Milford chronicle., 1926-04-23
Houston

Mrs. Ralph Jump who has been
very ill is improving.
Mrs. B. S. Manlove has been un-
der the doctors care but is better
at this writing.
Little Miss Josephine Sapp has
been suffering with the ear ache fer
a couple of days.
Mrs. L. H. Cohee spent Tuesday of
last week with her sister, Mrs. J. M.
Webb of Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith and
son Jay of Milford, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Johnson and Miss Sophie
Shockley of Frederick were Sunday
visitors at the home of ]. w. john
son.
Catherine Brittingham has accept
ed a position with the L. D. Caulk
Company at Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Gentry, Frank DON
nelly and Charles Mason of Chester,
Pa, were Sunday visitors at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Wooters.
John R. Brittingham was a week
end visitor at the home of Alonzo
Hands at State Road.
Mrs. William Johnson of Newark,
N. j., and Rev. Paris E. Greenly of
Patterson, have been recent visitors
at the home of their mother, Mrs.
Rachel Greenly.
Charles Sedgwick of Philadelphia
spent the weekend at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Sedgwick
Norris Townsend of Salisbury, Md,
has been a recent Houston visitor
and upon his return to Salisbury he
was accompanied by his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Sadie NJ. Townsend.
Mrs. Annie Johnson has returned
to her home after spending the week
end as the guest of her sister, Miss
Willie Wyatt at Harrington.
Edwin Marvel and son Ernest of
Chester, Pa, visited his brother,
Herman NJ. Marvel, on Saturday.
Mrs. John w. Johnson has return
ed to her home after having spent &C
week at the home of her son, Walter
johnson, at Frederica.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Day of Har-
rington visited Frank Sedgewick and
family on Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Webb of Milford
spent Thursday with Mrs. Herman
Marvel.
Miss Pauline Johnson of Milford
spent the weekend with Miss Nldet-
ia Marvel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Marvel en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Lord and
family of Cambridge, Md, over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Thistlewood,
Sr.. of Harrington, were the guests
Ons Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill
ThistlewoOd and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thistlewood expect to leave for
Linnon, Colo, on June LIST, where
they intend to spend three months
with their son Edward and family.
Eddie has been in Colorado for the
mast q years and he is very much
pleased with the idea that he is to
be visited by his parents from Della
ware.
Merrill w. Thistlewood was the
supper guest of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Johnson of Selbyville on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olan Sapp are having
electric lights and water installed in
their home.
w. ]. Dufendach has purchased
new Nash automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett ManlOve and
son Billy of Milford were the Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill
ThistlewOOd.
Mrs. Charles Webb received word
on Wednesday from her sister, Mrs.
Allen Smith, who with Mr.. Smith
and Mr.. and Mrs. GOlan Armour
have spent the winter in Florida,
that they would start for home on
Thursday, April 18th; so we suppose
their relatives and friends may look
for their arrival most any time now.
Deputy Great Pocahontas Viola
Thistlewood raised the chiefs Of
Minnehaha Council, No. 12, to their
respective stations on Tuesdays
sleep, April 18th.
Miss Catherine Vinyard spent Fri
day and Saturday with Miss Eleanor
Simpson. n
Mrs. Randolph has been visiting
the Eastern Stars. She visited Will
mington, Seaford, Delmar and
Georgetown last week and on Tues
day of this week she visited the club
luncheon at Harrington.
The P. T. A. will hold a box and
shadow social on Friday night, May
9TH, in the school house. Proceeds
for the benefit of school picnic.
The Houston Parent-Teacher AS
sociation will be represented by nine
delegates at the State Convention on
Saturday, April oath. Delegates meet
at school house.
The defamation contest will be
held Thursday, April 29th at 1880 p.
m. in the school house. A small ad-
mission of 10 cents will be charged
to everyone who is not contestant |
or participates in the program.
Several nice and useful books have |
recently been given to theoschool Ii
brary. Have you one you would like
to present
The base ball team of our school
defeated the team from Magnolia
school 11-5 last Saturday afternoon.
This Friday they Will play the CheS-
void school team. Come out and
cheer.
Our school won the good attend
ance banner for graded schools of
Kent county for the month of March.
Parents send your children to school
and let's keep that banner here.
The following pupils of the Hous-
ton school ably represented Houston
IN the Southern Supervisory District
Spelling Contest at Harrington last
evening Hazel Biggs, Gar
net Lofland, Hazel Pearson, Verna
Gray and Elizabeth Tatro. In all Al
contestants from various schools
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