Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-02-12
Want RETURN OF
BLADESPASTOR
Sussex Gas Company TO In
stall New Machinery in
Plant
OAK GROVE RESIDENT
DIES in 56TH YEAR

Special TO The Evening Journal.
STAFFORD. Del. Feb 18th,
fourth quarterly conference Of
Blades NJ. f. Church was held OF
Saturday. It was said that the pas
tor. the Rev. r. Ward Mills, who has
served the church for the past four
years. will be invited TO return for
the next conference year.
Directors to serve one year were
elected at the annual meeting here
Of the Sussex Gas Company, as fol-
lows: Edwin r. Bell. Haddonfield.
y. J.; NJ. II. Harrington, Philadel-
phia; II. NJ. Tracey, Conshohocken.
Pa; William T. Lank, Seaford. The
directors elected the following Of
ficers: Edwin r. Bell president; NJ.
II. Harrington. vice president: H..
VI. Tracey, ecretary-treasurer. It
was decided to purchase new ma
chinery for the plant here. which
supplies Seaford. Bridgeville. Blades
and Laurel with gas for cooking,
heating and lighting purposes.
Quite a number OF Seafordians at
tended the big Five Hundred party
Friday night given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ohio McWillams. at their home
near Rhodesdale, Md. First and
second ladies prizes went to Miss
Pauline Hubbard, OF East New Mar
ket, Md, and Mrs. Patten, OF
Rhodesdale. Nd. and first and sec
ond gentlemen's prizes were award
ed 70 Neilan Wright. OF Rhodesdale,
and Samuel T. Smith, East New
Market. Those present from Sea-
ford. included: Mr.. and Mrs. Mon
roe II. Adams Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
!. Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. c. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Avery
Hobbs. Mr.. and Mrs Glenn NJ Hus-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. T. s. Hatton. Mrs.
W. Herbert Hall. Mrs William B.
Huston and Howard Galloway.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany is installing an electric system
at the drawbridge here to replace
the one operated by hand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Franson.
Norfolk. Va. and Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Collins. OF Newport, r. l., are
The guests OF Mrs. Hester Layton at
Blades.
A. L. Boyce, OF Blades. who has
been engaged ia the oyster business
It Bowers Beach for the past several I
has returned to his home for
he remainder Of the winter.
Joseph W. Phillips. a native OF
sussex county, who for many years
vas engaged in the mercantile busi- I
less at Oak Grove, Sussex county. /
bout four miles from Seaford, died 1
night at his home in Fed
.ralsburg. Md, after a short illness
4 pneumonia. He was Sc years old.
Ir. Phillips only recently moved
With his family 10 Federalsburg'
,pening a store there with Linden
Iarvel. also OF Oak Grove. He is
urvived by a widow. one son and two
Mrs. Linden Marvel,
Kathleen Phillips and Wilson Phil
ms. all Of Federalsburg. Funeral
ervices were held yesterday after
oon in Christ NJ. p. Church, Fed
ralsburg in charge OF the pastor
he Rev. G.. E. McDorman. Inter-
tent was made in the fredericksburg
emetery.
Miss Matte Willin returned TO her
ONE here yesterday after being in
alisbury. Nd. for several weeks.
here she was nursing in the family
, Elmer J. Nichols, formerly OF
eaford.
FRANKLIN Marvel, OF New York
lty. is visiting his children at the
ONE Of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
harles f. Marvel.
Mrs. Louisa DonOho has returned
ome from a two months stay with
pr son, DR.. A. p. Donoho, at Mer- l
lantville. n. J.
Mrs. Samuel J. Robinson and her
N. Jack. is spending some time with
,r brother at Rhodesdale, Nd.
Miss Dora Taylor is making an
tended visit to relatives at Frazier,
4. |,
Mrs. Ralph Wheatley Is visiting 3
lends and relatives at East New =
arket and Cambridge. Md.
Mrs. william F. Longendyke has c
her guest, her sister. Miss Bessie 6
c Murray, of Newark. n