Milford chronicle., 1928-11-09
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Thursday and Friday nights, Novem
ber Is and 16 in the school house
1t is to be a general supper with ev
erything good to eat including the
following: Chicken, chicken salad
ham, fried oysters, baked beans, po-
tato salad bread, butter, pickles anC
Jelly. The price is only soc fol
adults and 25c for children. The
ladies have made and solicited quite
a number of fancy articles such as
aprons, caps, luncheon sets, towels
etc, and will have them for sale al
the candy booth on the nights of the
supper so that will be a good time
and place to do some Christmas
shopping. Ice cream and cake will
also be for sale. So COME out and
help us pay for the brand new fire
engine as we have it and we want to
keep it if we can.
Church news for Sunday, Novem-
ber 18th: Sunday school at $3.50.
Howard R. Moore, superintendent.
Preaching at 10:30 by the pastor,
Rev. D. E. Carr. Glass meeting i'm
mediately after the preaching. Ep-
worth League at GAS. Leader, Mrs.
]. C. Wharton. Subject Friendship
or Worship" lisa. 1925. Preaching at
7:3O. Prayer meetings every We'd
nesday night at 1870 o'clock, at the
home of some individual member.
Mrs. BENJAMIN Manlove is i'm
proving very much and has come to
the home of her son, Everett, in Mil
ford, where she will spend several
DAYS before she returns to her home
in Houston. and we are all very glad
that she is better and that she has
been permitted to return to her fam
lily and friends again.
Dennis Minner who has been on
the sick list is able to be cut again.
Mrs. Eliza Collins has been quite
sick and is under the care of DR..
Pierce. Her son, Harry Collins, of
Chester, Pa, has been spending
sometime with her. Mrs. Collins is
Houston's oldest citizen being about
80 years old She is suffering with
neuralgia.
Mrs. William Ward spent the day
with Mrs. John Holland of Milford
quite recently.
Mrs. Agnes T. Johnson had as her
guest on Saturday her sister, Mrs.
Jane Morris.
The officials have purchased new
heater for the church and it is being
installed this week and the com
munity is surely glad for a heater
has been badly needed for several
years.
Mrs. Josephine Capehart of Lin
coin has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Sapp.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Chism enter
tanned the following guests over the
weekend quite recently: Mr.. and
Mrs. Carroll Chism and family of
Chester, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Chism of Audubon, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Johnson and
Nathaniel B. Johnson were recent
visitors at the home of William Will
lis at Centrevi1le, Md, recently. They
we're accompanied by Warren T.
Moore and family of Harrington,
George Smith and family of Milford
md Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Johnson of
Mrs. George L. Johnson and son
John Wesley have been recent visit
,rs at the home of her mother, Mrs. :
ingram.
Mrs. John A. Dawson, Jr., was a q
visitor on Thursday.
Frank Sapp had as dinner guests
n Sunday Charles and Russell
Tayes.
Mrs. Therese Studte is occupying
er new home that was formerly Ow- il
ed by Mrs. Cora Summell. O
Pauline Dawson visited her grand v
lother, Mrs. George Sockrider at a
Elford quite recently. r
The Misses Gladys and Della Bur- t;
gave a Halloween party on @
riday night, November End, in an q
Id abandoned brick house in their n
lther's farm at Williamsville. 1t II
as an ideal place for such. an occa- n
on as it is supposed to be-haunted b
nd ghosts invade the place. There p,
ere about % or 80 young folks n
resent and a general good time was is
ljoyed by all. There were all sorts nj
games played, tricks tried and
lncing. At late hour they all
altered around the fireplace and
Id all kinds of gruesome ghost
ories. Delicious refreshments of
veet cider, doughnuts, apples and ST
indy were served. eI
custom New Century Club News
The Houston New Century Club dc
Id it's regular weekly meeting of X
,tober 31st, at the home of Mrs. 81
lgustus Morgan with the president, pa
rs Howard Thistlewood IN the
air. Mrs. Willard Dufendach gave br
report of the club luncheon which lev
e attended at Lewes on the pre- IIt
ding Tuesday. Mrs. Dewey Sapp
We a report of the annual field day of
d pound party held at Delaware an
lony on October 27. After the usu- Hi
routine of business the meeting
IS turned over to Mrs. Augustus Oh
,rgan, chairman of the day, and be
: following program on Hallow-
n was then given: Reading, "The pc
lgin of Halloween" Mrs. Willard me
fendach; "a Ghost Story" Mrs. Til
n. Chism; writing of wills by the mi
b. Much merriment was derived A
m this game, also when the witch wa
Deared on the broom stick with ur'
caldron of fortunes. wa
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