Milford chronicle., 1920-01-02
BOWERS

Christmas of 1919 is past and gone
into oblivion and the holidays acca-
-sioned thereby are nearly at an end
To many the remembrance of the past
week will be of happy recollections
and long cherished in their minds and
hearts as one OF the happy periods OF
their lives; with many others, alas, IL
will be otherwise. But so far as this
town and vicinity are concerned, there
never was. perhaps. a more enjoyable,
/ a more agreeable and Christian spirit
( than pervaded the homes of our peO-
pie during the holidays that are now
about closed. The exchange of gifts
/ from one to another, the greetings, the
compliments of the time was universal
and everybody was profuse in their
hearty good wishes one to another.
Many visitors were here and sat at
their board and participated of the
good things that go TO satisfy the in
ner man. The festive turkey that at
one time was considered almost indis-
pensible on Christmas occasions, did
not figure very materially this year.
the seventy-fve cents per pound being
considered a little beyond the ordin-
airy. Ducks and chickens took the
place of the turkey and they well fill
ed the bill So far as the side fiXings
and other parts of the Christmas menu
were concerned they averaged equal
to any former accession. But the morn
ing air was crisp and frosty and many
of our folks said that they were
thirsty, but apple tody and egg-nOg
were conspicuously absent; but aside
from that the Christmas enjoyments
were about the same as of yore.
One of the entertaining and enjoy
able features of the holidays was given
and arranged by the teacher and pu-
pills of the public school and was held
on Tuesday afternoon preceding the
holidays. The proverbial Christmas
tree was in evidence and the room
artistically trimmed with evergreens,
which gave a beautiful appearance.
The recitations and exercises were
very appropriate to the occasion and
interesting in the extreme. The last
but not the least was the bountiful
spread to which all present did ample
Justice At the close the scholars pre-
sented a fine basket of fruit to Harry
Abram, Jr., one of their schoolmates,
and requested him to take it home and
present it to his father, who has been
sick and confined to his home for sew
eral months.
c. H. Sexton and Willis Davidson
are on the sick list
Norman Jackson of this town and
Miss Annie May Argo. of near town,
were married at the Frederick par
snnage onA SUNDAY evening, December
21st.
w. W. Tribbett of Wilmington was
weekend guest of his son, Gilbert
Tribbett
Benjamin Bosnian of Wilmington
was the guest of Miss Rosa Martin
on Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Mary S Davenport of Philadel-
phia is the guest of her parents, Capt.
and Mrs. E. V. Davenport, during the
holidays
Mrs. B. E. Hubbard and W. L. Gran
er spent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs
William o. Cubbage. near Willow
Grove
Miss May Carey of Milton is a guest
at present of her brothers family. Mr..
and Mrs. William Cary.
A family reunion was held Christ
mas day by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nc
Colley, near town, when the following
relatives and friends arrived at their
home to partake of the Christmas fes-
tivities prepared by these hospitable
people. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Hill of Frederick, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert McColley and daughter of
st. Jones' Neck, Mr. and Mrs. James
Sipple and son of near Frederick, Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Webb and son of near
Harrington, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Whit
ney of Wyoming, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Bennett of Frederick, Wilbur Camper
and son and Miss Bertha Wooters of
near town.
Miss Regina Morris of Philadelphia
spent the holidays at home with her
parents, Captain and Mrs. Thomas f.
Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Wilde of Phila-
,delphia we're guests Of friends at the
Hotel Johnson through Christmas.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
with Mrs. e. r. Williams at her home
on Friday evening, the End A full at /
tendance is requested as the election |
OF officers for the year will take place
on that occasion.