Milford chronicle., 1928-07-27
HAPPENINGS IN
III AND ABOUT TOWN

morning. Everything good 10 eat
Do you want something special
from the bake at the Pierce Hard
ware next Saturday? Phone Mrs.
Clarence Jester and she will attend
to it for you.
Charles P. Bartlin, As years ago a
barber in Milford, died at his home
in Newbern, N. c., on Monday, July
9Th, aged about 81 years. He leaves
a wife and family.
The Boys Band of Milford recently
received a gift of $50 from "a friend"
who wished his name to be withheld.
The gift helped a lot toward the
buying of some of their necessary
equipment.
The third meeting of the adult BIZ
BILE class of Christ Episcopal Church
will be held Friday evening at 1880
p. m. The topic for study is Intro
duction to the New Testament" Ev-
erybody welcome.
The Rev. Carlisle L. Hubbard,
former pastor of st. Pauls M. e.
Church, Wilmington, but now at
Newburgh, N. Y, has accepted a
call to become pastor of First M. E.
Church. Oak Park, Chicago, where
he has had a call for the past ten
years.
Rev. J. Franklin Bryan is taking
his vacation for the next two Sun
days. Next Sunday, Rev. George w.
Bond, will preach in the morning
and on the Sunday of August 5, Rev.
Klein K. Haddaway will preach.
There will be no evening services on
these two Sunday.
Life saving tests were conducted
last week at Haven Lake by Bernard
Nobis of Wilmington. Quite num-
Der of Milford boys took part in the
tests on the three days they were
held. Some of them received certifi-
Gates, pins and emblems for the
Junior and senior tests.
The annual membership meeting
for the purpose of electing officers
and a delegate to the Maryland an
nual conference, was held on Thurs
day night at the Methodist Protes-
tant Church. The Maryland annual
conference Will DG uSlu at AyhSA-
Glrg, Va, on September II.
Don't forget to get your tickets
for the Byzantine Ensemble Con-
cert under the auspices of Christ
Church, to be held Wednesday eve
ming, August 9Th, at eight o'clock at
the Plaza Theatre. The tickets are
selling rapidly. Get your reserved
seat before they are all gone.
Miss Dorothy Reynolds was win
ner of the Delaware State prize for
the best essay on the use and prep
aration of meat in the recent nation
al contest, sponsored by the Nation
al Live Stock and Sanitary Board of
Chicago. Miss Reynolds is ,sopho-
more in the Bridgeville High School.
There were scores of competitors.
The Carlisle Fire Company re-
spending with their usual remark
able prOmptness to a summons from
the home of John R. Sappington
early Wednesday morning, found the
fire already extinguished, being only
a blaze from a kerosene hot water
heater, which resulted in little dam
age other than a badly blackened
corner of the kitchen.
The Haven Lake Camp, while only
in its infancy now, is proving a
splendid thing for undernourished
children. Conducted by T. A. Rud-
dell, the ten children this summer
are thriving on their diet and treat
ment, and enjoy the swimming les
sons and physical culture conducted
by Mrs. Ruddell's son, S. .Deemer
Ruddell, who is medical student
during the winter.
From records of peace officers
throughout Sussex county, it would
appear that a crime wave has hit
lower Delaware. Within the last six
weeks more prisoners have been
placed in the Sussex county Jail than
for corresponding period in many
years. The average for June was
more than two each day, sixty-four
having been committed. For the first
fourteen days of July twenty-eight
have been imprisoned.
Dancing will be held every Thurs
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til the end of the summer with big
grand finale dance on Labor Day.
Beginning Thursday, July 26th, the
orchestra will feature Jimmie Ad-
ans" of Seaford, who is a member of
the Maryland Entertaining Orches-
ira" and is the best known saXo-
phone and clarinet player on the
peninsula. Everybody come out and
enjoy these good times with the big
crowds. These dances are growing
more popular every week and the
music is just the kind that tickles
your feet.
George B. Talbot of Virginia gave
a Health talk in the home of DR..
Anna Gregorius, Monday evening,
July %, explaining the new method
of cooking meat and vegetables
without water. This could be salts
factorily done without burning by
using wear ever aluminium ware.
Each one present was served with a
sample of food cooked in this way
In cooking food in water the ele-
ments, such as iron, lime, magnes- |
ium, phosphorus sodium, ETC., which
are necessary for the building up of
the body are drained off in the wa
ter. Hence, we have poor teeth, ric-
kets in children, malnutrition and
many numerous ailments. The hos |
tess was presented with very good |
looking aluminium casserole.
Among the new books recently |
added to the Milford Free Library !
are the following: The Swan Song, |
Crusade, Dom Byrnne;
The Entailed Hat, Gath; Delaware
and the Eastern Shore; The Keeper |
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