Milford chronicle., 1927-10-07
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The friends of St. Georges P. E
Church will be glad to know that I
new roof has been put upon the
church, new concrete pavement
has been laid through the cemetery
from the gate to the church door and
the interior newly decorated. The
walls have been painted ivory and
the seats have been painted ivory
white and mahogany trimmings. This
is one of the oldest churches in Del
aware according to the parish rec
ords. 1t was founded in 1909, the first
church was of log construction, the
next one was of oak construction, it
was destroyed by fire in 1892, during
George Washington's first term as
President. The present one is of
brick. This was an old and establish
ed church when Patrick Henry was
addressing the Virginia Assembly,
pleading with them to throw off the
yoke of England.
Last Saturday was one of the hot
test days for October LIST here that
any one has any record of, the mer-
curry went to 112 out of doors.
Mrs. Mary E. Hurdle had a large
coop full of half grown leghorn pull
lets that she had neglected to open
the door on Saturday morning, and
when she did open the door in the
afternoon, they were all dead from
the terrific rays of the sun on the
all metal roof.
John E. Joseph and father, Samuel
Joseph, spent last Sunday in the col
lege town of Princeton, N. ].
Miss Cornelia Hurdle has been re-
lieving one of the stenographers at
the Beebe Hospital at Lewes this
week. After she came home she was
closing one of the heavy garage
doors and dislocated her right shoul-
der blade. 1t was soon reset and she
is not suffering any serious results
from it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Stevenson of
Philadelphia visited the latter's par
ents on Sunday last, ex-senator Har-
ry Prettyman and wife.
Thomas F. Bayard, U. S. Senator,
was calling upon friends in this
place last week. Senator Bayard is a
candidate for reelection to the Sen
ate of the United States from Della
ware.
James Hazard has purchased a
combine for the purpose of
helping to harvest the large crop of
soy beans in this place. This ma
,hine cuts, threshes, bags and also
Diles the hay in one operation.
Mrs. Hannah Wyatt has sold all of
Ter personal property and will make
Ter future home with her sister, Mrs.
ella Truitt at Nassau.
The new concrete road from Ango-
a to Midway is nearing completion.
When the proposed road from Gar
mons School House to Angola is
iuilt, it will relieve a great deal of
raffic on the du Pont Boulevard,
Outh of Milford, and make RehobOth
nore accessible to the southern Wis
tors as we'll as the northern visit
rs. Rehoboth is growing in leaps
nd bounds. 1t is not an impossible
y that it will not be another Allan
ic City by the sea. Nothing seems
in this age of steel, con-
rete and high powered motors. 1t
7as thought impossible that Col.
harles A. Lindbergh could cross the
cean flying solo in a single motored
lane, but in about thirty-two hours
fter taking off from Roosevelt field
-ord was flashed back to this coun-
ry that he had conquered the
lighty Atlantic and had crossed the
nglish Channel and was then roar ,
lg up the Seine Valley and landed
S graceful as a butterfly on a flower
La Bourget Field on the outskirts
f Paris. The famous "We," Col.
and The Spirit of st.
,ouis, will visit Wilmington at an
arly date as the guest of the Cham