Milford chronicle., 1927-10-07
HAPPENINGS IN
II AND ABOUT TOWN

Rummage sale in Simpsons store,
East Front street, Saturday, October
8th, under the auspices of the W. c.
T. U.
Harvest Home" will be observed
at Millwood Church, Sunday, Octo-
Der 9th, at 2:SO p. m. A service OF
song program will be given.
A bake will be held by Christ
Church Guild at the parish house
from 10 to IL Saturday morning. Ell
forts will be made to fill any orders
phoned to Mrs. Lee Hirsch.
The Volunteer class of the Avenue
M. E. Sunday school, will meet at
the home of Mrs. Mia Morris on Sat
urday evening, October Sth. Every
member is asked to be present at the
roll call ready for service.
The heavy rain on Monday nght
came Just in time to save the potato
crop. which has been in bad shape.
This rain proved so beneficial that 1t
is expected there will be one OF the
largest yields ever seen in Delaware
this year.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Mil
ford Emergency Hospital, will hold
a bake in the Pierce Hardware on
Saturday, October Sth, from 10 to IL
a. m. The usual good thing to eat
on sale. Cakes, pies and bread a
speciality.
Joseph Isaacs, son of Mrs. Hiram
Isaacs. fell from the top of sliding
board in the playground at the Ma
sonic Temple, where he ATTENDS
school, and broke two bones in the
right arm above the wrist. He was
taken to the Marshall Hospital
Mrs. Darnell and Miss Darnell, the
two women injured a few weeks ago
in an automobile accident in Milford,
have at last recovered from their in
iuries sufficiently about week ago
to be discharged from the Emergen-
cy Hospital, and have returned TO
their home in Baltimore.
The Friendship Bible Glass of the
Methodist Episcopal Church held a
social in the chapel on Tuesday eve
ming. and a very enjoyable time was
had by everyone present. There was
an interesting program consisting OF
music and readings, followed by de-
licious refreshments. The affair was
largely attended.
Hit-and-run drivers seem to be
very plentiful in Milford. On Satur-
day night another unknown driver,
apparently without conscience,
crashed into a car parked on North
Walnut street near Second street,
smashing the mud guard and tearing
: off the hub cab of the other car, and
leaving his own Essex cap behind
him as a souvenir.
: Sara Conlon celebrated her tenth
birthday on Saturday in her nome
after a remarkable recovery from
" her serious accident when she step
ned in front of swiftly moving au-
tomobile about two weeks ago. She
received many gifts, and a shower Of
about a hundred cards from her
school friends, who hope to have her
back among them very soon now.
The Fellowship Bible Glass of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, met at
the Nome of Mrs. Potter Coffin on
T;Ksday night for a business meet
ing, followed by a pleasant social
time. The money secured since May
was turned in, and found to amount
to over $1,000, their quota toward the
building of the new church. There
was singing, and delicious refresh
ments were served. About fifty were
present.
The party given by Christ Church
Guild at the parish house on We'd
nesday night of last week was thor
oughly enjoyed by all those pres
'ent. Clever little prizes were award
ed in the unusual games which were
played. A quartette composed OF the
sMessrs. Elmer Calhoun, Robert
Pierce. Edward Evans and Howard
Mason, were encored many times for
-their delightful singing, and Miss
Nancy Beck of Wilmington sang sew
eral pretty solos. Delicious lefreSh-
-ments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Hopkins
are homeward bound, after an inter
.esting trip abroad, where they at
tended the American Legion Conven-
ton in Paris, as the only Milford
representatives A letter written go
ing over on board the S. S. "De
Grasse." with its 900 passengers
from Maryland, Delaware, New Jer-
sey and California, spoke of inter-
esting experiences already, and their
family and friends are looking for
ward to hearing them tell OF the
many sights they have seen abroad.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Beideman was the scene of a happy
gathering on Saturday night, Octo-
ber 1, when they gave birthday
marty in honor of their daughter,
Virginia. A very enjoyable evening
was spent by the young folks play
ing games. Late in the evening the
guests were invited to the dining
room, which was decorated in pink
and white crepe paper and dahlias,
where refreshments were served in
abundance. Virginia received many
pretty and useful presents. At a late
hour the guests departed wishing her
lnany more happy birthdays
. High winds, accompanied by
heavy downpour of rain, reused our
residents in alarm on Monday night.
The gale, which for time assumed
the proportions of hurricane, swept
town, leaving in its wake uprooted
trees, broken telegraph poles and
tangled wires, and littering the
streets with debris. A gigantic will
low tree at the side of o. W. Davis
1house on Water street, was uprooted
and hurled against the roof of the
stable. Other trees were torn up by
the roots in various sections of the
town, among them large willow
tree near the garage of Postles
Hammond, and one in the yard of