Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25

of their mother, the late Mrs. Laura
c. White, left Friday for their pros
pective homes in Butte, Montana, and
Conda, Idaho.
Horace Legates, aged IS months,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey A. Le-
gates, formerly of this town, now
residents of Newport, died Sunday
morning in the Wilmington General
Hospital, Wilmington, after an ill
ness of two weeks from gastric en-
teritis. Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon in ]. T. Carey's
funeral parlOr here, the Rev. T. F.
Beauchamp officiating; interment in
Union cemetery.
Albert M. Hill, aged rs years,
months and II days, died last Sun
day morning, after a long illness
from paralysis, at his home near this
town. He was a son of the late Man
love Hill. He is survived by his wife,
two sons, John and Clarence, and one
daughter, Miss Martha Hill. Funeral
services were held at home Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. T. F. Beaucamp Of
ficiating, and interment made in
Union cemetery. J. T. Carey, fu-
neral director.
The 150th anniversary of Wesley
M. E. church will be celebrated on
Sunday, October 27. The morning
and evening services will be in the
church. The afternoon service will
be in the Willie M. Jones Memorial
Hall, at which there will be speak
er of prominence and special music.
A number of the former pastors are
expected to be present. A cordial
invitation to attend these services is
extended to everybody. The evening
service will be the beginning of a
two-weeks evangelistic campaign.
From less than ten acres of land
on the Poplar Thicket and Warning
ton farms of L. P. Faucet, which
adjoin and are situated on Indian
River Bay and Long Neck, have been
picked this season and delivered to
the Rehoboth cannery nearly six
thousand SIS baskets of fine toma-
toes. Doubtless several hundred
more baskets of the tomatoes will be
devileverd, as they were unaffected
by the recent frosts because of their
nearness to the bay and ocean. The
farms are under the management OF
Benjamin Faucet.
Congressman R. G. Houston has |
been unanimously reelected presl-
dent of the Delaware Society OF |
Washington, and Miss Gertrude Ba-
con, formerly of this county, was re-
elected secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. George league, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Merrill and |
son, of Elkton, Md; Mr.. and Mrs.
T. c. league, of Chester, Pa, and |
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Eissner, and son,
of Newark, Del, were among those |
who attended the funeral of the late
Albert M. Hill on Tuesday.
The State Industrial Accident
Board held a meeting in the court |
house here Friday to consider the
case of John H. Davidson against /
the Luken Construction and Con-
tracing Co. Davidson claimed that
on October 12, 1928, his right hand
was punctured by a piece of cable
while working on the inlet of Indian
River, and that infection set in and
incapacitated him. from work.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Pres
byterian church will hold supper
and bazaar in the New Century Club,
on November 8th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Farrow and
son, Oliver, Jr., and daughter, Ida
Belle, are on an extended motor trip
the mountains. /
Some of our farmers are harvest
ing their late potato crop, which is
fair.
Mrs. H. Croskey Allen, Of Allen
town, Pa, has been visiting her
father, Henry c. Conrad.
Miss Naomi Thomas is spending
some time in Wilmington and Phila-
ielphia.
Mr.. E. A. Lynch, of Flushing, L.
T., is spending some time here with
his sister, Miss Clara P. Lynch.
Mrs. Annie Wilson spent the first
Of last week at Snow Hill, Md.
Miss Elizabeth Quicker has re-
turned from a visit to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Garner Calhoun, and daugh-
Ter, Louise, and Mrs. Maggie King,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. George T. Calhoun, at Reho-
both.
Mrs. Charles w. Short is quite i'll
1t her home on South King street.
Mr.. Ben Ableman has returned
rom a business trip to Philadelphia
md New York.
Mrs. James R. Scott is spending
some time with her son, Andrew
Scott, in Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sharp were in
Baltimore on Wednesday,, making
he trip by auto.
Mrs. Margaret Donoho has return
ID from visit among relatives and
riends in Philadelphia and New
Jersey.
Mrs. w. J. Mustard, Mrs. George
/. Short, and Mrs. George E. Walls,
pent part of the week in Phila- q
elphia.
Ronald Joseph, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
frank L. Joseph, has been confined
o his home, suffering from tons1-
tits.
DR.. and Mrs. J. B. NAPLES, the lat
er's mother, Mrs. Alice Thorough
ood, and Mrs. M. J. McDermott en-
Dyed an auto trip to Philadelphia
n Friday.
Mrs. Reecie M. Morath has return
d after visiting friends and rela-
ives in Wilmington, Philadelphia,
nd Camden, N. ].
Mrs. Anna B. Musgrove, of Reho-
9th, was town visitor on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Simpler, and