Milford chronicle., 1916-03-10
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VIII Hold Tom Thumb Wedding.

VIII Hold Tom Thumb Wedding.
| A Tom Thumb wedding will be held
I in the Auditorium on Tuesday even
ing. March 14th, in which the children
of the lower grades Ofthe public school
will take part In all, sixty children
will participate in the affair. The
ages of the small actors and actresses
will range from three to ten years,
and the bride and groom will each be
three years Of age. The Tom Thumb
wedding was given at Milford two
weeks ago by the children Of the Pri-
mary Department of the Milford Pub
! lie Schools and the large Armory Hall
was packed The same trainer is
here coaching the youngsters. The
proceeds of the affair will be devoted
to the Piano Fund of the school. An
admission price of fifteen and twenty
five cents will be charged. Reserved
seats thirty-fiye cents.
Death Takes Old Residents.
During the past few months death
has removed from our ranks some of
the oldest citizens of Greenwood. Last
Friday morning Mrs Maggie Davis.
widow of the late James Davis, died at
the home of her sister, Mrs William
Reynolds, following a long illness.
aged 70 years Funeral services we're
held in the NJ. +. Church at st. Johns
town. of which church she had long
been a member, and interment was
made in the adjoining cemetery. A
number of brothers and sisters survive
her.
Mrs Kate StaytOn, widow of Amos
StaytOn, died Monday afternoon of
paralysis after having been found by
alarmed at not seeing Mrs Stayton,
the neighbOrs secured ladders and
with these ascended to the second
story windows where they saw her
lying on the floor They broke IN one
Of the windows and found that she
was paralysed. She had evidently
been gathering up clothes for her
washing when stricken. Death re-
suited in the afternoon. Funeral ser
vices were held on Thursday last at
st. JOhnstown and interment was
made in the adjoining cemetery. Seven |
survive her.
Mrs. William Carlisle has been very |
III but at this writing is improving.
Mrs. Kate Kubec and daughter, |
Oollie, of Philadelphia, are visiting her |
mother while her husband is on a !
business trip to Florida.
Arthur Knowles, of Bridgeville, and |
Ola Spanish, of Greenwood, were
luietly married last week at the home
If the brides parents. They will re-
ide in Bridgeville, where the groom
s engaged in the butcher business.
The longest game of pool ever play
ID in this town was played this week
md lasted for seven and half hours.
Mrs. Sallie Wiley visited Farming
on on Tuesday, where she went TO
Zee Mrs. r. +. Wiley and children,
III, of whom are i'll.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
lawrence Tatman is quite Ill at this
ime.
Mrs. Maggie Lord, wife OF W. s.
ord, cashier of the bank, was taken
o Salisbury Hospital on Monday.
'he has been in poor health for some
ime.
Mrs. r. E. Wiley is improving rap
dly at her parents home in Farming
on.
The stork visited the home Of Mr..
nd Mrs. Robert Donovan on Wednes-
ay and left a nice big boy. At this
griting both mother and child are do
ng nicely.
A Shadow and Parcel Post Social
7ill be held at Fishers SchoOlhOuse
n Wednesday. March 18th. There will
e ice cream and cake on sale. All
ONE and enjoy good time