Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-27
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Minnehaha Council, No. IL, d. o.
p will hold a general supper in
their lodge room on Tuesday night
May LIST. There will be everything
good to eat. Chicken salad, ham, fried
oysters. potato salad, baked beans
home made bread, pickles, jelly and
coffee. Ice cream and cake for sale
extra. Price of the supper for adults
soc: for children under IL years
old. Csc. Don't forget the date, Tues
day night, May LIST.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will meet on Thursday
night, May 3rd, at the home of Mrs
Anon Armour. A good attendance is
desired.
Church news for Sunday, April 20
Sunday school at $3.50. Superintend-
ent, Howard R. Moore. Preaching al
1920 by the pastor, Rev. D. 3. Carr
Glass meeting Immediately after the
preaching. Epworth League at 7:1S'
Preaching at o'clock.
Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson Donovan,
wife of lack Donovan, died at her
late home at Williamsville, on Satur-
day morning after being a great sur
ferer for more than year with can
Ger. Her funeral was held on Tues
day afternoon at o'clock at the
Houston NJ. E. Church of which Rev.
ID. e. Carl is pastor. Rev. Herson OF
the M. E. Church, Milford, had
charge of the services and he prea-
ched a very beautiful sermon. he
was assisted by Rev. c. W. Schel-
house. pastor of the Pilgrim Holt
ness Church at Milford and Rev. j.
d. Reese and read a scripture lesson
and made a prayer and Rev. d. +.
Carr read a scripture. Mrs. Dlcker-
son and Mrs. Kenton of the M. T.
Church, Milford, sang three beautl-
full selections. The first was Some
time Shall Understand" the second
1.-THE Pearly White City" and the
third 1--WE Are Going Down the Val
lev" Mrs. Donovan had been a great
sufferer for many long months, but
was so very patient with it all. She
is survived by her husband and one
daughter, Katherine, and two sisters,
Mrs. Annie Wooters and Mrs. Nell
son. She had a lot of flowers and
they were very beautiful. Interment
was made in Hollywood cemetery.
Frank Sapp, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Oley Sapp, was taken to the Emer-
eency Hospital on Monday where he
underwent an operation on Tuesday.
He came through the operation al
rioht hut is very weak.
Doris, the little two-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey j.
Marvel, is very ill at this writing.
She was taken ill on Saturday night,
the doctors say it is stomach trou-
BILE.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Johnson and
Mrs. s. e. Dickerson attended the
funeral of Margaret Ann Bobby
Newton, at the home of her parents
MIR. and Mrs. Warren Childs Newton
near Bridgeville, on Tuesday after
noon at two o'clock.
Mrs. Augustus Morgan has been
quite ill for the past week but is
better at this writing.
Mrs. Joseph Marvel entertained
friends from Baltimore last Wednes-/
day. H.
Several of the boys and girls 'of
the high school gave Miss Frances
Colbourn a surprise on Friday night.
The occasion being her birthday.
Those present were the Misses
Kathryn Vineyard, Eleanor Simpson,
Garnet Lofand, Gladys Thistlewood
and Frances Colbourn, Royce Town
send, William Collision, Eugene
Sharp. Robert Yerkes, George Simp-
son and Emerson Sapp. They played
games of all kinds and had gener-
al good time and after refreshments
were served they went to their var
ious homes, wishing for Frances
many many happy returns Of the
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Slaughter
and son Lofland spent several days
of last week in Chester, Pa.
Miss Kathryn Vineyard was the
guest of Gladys Thistlewood on Sun
day.
Reese Thistlewood went to Wash
ington on the excursion on Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid Society met at
the home of Mrs. Adkins on Thurs
day evening, April 18th. After the
business was transacted games
were played and delicious refresh
ments were served. All present
reported a very enjoyable evening.
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