Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-10-05
HAPPENINGS IN
II AND ABOUT TOWN

The regular meeting of the w. C..
n. II. will be held at the home OF
Mrs. Cora Shocl1ley, East front
street, Tuesday evening, OCTOBER j.
Text word: Holy.
Louis H. Regnier and family, from
Massachusetts, have bought Iarm
Lon the Shawnee Road, southwest OF
j Milford. and will engage extensively
in growing chickens for the CITY
market. Broilers will be their spec
ialty.
The Slaughter Neck Ladies Aid
will be entertained at the nome Oh
Mrs. Joe Carey, October 9Th. Some
l.special features will be on the pro
gram n among them dialogues by
our popular entertainers, MIS- carey
and Mrs. Collins.
The members of the Presbyterian
Church were happy on last Sunuay
to welcome home their pastor rev
J0hn Humphreys, after his SIX
weeks abroad, and at the morning
service they enjoyed hearing what
he called rambling impressions OF
his trip.
It is the plan now to have the
morning service at the Methodist
Protestant Church for the members
of the church and Christian people,
while in the evening there Will De
powrilar service for the community
and strangers, as well as the mem
bers of church.
On next Sunday morning dnere Will
be communion service at the Flrst
Methodist Protestant Church, When
oDportunity will be given TO unite
with tine church. There will be
short communion address by the
pastor AT the evening service the
subject will be Rocks in the ROAD.
The choir will put on extra music at
both services.
The ladies' of Christ Church Guild
will hold q Rummage Sale IN tne
Parish House Saturday, October IL:
A supper and bazaar will be helG
bv members of the Presbyterian
Church on October 10th at Grange
Hall. Aprons, fancyMork and home
made candy Will be ON sale. Ihe
menu for the supper will be an
later.
The Sunday School Rally Day ser
vices will be held Sunday week
(the second Sunday in OetoberJ Al
ten o'clock a special program Will
be rendered in the school itself, and
at eleven there will be a Rally Day
and Homecoming sermon by the
minister. At 7.30 in the evening an
program will be render
ed by the school and choir, in the |
The All Poultry Club meeting
was held on Saturday evening, Sep
ember 29th. The meeting was call
I'd to order by the president. Fol
owing that a discussion group was
leld. Afterwards all the members
present enjoyed games and refresh :
nents were served. Those present c
we're Ethel Austin, Sarah Austin, /
Alice Appel, Sylvia Bailey, Mildred
nd Josephine Caldwell, Edith Hall
nd Dorothy Jefferies.
Crystal Fount Lodge, No. 10, Of II
Iilford, organized a Degree Team =
at last Mondays meet :,
lg. The following officers were y
lected Clarence Jester, president; c
Wallace McFaul, e-president; :
[enry Wilkens, secretary; Charles
vain, treasurer; George A. Swain, i
egree captain; William e. ManlOve,
degree captain. The pur-
ose of the organization is to drama
ze the degree work of Crystal
cunt Lodge.
The first fall meeting of the
laughter Neck P. T. A, in the form
f rally, or get-together meeting,
as held in the school house on
1ednesday night of last week and
as largely attended. A clever little
lay, "Wanted-A Wife," was given,
it'll the following taking part: An
cite Mettam, Jeanette Manlove, II
arian Robinson, Minerva Layton, III
atherine Hickman, Lily Coffin, II
lizabeth Gordy and Harold John ii
IN Ice cream and cake were sold
II the benefit of the school. iii
In response to the urgent appeal I
last weeks Chronicle for the
lfferers in Florida, quantities of III
OLuluR anu several uOudllOuD VI
oney have been received by Mrs.
Gorge W. Marshall, who is chair I
an of the Milford chapter of the
ed Cross. Among those giving
oney during the past week were ~
D. Holzmueller, S.; Miss Carrie
custom, 81; Mrs. George w. Mar
all, S.. The Presbyterian Church
as especially generous, sending to
RS. Marshall large quantities of
othing and there have been a num-
r of smaller donations of clothing.
H. Bratten, $1,000.
is looking forward to
e big Halloween parade, for
lich the plans are going forward
large number of prizes are to be
yarded. The route of the parade
II be as follows: Forming at
e station, it will proceed to Rail
ad avenue where it will turn to
e left; then on to West Front
'eet, turning again to the left and iii
to Walnut street, and proceeding
ing Walnut street, it will turn on
st Front street to Washington Iii
ence to East Second, turning back iii
Walnut, and disbanding in front
the New Plaza Theatre, where III
: prizes will be awarded. iii
On Monday morning, October 1, in HI
, Avenue Methodist Episcopal Iii
urch, the Dover District Metho- Dill
t Episcopal Preachers meeting I'll
S held. The meeting was presided HI
er by the Rev. w. F. Dawson Of Dill
rlock, and the minutes read by Ri
, Rev. e. ]. Thomas of Laurel. Iii
Ter the routine business of the Dbl
citing and of the meeting of the