Milford chronicle., 1926-12-31
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CLOCK. PreacnlQS at lU:3U by Re7
j. H. Beauchamp. Glass meeting. Ell
worth League 7:15. Leader, Mr.!
Joseph Hayes. Preaching at b
Smith Chism. Everybody welcome.
Grim death has again entered ou
little community and with his sickl
keen has taken a beautiful yOuni
life from our midst, He claimed a
his victim, Videtta, the Oldes
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. Frank
lin MarVil. She has been in poo
health for quite sometime. On Sat
urday afternoon she was taken 81
seriousl yill she was taken to the
Marshall Hospital where she died OF
Monday afternoon about o'clock oi
a complication of diseases. Last
spring Videtta had scarlet fever il
its worst form and she never fully
recovered from the fever.
Videtta was such a nice girl and
she had a very lovely disposition
Her school mates, both girls and
boys thought a lot of her and one
of her greatest worries was because
she had to give up school. She was
a Christian and a member of the
Houston NJ e. Church. Her funeral
will be held on Thursday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock at the NJ. E. Church. Six
boys, her class mates, will act as
pallbearers and six girls will act as
honorary bearers.
Videtta would have been 16 years
old in April, just blooming into wo-
manhood. How much she will be
missed in the home only the be-
reaced family will known and they
have the very deepest sympathy OF
the community.
Interment will be made in the Odd
Fellows cemetery, Milford.
On Sunday, December 18th, Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Cohee, of Harrington
and Mr.. and Mrs. Warren B. Ennis
of Eden Park. Wilmington, gave
their father, J. w. Ennis and bro
ther, William, a surprise dinner and
it sure was a surprise. They brought
Il goose, cranberries, cakes, pies and
a lot of other good things to eat and
how they did enjoy their dinner. Mr.
Ennis is one of Houstons Oldest res
idents, being 80 years old and he al
ways enjoys having his children with
him.
Christmas for 1926 has about
gone and it was or seemed to be en-
joyed by everybody in our little
town. Everyone seemed just full of
the Christmas spirit and the singers
who sang carols on Christmas MORN
ing brought to birth a custom which
has never geen kept up in our COM
but it is one of the best
ways to celebrate the birth of our
Lord and to keep the Christmas
spirit aglOW in our hearts and homes
to our beloved pastor and
his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Thomas
for reviving the old custom of carol
singing.
George B. Simpson who has been
ill for several weeks with a car
buncle on the back of his neck is
improved but is still un-
able to be up and out, but we hope
that he will soon be well again.
Thomas Sharp, Burnham Simpson,
George Simpson and Smith Chism
are spending their holidays with
their respective parents.
Philip Marvel who teaches mathe-
matics in South Orange, N. j., is
spending Christmas holidays with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Marvel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Holcomb of
N. c., are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Vim
yard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wharton of |
Jersey City are spending the holi- |
days with relatives in Houston.
Mrs. Roy Holloway of Philadel-
Dhia is visiting. her parents, Mr.. and +
Mrs. Manlove.
Jesse Thomas of. Fort Du Pont is
visiting his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Arthur G. Thomas at the parsonage.
Zack Johnson, Jr., of Jersey City /
spent Christmas with the home
'olks.
The Sunday school board met on
Monday night and elected the fol-
owing officers for the coming year:
H. r. Moore; as
3istant superintendent, S. G. Ar
nour; secretary, Lloyd Armour;
Mrs. VIM. Chism; super
cradle roll, Mrs. Ethel
Johnson; organist, Mrs. Eugenia
simpson; assistant organist, Mrs.
Nm. Chism; chorister, Frank M.
Johnson.
The writer wish for each and ev-
,ryone a very happy and most pros
,erous New Year.
IOustOn School Notes
The following pupils of the Hous-
on school have not been absent
rom school a single day in the
months of September, October, No
Tember and December and are de-
serving of honorable mention:
Eighth Grade-Nora Webb, Eliza
,eth Armour, Amelia Donovan, Mary
Marjorie Gray, Frances
Jolborn, Mildred Burlingame and
Charles Hayes.
Seventh Grade-George Thistle
wood, Theodore Thistlewood, John
Marvel and Eliza Grant.
xthGrade-Samuel Armour, Will
lam Marvel, Iona Watkins, Velma
Iray.
Fifth Grade-Lafayette Burlin-
yame, Catherine Wilson, Hattie
Johnson and Ruth Armour.
Fourth Grade-Evelyn Hurd, Eve
yn Thistlewood, Georgianna john
ION, David Vinyard.
Third Grade-Albert SthTale, Sar-
h Grant, Elizabeth Morris, Isabel
simpson.
First Grade-Mary Burlingame,
Theodore Faulkner and Newton
Brown.
Second Grade-Pauline Dawson,
lewis Watkins, Armel Kielbasa,
Johnson COulborn, John Armour.
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