Milford chronicle., 1919-06-06
FRANKFORT

While unloading a car load of lum-
Der which had just arrived at his ware
house, Firman had the misfortune to
slip and break his arm on Tuesday
morning of this week.
The members of the, Farm Bureau
held a meeting in the school building
on Saturday evening of last week.
The Flying Squadron" of young
girls from Delaware College will sing
here June 10th, at 7.90 o'clock in the
evening, and a talk will be given in
the interest of the Y. W. G. A. work
in this State.
The meeting will be an outdoor one
and will be held on the porch and lawn
of Mrs. Ida Gum Sterrett. The young
ladies are said to be very good singers
and we hope to have an enjoyable time.
All are invited to come and bring their
friends, as we wish to give the young
ladies a good audience after they have
Travelled so far to sing for us. Don't
forget the date and hour. The meet
ing is entirely free to everyone and
the public is cordially invited.
Asa Bennett is preserving straw
berries at his Gamer yhere The dry
weather threatens to cut the berry
crop very short. Gandys have sold as
high as $13.75 for a 32-quart crate at
the station here.
W. S. Long, Jr., who has been spend
ing some time with his parents here,
has returned to his position on the
steamer and has sailed for Cuba.
Raymond P. Long, who has purchas-
ed the old Campbell property, situated
on Aristocracy Row, has begun to re-
model the house and will move his
family there when it is completed.
Prof C. E. TimmOns and family left
on Thursday for providence, r. l.,
for the summer. Mr.. Timmons will
attend the summer school Of Brown
University.
Mrs. Mollie Hickman, who has spent
several months at White Haven San
itorium, Pa, returned to her home here
on Tuesday evening very much i'm
proved.
A number of our young people went
on the excursion to Washington on
Sunday and all had a very pleasant
trip.
Miss Abbott of Dover, our popular
dancing teacher, and her class gave
a dance in Odd Fellows hall on Tues
day evening. This ends the dancing
lessons for this spring. The course
has been much enjoyed by the young
people and they have been much ben
Gifted in the instruction they have
received and pronounce Miss Abbott
a first class teacher and hope for her
return another year.
Frank Holden, who has attended
school here for the past year, left for
his home in Virginia on Wednesday
G. Massey Gum, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Morgan T. Gum, left on Friday OF last
week for Detroit Mich, where he will
take a position with the dupont En-
gineering Company during the sum-
mer vacation. Young Gum will join
his father at Detroit, who is also in
the employ Of the DUPONT Engineering
Company in Michigan.
Lieut.. Robert w. Dasey, William
Brasure. Charles Lewis and Mordecai
Hudson, all of whom have seen SER
vice in France, have received their
discharges and are visiting their fam
lilies here.
Miss Frances White of Philadelphia
has been visiting relatives here.
Mrs H. Ridgely Harrington and
CnllQI6n Ol DONeI spent lu6 WGSh-Siiu
with her parents here.
Mrs. William D. Sterrett visited her
husband in Washington, d. c., the
first of the week.
Mrs. L. E. Murray and Mrs. Top
Heath are attending the State Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs held in Will
mington this week They will also
visit relatives in New Jersey before
they return home.
Oscar Lockwood and Ebe d. Gray
are visiting relatives here.
Mrs Ward w. Dasey and son and
Mrs. George r. Trimble and children
are spending some time in Philadel-
phia.
Miss Alice Parsons of Philadelphia
visited relatives here this week.
Fried chicken, home grown peas
and soft shell crabs are now on the
bill of fare.
ElwOod F. Nelson. who has been in
Wilmington for some time, is home
with his family now.
Reuben A. Lewis, who is employed
in Wilmington, spent few days with
his mother here last week.
A very interesting lecture with
stereoptican views was given in the
M. E. Church on Monday evening by
Rev. Mr. Moore. The lecture was in
the interest of the Centenary Move
ment and was interesting and instruc
tive to those who attended.