Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-04-03
FREDERICK.

he social OF the EpWOTm League, lei'
at the home of Mrs. Mary Boone. was on'
I of the most enjoyable we have yet had
An interesting programme was rendered a!
follows: instrumental music, Miss Heller
Smithers Recitation, by Priscilla Har-
desty was charmingy recited Her naive
manner ard perfect enunciation always
win admiration An address by the Rev
iii c Turner on "Our League and So
Gals" was excellent in every respect II
was interspersed with humorous illustra-
tons. which created a great deal of merr-
ment and delight, especially among the
/ junior members Singing, The Sinnel
and the Song" by Messrs A w CarrOw
and w c Meredith, Misses Katie and
Sadie Johnson instrumental music, Miss
Lizzie Lark an address by Rev Maxwell,
a former pastor of cur church, on OuT
Social Work." was very fine and delivered
in his usually earnest and eloquent man
ner, which never fails to impress his hear
ers with admiration His many friends
were pleased to welcome him in their
midst again This was followed by a
brief, pleasing address by our esteemed
president, Mrs Ella Cahall, who feelingIy
thanked our late pastor for the earn st
efforte and active interest he had always
maintained toward the League, he having
founded the League two years ago She
paid him the Just and fitting compliment of
being the ''father" of our chapter. We
part from him in sadness wishing him I'M
bounded success in his new fields of labor
In response Mr. Turner replied that he was
proud to own such lusty family of chill
dren and feelingly expressed his well
wishes for our future welfare Solo,
1.-The Sunshine of Paradise Alley" Miss
Laura Williams instrumental music, Miss
Lizzie Lank; Prayer, Rev H c. Turner
Cake and ice cream were served and at a
late hour the guests departed for their
homes, thanking Mrs Boone for her kind
entertainment
Mr. James Moody died at the home of
his brother in this town last Saturday.
Funeral services were held in the NJ. P.
Church last Monday afternoon, Rev, Geo.
Clayton officiating. The deceased was
seventy two years of age and was inferred
at Barratt's Chapel cemetery.
Shad and herring are now being caught
in the MurIersiIl, enough to supply the
home market
A vessel, the -Four Brothers. is being
repaired at Lank's shipyard The ship
yard is usually deserted in these days in
strange contrast to the busy days of ship
building a few years ago A revival of
this trade would afford employment to
many of the men now idle with little pros
pect of WORK very soon
Miss Mary Smith has just returned
from Philadelphia with a full STOCK of
spring millinery. Her window is un
usually pretty this spring with many new
designs in ribbons, laces, flowers, etc
Rev. George Clayton, Of the M P.
Church, is absent attending Conference
During his stay of two years he has
won many friends who desire his return
another year Some of his friends in
the country are so DESTROYS of his return
that they have promised to contribute the
additional sum of two hundr d and fifty
dollars to his salary
The w c. T u meets this evening at
the home of Mrs Thomas Wingate
Many of our citizens have suffered with
la grippe this season.
A young man residing near town. and
quite beau among the girls, shortly eX'
poets to supply the home market with eggs
and milk Picking geese he will make a
speciality Success to his efforts.
Thomas Cahall, Jr. and Earnest Sippe
are home from school for a wees IS vaca-
tion.-Mr. and Mrs Charles Wingate and
children are visiting Mr. Thomas Wirgate
Rev and Mrs Maxwell and chill
dren, of Nanticoke e, are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs Harry Mitten Rev H c. Tur-
ner left for his new charge at Girdlehee
last Tuesday Mr. Peter Virden, of Dover
spent Tuesday with Mr. John Hall Mr.
Berry, of Virgi ia, is visiting at Mr. Jas
Ouillen's MIR. John Carrow is recover
ing from a serious attack Of pneumonia -
Mrs Kate Brown. of near town. who has
been very i'll, is -convalescing. "A
Indigestion is often taken for consnmp-
ton. The word consumption means vast
ing away, and dyspeptics often waste away
as badly as cousumptives,
The reason people waste away Is because
either they don't get enough to eat, or they
don't digest what they do eat
If the latter is your trouble, take Shakers
Digestive Cordial. This viii help you to
digest your food and stop your loss of flesh
Shaker Digestive Cordial is made from
herbs. barks aud the juices OF fruit hy The
well. known Shakers at Mount L. baenn Il
possesses great tonic and digestive powers
Shaker Digestive Cordiil has cured many
supposed consumptives (who were sfif "
dyspepiics), by simply heiping tir,Vat- I
schs 10 digest their food. thus gi&Bisir
nourishment and new strength.
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