Milford chronicle., 1928-09-14
Harbeson


away at conference. E. H. Hill ac-
companied him as a delegate.
Rev. Richard Green preached here
Sunday evening. A nice crowd was
out to hear Mr. Green and he did
not disappOint them.
Esther Prettyman's social on
Thursday evening was a decided
success in spite of the rain. Rodgers
says anything Esther starts goes
through rain or shine.
The Ladies Aid presented Rev.
Haddaway and family with a quilt
which contained over three hundred
names of people of the community.
Mrs. Davis got the quilt up in the
first place and largely through her
tireless efforts a sum of over fifty
dollars was raised for church pur-
poses. Then it was decided to give
it to Rev. Haddaway and family as
a momento of their friends around
Harbeson and as showing the appre-
citation of the folks here for the
work done by the pastor and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Downes of Will
mington spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Pettyjohn.
Miss Rachel Mooreield of Wash
ington, D. c., was a guest of Miss
Frances Pettyjohn over the week
end.
Lake Salmons of Chester, Pa, and
son and others mOtored from Ches-
ter to Milton on Sunday to spend
the day with relatives and friends
and incidentally to attend the bap-
tism given at Milton Holiness Camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Smith and
daughter Alberta of Washington, D.
c., are spending sometime here with |
Mrs. Cora Prettyman.
Mrs. Ira Short of Wilmington and |
Miss Leona jefferson of New York |
City spent the weekend with Mr.. |
and Mrs. G. A. Rust and Mr.. and |
Mrs. L. f. Mason
Rev. John Ryan Of Clayton visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Millard Carlisle on
Sunday.
The L. T. l. will hold picnic on
the lawn of Mrs. E. H Hill on Sat
urday, September Is.
George A. Simpler will hold class
at II o'clock on Sunday morning.
VIM. H Short of T. will hold a
class meeting on Sunday evening at
Y:S0 p. m.
Bob Prince Of Wilmington visited
Mr. and Mrs. l. F. Mason over the
weekend.
Mrs. Lydia Dennis Of Georgetown
S visiting Harbeson friends.
Mrs. W. H. Shorts brother is Wis
ting her. He is from Salisbury, Nd.
The automobile accident which
here a few days ago when
man and a baby Of Dover lost their
ives has been a subject of much dis
ussiOn- At least 80 per cent of the
leople side with the young man
7hO was running the car in which
he occupants were riding, who were
INJURED so badly that they died, and
o not believe he was to blame even
nough he had his car under very
ood control and 1t is believed he
i'd have; it was possible for a car
come from a place beyond his
ision while he was looking in the
ther direction, to see if his way
as clear. Especially one TRAVELLING
the rate of speed this Cne was
'aveling or reported to be, which
as sixty miles per hour. We sup
Ose this has been settled so there
no use of further discussion but
e thought it would ease the load
this young man who must be
'eply troubled to find that sub
antial number of citizens here be-
we him to be innocent and blame :
SIS. This is a very dangerous !
ossing and people using it will :
I'VE to go according to the tralllc :
tide boards as there is no other :
otection; one reads caution" the I
her stop" The people usually J
n by the one that says stop with t
ution, and pass the one which d
VS. caution like the Devil was al d
them; as long as they do this o
tn no other protection there will a
accidents and there is four blind d
rners here. The people are urging t
at a petition be made to the State Il
ghway to place 4 stop light here e
d concrete pillar in the center ,
king traffic go around it. q