Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-15
NEWS OF MILFORD.

Milford. Nav IL Mrs Mary Murphy.
e1ie Of Captain William I. Murphy. Sr,
Is critically Ill at the home of her son,
William r. Murphy, .Ir., on North Nalnut
street. Mrs. Murphy was taken suddenly
with an attack of rheumatic heart trouble
ri the home of her son while spending the
afternoon with him and his family.
Ascension Day was observed IN Chrlst
E,piscopal Church Thursday hy service Ni
holy communion at 1890 q m, the
rector. Rev Thomas y Wingate ;, L Is,
:4s celehrant. and III ~ John ; Roman
catholic Church at go . m, hy mass.
With the rector Rev. Francis \. titz-
patrick as celehTant.
Sunday evening, AT the 2 clock service
IN the Christ j. r. Church, the sermon
will be delivered by Rev. benjamin
Thomson, rector Of Christ Church,
Dover. and archdeacon 81 the Diocese Of
Delaware. This will DC the regular official
visitation Of the archdeacon, who IS in
charge of the diocese because Of the va
csncy in the b'shopric, due TO the reslgna-
tion OF Bishop kinsman
Some farmers In the section who raise a
large acreage Of berries have already made
contracts with the buyers 70 sell their
strawberries at $40 per crate Of 81 quarts.
.tpple and peach trees have not been
hurt much nv the recent cold weather, and
from the great quantity Of blossoms the
trees bore a week or go ago, the weld
should be abundant this season.
Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor Short, wife Of
State Senator Isaac II. Short OF Milford
district, is making an extended visit IN
Wilmington with her parents, Mayor and
Mrs. William G.. Taylor.
Rev. Robert X. Stephenson is expected
home by the last of the week and will
occupy his pulpit in the Avenue Metho-
dist Church at all services Of sunday, as
usual. DR.. Stephenson has been IN at
tendance at the General Conference OF the
Methodist Church IN Des Molnes, Iowa,
for the past three weeks.
Mrs, Rov Cannon Of North Second
street LETT on TUESDAY morning last for
Southern California, where she will visit
8 brother and other friends. She VIII be
gone until the middle OF July.
Nr. John 5. Prettyman OF North
Walnut street, has been i'll for the past two
weeks, but Is nov improving.
Albert Jones has taken position a.
Clav1nont. Delaware.
A new bridge has been built over tbs
rsce at Marshall's mill by Ir. Hendrick
son. new owner Of the site. The ole
bridge was destroyed by the heavy storm
of August l6 last, and since then has beer
unsafe for travel
Mrs. Thomas DAVIS and Miss Dorothy
Num- have been In Wilmington, this week
attending the State Sunday School Con
vention in that city, ss delegates iron
Avenue NJ. z. Church.
MANY persons can be seen during tn
morning hours with large baskets o
dsndelion blossoms, which they gather OF
the various lawns about town.
Miss Ann Wilson, daughter Of Mrs
Sadie Wilson Of South Milford. graduates
from jefferson College Training School 70
Nurses. Philadelphia, Thursday. Mis-
Wilson will spend q short vacation her
with her mother.
Mrs. Hannah B. Young, aged 50 wears
died st her home in Chester, Pa. o
Tuesday. after an illness lasting for 81
months Her remains were brought t
Milford and inferred in Odd Fellow
cemetery, Rev Charles +. Dryden. paste
az Methodist Protestant Church. i
charge. Mrs. Young formerly vas Mis-
Hannah B. Peters and resided III Milfor
before Der marriage.