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Wednesday
Court convsnes At chsptsFsexs
Monday next.
Roy Caulk and wife were IN PhiIeA5
phia on Tuesday.
Mr. Arthur Carroll is visiting ruls;isz
in Camden, N. J.
Frederick Robinson visited Middle
town on Wednesday.
Quite number from here attended tAa
donation at Warwick.
Mrs. Frederick Robinson visited Mrs.
Caroline Johns on Thursday.
Mr.. James Clothier left on Wednese esy
for Delmar on business trip.
Mr.. John Boulden, of near Warwick.
was the guest Of Louis Dreka Sunday
evening.
Mr.. Irving Spry purchased very fine
carriagela week Of Mr.. Huey, Of Mas
seys, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Robinson vis-
tied Wilmington relatives for the day on
Wednesday last.
DR.. Hammond, OF West Chester, Pa,
formerly Of Newark, Del, visited Milling
ton friends last week.
Miss Bessie Gunkel, of Warwick, was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. John F.
Ernest on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Spry enter
tained for dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Allen and
daughter, on Wednesday.
Mrs. Frederick vanSant and two sons,
Of Wilmington. are the guests Of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. Jones.
Messrs. Jacob 7. Shallcross and Peter
Donahoe visited Clayton on Tuesday as
the guests of Mr.. James Donahoe.
Mrs. John Johnston who has been
quite sick for the past two weeks, we are
pleased TO state is very much improved.
They do wonder who the fortunate
young lady was that took drive in the
handsome new carriage on Sunday alter
noon.
Prof. G. B. Taylor has organized an
orchestra from the pupils of the school.
He is fine musician as well as school
teacher.
Mr.. Israel Gunkel, of Warwick, who
went to Colorado for his health last Feb
ruary, returned home last week, much
improved.
In the near future there is TO be can
merry at Lampson's Station. which will be
a great convenience to that section OF
the county.
Each day this week there has been any
number of fish wagons pass through town
with fine shad and perch at very reason
able prices.
Mr.. Augustus Dreka who left before
Christmas for the South is expected to
return TO his home this week from De-
Land, Florida.
Messrs. B. Lynn Caulk, of Middletown'
and j. Foard Caulk, of Warwick, we're
the guests of their mother, Mrs. A. B.
Caulk on Sunday last.
We feel sorry indeed to note the
continued illness of Mrs. Thersia Shall
cross. She has been very sick and is lit
tie improved at this writing.
The new minister of the M. E. Church,
Rev. Mr.. shipley, preached his first ser,
mon here Sunday and made favorable
impression on his congregation.
Charles Mckinney moved on Monday
from Sassafras to Galena, and they do say
il he don't move back one of his friends
here, being so grieved at his departure
will move there too.
Mr.. A. Wilson Cochran is through with
his plowing and ready for corn planting.
Mr.. Frederick 8. Robinson is also nearly
through with bis plowing. We have
some progressive farmers in this vicinity.
The members OF the Warwick NJ. P.
Church and the Sassafras M. P. Church
rendered their pastor, Rev. ]. McLain
Brown and wife q donation Wednesday
evening at the Warwick parsonage.
Rev. ]. McLain Brown preached a very
fine sermon in the M. p. Church here
last Sunday morning, and our choir and
faithful organist rendered some especially
fine music in honor of their ministers re-
turn.
Arbor day was duly observed here.
There were quite number of trees and
shrubery planted. The teachers took .
very active part and seemed very anxious
to make the day interesting and prof.
table to the children. There were quite
q number of visitors.
The members of the NJ. P. Churches
of Sassafras and Warwick are delighted
and charmed at the return of their pastor,
Rev. J. McLain Brown. He is very fine
man and general favorite, and has done
much good during his stay among us.
Rev, Waltsr Y. Avery, who was
stricken with paralysis OF the throat in
his pulpit in Scott NJ. E. Church on Sum
day morning last, is brother.in-law of
Mrs. Howard D. Bratton, Of Elkton, be
having married her sister some years ago.
He is a most eloquent preacher and his
friends hope for his full recovery.
The leading social function Of the week
was the reception given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Phemies Jones and two sons, Messrs. Bay
ard and Edgar Jones on Tuesday. They
for the day most elaborately.
The guests were; Mrs. Emerson Poke, Of
Pocomoke Cityi Misses Daisy and Helen !
Ssudain, of Middletowni Miss Jean Ress-
ton, Mrs. Jessie Sheppard and daughter,
OF Middletown. The day was an ideal
one. The guests drove down early in
.