Milford chronicle., 1920-07-09
HOUSTON

req on 1ueSudy ABOUT lEsSu CLOCK
when the crown sheet on the boiler
gave way. and Augustus Morgan who
; was firing the engine was very SER
! iously scalded about his head and
= arms and lower part of his body
They were thrashing rye for Eugene
} Sharp when the accident happened
; and one load of rye and wagon were
! burned, the wagon being the proper
ty of Edgar Marvel. At last report OF
just before this letter went to the
/ press Mr.. Morgan was getting along
as we'll as could be expected. Friends
it doesn't pay TO take any chances
these strenuous times, so be careful.
About weeks ago, Violet, one of
the twins of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Min
ner. died of whOOping cough and
bronchial pneumonia, on Tuesday,
July 9th. Myrtle, the other twin. died
of the same disease and was buried
on Thursday at 10 o'clock. Funeral
at the house and interment at Bar
rats Chapel The twins were aged
about three months.
Some of our town folks went to
Georgetown for the fourth. few
spent the day at Ocean City and quite
a number went to Harrington for the
ball games and horse races.
Arthur Armour had an accident on
| the fourth as he was taking some
| folks to Georgetown. in passing some
/ one on the boulevard he got off the
cement with his car and in trying to
/ get back again his car was overturn-
/ ed and Mr.. Armour and Mrs. Will
1 liam Townsend were slightly injur-
/ ed.
While Mrs. Rue. her niece and her
daughter. were on their way to Mil
ford to attend Church on Sunday
morning, the horse became frightened
and the occupants were thrown from
the carriage. Mrs. Rue and her niece
were injured.
July so far seems to be a month
of accidents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Dougherty and I
son, Jack. spent the weekend with .
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Johnson. Mr. (
Dougherty returned to his home in I
Wilmington but Mrs. Dougherty and /
Jack are to spend some time in Hous- /
ton and Milford.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM Hall and I
daughter, Mrs Richard Jones of |
Philadelphia, spent Sunday with VIM.
Satterfield and wife and on Monday
they all mOtOred to Dover and spent
the day.
Mrs. Harold Shockley and son of
Delmar have been visiting Zack
Johnson and wife
Mrs. William Colbourn and children
have been visiting out of town for
several days.
The Misses Agnes and Gladys
Thistlewood spent several days of
the past week with their aunt, Mrs
Everett Manlove of Milford.
Miss Matte Collins of Chester
spent the weekend with her parents
Herman Marvel and his mother
Mrs. Emma Marvel. Mrs. Cohee and
Elva Marvel motored to Wilmington
on Sunday and were the guests of
Edwin Marvel and family and Mrs.
Cohee went to her sister, Mrs. Her
man Booths for several days.
NJ w. ThistlewoOd and family were
the Sunday guests of Nutter Marvel
and wife.
Social activities at the Cannery
Colony began with a celebration of
the Fourth of July. A fine flag pole
was raised early by Mr.. DeMarco. Mr..
Hands and others, on the field whose
use has been granted by Mr.. Simp-
son. At ten o'clock Rev. Kelso made
an impressive patriotic address fol-
lowed by formal raising of the flag
with procession salute and singing of
the Star Spangled Banner A four
teen foot slide which had arrived
from Philadelphia was set up by the
men and furnished much amusement
to the children during the day other
games and races were also enjoyed
Rev. ThOs. c. Davis and party arriv-
ed on the afternoon train and then
photographs of the whole company
were taken by Mr.. Scarpa. Exactly
at sunset the flag was taken down al
though no sunset gun was fired.
Nearly hundred people gathered
for the twilight exercises on the field.
to the interest of the COM
munity. Several parties came by car
riage and auto from a distance. An
nouncement was made by Miss Chap
ell of the plans for the proposed ac-
-ivities, a stirring address on the
dag was given by Mr.. Davis. mando-
lin and guitar music was furnished
by men of the colony, and fireworks
we're set off
A tent is expected which will be
dASVh " bu0 4oNhf IL Is uOpeu. ne
regular activities there are to be
strictly for the summer colony and
hose in charge will probably have
heir hands full when the busy season
arrives. Special events to which the
general public is invited will be ad-
'ertised before hand.
The enjoyment of the day was part
y due to the various favOrs rendered
" neighboring citizens to whom
hanks are due.
The many friends of Mrs. VIM.
Poole gathered at her home Friday
asst to help celebrate her birthday,
which terminated the three score
ears and ten, but no one guessed it.
The day was spent in various pleas
mt ways but in no way was there
reater interest shown than when the
uests were invited to the dining
DOM and feasted their eyes on the
elicious viands with which the fes-
aboard just groaned. Our hostess
; one of a few who knows how to
empt an appetite. All of us took our
ppetites along Mrs. Poole receiv-
d many useful and also ornamental
resents. The following persons wish
d our hostess many happy returns of
he day: Rev. and Mrs. Grant and
imily of Rehoboth; Rev. and Mrs.
-elso and family; Rev. and Mrs. Da-
is and Mrs. Zack of Milford; Mrs.
larry Appleton and Mrs. w. w. Wick
r of Philadelphia; Mrs. Fridell and :
On, Purnell, of Viola; Mr.. and Mrs.
toward Clifton and Mrs. Mustard of
Lfr-ar, l. T1N. .