Milford chronicle., 1926-10-22
Frankford

Squire Benjamin S. christopher
has been entertaining for the plst
few days his sons, Dale christopher
and wife and son Dale, OF PhllaGl-
phia; Clarence christopher dlu
wife. OF Washington, D. {.
G. A.. Turman and A. o. Lynn
made a business trip to Laurel alu
Salisbury Monday OF this week
The interior of the First NationEl
Bank is being repainted. The wol
is being done by Henry c. Long
Employees OF the State Highway
Department are putting down
blank center line on the concre.o
road from here to Bethany Beac1
Instead of preaching at the Pres
byterian Church Sunday evening;
picture depicting life of Christ VIII
be shown. The public is cordlan|
invited. There is no admission.
Mr.. and Mrs. James b. Hudson,
left Tuesday morning on an auto
mobile trip to Detroit, Michigan
They expect to be gone about TWO
weeks. -,
This Saturday at the theatre will
be shown "The Man in Blue" WIN
Herbert Rawlinson. The story APP
reared in Red Book. Next Thurs
day Lovers in Quarantine" Ihe
story of a daring girl who acts
first and thinks afterwards.
The FrankfOrd Canning Company
is arranging to can sweet potatoes
This is a welcome announcement 10
growers, as well as labor. 1t Will
mean work to several persons for a
while. The community at large
homes that it will be a profitable
innovation and will be continued
for quite while.
1t is reported that James B. Long
has sold to John H. Middleton and
William R. Evans, of Philadelphia
his tract of land near Franktord
and lying on west side of the du
Pont Road. 1t is understood thai
the purchasers have divided II anC
will each build nice homes and re-
move here from Philadelphia.
f. NJ. Gum, Jr., living near town
received a few days ago from r. Il
Latter, Penn Yamm, N. Y, from
whom he purchased her, a Short
horn heifer. She is registered by
the American ShOrthOrn Breeding
/ Association and has a very Ions
nedigree. This heifer is red. She
had twin sisters, which sold for one
/ thousand dollars piece. They are
famous milk producers, and make
bic stock. This heifer is Rose Clay
2nd and was calved August ~
1925. v
Capt. George L. Barnett and fam
! ily, Of East LandsdoWne. Pa, were
recent visitors to Mrs. Barnett''
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A +. Viii
liams
NJ. P. Blanche Townsend, of Phil
adelphia, has been spending a few
days here with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Ii. Lockwood.
Miss Katerine Wood, State Hon,
Demonstration Agent, of the Agri
cultural Department University o
Delaware, will be here next Wed
nesday, October %, at 1880 o'clocl
in the afternoon, at the home o
Mrs. Raymond P. Long on Thatche
street.
Capt. George Purvis Hickman
died suddenly at his home on Mail
street, Wednesday of last week. HI
had just seated himself at the sup
per table when he died. He hat
been in poor health for some time
but seemed to be about as usual
He was born on that street Septem
ber 8, 1857. His parents were tn
late John and Angelina Hickman
He was in the U. S. Coast Guar
service for many years, being cap
tain of the station at Indian Rive
Inlet and later at Bethany Beach
In his younger days he was prOmin
ent in politics. Funeral service
were held at his late home by tn
Rev. w. R. McElroy, pastor of tn
Presbyterian Church. He was
member OF that denomination. In
terment was in Carey's Cemetery
The pall-bearers were Capt. Thos
T. Moore, Fenwick Island; Capt. n
F. CULLEN, office superintendent 6tl
district; Capt. AIonzo Evans, In
dian River Inlet; Capt. l. B. Steele
Lewes Station Surfmen; Clarenc
Hudson, RehobOth, and Charles N
Keen, Indian River Inlet. Captain
Hickman is survived by his widow
Mrs. Annie Townsend Hickman; b
one sister, Mrs. Eva Houston, an
three brothers-Eorace J. Hickman
Everett Hickman and Frank Hick
man.