Milford chronicle., 1929-07-26

Mrs. George o. Fearon, on Friday
last, cut her hand quite badly while
opening a can of fruit, the wound re-
quiring three stitches. Mrs. Fearon
left last week for few days stay at
Atlantic City.
While being fumigated, chicken
house, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
Martin 0. Carey, who resides on the
Laurel road. near this town, caught
fire and was destroyed last Wednes-
day afternoon. The local fire COM
pany was called to the scene and
prevented the flames spreading to
other buildings. At the time of the
fire, Mrs. Carey was at the Beebe
Hospital to see her sick child, who
is quite i'll there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Graves are
spending some time at Rehoboth.
Mrs. So. Danish, of Washington,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred
Hamblen.
A box of safety matches exploded
in the hands of Mrs. Mary Tunnel
Robinson and as a result she has
been nursing some painful burns.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M.
P. Church will hold a bake in the
basement of the church, Saturday
morning, July q. Cake, pies, rolls
and chickens will be on sale.
Kings Garage lin the Layton
building on Market street here) has
been leased by Theodore Burton, Jr.
and Company, of Millsboro, in which
they will open a Ford agency and do
general repair work. In the mean
time necessary changes in the build
ing will be made for their convent |
ence.
Thomas Purnell, one of the eff
cient assistants in the Georgetown
postoffice, now feels he is every 1ncn
a man and wouldn't hesitate to face
Gene Tunney, of course, with the
latter's back turned to him. Thomas
was twenty-one on Tuesday, and to
make the important occasion more
impressive the local Government
force (excepting Miss Helen, who
stood by amused though sympathet-
icic) bumped him with much force
against one of the iron staunchions
in the building.
A large number of our citizens
spent their spare time at Tyndall's
Camp, near here, last week.
George D. Pittard who has been
quite ill at his home here, is i'm
proving at this time.
Edward and Elsie Rose spent Sun
day in Wilmington and on their re-
turn were accompanied by their
niece, Cathryn Rose, of Westmont, N.
j., who will visit couple of weeks
with them.
Mrs. George Elton Walls is con-
ined to her home by illness.
Mrs. Betty Hall and son James of
Salisbury, Md, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. S. J. Carey on East Market
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Green, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Walls, Miss Louise Carey
ind Betty Rust visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Davis at their cottage on the In
1ian River this week.
Miss Alma Warrington of New
York and Miss Marion Burton of
lear Lewes, but now a kindergarten
teacher, of New York, are visitingl
with their grandmother, Mrs. Kate
Marvel, on Chestnut street.
Walter Wyatt spent the weekend
with his brother, Ernest Wyatt, in
Philadelphia.
Theodore Fleetwood of Seaford
and James Phillips of Baltimore,
Nd, have been among friends of this
own.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Gray have
home after spending some
.ime at Riverdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. B. Johnson of
have been visiting rel
atives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Torkelson and
son Jack of Salisbury, Md, have
been visiting the latter's parents
lere, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilkins.
Mrs. Anna B. Musgrove of Reho-
both was town visitor on Wednes-
lay.
Mrs. Reecie M. Morath has been
spending a few days in Wilmington
with friends.
Mrs. Herman Roach and children,
Jack and Norma Lee, have been Wis
ting her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Tohn T. Bailey, at Delmar.
The people of this section are now
njoying homegrown corn and lima
,eans.