Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-02-10
HAPPENINGS IN
II AND ABOUT TOWN

Sunday school will hold a bake at
the Pierce Hardware Store on Satur-
/ day, February IL. All good things to
eat will be for sale.
The Epworth League of the M. E.
J Church will hold a Valentine social
J in the Chapel Beautiful on Monday
evening, February 18th. All mem
bers and those interested are urged
, to be present.
The Wildwood P. T. A. meeting
will be held on Wednesday, February
Is. A member of the State Board
will be present to discuss the plan
of consolidation. Everyone interested
please attend.
All the members of Sakimas Tribe
degree team are requested by the
captain to be present on Tuesday
evening, February IA. There will be
business of Importance transacted.
Refreshments will be served.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Sheppard en-
tertained several of their near
neighbors and friends on Saturday
evening in honor of their son Floyd's
eighteenth birthday. They spent an
i old fashion sociable evening. Ice
cream, cake and candy were served.
A concert given by the Breme
Family, under the auspices of the
investment committee, will be given
in the Sunday school room of the |
Presbyterian Church, Friday even
ing, February 18th at 8 o'clock. Do
not miss this rare treat. Tickets for |
sale at Miss Stidham's or S. G. Ev-
ans.
How, when, where and what to
lime is a burning question with
many Delaware farmers. Prof. c. R.
Runk of the University Of Delaware
will shed light on many of these
questions in his talk ON "The Use of
Lime" at Seaford on February Is.
Lime is a good servant but a bad
master. How to use lime as a SER
want is a problem with many Della
ware farmers.
Under the auspices of the Mill
wood Sunshine Society Rev. Frank
B. Herson of Milford, will give one
of his famous lectures on Ireland at
wildwood Hall, Friday evening, Feb
ruary 18th. The lecture is given for
a special benefit in Sunshine" work
and for that reason an Offering for
Csc is asked for at the door. This is
for a good cause, ana we hope you
will come out and help us scatter
sunshine"
The dairy business is growing IN
Sussex County and trying to get a !
milk station is the winter indoor {
snort of many communities in the
southern part of the State. The dairy I
business has many problems and
many UPS and downs depending
largely upon intelligent manage
ment of herds. Many phases Of the r
dairy business will be discussed on /
Friday, February II at the Farmers a
Short Course in Seaford. Q
The matinee movies at the New +
Plaza Theatre are proving very pop @
ular. drawing Unexpectedly large a
and it is the plan of the n
to- continue this sched- v
ule in the future, showing the fea- d
lure films at Tuesday matinees and
matinees especially for children on g
Saturdays, with a complete change @
IF program on Saturday nights. D
Everyone found the picture "a Sight q
Seeing Trip Through Milford" with :,
is familiar scenes and faces, -espec- Il
ally interesting the latter half of =,
asst week. ;r
The ladies of the Mite Society of Ell
he Presbyterian Church, have form
d an Investment Committee" and
hey are taking orders for all kinds
# pies, cakes, rolls, cookies, candies,
lothespin bags, baby's bottles, -,
prons and various other articles. VI
)rders telephoned to either Mrs.
wilson M. Vineyard or Mrs. Francis hS
}. Welcome will be given to the an
MEMBERS who will make the desired
rticle, which will receive prompt cI
ttention. Activities will be contin- he
ed until March 16 when reports
ill be given in the Sunday school 70
Dom in the evening. A program will lii
e included.
One of the outstanding lectures to Nj
e given at the Farmers Short TO
curse at Seaford will be given by da
+. T. C. johnson, Director of the
irginia Truck Experiment Station VIZ
/ Norfolk, on the subject of ''Fertil- sp
ers for Truck Crop" Delaware en-
rows thousands of acres of canta-
,upes, sweet potatoes, white pota- be
,es and cucumbers and uses vast Pr
mount of commercial fertilizer to Ph
row these crops. DR.. Johnson is
as an authority on the Mi
-rtilizer practice for many truck III
OPS and Delaware truck crop fin
'owers can undoubtedly pick up
any valuable suggestions from DR.. ~,
,hnson. Sb
The business of Matching eggs and Ka
illing the product as day old chicks Va
rs become big business in many
lrts of the State and especially so Ar
certain regions in Sussex County. Phi
Ike any other growing business it Mi
Is growing pains, and perpiexing SD
'oblems constantly arising. Recog- !
zing the importance OF the hatch Hi
Y business in the State the Univer- we
ty of Delaware has recured the Wi
rvices of one of the most promi- no,
mt, successful and progressive hat -,
.erymen of New Jersey to talk on ~.
oblems and relationship Of the MI MI
Ltchery business at the Farmers 4 1.e'
tort Course in Seaford on Tuesday, TN
,bruary IA. &C. &c;
pageant, 1.-THE Keeper of the
sys," given at the Methodist Pro- p
slant Church on last Sunday night
rs attended by large congrega- r
m. as well as all three societies