Milford chronicle., 1928-07-06
HAPPENINGS IN
II AND ABOUT TOWN

Too hot to bake? Get something
for the Sunday dinner at the Grange
bake on Saturday.
Remember the Grange bake on
Saturday morning at the Pierce
Hardware. Give us call.
:. Shawnee Division holds the
Grange bake on Saturday morning at
the Pierce Hardware store.
The w. C. T. U. will meet at the
home of Mrs. Sarah Draper Tuesday
H evening, July 10. Text word Hope
Miss Dorothy Derrickson's kind
. ergarten class of eight pupils en-
joyed a day at Slaughter Beach last
week.
The regular meeting of the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Emergency Hospital
/. will be held at the Nurses Home on
Tuesday evening, July 10 at 1880.
The mixed Bible Glass of the
Methodist Protestant Church, of
which Rev. ]. Franklin Bryan is
j teacher, will hold a beach party at
Slaughter Beach on July 10.
Rev. Klein X. Haddaway will
preach on the "B. D." at the IL a. m.
service in the Methodist Protestant
. Church next Sunday, while the pas
tor, Rev. J. Franklin Bryan, will
preach in the evening.
The Sunday School of Christ Epis-
copal Church held its annual picnic
on Tuesday, July 3rd, at Slaughter
Beach. Several car loads composed
the caravan. Everybody came home
tired and sun-burned, but happy.
The Women's Home Missionary
Society of the Methodist Protestant
Church held a meeting at Mrs.
Charles Swain's Slaughter Beach
cottage on Monday evening. Follow
ing the regular business meeting,
there was a pleasant social time.
A festival will be held in Milford
Neck Church Grove Friday, July 6.
Chicken salad and biscuit 25c; cof-
= fee sc. Ice cream, cake and home
made candy for sale. Supper will
start at p. m. If stormy will be
held in the church. Everybody well
come.
Tonight, Friday, July 9Th, the
first meeting of the Adult Bible
e Glass will meet in Christ Episcopal
Church, Second and Church streets.
The first. lecture will be on the
subject of 1.-THE Old Documents and
the New Bible" This class will meet
every Friday evening at 1880. EV-
erybody welcome.
The American Store had their op-
ening on Friday in their new build
ing on the corner of Walnut and
Front streets, South Milford, until
recently occupied by Warren and
Gibson. Thoroughly renovated and
brightly painted, the store presents
an attractive front to the shopper.
Vernon Benson is the manager.
A great deal of excitement was
caused on Monday night when the
Carlisle Fire Company was summon
ed to the home of George Watson.
The fire was quickly extinguished,
however, being only dog house at /
the rear of Mr.. Watson's home. Some |
creosote had become ignited in the |
dog house and, fearing the flames
might spread to the garage, the fire |
company was summoned.
Watson K. Belts and James E.
Lewis, of Middletown, have purchas-
ed at private sale from John F.
Moore, the New Central Hotel and
the New Theatre, located opposite
the Cecil county court house in Elk
ton, Md. The new owners assumed
charge of their new purchase imme-
diately, and will conduct the bust
ness in the future. The price was
reported at 100000. Mr. Belts is a
former Milford boy and Mr.. Lewis is
president of the Plaza Theatre Cor
poration, Milford.
There are all kinds of clubs, but
something quite new and original is
the "Calf Club" it's members not
comprised, as it might seem, of
calves, but organized by the boys Of
Millwood for the purpose of seeing
who can make the most, each with
his own calf. Each boy owning a
calf keeps an accurate account of the
enues derived. The enterprising !
young farmers are: Walter Davis,
Hyman Rosa, Carlton Jester, Ponder ,
William Warner, George i
Francis Dill, John Kellar, !
Philip Kellar, Walter Harrington,
Joshua Bennett, Spencer Willis and :
Burton Willis.
Despite the warm weather tennis h
continues to interest a number of G
The members of the Milford Racquet
Club, exciting matches Of mixed
doubles taking place almost every
lay. On Thursday and Friday of last {
week the following matches proved L
he opponents were again well .
On Thursday Sam Berlin I
md Mrs. J. Sappington won two sets \
)ut of three against C. A. Colell and I
Anna Scott, the scores being rs, Ga .
ind 7:-5. On Friday each side won L
wo sets when the partners were .
hanged. Sam Berlin and Miss Scott l
two sets, Ga and 6-1, and Z
;. A. Colell and Mrs. Sappington o
winning two, GA and 1913. N