Milford chronicle., 1905-02-17
GREENWOOD

UhEENMOUD
The following is the program t.
be rendered at the Local Teachers
Institute to be held here in the NJ
E. Church on February 18th:
AFTERNOON.
Devotional Exercises. .....Rev Dryder
Address by Institute Organ izcr. Prof. H. p Keller
Paper-"The Great Lakes and the st, Lawrence
Miss Olive Jacobs
MUSIC
Exhibition OF Primary Glass Work
Miss Ida Lynch.
"shall We Have Compulsory Education ?'..
By Rev. L. W. Layfeld
Discussion
n M uSic 81 ~
Prof. A. C. Brewer.
AuoEess'... superintendent Brooks
EVENING.
Devotional Exercise and Music .. ............. g..
School Savings Banks. ........ Rev c. E. DRYDEN
Rural ConsOlidation-T. Al, Todd, Discussion to
follow
''What the Public school should Do For the Pu-
pill From The Teachers View"-J. W.GibsOn.
Same subject from Parents View.....J. p. Kelley
Snperiniendent BrooFs
All are cordial invited to attend;
and especially those who have not
kept in touch with the work of the
public schools, and an especial in.
vitation comes from Prof. Keller
and Superintendent Brooks. The
President of Delaware College is
expected to be present. and there
will be about fifty teachers from
Bridgeville, Seaford, Milford, Owens
and other places, and the Institute
will be the largest held in the
county.
The Junior Literary Society held
a very interesting meeting last Fri
day evening. Prof. Keller gave a
very interesting talk on Manage
ment of an Ostrich Farm The
question, Resolved, That the In
dams have been more cruelty treated
by the Whites, than the Whites
have by the Indians" was debated
with much credit to its participa-
tors. The judges decided in favor
OF the affirmative. General debate
followed, upon which the house
decided in favor of the affirmative.
Emory Wiley was elected presi-
dent for the coming month. The
Society gladly welcomed Rev. Lay
field, Lawrence Houseman and |
Miss Nellie ShaIp, as members.
Among the visitors was Prof. Wiley, |
of Bridgeville.
There is considerable sickness in
and alb jut Greenwood, and many of |
the cases are pneumonia.
The Seltzer farm three miles from
this place, has been purchased by
Frank Elliott, of Pennsylvania.
DR.. English, OF Pittsburg, Pa,
has purchased farm ftom John
Holt, near town.
The Postofice at Owens Station
will be discontinued at the first of
March.
The Junior Order Epworth
League elected officers last week.
There will be a meeting of the
w. c. I. U in the church here, af-
ternoon and evening, of March 1st.
State President, MIS-. Caulk, will be
present1and make an address.
The officials of the Queen Anne
and the new M. D. and V. railroads
made tour of inspection of the
road last week
Ch1rles Jones, who recently pur-
the crate and basket factory
here, died at his home in George
town last Sunday
Rufus NAPLES died at his home 3 3
in Pennington last Sunday from 5
heart disease.
David Smith, who lived three
miles cas-. of here, died last Sunday
I'm rheumatism. y
John w. Lynch, who for ten o
years past has resided near Green a
wood, died at the home of his son a
in Wilmington last Sunday. He J.
was II years old His remains d
we're buiied at St. Johnstown. b
A double wedding occurred at
he parsonage last Thursday, when 81 y
Tohn P Smith and Matilda Law
ion, and Harry Passwaters and to
Mss Goldie Williams, all from near $,
Del, were Joined in 2,
natrimony by Rev. L. w. Layfeld. 70
A party was given last Saturday St
n honor of Miss Ethel Cahall, of m
harrington, by her aunt, Mrs. Lena = .
.onnaway.
Mrs. J. L H1useman suffered a ne
cry painful accident by running a ~ %,
inc splinter the full length of the