Milford chronicle., 1922-08-25
HENLOPEN GRANGE


We were glad to see YOU at the
Sussex-Kent Pomona which met at the
home of our State Master Rosa.
The extensive grounds were we'll
! filled with enthusiastic Patrons and
their families, who thoroughly enjoyed
the day and the gracious hospitality of
! Worthy Master Rosa and his charm
ing wife.
Mrs. Martha Fisher, one of the old
est and most highly respected residents
of this section, is in a serious condition
caused by breaking her hip last Friday.
The much delayed wheat threshings
are in progress in the lower section Of
| Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred.
The funeral of Esma Johnson on
Monday, who broke his neck by a dive
into shallow water at Oak Orchard,
and died in the Beebe Hospital eight
days later, was one of the largest seen
in this section for long time.
The Grange sympathises with the
grief stricken young wife and parents
of the unfortunate young man.
The new home of Bro and Sister
w. E. Thompson is nearing completion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dora Coulter of Phila-
delphia have been visiting relatives in
this community for few weeks.
Mrs. Grace Silbert was called to the
bedside of her mother, Mrs. Martha
Fisher.
Mr. Roland Milby is quite i'll a ply
sician is in daily attendance.
Mrs. Anna Hudson is visiting her
mother, near Millsboro, for a week.
Mrs. Eliza Blizzard has moved to
Harbeson.
Miss Marion Wilson is spending
some time in Wilmington and Moores-
town, N. J.
Mrs. Josephine Burton of Philadel-
phia is visiting her sister, Mrs. Hannah
Thompson, on Lewes Beach.
Mr.. Harry Davidson has purchased
a new automobile.
Mr.. Dilts of harrington Heights, N.
J., and Mr.. Oliver of Blackbird, N. J., |
are guests at the home of w. Ferris !
Wilson.
Preston Thoroughbred, a rising
young musician, is spending his vaca-
ton with his uncle, Harry Davidson,
and family.
The Sunday school convention of
Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred was
held at Midway Presbyterian Church
August p, with good attendance. Sup
per was served on the church lawn
when chicken, fried as only Sussex
cooks can, and all the accompaniments
Of a fried chicken dinner, were served
to a large group of Sunday school
workers and friends. The only thing
that we regSet is that we are soon to
ose our president, Captain w. Edward
Tunnell, and wife, who are to move to
Rhode Island in the near future. In
he evening Miss Buckley, a Red Cross
worker from Armenia, gave a splendid
ak on the great need of that terribly
and distressed country.
The alarming increase of drunken
less with its corresponding increase of
Lccidents causes thinking people to
ea1ize that the dreadful worm of the
till" is gnawing at the vita1s of our ;
air State by the terrible stuff distilled
here. known as corn stack buck"
This 1oathsome reptile has dragged J
Is hideous form into our community, l
esulting in the arrest of two young
1en, with several others, who belong
o prominent families, under suspicion.
Dear people of the first State in the |
Union, if there was a mad dog, lion
r any other beast of prey frequenting
ur highways or byways, each man or
oy, woman or child, would join in a
unit to destroy it, but this thing that
causing automobile accidents, blind
ess, and death of the young men, that
may make money, is an in
nitely more terrible monster than ever
oamed the wilds of Africa.
Let us have an organized community
} get after this hydra-headed monster
nd stamp it out of existence, and those
ho would manufacture and sell this
quid murder, be placed where they
lnnot harm themselves nor others.
Gradually, we're finding out that
dnesnit naY