Milford chronicle., 1920-01-02
GREENWOOD

by review of our acts and purposes,
and then with more or less honesty
OF purpose, make effort TO square
themselves and start straight, and too
often forget what manner and form OF
meE- and women we are. Business
people with pen and pencil take stock
and make inventory of their possess
siOns and strike the balance to ascer-
tain what manner of prosperity they
have enjoyed in the year just gone and
straighten themselves out for the pres
ent year The New Year season is
like a high point in the road from
which we may look back. and in look
ing direct our future, buoyed and
strengthened with renewed hope for
better things. 1t is only the weak or
careless who lind their road leading
down hill, and the writer Of this let
ter expresses the hope that one and
all OF the renders OF the Chronicle
each week may have a prosperous and
Happy New Year during the entire
year of 1920.
The Christmas season is one Of
feasting with most people and GER
tainly F. c. Richards of this place has
enjoyed the occasion to the limit. He
has been a guest at four big goose
dinners in the past week.
William Murphy, who has rejoined
the L. S. Army and who is stationed
al Camp Dix. was home during the
holidays with friends and relatives.
He likes the army life.
After more than one year of illness,
W. L. Cahall, Jr.. died at his home
in Philadelphia on December 26th,
1919. He formerly resided in Green
wood up TO a year ago, where he was
q victim of the "flu" and never regain
ed his health after that, as tubercu-
losis set in and caused death. The
remains were brought to the home Of
his mother and the funeral service
was held at the NJ. E. Church on Mon
day. He leaves a wife, a mother. sew
eral brothers and sisters.
Mary S. Wiley. after nine years OF
suffering, died at the home of her son,
Martin Wiley, on Christmas Eve, and
her funeral was held at st. JOhnstown
Church and interment made in the ad-
joining cemetery She is survived by
several children.
Mrs. John Mitchell has been i'll and
ler little girl has been attending to
ler and giving her the medicine.
a mistake she swallowed a
part of a bichlOride or mercury tablet
md her condition is now very critical.
a union protracted meeting is to be
cid by the NJ e. Church and the NJ. {
, Church in Greenwood, which will {
asst for two weeks in the NJ. p. Church
nd the next two weeks in the NJ. E. q
'hurch, and it is expected that there c
viii be a great interest manifested in
hese services There is ample room I
or a great change for the better
mOng the people generally and the \
hurch viii certainly do them all good.
The wedding of Melva Anthony and S
William Houseman took place at the
ONE of the brides parents in Phila-
elphia on Christmas Eve. h
A Great Wrestling Match a
There. was a great rumbling and h
baking Of the barber shop OF F. c.
ickards in Greenwood. when the q
resting contest which is occasional a
pulled off here to decide the super n
rity of the young folks in and about
reenwood took place. This time il N
IS between the two brothers. F. C. h
I'D Oscar Richards. and the honors N
snt to F. C. this time For thirty a
ears wrestling has been a great sport b
ith the men of Greenwood Harry a
atterfeld. the genial conductor on a
.e Delaware Railroad, was at one al
me one of the leading wrestlers of "
reenwood and thought himself of d
me standing in the profession as an
n2teur. Il is the same today as then, al
ID the men get great sport from the
.ercise hi
Joseph Lyons is the guest of his j
other for a few days
Alfred Long has gone 10 Chester for 10
e holidays
Oswald Mai assistant clerk at the ?.
'eenwood Trust Company, was tax M
very III last Sunday and it is feared TO
a, pneumonia will follow tn
Lawrence Morris, who has been
rming near Bethel, has sold his farm nc
"a purchased another near Centre M
iie Md. He has moved there and
III engage in the lumber business ar
th Charles Murphy. El
Lawrence Porter and wife and his III
other and passing their holiday va II
tion with his parents in New Haven,
mn. nc
Va . ~ W. JoiiSo anu wi = blSiHd
itman have returned from visit to
ayton with relatives. NJ
Mrs. Elizabeth Long is recovering le
ON her recent illness. nc
Mrs Bertha Richards is visiting in ID
iiladelphia
William HOrney of Wilmington is nc
guest of T. p Rust this week
Frank Ledenham and wife from M
'idgeville have been guests of her
iter, Mrs. j. F. Hayes. this week. he
Mrs. Irving Tatman from Whining
n is visiting her mother here. so
]. L. Houseman and daughter are in
liladelphia.
Rev. n. c. Benson is entertaining his ii'
lighter for several days.
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