The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1903-04-24
Orange City
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Orange City, April zz.--M'' anu
Mrs. Joseph Clark and Mr.. and Mrs.
Philbrick of Maine, who have been
spending the winter at the Bolo, left
Thursday for their home. Mr.. Clark
has purchased a winter home here, 90
we are sure of them another winter.
Rev. Brewster and family returned
from Coronado Thursday evening.
News came here Thursday evening
that Leo Morrison, who was a drug
gist here for several years but has
been doing business ia Sea Breeze for
the past three years, was critically
| iii at his home with heart disease. We
we're sorry to lear the sad news.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Heebner enter.
tanned their friends Friday evening
from 7 o'clock to 10. There were be-.
tween forty and fifty present and sew.
eral we're unable to attend on account
of sickness. The evening was spent
with music and social chat. At nine
o'clock refreshments were served
which were delicious. Mr.. and Mrs.
Heebner are charming entertainers,
and all pronounced the evening a
great success.
MIR. F. w. Fawcett and family re-
turned from their weeks outing at
Coronado Saturday noon. They re.
port fine time.
We have been having young win.
ter here for the past week. There
must be something wrong with the
weather regulator.
Miss Dennis OF Eureka, Ill.,, who has
been spending some time at Palmetto
Cottage, received news that her
mother was ILL., She left Saturday
noon for her home. Miss Sickle, her
friend, accompanied her as far as New
Smyrna, returning to Palmetto Cot.
tage Saturday evening.
MIR. Pearly has sold Mr.. VIM. Kol.
man his store on Graves Ave, known
as the Stillman store.
The Chippewa grove of 10 acres in
| grove, As acres in all, house, barn and
other out. buildings we're sold last
Saturday to w. D. Heebner.
MIR. and Mrs. C. A. Bullen left Mon.
day, the Goth. They will stop in Mil.
waukee to visit their daughter, then
| 20 on to their home in Eau Claire,
Wis.
Miss Helen Manville came over from
DeLand Saturday and spent the night
with her grandmother, Mrs. E. A..
Hill. She returned to DeLand Sunday
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo and friend,
| Mrs. Davis, left Tuesday noon for
their home In Donaldville, Conn. Mr.
and Mrs. Waldo have spent the winter
at r. D. fuckers and Mrs Davis has
boarded at the Bolo.
Mr.. Sperry and Fred Graham drove
to Daytona Saturday night to see Leo
Morrison, returning Sunday night.
Mrs. Hood and sister, Miss Mott,
who have occupied the house OF MIR.
| NJ. Wheldon this winter, left Tuesday
noon for their home in Indiana.
Mr.. Freeman received a telegram
Monday saying that Leo Mori ison I'M
derwent an operation and died on the
operating table at II o'clock. They
brought his remains here Tuesday.
Under the auspices of the Knights of
Pythias he was laid to rest In the Or.
ange City cemetery at O'Clock. He
leaves a wife. one sister and two
brothers to mourn his loss. who with
other friends have the sympathy of
their many friendsin this community
in their sad bereavement.
Our Euchre Club met Tuesday eve.
ming. There we're six tables. Miss
Nellie Mccormick and Mr.. Fem won
highest honUrs.
MIR. King, our genial and accommo.
dating ticket agent and operator at
the junction, is taking two weeks
vacation, visiting his mother and sis
tiers at Titusville.
MRS. HILDRETH's DEATH.
The following account of Mrs. Hill.
dreth's death 10 sent us BY friend:
Mrs. Helen Nj. Hildreth, widow of
James H. Hildreth, passed peacefully
away on Monday night, April l3, 1908.
Mrs. Hildreth was u years Of age,
having been born on Dec. 8, 1927. Her
maiden name was Williston and she
was born at Saxton's River, VT,
where she spent her early life. She
and her husband lived In New England
until 1871, when they came here from
Nashua, N. H., Mr.. Hildreth having
established a store at Nanticoke In
connection with the operations of the
Susquehanna Coal Co. This business
known az HildEeth & Co., 10 still car.
ried on under the same title, though
Mr.. Hlldreth himself died in 1892. Mrs.
Hildreth 10 one of ten children and
lie survived by three sisters Mrs.
Thomas of New York, Mrs. Henry
Wheeler of Bellows Falls, VT, Mrs.
George Wheeling of Flushing, Mich.
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