Milford chronicle., 1927-06-17


Ryan, Katherine Lank, Marian Hin
key. After a jolly time at games re-
freshments were served.
The Tuesday Afternoon Bridge
Club met this week at the home OF
Miss Mary Smith. There were only
two tables this week, with two
substitutes, Mrs. George R. Baynum
and Miss Maria Causey. Miss Cau-
sey won the prize. The club will
meet next week at the home OF
Mrs. G. Marshall Townsend.
The Willing Workers class of the
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school wish to thank all those who
helped to make a success of the en-
tertainment on May goth for the flood
sufferers. From the silver collection
and the gift of a friend, we were
able to send twelve dollars and fifty
cents to the Red Cross fund.
School is over and vacation days
are here! The staccato popping of
fireworks and the footing of horns
could be heard in the vicinity of
the school house on Monday morn
llC OO1OOl ClA1dl CA SoAf .
vent to their enthusiasm and relief,
after a year of hard work, over
joyed at the prospect of laying aside
their books and thinking only of
play for two whole months.
E. V. Hendrixson, town alderman
and Justice of the Peace of Cedar
Greek hundred, which includes
South Milford, celebrated his 88th
birthday on last Monday, June 18th.
He received many post cards from
relatives and friends and many con-
gratulations from business men of
the town. Mr.. HendriXson is still
very active, with an erect carriage
unusual in one so advanced in
years.
1t seems to be a risky for w. R.
Wright to park his car on w. Front
Street. For the third time in two
weeks, it was run into by another
car ON last Thursday at 7.30 pm.
Higman's REQ truck driven by
Herman McNatt was in reverse
when he cranked it, so that it made
a quick lurch backward, crashing
into Wright's car, parked just be-
hind. The radiator and one of the
headlights were very badly smash
ed.
At the Children's Day exercises
held in the Presbyterian Church on
last Sunday evening John Shilling,
of Dover, brother of Prof. Robert E.
Shilling, gave a very forceful talk
on Religious Education" The chill
dren of the Sunday school presented
a little play in three scenes, under
the direction of Miss Edna Barker,
very picturesquely portraying Gods
Gift of Light" There were a few
good recitations and some very pret-
ty music.
Grover Shuler, young man who
lives near Milford, was brought to
the Marshall Hospital on Sunday,
suffering from bullet wound in
the hip. He was walking in the
woods near his home on Sunday,
when he came upon "still" in
operation. He heard the report of
a rifle and Immediately realized he
had been SHOT. He says he doesn't
know who fired the shot. While it
is very painful, the wound is not
dangerous.
Jane Harrington gave birthday
party Saturday, June 18th, at her
home on West Front street, in honor
Of her tenth birthday. Games were
played. Prizes were won by Vivian
Shute and Frances Shockley. Many
beautiful gifts were received. Those
present were Kathryn Morrison,
Elizabeth Brultour, Kathryn May
new, Vivian Shute, Frances Shock
ey, Betty Bennett, Kathryn Sapp,
Virginia Sockrider, Dorothy Joseph,
Alfred Nutter, Arthur Levy, William
Ialbert, also Miss Cordelia Carter,
lanes school teacher.
Miss Sara Grier entertained a
lumber of her friends at a very de-
ightful barn dance on Wednesday
light of last week. The barn" was
decorated attractively with crepe pa
,er streamers and balloons of many
olors. All the guests enjoyed the
lovelty of the old-fashioned Virginia
Ieel, square dances and the Paul
ones. Fruit punch and fancy cakes
we're served in the pergola. Those
resent were: Misses Shirley Mullen,
Bertha Colburn, Lozena Mills, Kath-
rine McMichael and Dorothy Beck,
nd Messrs. Russell Kelly, Robert
'ierce, Russell Kirby, Ralph Tyler,
ames Humes and Louder Grier.
In the boxing bouts at Milford last
night the principals were
ack Ketchel of Chester, Pa, and
ioldier Green of Fort DUPONT. Green
ad the better of the argument, ac-
ording to the fans present. At one
ime the spectators became so excit-
d that they got to their feet and
tarted for the ring, but the referee,
uceeded in separating them. In the
Preliminary bouts Ralph Sharp of
lew Jersey took the count with
ohm Howard of Chester. Luther
Hatfield of Harrington, who was
ubstituting, quit in the first round,
nth Bill Cunard, of Landsdowne, on
ccount Of an injury to his arm. Dat
ling Alex of Milford and John Roo-
ey of Harrington were stopped in
heir bout by the referee, when Bat
ing Alex complained of having
rouble with his heart. Referee Levy
lought it wise to stop the fight. Bat
ing Gernhart of Harrington fought
i'd Lonsky of Wyoming, and Lonsky
ad the better of the bout on points,
ut they both received great ova-