Milford chronicle., 1920-12-03
MILLSBORO


Thanksgiving, the day of all thank
full days, has passed again and i
could have been no more fittingl,
spent than as a day of summing vi
all the things that have been wortl
while being grateful for during tn,
year-a climax of thankful days.
Many were away from home for the
holiday and many came home. Amonf
the visitors were Misses Hilda Burton
and Jennie Wilgus, who spent theii
vacation from West Chester State Nor.
NAL School with their parents. Will
bur Shockley and Miss Marguerite
Mitchell, students at Delaware Col
lege, were with their families. Mr.. anC
Mrs. Cove Lynch and daughter, Eliz-
abeth, of Robbins, visited Mr.. anc
Mrs. A. r. Dodd. Miss Katherine
Dodd spent Thanksgiving and the
three days following in Delmar.
Mrs. Lulu Conoway was in Laurel
with her mother. Misses Maud and
Isabel Blackstone and Pearl Able
man in Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Atkins in Philadelphia; and Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Lingo, Mrs. Cecil
Campbell and Miss Ethel Nicholson
in Salisbury.
Mrs. Laura Atkins who has been at
Hope Farm for some time hoping to
regain health is in very weak con-
dition there.
DR.. and Mrs. II. H. Dodd have NOV
ed from the property of the late JAG
OBJ r. Goodwin on Main street to
home they have purchased across the
bridge. The house vacated by them is
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Bail
ey. Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Hickman have
moved into the house formerly occu-
pied by the Baileys and on Tuesday
Fred Burton and sister, Miss Laura
moved from Long Neck into the
house they have bonght of Mr.. Hick-
man. w. G. Phillips and family have
gone to Wilmington and their home
was bought by Harry Eashum, who in
turn. rented it to Mr.. and Mrs. Lor-
eny Hearn.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Monroe of
Philadelphia spent few days recent I
y with Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Atkins.
Rev. Blanchard p Moore has been
with his parents in Centerville this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. White and Miss
Catherine White returned Monday
light from a visit with relatives in
Cast Orange, N. ].
Miss Lillian McGee entertained the
unior League at her home Monday
light. Mrs. B. P. Moore is the leader
# the young people and is also su-
of that branch of work
or the Dover district.
A. w. Short of Bloxom visited his
listers, Mrs. Jaggard and Mrs. John
on a part of last week.
A baby boy has come to live with :
Ir. and Mrs. Thomas Bailey, to the
reat delight of his elder brother,
Iillard.
A fire of mysterious origin broke :
ut / nthe storage house of Ryan,
ut in the storage house of Ryan,
ny morning and destroyed the build
lg and its contents of canned toma- :
,es, the pack of this season. The fire :
as well under way when the alarm :
as given about 1870 a. m. but the
aiming factory was unharmed as :
ere also the sheds at the rear of the :
orage house. The stock had an in :
france of S2S,000.
Collins, Ryan Co. wish to thank the :
wn people for their good work and :
so the Laurel Fire Company who
rain came to assist in our distress.
heir engine did excellent work and :
illsboro people and Collins, Ryan :
J., especially, thank them sincerely :
ID feel a great debt of gratitude is :
7ed to them for their quick, unset :
h response to the call for aid :
e second in less than a week.
A meeting was called for Monday :
ght to organize a Home and School :
ague but as the attendance was :
laii the meeting was postponed two :
ieks which will be December 18th. :
e school children will entertain =
tn program and every parent and :
lool friend is urged to attend and :
Ike the league successful. -