Milford chronicle., 1922-12-29
FRANKFORT


Miss Elizabeth Carey, daughter O.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph s. Carey, is il
Florida, to spend the holidays with
her brother, George S. Carey, at Planl
City.
Miss Margaret C. Derrickson anC
her sister, Miss Blanche, of viii.
hanson School, Pa, is spending the
week here with their sister, Mrs. Olive
D. Gum.
Mrs. Lucinda McCabe is entertain.
ing her daughter, Mrs. Eva HaughtoI
of Syracuse, N. Y.
A delivery truck owned by Cannon
and Messick, driven by Ralph Fash
um, was struck by a passenger train
last Wednesday at noon. The accident
happening at the crossing at the north
end of the station. 1t is understood
that Eashum thought the train had
passed, but it was late. His car was
closed and some freight cars on the
siding kept him from seeing the To-
comotive. He heard the bell and was
trying to stop. A front wheel and the
radiator were torn off.
A carload of coal was received here
last week. 1t was distributed in small
lots, giving comfort and convenience
to number of families. There is
plenty of good wood to be had. There
probably never was a time in this
town when there was as much stove
wood offered for sale and the prices
are reasonable.
Special evangelistic services will be
held in the Presbyterian Church for
two weeks. They will begin this Sun
day evening. Rev. Geo. A. Burstern,
pastor of the Dover Presbyterian
Church will assist the local pastor
during the two weeks. During the
week the meetings will begin at eight
o'clock. There will be good music and
good sermons and the public is cor
daily invited.
The merchants of the town have
agreed to have their respective places
of business closed during the two
weeks the revival services are in pro-
gress in the Presbyterian Church.
Miss Joy Eashum entertained at her
parents home Thursday afternoon at
a dinner party: Misses Pearl Hudson,
Pearl Brasure, Alice West, Audrey
Rogers, Iona Walls and Edna Rey-
nolds.
Preston Tingle who is a midship-
man at the U. S. Naval Academy,
Annapolis, Nd, has been spending
ten day leave of absence here with his
mother, Mrs. John A. Tingle.
Among those who have been visit
ors here for the holidays were: Miss
Frances White, of Philadelphia, who
visited her sister, Mrs. Robert w.
Dasey; Sheppard Hudson, of Philadel-
phia, was here with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Hudson.
Miss Parasene Truitt of Philadel-
phia is spending the week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Truitt.
Miss Louise Lawrence of Washing
ton, D. c., is here visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Lawrence.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Gum, Jr.,
are entertaining their sons, John P.
Gum, of Wilmington, and William A.
Gum, 3rd, of Line Lexington, Pa.
The following young gentlemen and
ladies, students of the University of
Delaware, spent the holidays here at
their homes: G. Massey, Gum, Harley
K. McCabe, Vaughn S. Collins, Daniel
Long, Fred Murray, Harriet e. Gum,
BlSnche Halton, Fayette Hudson, Ma
rie Belts, Ola Dukes.
NAIiss Mary Knight Of Worcester,
Mass, Miss Eunice Lee May of Au-
burn, N. Y, and Miss Alice Hennessey
of Rochester, N. Y, who are con-
nected with the Dental Unit of the
Delaware State Educational Depart
ment, have been visiting the schools
in this part of the State. They are
spending the holidays at their re-
spective homes. While here they are
making their headquarters at the
Boulevard Hotel.
Caleb LAWS of Trenton, N. j., Allen
Hudson, Capt. C. R. Davis, Jr., and
Capt. William Walls were home for
the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Furman and
family of Wilmington spent Christmas
Day here with Mr.. and Mrs. George
AL Furman.
4 Mrs. Mary Daisey has had with her
this week her two sons, Abraham, who
is attending school at Old Dominion
Academy, Berkley Springs, Va, and
Paul, who is student at Girard Col
lege, Philadelphia.
The M. 3. Sunday school gave its
and treat Tuesday ev-
ening. On Wednesday evening the
Presbyterian Sunday school gave a
"Tell the Glad Tidings."
SCHOOL NOTES