Milford chronicle., 1929-10-18
Houston

Church news for Sunday, October
goth: Sunday school at $3.50, How
ard r. Moore, superintendent.
Preaching at 10:30, by the pastor,
Rev. G. w. Buckson.
Glass meeting Immediately after
the preaching.
Epworth League in the evening
and there will not be any preaching
at night as the minister is holding
his revival meetings at Laws.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold
rummage sale next to Johnson's
store on Saturday, October 10, 1929.
All donations will be greatly appre-
ciated.
The Houston New Century Club
held its first meeting of thee season
on Wednesday afternoon at the
home of the president, Mrs. Howard
Thistlewood. After the dues had
been paid and all other business
transacted, the meeting was turned
over to DR.. Draper from Milford,
and she gave a report from her visit
to Swamp Scott and what a good
report it was, too.
Mrs. Emory Webb went to Dover
on Wednesday morning as a dele
gate from the Houston W.. G. T. U.
to attend the golden anniversary
convention. Several other members
also intended to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Graham
had for their guests on Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. R. A. Wood, of Ellendale.
Mrs. Thomas ]. Kinder and nephew,
Mr.. Galloway, of fredericksburg; Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Simpson and daugh-
ter, Eleanor, of Houston, and Mr..
Charles Pardee, of Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. James W. Johnson,
of Selbyville, called on their moth
er, Mrs. Geo. w. Johnson, on Sunday
and were the supper guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Merrill w. Thistlewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Thistlewood
and Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Sharp were
Chincoteague, Va, visitors on Sun
day.
Mrs. Herman Holston had severe
attack of gastric trouble on Monday
and she is contemplating having on
operation in the near future.
Mrs. Dennis Minner, who has been
ill for several days, is slowly i'm
proving.
George B. Thistlewood and son,
Merrill Thistlewood, met with very
serious accident at Vineyards corner
as he was returning from Milford
on Friday night. He got out of an
and did not see another
machine approaching and he ran
right in front of it and, of course, it
struck and threw him down and
broke both bones in his right leg
just above the ankle and cut and
bruised his head very badly. Miss
Sara Vinyard took him to DR.. Chip
man Immediately and he sent him to
the hospital, where he set his leg
and dressed his wounds, and George
seems to be doing very nicely.
Houston School Notes.
Once more Houston school has
won the graded school banner for
attendance with percentage of
96.2 for the month Of September. The
averages follow:
Miss Vinyard's room (grades 8
ind 1906.
Miss Wharton's room (grades 1
md 1892.
Mr.. Wright's room (grades Z and |
,-97.6.
Miss slaughter's room (grades 5
and 6)-91.5.
Seventy-seven rooms are on the |
Kent county roll Of honor for at
endance during September.
In the Thrift Club race Miss |
Slaughter's room leads with 1000 |
this week. Grades 1 and 2 have a
of S6.3, grades 3 and 4
O9o, and grades and 8, 60.89o.
The Houston Parent-Teacher As
ISOLATION should be we'll represented
It the PIT. A. County Institute to
,e held in the Dover school Satur-
lay, October 18th, from 10 a. m. to
2 m. After the sectional meetings
or president, program and publicity
,hairmen, DR.. Allan Hulsizer, di-
ector of the proposed demonstra-
ion school; Miss Amy Gardner, art,
nd Mr.. John MacFaddin, music, will
Ie presented.
The October meeting of the Hous-
on PIT. A. will be held at the school
It 8 o'clock, Monday evening the
list. Interesting features have been
made possible by the cooperation of
'eople in the community. The chill
ren will have share in the pro-
ram with their Halloween songs,
dialogues and recitations. This re-
emily re-organized association de-
erves the support of the entire COM
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