Milford chronicle., 1915-08-20
HOUSTON

. CII odseoall boys went to Bowers Reach
: on Big Thursday to play against the tes,,,
tueIe. ne unusual unfavorable weather
prevented the afternoon game and the
J morning game resulted in the defest ~
the Stetson < Ellison BOYS. This Satrr-
DAY Aug. 2lst, the Bowers Professionals
VIII meet Houston on the home grounds
ana Houston IS prepared to win bavirg
secured the services of some fine plavere
for that day. If you want to see a fast
game, be on the ground next Saturday
afternoon. '''S
E. n. Wells and wife are giving
large house party composed of the i'm /
mediate relatives of Mr.. Wells. 1t is the
hrst time in several years these friends |
nave been together, and Judging bv the |
way tney make the 'welkin ring down
that end OF town, they must be having
royal time good time. Among the
! guests are Mr.. Wells mother Mrs NJ
=: walls, OF Waymark, Pa, Eugene
Wells and wife and children Delbert
Wells and wife and children, of Wash.
ington, ID. c, Mrs. Meahl, Of Summit.
n. j., and Dr. Beckett, wife and son. of
Boston, Mass. DIR. Beckett is one Of
uncle sam Pension Examiners and is
man OF interesting and wide experience.
II Is one thing to know values, and {
another to accept or purchase an article
because Mrs. A or Mrs. B has one-or, I
because it came from the quality shoD {
or because you paid big price for it in 6
the city. The right kind of civic nrida S
tends to lead one to patronize, encourage
and make the most of what is in his or
her own town or community.
Houston has some industries and work Q
men that larger towns might well be n
proud Of for example, Sapps' harness a
and repair shop does your work reasona- a
bly, and well Francis Hummel can do h
up your old furniture from the piano S
down to the kitchen stove; the writer e
can vouch for the fairness and durability c
of his work. Not that new hav rack ldl
house or pieces of new furniture H
are any ways beyond him. lust this ca
week one of us became the possessor of St
-hree beautiful pillow tops or covers pi
woven from old silk scraps, right here hi
n our own town. Sc
We have frst-class carpenters, dress at
makers, painters and paperhangers. as ST
veil as other workmen. There are two
blacksmith shops, large canning house s.,
which we hope will soon can other pro-
ucts besides tomatoes.
The new grist mill is nearing compile
ion and Thistlewood & Sons will in the
ear future put fine lot of feed and Rr
our on the market. an,
Well, the canning demonstrations are ge,
yer for this season here. We were IN Tor
)rtunate in being the first club to receive mi
ttention as Miss Jefferson's equipment inc
'as not complete and she had to work otf
gainst most trying difficulties. She has "a
cen engaged in the extension work in TO
le middle west for some time, however, goi
I'd the quiet composure with which she viii
noothed over a rough situation was T
easing to all. The visitors manifested cha
! intelligent interest and were quick to len
)te that a good oil, gasoline or wood poi
re and a commercial cooker certainly \
,es away with the drudgery of canning. I
he best spirit prevailed throughout the tect
10 days and almost every one offered the
d i'll some way. The youngest club the
ember, Miss Mildred Wells, distin- TO G
Iished herself by the way she kept at nos
)rk, quietly inquiring directions of Miss the
ferson. It is rumored that a week of be s
me line of work may be taken up by disc
iss Jefferson in as many schools as pos is s,
lie during the coming school year her,
One hundred and twenty five foreign wer
arrived Tuesday for the tomato season. blue
Mrs. R. E. Counselman is visiting in thor
ltimore. kno
Miss Elizabeth Burris, OF Pittsburg, men
u spend a month with her mother here the
Mrs. Arlan Wilson is entertaining her over
ter, Mrs. Sadie Cubbage, of FELTON,, and nigi
IS Hastings. man
Mss Gladys Perry entertained num- Pc
of friends on Tuesday evening of ties.
S week. the
Irs N. B Johnson and daughter Dot
nes have returned from visit to the
lmington. Grad
Irs. G. L. Counselman is entertaining last
nds from Baltimore. and
Iiss Marguerite Graham looked in on Brid
home "fok" again this week. went
Ir. and Mrs. Will Counselman have The
n visiting friends here. abou
Iiss Elizabeth Wharton is entertain loup,
friends from Kenton. hamt
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