Milford chronicle., 1922-06-23

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Hiram 1saacs and
son. Joseph, of Milford, and Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Isaacs and children of near
GEORGETOWN motOred to Delmar Sun
dav and spent the day with Mr.. and
Mrs. Miles Fitzgerald.
Miss Bessie Torbert is visiting
friends in Philadelphia.
Flag Day was observed here We'd
nesdav by all the public places and
business houses displaying the flag.
The Girls Friendly Society of this
town spent Wednesday at RehQboth
Reach. with Mrs. Anna Beach, as
chaperOn.
Home grown peaches are in our To-
cal markets and retailing for 20 cents
per quart. 81
L. P. Faucet has moved his family
from Philadelphia to this town for
the summer and are occupying his
summer residence on South Bedford
street in this town.
= There has been more repairing and
nainting going on in this town this
season than for many years past. All
our carpenters and painters are rush
sd. .4 oad;,,o
u A very pretty buI 4uASS
took place at st. Paul's P. E. Church
Sunday, June 18th, at 1880 O'CLOCK
bv Rev. S. D. Van Loan, in the pres
ence of a few relatives and trlends'
when Miss Sarah Elizabeth, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank X. Rutt' OF
near town, was married to Frank A.
Timmons, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Timmons, of near Dagsboro. The nap
pv couple are on wedding trip 10
Ocean City, Md. ,.-od
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the large stables and other outbulld-
mos of ]. G. Townsend and Son, near
+beir factory, north of the depot, late
TT,esdav afternoon of last week, with
a LOT of hay and corn. Fortunately the
Ind was right to keep the fire away
from the factory and other ware
bonses nearby. The dwelling near the
stables was considerably damaged ana
a mart of the household goods OF How
ard Johnson, who occupies the dwel-
ling The loss is estimated at SZ,5UO'
nartlv covered by insurance.
The strawberry season is about oY-
o., and the growers have realized a
fair profit from them not Wlthstanu-
ing the early frost and the heavy
rains during the season.
Mr. and Mrs. John Jones, at lhe
edge of town, entertained 80 members
of tbe Auxiliary of Wesley M. h.
Church. at their home, last Thursday
evening. A fine program was render
ed and refreshments were served III
abundance and all enjoyed them-
selves. , Ar
evening services in Wesley M. q.
Church in the future will begin at
o'clock during the summer months.
IOhn Roland Wilkins who has been
fagman at the road crossing at the
V has been transferred to Market
street crossing. He is succeeded at the
Y by Virgil Littleton.
The dwelling occupied by Wesley
Donohue and owned by Louder N.
Hearn, on Albury avenue, has Deen
newly painted the past week.
The Presbyterian Church will hold
open. air services in the public square
this town-every Sunday evening at
1880 o'clock, during the month OF
July. There will be special music
gospel singing and gospel preaching.
Everybody is welcome.
In appreciation of the DUPONT High
way and the flower gardens on the
right of way of same, given the state
in Sussex county by Mr.. and Mrs.
Coleman DUPONT, their friends in Sus-
sex county, will give an old fashion
ed Sussex party in their honor in this
town on Saturday, July 1st. Luncheon
will be served in the public square at
6:3O p. m, by the New Century Club
of this town.
A. C. Stiltz, of Newark, who oper-
ates a line of auto busses in New Cas-
tie county, has extended his service
to points between Dover and Reho-
both Beach. The bus leaves George
town each day at 10 a. M, arriving in
Dover at noon. At night the bus leaves
here at z o'clock and returns at mid
night.
This section was visited by nice
rain Saturday, doing lots of good to
all growing crops. Everything is look
ing fine.