Milford chronicle., 1926-07-23
Houston

Church notes for Sunday, July 25:
Sunday school at $3.50. Preaching at
1O:3O. Subject Hand and Hand To-
gether." Epworth League at 7:15.
Preaching at 8. Subject Gods Ra-
dio Equipment" Everybody welcome.
Houston was again visited by fire
on Sunday night about 10:3O. Lglht-
ming struck the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Wooters. The house
was totally destroyed but practically
all of the household goods were saw
cd The Houston Fire Company was
on the scene Immediately the alarm
was given and the Milford Company
RESPONDED as quickly as possible DuI
if was impossible to save the Dullu-
ing so they set to work to save the
furniture and much credit is due the
folks of Houston, both women anu
men for working so faithfully IN
snite of the awful hard storm ana
rain. The building was insured lor
$1,000. 10.
Mrs. Emma Townsend who mas
been quite i'll for a long time IS apIe
to sit up for a short time each day,
We are very glad to hear that she Is
improving and hope she will soon
he able to return to her home again.
Mrs. Samuel Morgan of near Hous-
ton was taken quite seriously Ill last
week with acute indigestion. She
was removed to the home Oh her
daughter, Mrs. Sullivan ana Was
slightly better at last report.
Mrs. William Biggs is having qulIs
a good bit of trouble with the burns
she received about four weeks ago
with a steam pressure cooker. She
is instructor of the canning club ana
she with the members Of the ciuD
were at the school house cannlhS
fruit and Vegetables when she re-
ceiyed the burns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Graham
who have been taking a trip up
through the northern states ana
Canada, returned home on Iuesuay
hut went to Rehoboth for the re-
mainder of the week.
MIR. and Mrs. DeFord of Connectl-
cut spent the greater part OF lasC
week with her parents, Mr.. anu MIS-
Francis Eummeu.
Miss Martha Denney Of Smyrna Is
visiting Mrs. Benton Counselman'
Rev. Buxom of Nassau was the
guest of Rev. and Mrs. Thomas aI
the parsonage on Monday.
Miss Mae Collins of Chester, Ia
who has been visiting her granoIho-
ther, Mrs. John W. Collins mas re-
turned to her home.
Miss Marion Morgan spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. SoIan
Armour. -,
Several of the girls of Mrs. Biggs
Sunday school class are staying at
the Truitt cottage at Slaughter Beach
this week and due to the burns MIS-
Biggs received she was not able 10
go with the girls, so Mrs. George
Armour went as cheperone. Mrs
Messick and children are also there
for the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Howard Thistle
wood and sons and Mrs. Eugene
Sharp were Oak Orchard visitors on
Sunday.
Master Oliver and little Miss Hell
ena Hill of near Laurel are visiting
their grandmother, Mrs. Joseph Mar
vel.
Mrs. Thomas Wootters wants to
thank everyone and tell them how
much she appreciates what they did
for her during the recent fire which
DESTROYED her home. She wants to
especially thank Fred Hayes VINO
first discovered the fire and called
Mr.. and Mrs. Wootters who had re-
tired for the night, also the Houston
Fire Company which responded so
quickly when the alarm was given
and worked so faithfully and rapidly
in saving the household effects, also
she extends her deepest thanks to
the Carlisle Fire Company Of Mil
ford which responded to the alarm
so quickly and to her friends and
neighbors, both men and women
who worked in the rain and storm
trying to save and get things in
places out of the rain. Mrs. Wooe-
ters would like to thank each and
everyone personally who helped but
there are so many she could not do
that so she just sends her thanks to
everyone through this paper. To
James Salisbury she is very CRATE
full for letting them have house to
put their goods in and to stay until
other arrangements can be made.