Milford chronicle., 1915-03-05
FREDERICK.

DIR. J. ] bingham, a real missionar
from India, talked at the three service
in the NJ. E. Church last Sunday. DR.
bingham has a pleasant personality ant
won the earnest attention of his atidi
ence as he made his plea for the peopl
living in darkness. The total collection
for missions for the year amounted Il
$4,000, which is above our appOrtion
ment, fact very gratifying to the super
intendent, A. w. Carrow, and pastor
Rev. J. w. Jones.
Last Friday evening a large number o
! friends and relatives gathered at tn,
home of Mrs. S. J. Minner and gave hei
most delightful surprise party" in
honor of her birthday. She was the re-
cipient of gifts and postal shower which
she highly appreciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Briggs also were
given party on Friday evening, which
was very much enjoyed by all present.
The Ladies' Aid Society will be enter
tanned on Saturday evening in Mitten's s
Hall. by Mrs T. v. Cahall, Mrs. A. W..
Carrow and Mrs. L. l.. Carlisle.
WOrkmen are busy in the VI z. Church.
The auditorium and class rooms will be
newly painted and papered and new car
pet laid, which will be a great improve
ment.
Asa Rogers, proprietor of the store on
the point of Front and David streets, has
sold out his business to his nephew, Rey-
nolds Rogers, of Newark, who will con
tinue the business here.
The steamer Frederica will leave Mon
day morning. March 8th, at 900 a. IN.
for Philadelphia to be Over-hauled. She
has been repainted both interior and ex-
terror, and put in first class condition.
On Tuesday evening, March 9th, the
Dramatic Association of Bowers will give
an entertainment in the Town Hall for
the benefit of the Frederica band. The
following sketches will be given Mrs.
Jarvis Wax Works, " The Suffragette's
Convention" and "a Five-cent Barber
Shop" This entertainment was given
at Bowers and Magnolia to packed houses,
and should draw a crowd here, both for
its own merits and for the band.
On Saturday evening, March 6th,a play
entitled, What's Next" will be given
in the Town Hall for the benefit of the
Ladies Aid Society of historic Barratt'
Chapel. This is a worthy cause and
should be we'll patronized.
Those who witnessed the Tom Thumb
Wedding" here a number of years ago,
will be delighted to hear that another
one will be given on Friday evening,
March 18th. A special trainer will come
here bringing all the costumes for the
party, which will take from fifty
to seventy-five children. The little tots
will be from two and half years on up.
Parents are requested to bring or send
their children to every rehearsal, so that
everything will be as nearly perfect as
we can make it. It will take about an
hour and half for the play, every min
ute will be interesting, so don't fail to
come out and see the little folks. It
will be in the Town Hail.
AT the annual town election Monday, /
the following town commissioners were |
reelected for another term. DIR. W. F. |
doey and w. H. Patterson. The hold |
overs are: ]. S. Camper, E. F. Melvin !
and Asa Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Carter, of Phila-
1elphia, have been visiting Mrs. John
Palmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Blocksom, of
spent Sunday with Harry /
Patterson and wife.
Mrs. Willard Sapp and daughter Mary,
md Miss Efie Sapp, visited Houston
friends last week.
Mrs. James Wooters is on the sick-list
his week. but is improving.
Mrs. Annie Rogers has one of the fin
st pens of chickens around here, of the