Milford chronicle., 1928-09-07
Houston


at 1870 by the pastor, Rev. d. E
Carr; class-meeting Immediately af
ter the preaching. Evening services
Epworth League at 6.45 and preach
/ ing at 7.45.
, Prayer meeting every Wednesda!
night beginning at 730 o'clock. Ev
erybody is welcome to these meet
, ings.
Charles Hayes, who has been quite
i'll for the past week, is much bet
ter and is able to be out again.
Mrs. L. R. Holloway, who has beer
quite ill at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Manlove, fol
over a year, is very much improved
and returned to her home in Phila-
delphia on Saturday.
Indeed, it made us very sad when
we heard of the sudden death OF
Mrs. Nettie McKnatt on Friday
morning. She was not resident OF
this town, but was very we'll known
as her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
ThistlewoOd, at one time resided
here, and she was quite a frequent
visitor, besides she has other rela-
tives living in Houston. Her funeral
was held on Sunday afternoon from
her late home near Harrington. She
had beautiful christian character,
was a member of the M. p Church.
She was such a good wife, fond
mother and loving daughter, and
will be greatly missed by her loved
ones. She is survived by her hus-
band, Willard McKnatt, one daugh-
ter, Miss Gertrude McKnatt, and
one son, Elwood. Her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert ThistlewoOd, and
two brothers, Edward Thistlewood,
of River Bend, Colo, and Albert
! Thistlewood, JT., of Harrington.
Rev. Jester, of the NJ P. Church, had
charge of the services and Rev. Col
Inns of the M. E. Church, assisted.
The M. P. choir furnished music and
sang three beautiful selections: "In
The Garden" Some Time Well
Understand" and Just Inside the
Eastern Gate" There was an
abundance of beautiful flowers, to-
kens of much sympathy and great
respect. Interment was made in
Hollywood Cemetery. Mrs. Katie
Boyer was undertaken.
Rev. George Hardesty, of Will
mingtOn, has been a recent visitor
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Benja-
min Manlove.
Mrs. Thomas WoOters visited her
son Lester in Chester on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heber Scott enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Deaf
rick and Harvey Deatrick, of Ian
caster, Pa, over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Hayes and
children, of Philadelphia, and Miss
Grace Hayes were supper guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hayes on Friday.
Thomas Sharp, of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Sharp.
Mrs. Ralph Jump and children
have been visiting her mother, Mrs
Wright, of Preston, Md.
Mrs. Herman Johnson, of Milford, |
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Minner
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Lange, of Hack
ensack, N. j., are visiting Mr.. and |
Mrs. Thomas Doyle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wesley Wyatt |
of Mauricetown, N. j., and Miss |
Willie Wyatt, of Harrington, were
the weekend guests OF Mrs. Anne |
Johnson.
Mrs. Albert Stout, of Buffalo, N. |
Y, has been a recent visitor at the |
home of Mrs. Dennis Minner.
Walter Studte, of Marcus Hook,
spent the weekend with his mother, |
Mrs. Theresa Studte.
Mr.. and Mrs. Obey Sapp and chill |
dren were dinner guests of Mr.. and /
Mrs. Elmer Greenly on Sunday eve /
ming. Mr.. and Mrs. Greenly have
also been entertaining Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Johnson, of Newark, N. ].
Miss Emily Deatrick. and Miss
Edna Painter, of Lancaster, Pa,
and Mr., and Mrs. Edward Bailey,
of Milford, were Sunday visitors at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Randall
Johnson.
Mrs. Agnes Dawson and Mrs. Edith
Dawson have been recent Whining
ton visitors.
Reese ThistlewOod came home on
Sunday from Winterthur, and on
the 18th of this month expects to go
to Waynesburg, Va, and enter the
academy at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Hayes and
children, Of Philadelphia, have re-
turned to their home after having
spent week with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Hayes.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Howard Thistle
unnd nOd harro hOOv,
tors at Valley Forge, Pa.
The following were callers at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hayes
IN Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Oeatrick, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Dea- {
rick and family and Miss Emily ]
Oeatrick, all of Lancaster, Pa; Mr.. {
md Mrs. Walter Pearson and fam i
ly, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hayes and {
dr. and Mrs. Geoge Robinson and t
on, of Milford. /
Mrs. Cassie Henry is in Chester, {
"a, with her daughter, Mary, who I
S very i'll. '
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Tillman are /
to return to their home n
n few days. II
Fire Of unknown origin on Satur- y
ay afternoon destroyed the home a
nd some of the household goods of
William Ward. The fire had gotten Z,
uch a headway before it was dis \
Overed It waas very hard to fight. :,
'esides Houston, fire trucks from Il
Iilford and Harrington were also =
allied, and extinguished It before it
urned up everything. Mr.. Ward >,
nd family are staying at the home T
Than johnson until other ar .
angements can be made. 4
Mrs. Ruth Sapp again took up her y
uties as teacher at school No. A on Il
tuesday,. p
Monday was Hummel Sapp's birth Z
ay, and as it was also his aunt's, a
ire RnV Sann,s hirfhdnr too chn | y