Milford chronicle., 1916-05-19
GREEN WOOD.

SVmmehcement Exercises Uu-biCCa'
laureate Sermon on Sunday.
The Baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class of the Greenwood
High School will be preached next
Sunday, May 21st. at the Methodist
Episcopal church by Rev. E. B. Tay-
lor. The subject will be The Great
Commencement Day"
Tuesday is Class Day.
Class Night exercises will be held
In HOuseman's Auditorium Tuesday
evening OF next week An excellent
( program has been provided by the
members of the class. part of which
will be a speciality entitled "A Mock
Commencement" The program will
further consist of the Glass Poem, by
Miss Olivia Outten; Glass Prophecy,
Miss Belle Prettyman; Presentation
Of Mementos, Miss Anna Cahall. Spe-
cial music will be rendered.
Thursday Commencement Day.
Commencement exercises will be
held Thursday evening in the auditor
ium. At this gathering Dr.. Charles
A. Wagner, Commissioner OF Educa-
ton OF Delaware, Professor E. J.
Hardesty, Superintendent of Sussex
County Schools, and other prominent
men will be present. Five essays will
be delivered by the graduates. Di-
plomas will be presented by Prof. w.
+. Knowles. The graduates this
year number seven, and are Misses
Anna Cahall, Helen Cahall, Evelyn
Isaacs, Rose Lord, Olevia Outten, |
Belle Prettyman and Mr.. Clarence |
0cheltree.
Glass VIII Go to Washington.
General T. Coleman DUPONT, of Will
@nington has presented the class with |
his check for $1,000, and this amount |
will be deposited to the fund which is
already in the treasury for a trip to |
Washington. The members of the
class expect to leave Greenwood on
Monday morning May 29th, for Wash
ington, where they will spend about
five days visiting the places Of inter
est at the National Capitol. The
graduates will be guided by the prin-
cipal of the school. The car fare by
the round trip club tickets for one
person is $5.13. Friends of the class
are invited to take the trip with them.
Leon Davis Dead.
Leon Davis, formerly a resident of
this town and community, died at his
home in Louisiana last week of pneu-
monia. He was buried in that state.
A widow and two children survive
him. His wife's brother, John Fish
er, attended the funeral. Mr.. Davis
in 1903 was the principal of the :
Greenwood schools and was later ap- :
pointed Superintendent of Sussex
County Schools. He was well known ,
a few years ago among the education
al circles of the county. /
While driving his automobile Mon y
day j. G.. Barwick caught his thumb e
in the wheel, entirely severing the a
thumb from the hand. The injuries \
were dressed by DR.. Hunter. n
Ezra Peachy and wife are the hap a
py parents of a nice boy which ar g
rived this week. Mr.. and Mrs. 4
Peachy recently moved to a farm II
which they purchased from S. S. ii
from Pennsylvania. IL
S. S. Pennewill is making many p
improvements to the house occupied q
1y William Steward. W
Miss Pauline Moore, who has re- n
ted Miss Rhoda Wiley on Sunday.
Mrs. Goslin, who died at her home a,
asst week, was inferred at New Mar ii
let Cemetery. a,
Eva Warrington has gone to Will r.
ningtOn for an indefinite time.
Miss Anna Hopkins, of Bethel, was ct
he guest of Mrs. Blema Tatman last ST
week. tn
Mrs. Sallie Wiley will entertain n,
he Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E In
,hurch this week. tn
A large congregation attended the
iethOdist Protestant Church last Sun to
ay and listened to special services 10
Or Mothers Day" I'll
C. B. Porter and family and James de
,arwick and family motOred to Mid Dr
letown on Tuesday. vi,
Herman Smith is able to be out on tol
rutches after an illness of two Ca
lonths with blood poisoning. trf
Mrs. Matte johnson has returned
ON Philadelphia where she has been -
sitting her daughter and other rela-
yes.
n. W. Parker expects to complete
4 new house on Rick Avenue within
b next two weeks.
Mrs. Horace Lynch is quite i'll at
is writing.
Mrs. William Carlisle is slowly i'm
owing from her recent illness.
Reckord Brothers, of Belair, Mary
nd. have announced that they will
,erate a canning factory in this
wn this year. They are now con-
acting for tomatoes and will also
" on the open market. The gem
,men will do business undre the
me Of the Greenwood Canning
,mpany.
Tomato Growers, Attention.
We will operate a canning factory
Greenwood this year and announce
At we are now ready to contract for
natoes. We will pay the highest
,rket price for them and will run
! plant to its fullest capacity. It
i pay you to get in touch with us