Milford chronicle., 1927-05-13
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The Ladies Aid of New Market
Church will meet with Mr.. and Mrs
John Dickerson on Thursday, May
18th.
Rummage sale at Coopersmith's
corner store today and tomorrow
Come help a good cause and be ben
/ efitted yourself.
The Emergency Hospital rummage
sale starts today and will be held
today and tomorrow in the Cooper
smith store. Some real bargains.
Don't miss them.
The Mispillion River is magnet
for fishing boys these days. Although
the fish are scarce, every afternoon
J there can be seen large group OF
boys bending over the water patient
ly waiting for several hours.
There will be meeting of the
Milford Alumni Association in the
Community Building, May 18th, at
1880. Shake off that spring fever of
yours and bring your pep to this one
of our last meetings of this season.
On Wednesday night the chimney
| of Dukes Hotel at Bowers Beach
caught fire and the Carlisle Fire
Company was summoned, but the
Bowers Beach Fire Company had the
fire under control very quickly and
| telephoned Milford not to come.
An adjourned meeting of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society of
the Avenue M. E. Church will he
held in the chapel on Wednesday,
MAY 18, at 3 p. m. Each member is
asked to bring or send in her mite
box. There will be an election of otf1-
GERS.
Milford is grateful to John H.
Mulholland for restoring the garden
of his apartment house on North
Walnut street to its old fashioned
beauty of the time of General Tor
bert. The passerby is arrested by
the quaint charm of the perennial
colors, a profusion of many varieties
of flowers, plants and shrubbery.
On Saturday night at 1920 o'clock
DR.. Sargent, the well-known Child
Hygeist of the State, will give an in
teresting talk, illustrated with Ian
tern slides, at the Milford Grange.
This lecture should be of strong ap-
peal to mothers of both town and
country-Dr. Sargent's subject be-
ing Child Hygiene and the Use of
Anti-toxin in the Schools.
The Millwood P. T. A. will hold a
musical in the community hall We'd
nesday evening, May 18th. Some ex-
cellent talent has been procured.
Those who are not members of the
association will be charged the
small admission of ten and fifteen
cents. Proceeds to be used to pur-
chase supplies. An evening of pleas
ure is assured. Everyone is invited.
The violent thunder storm almost
put an end to the meeting OF the W..
c. T. U. held at the home of Mrs.
Roy Cannon last Tuesday night
However, above the loud roaring,
plans were made for bread sale to
be held in the near future, and the
convention that will take place In
Lewes was discussed at length. Also
a very urgent appeal was made for
new members.
The Tuesday Afternoon Bridge
Club met this week at the beautiful
home of Mrs. I. D. Short. The prize,
an attractive Italian hemstitched
chair cover, was won by Miss Lena
Short, a substitute. A number of the
regular members were absent and
their substitutes were, aside from
Miss Short: Mrs. Ida Bromley, from
Sarasota, Fla; Mrs. Anna V. Car
Isle, Mrs. George Grier and Mrs.
Della Hall Deakyne.
Rev. G. L. Hill has been successful
in finding twelve tennis players suf-
ficiently interested to donate the re-
uuired sum for getting in shape
very fine court near the Episcopal
Church. A club has been formed by
these members, each initial fee of
$500 having been expended toward
the making of the court. The annual
fees of $500 thereafter will be used
toward keeping the court in shape
for daily spring and summer use.
Grand Master Grove, accompanied
by the Grand officers of the Grand
Lodge of Delaware Odd Fellows paid
an official visit to Crystal Fount
Lodge, No. 10, on last Monday night
During the evening the second de-
gree was conferred in full form
upon a candidate, and brought much
praise from the Grand officers. The
Grand officers address was well
made and to the point. At the close
of the ceremonies a pleasant hour
was spent by all at Salevan's res
taurant.
At the boxing bouts held in Coop
ersmith's Hall on Wednesday night
of last week, Holleger of Frederick
and Belts of Milton fought four
rounds to a draw; Kid Wilkins of
Dover was badly beaten by Battling
Duffy of Bridgeville; Tillman of
Harrington was outpointed by Le-
andor of Milford; Kid Sloan of
Lewes was on the short end of
bout with Whitley zimmerman of Re-
and in the wind-up bout Kid
Dunn of Milford outpointed Battling
of Wilmington.
The Ladies Aid of the Milford
Methodist Episcopal Church spent a
delightful afternoon at their regu-
lar monthly meeting last Wednesday
at the chapel Mention was made of
the improvements that have been
made in the parsonage, which are
very gratifying to the Ladies Aid as
well as greatly appreciated by the
Rev. and Mrs. Herson. After the
meeting the committee served delic-
ious ice cream, cake and coffee. The
final meeting of the Ladies Aid for
the year will take place the first of
June.
N. NJ. Stokes attended the Jewel
ers' banquet at the DUPONT Hotel i'll
last Thursday and spent
a most ENJOYABLE time at the lavish