchased
a new Chevrolet coach.
Mrs. Emily Todd and son, of Sails
bury. are guests here with her par
ents. Dr. and Mrs William p. Orr.
Mrs. LeOna MOsley Smith and son
OF Baltimore, are occupying their
cottage on Lewes Beach for the
summer.
Mrs. Evelyn S. Knapp has return
ed after several days in New York.
Mr. and Mrs Jas. P. Prettyman are
spending two weeks in Wilmington.
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Lynch
are at the Pratt cottage on the Lewes
Beach for this week.
Miss Isabelle Ross Of Philadel- /
phia. is here with her mother, Mrs /.
Ella NJ. Ross. for the summer.
Mrs. Clarence Jones of Philadel- /
Dhia was here visiting relatives and /
friends this week.
Miss Jessie H. Morris who is EN-
ployed by the DUPONT Company in .
spent the weekend here
with her mother. Mrs. Hannah Fl. |
Norris
Miss Catherine Wolfe who has
)een attending a business school in
is home for her sum-
ner vacation with her parents. Mr.
md Mrs Fred c. Wolfe.
Miss Geraldine Brittingham is a .
Iatient in the Beebe Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Wilkens and
daughters of Wilmington. spent Sun
lay with her father, Louis Murray. l
William Morris is a patient in the
3eebe Hospital. II
George Peck has accepted a job as
lerk in the American Store.
Howard T. Long of Philadelphia, 4
las moved his family to their cot
age on the Lewes Beach where they
fill spend the summer months.
Everett 7. Reed who is in the
'eebe Hospital, is much improved.
Mrs. Harry Davenport and daugh-
ers of Kingston, Pa. are passing
he summer at their cottage on
ewes Beach. II
Edison c. Lodge and family have
lOVed from their winter home on
tate street TO their cottage on the
each. III
Mr.. and Mrs, Joseph Haverbeck of
spent Sunday as guests
18th her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. \
=. Prettyman. II
Capt. and Mrs. Eugene c. Kelly \
nd son, who passed the winter H
lOnths in Philadelphia, have re-
lrned to their home on State street.