Milford chronicle., 1929-07-05
Milton Letter

JOAh L dlAhCA SOW SAlAg VI ANCAODObu
I were married on Saturday after
noon, June 20, 1929, at the home oi
, the brides mother, on Chestnut
street, Milton, by Rev. c. N. Jones
? pastor of Milton M. E. Church. The
wedding march was played by Mrs
} Elizabeth Lingo. 1t was exclusively
= family wedding, the brides only
attendant being her cousin, Miss
Dorothy Irwin, of Ardmore, Pa, and
, the best man, Mr.. Myron Lockwood
of Wilmington, cousin of the
= groom. The end of the living room
: was banked with hydranges and
} larkspur, interspersed with ferns
before which the young couple took
their VOWS, the ring ceremony be-
ing used. The bride was becoming
ly attired in white crepe ensemble,
= carrying a large shower bouquet of
pink rose buds and lilies of the val
ley; the bridesmaid being very at
tractive in an apricot ensemble,
carrying a large bouquet composed
of delphinium. After receiving con-
gratulations, buffet luncheon was
served, and amid a shower of rice
and confetti, the bride and groom
left by motor for their honeymoon
trip to Virginia. Mrs. Cowgirl is
graduate of Milton High School and
of the State Teachers College of
West Chester, Pa, and a daughter
of the late A. Wallace Irwin, who
was interested for several years in
the civic activities of Southern Del
aware. Mr.. Cowgirl succeeded his
father, the late Lockwood Cowgirl, in
the real estate and insurance busi-
ness in Dover and Rehoboth. In ad-
dition to the mothers of the bride
and groom, there were present Mrs.
Edward Emmeret, the groom's sis
ter; Charles M. Irwin, the uncle OF
the bride, with his family, of Ard
more. Pa, Miss Frances Houston IT.
win, her aunt, of Philadelphia, Mr.:
B. Norman Davidson and family OF
Dover, Mr.. Floyd Hurley and family,
Mrs. Robert Lingo, Mrs. Charles
,oAand and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Parker. all of Milton, with Peter
Forev of Indiana, an intimate friend
of the bridegroom. The young couple
will be at home in Rehoboth, aIter
September 1. Cor
the firemen's carnival to be helu
here from August % to August 81.
A Chevrolet coach Will be gwen
owav on the last night of the car
o;uoI Several amusements are ask
mo for booking at the carnival ana
+bo committee will select from tne
onnlicants the best ones. There Will
he booths for blankets, groceries, hO-
velties. farm produce, poultry re-
frosbments. etc. Solicitors will walt
on the farmers for contributions VI
farm produce and poultry a lew
davs before the opening OF tne car
niyal The fire laddies are trying
- maize this a most successIul
won't and invite all to help IN put
ting it over. 80 tho
Iobn Fisher has purchased OF tne
lOo1aware Trust Company OF VIII
Toington. two building lots ao1olnIns III!
hjs 1ronertv on Hazard street. Ihls
aiyee civ Mr.. Fisher a plot OF land eX-
tending along Hazzaro street Hull
Federal to Chestnut streets' o,,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter W. Orouon -
ond daughter, Mary Betty, accom-.
%nniod CO. Mr.. and Mrs. William wyatt
pf Georgetown to the reded1catlon Oh
prince George Church at DagsDoro'
Sunday. They later Vlslteu
Bethany Beach. 1t. ond
Holland, young son of Mr.. anu anu
49, clarence B. Johnson, was
s+r,,ck r on Saturday evening by an
'1+onoobile driven by Frank war
rington of Harbeson, ana pallluiiS ~
injured. The lad was crossing tn1
s+Teet in front of Charles w. Flsnei
onS sons store and stepped direct
~ in the path of the automoDlle.
Tor+,,natelv Mr.. Warrington was
dr;ving slowly and saw the boy 9usI
Safora the car hit him. He appIleu
~ brakes but was unable TO stoP
;n i'm CO short a distance. The boy was
ool,ed - unconscious and was re-
moved to his home, Where ne 80 :',od
cred consciousness. he re1eiseJ
noinfu1 decorations of the heao anu
arms hut was not seriously ln1ureu.
On Thursday evening OF last week
+1o members and friends OF Milton
p church rendered a reception 10
their nastor, Rev. D. X. Sturgis ana
I5ife they having been returned Dy
+be MARYLAND Annual Conference tor
another year. The address Of well
come was made by F. B. Carey and
responded to by both Rev. and Mrs.
ISturgis.
Fred Brinkley, aged So years, died
at his home on Mulberry street, on
Tuesday night after an illness OF
several weeks. Funeral services
were held at his late home on Fri
day afternoon and interment made
lin the Milton cemetery.
The Milton Fire Department mas
elected John Fisher and Charles
Barker as delegates to attend the
Ninth Annual Convention of the
delaware State Volunteer F1remen's
Association, to be held in Whining
ton, on July 10. On July IL the Mil
ton Company will participate In the
parade to be held on that day.
A barge was loaded at the Walnut
street wharf with pine piling for
government work in the Delaware
River, last week.
|, The first rain to fall in this Vi
cinity for the past four weeks be-
gan about p. m. last Tuesday and
continued all day Wednesday, do
ling growing vegetation an immeas-
Iurable amount of good. Most early
potato fields will be benefited but
early string beans are too far gone
to be revived. Corn, tomatoes, sweet
potatoes, lima beans, ETC., while re-
ltarded in growth by the long
| 5ro,ab+ will recover and produce.