Milford chronicle., 1927-06-17
Millsboro

on MONDAY dIIeTnOOuJ nearly eA-
hausted. Mr.. Steele is taking the best
of care of the little traveller, provid-
ing it a place to rest and feeding it
generously. The band on the right
leg of the pigeon bears the number
4SS0AL26B. The message is in Ital-
ian or in a language unintelligible to
those who have tried to decipher it.
The vote for or against consoli-
dation of the adjoining school dis
tricts was taken at the school house
here on Saturday afternoon and the
vote from this district was forty
eight to one in favor of consolida-
tion.
Mitchell and Jones, two of Mills
boro hustling young merchants have
opened a sc to 81 store in the room
of the Barber block, recently used
as a restaurant and adjoining the
store of Mitchell and Jones. The
opening of the new store will be on
Saturday, June 18th, and the window
decorations, the new goods and the
store itself with its new paint and
paper will be at attractive as can be
made to please the public which is
invited to come to the opening.
Mrs. William Carmine, Frank Car
mine, Mrs. Ollie Atkins and Miss
Travis Bolin motored to Wilmington
on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Atkins
attended the commencement eXer-
cises of Temple University at the
Academy of Music in Philadelphia
on Thursday night when DR.. Atkins
h Of nnofnr of
Dental Surgery.
H. P. White and family entertain
ed friends from Wilmington and
Baltimore ON Sunday.
Mrs. H. B. Mitchell is entertain
ing Mrs. Barnard Jones for several
days. Last Friday night Mrs. Nit
chell entertained a number of
friends at bridge in honor of Mrs.
Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Sturgis were
hosts to the bridge club last Mon
day evening.
Several from here were guests of
Mrs. Louis Drexler at Bethany
Beach last Thursday afternoon, at a
bridge luncheon given in honor of
Miss Mary Houston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luster Long left on
Monday morning for Long Island
where they will remain for ten days
or two weeks.
Benjamin MCGEE who lives near
Laurel, visited his mother, Mrs. Sal
lie MCGEE on Sunday.
Mrs. A. R. Dodd and Mrs. Helen
Williams spent a part of the week
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Floyd Lingo and
little daughter, Charlotte Uf Harbe-
son, spent Sunday with their mo-
ther, Mrs. Lizzie Lingo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Galloway are
the happy parents of a week old
baby boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Poole Prettyman
disposed of their personal property
at a public sale on Saturday after
noon and have gone to Philadelphia
to reside. Mr.. and Mrs. Prettyman
and their children have the best
wishes of their friends for much
happiness and success in their new
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Robinson have
moved from the property of Mrs.
Hettie ]. Lingo on Main street to the
residence of ]. C. MCGEE on the boul-
evard.
The three groups of the Girls
Friendly Society have been spending
week at Rehoboth in the clergy
house there. Mrs. Lotta McCabe and
Mrs. NJ. Paul S. Huntington have
been chaperoning the young folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Downing and
little son, Billy, Jr., spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Dodd.
Mrs. F. S. Johnson and children,
Harriott and Frederick, returned to
Woodbury., N. j., On Sunday after
noon and on Thursday will begin the
trip to their home in 'Louviers, Col
orado.
Mrs. Charlie w. w. Moore is in
Wilmington, with her son, Charles,
who is to have his tonsils removed
at the Homeopathic Hospital, while
he is there.
Mrs. Annie Ennis from Whining
ton is visiting her brother, Joseph
H. Moore for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Henry Lewis and
children, Elizabeth, James, Sara and
Rebecca of Oxford, Md, visited Mrs.
Eva Smith and family Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. A. Buckson Wis
tied Wilmington Monday and attend
ed the commencement exercises at
] Delaware College Monday evening.
A niece of Rev. Buckson's, being one
of the graduates.
Mrs. Lizzie Parsons is circling
among friends around Gumboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wilgus and
daughter Jean of Pocomoke City,
called on the formers parents Sat
urday evening. Mr.. Wilgus and fam
/ lily then went to Georgetown to Wis
it his brother, Rodney Wilgus and
| family.
We are very glad to see Mrs. FL
wood Godfrey out again.
P. o. of A. Lodge had large at
tendance Monday evening. New Off
GERS were nominated.
P. S. Wilgus spent Sunday with
his son, Rodney Wilgus, of George
! town.
J. A. Buckson is the Millsboro
solicitor for the Leadership Train
ing Banquet to be held in Milford
June goth, at which time Rager AL
bright will be the principal speak
er.