Milford chronicle., 1929-11-08
Frankford

Mrs. Edith Esham was hostess to the
Friday Afternoon Bridge Club last
week.
Capt John H. Long has been spend
ing a few days in Philadelphia.
Peter C. Hudson, Mrs. C. H. Watson
and Mrs. C. A Booth were delegates
from the Frankford M. e. Sunday
school to the Sunday school Convention
which was held last Friday in Delmar.
John Furman is having his home on
Knox street repainted and other inn
proyements made.
In keeping with the great growth OF
the postal business at the local post
office. the Post Office Department has
recently had installed the very latest
tyne of electric cancelling machines. 1t
is a high class piece of work, cancelling
400 letters per minute. 1t is well worth
having the postmaster demonstrate. 1t
makes a most legibile impression and
is a credit to all the mail on which the
impression is made. 1t is a great inn
provement over theold hand cancelling
stamp.
Omar Grange, No. Sc, met Monday
evening at a regular meeting. Wilson
Hatfield and H. L. Baker, poultry path
ologists of Dover, gave interesting and
instructive talks on diseases common to
poultry, also on preventing the same.
MIR. Hatfield made the suggestion to
tattoo for Identification in case of theft.
Reports were made by the delegates
who attended Pomona Grange. Omar
Grange will give a chicken supper on
November 80.
A lot belonging to the estate of the
late Elijah Carey, deceased, will be
sold at public sale, Saturday, November
16 This lot is on the street leading to
Carey's cemetery and adjoining the
property of Allie Evans.
A successful food sale was held Sat
urday afternoon by the Auxiliary So
ciety of the Presbyterian Church.
Miss Ruth Watson was a weekend
guest of Mrs Sarah Lynch at Omar.
Mrs. Russell Jones had her tonsils
removed at the Beebe Hospital The
operation was performed Monday NOR
ming.
George Brasure sold by way of public
sale last Saturday afternoon his home
on Main street, to Clarence Coffin of
this town.
Charles r. Davis, cashier of the Ma
tional Bank is visiting relatives in Will
mington and Baltimore this week.
Daniel Carey, James I. Daisey and
James B. Hudson spent a few days this
week in Pennsylvania hunting.
James B. Hudson has recently had in
stalled a large electric refrigerator in
his meat store also an electric refrig-
orator show case counter. He has moved
to the store recently vacated by Asher
G. Godfrey; with other improvements
which have been made he has the most
up to date meat and grocery store Of
its kind in this part of Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atwood o. Lynch. their
daughter, Mrs. Hirons Mumford and
Miss Pearl Lynch were recent visitors
to Philadelphia.
The New Century Club met at the
home of Mrs. William Monroe on Fri
day evening" Mrs. Ward w. Dasey pre-
sided. Routine business was transacted
Mrs. Burton G. Cannon, the director
gave a detailed account of an execu-
tive meeting which she attended. MRS
e. w. Bryan was the social leader lor
the evening. Miss Murray, one OF Ihe
county nurses, gave an interesting ac-
count of her work. The special dlsease
which she endeavors to prevent ahu 10
aid in the cure is tuberculosis. her
talk was both interesting and instruc-
tive. MrS. tdyIlOnQ l|OA6 soo'S %A~~--~-
hints. This was followed by wit and
hunor by Miss Lizzie Robinson. Mrs.
Gilbert Crocker, teacher of the 9Th and
7th grades in the public school, exhib-
tied posters of an ideal breakfast and
an ideal luncheon which had been ar
ranged by her pupils A committee OF
ladies judged the posters. Miss Bertha
Elizabeth Cannon played piano solo.
Mrs. Aaron Warren of Ocean View sang
a solo. She was accompanied on the pi-
ano by Mrs. Horace Pepper Of Selby-
willie. Mrs. Morgan T. Gum read an or
iginal poem The hostess served re-
freshments after which the ladies took
the Toonerville Trolley for Frankford.
At the Frankford Opera House this
Friday and Saturday, Colleen Moore In
''Why Be Good"
Fire of unknown origin burned the
barn on the farm of Albert Richards on
Monday evening. Mr.. Richards and fam
lily were away and did not know of
their loss till the fire was over. 1t was
discovered by a neighbor who sent for
the Selbyville and Millsboro Fire Com
panies. The prompt arrival of neighbors
saved the dwelling and other farm
buildings. The fire companies rendered
efficient service.