Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
Miusboro

held in Dodd's Hall last Thursday
evening and a large audience great
1v enioyed the occasion. The music
was furnished by the Greenwood Or
chestra, led by Prof. Charles van
Lear and their selections were eX-
quisitely rendered.
Major Clarence Short OF Laurel
addressed the class and his remarks
were very instructive and interest
ing.
The hall was decorated in the class
colors, ferns and cut flowers anu
presented a very pretty appearance,
Children's Day services were helo
in Grace NJ. E. Church on Sunday
night and were very good. Inc
church was beautifully decorated
and the selections by the choir ana
recitations of the little folks were
highly enjoyable. A drill and panto-
mine were features of the evening
&C was also a fine little play pier
rot Lights the Torch" that is pub
lished by the Board of Education.
The collection amounted to $195.1Z'
$4,000 of which was given by the
Mems Bible Glass "The Gideonites.
The Ladies Aid met on Monoay
night with Mrs. ]. Cordrey McGee'
The w. C. T. U. met on TUESDAY
evening with Mrs. Lima Hickman.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Ellis motored
with friends to Bethany Beach on
Sunday. ..u,,+
Mrs c. D. Lingo entertained eight
o,,,os+s from Frankford last Tuesday
afternoon at lunch.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Lingo
and Mrs. Matte Shockley were
guests at a bridge luncheon gwen
bv Mrs. Topp Heath of Franktord.
Mver Ableman is home from the
University of Delaware to spend the
vacation with his parents, Mr.. anu
Mrs. Abel Ableman.
Mrs. Lizzie Blackstone McDer-
mott of Philadelphia, has been spen-
ding some time with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. E. c. Blackstone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wllgus OF
Philadelphia have been Ylsltlng MI
and Mrs. Pemrose Wilgus.
Daniel Burton, a former collectoI
of internal revenue and an old tllhe
resident of this town, is spending
the summer here after a long resi-
dence in Wilmington.
Mrs. Asher Parsons is sunellns
greatly from an attack OF rheunla-
tism. ,-.,.,o1,,,,io
George B. Messick of Philadelphia
has been with his mother, Mrs. YES
tella Messick who is very seriously
III for several days. On Sunday MIs'
Messick's sons, w. S. Messlck anu
Harry Messick of Bloxom, Va were
The sad death of Samuel Hudson
who lived near town, occurred carry
Monday morning in the Emergency
Hosnital in Milford. Two weeks ago
Mr. Hudson slightly injured his manu-
while working on a plow. Inc
,voTnd became infected, developing
into such. an advanced stage VI
blood poisoning that on sunday tne
arm was amputated at the shoulder
Mr. Hudson rallied splendidly from
the oneration, but in a few houEs
began to grow weaker. Mr.. tucson
1Tas the father of Mrs. Elwood Shar-
ar of this town. ,,..o,,o7,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. MltcneiI'
entertained the Monday Bridge CIuD
this week. 7o.,-,i,,o of
Salisbury spent Sunday Win tneli
narents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Dodd.
School closed on Friday and the
lout of town teachers have returned
IN their homes. Mrs. Lulu Conaway
has gone to Philadelphia as mas al
so Mr.. Reitzes. ,, ,,.u Do
Miss Bolin is in Milton; MISS ba-
1,er in Harrington and Prof. u. A.
Petry in Selbyville.
The special singing at Grace NJ. e.
Church on Sunday morning by Ine
'eBe Ye Faithful" class and the duet
sung by Mrs. Hettie Lingo and =. u
RYAN. with Mrs. Lynch at the piano.
was greatly enjoyed by all. The at
tendance was 244 or an increase OF
"a over that of one year ago.
The Mems Bible Class reported 70
members present and hope to see the
other 27 next Sunday. Their contrl-
hutton to the special collection 1or
tbe fund for aiding worthy young
women and men to obtain a hlgheE
education, was one hundred DOL
lars.
Delegates to the Sunday School
Convention at Georgetown, the Ilth'
were appointed as follows: MIS-. Ora
C. Lingo, representing the teachers'
Misses Mildred Prettyman and Hllda
Lynch, Messrs. Wayne Burton ana
TnnrnCnnf1n2
school. Millsboro is proud 10 nave
such fine Representatives to SEND.
In the evening the Children's Day
progran was enjoyed by a congre-
cation that packed the church, alsles
and all standing space. The floral
display was most pleasing. Much
credit is due all who helped make
the program the great success Whlch
it was.
The eighth grade commencement
for this district was witnessed by a
large audience. The Millsboro class
included: E. Kathryn Archer, Ruth
Mae Lawson, G. Pauline White, Reba
Prettyman, Cleata Pusey, l. John
Collins, Joseph E. Collins, Herman
B. Gray, Jr., Calvin Hudson, JACK w.
Messick, Jr., Harry B. Moore, Albert
C. Thoroughbred, ]. Marvin Cannon
Charles H. Wilkins and Lucien Len
hart Highest honors in this grade
were won by Lucien Lenhart, Ruth
Lawson, Kathryn Archer and Harry
B. Moore.
Millsboro sincerely hopes Milford
gets tbe modern school so much to