Milford chronicle., 1929-04-19
Delr11ar

The minstrel given by the mem
bers of the Delmar Fire Company
in the Elcora Theatre, Tuesday eve
ming was well attended and a huge
success. The members of the cast
had rehearsed long and faithfully
and their offering of fun and music
was GREETED with large attendance
and much applause. Ben Marsh was
interlocutor and Daniel Culver and
Dallis Ellis, end-men. A male quar-
tet. composed of F. N. Faulkner, X.
G.. Sturgis, E. r. Wilson and G. M.
Nelson rendered several selections
and John Nichols, o. NJ. Davis, Il. H.
Wilson and D. M. Ellis were sololsts:
The proceeds were added to the fund
being raised to purchase another en-
gine.
/ The funeral of Mrs. Annie e. Vim
cent, widow of the late Peter VIM
cent, for many years a passenger
conductor on the New York, Phlla-
delphia and Norfolk Railroad, now
the Norfolk Division, was held from
her late home at 2:30 o'clock Thurs-
day afternoon of last week. Rev
Leonard White officiating. Mrs. VIM
cent was 80 years old and had ENJOY
ed good health until few montns
ago when she began to fail ana soon
suffered stroke of paralysis from
which she never recovered. >Sne Is
survived by three sisters, Mrs. Hen
rietta Harper, of Hurlock, Mrs. Pet
ers of Berlin, and Mrs. ]. J. Layheld
of Wilmington and a host OF rela-
tives and friends.
( Rev. E. H. Dashiell preached his
first sermon as pastor OF the Deinar
M. E. Church Sunday morning. REV.
Leonard White who has served as
pastor here during the past three
wears was elected District Superin-
tendent of the Salisbury District at
the recent session of the WHINING
ton Conference. These two very able
ministers exchanged places and we
wish for each abundant success in
his field of labor.
w. B. Stephens, E. ]. Chapman, W..
V. Hearthway were reelected town
councilmen at the annual election
held on the Maryland side OF the
town last week.
Jeanette and Bayard Wootten who
attend the school for the deaf at
Frederick, Md, spent few days re-
Gently with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. ]. Wootten.
Glass No. 8 of the Delmar M. e.
Sunday school, Mrs. Leslie Barker
teacher, met at the home of MISS
Mildred Keenan, Monday evening.
C. B. Tingle who has been en-
ployed in Philadelphia for several
wears. moved his family to that place
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Wootten who
spent the winter months in New
York have returned to their nome
here and Mr.. Wootten has resumed
his duties with the pennsylvania
Railroad Company.
Allie Carmine, a contractor OF
Newark, N. J., spent the weekend
with relatives near here.
Mrs. ]. Fred Stevens is spending
the week with her husband in Jer-
sey City.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Joseph Bur-
ger of Washington, d! c., were re-
cent guests of her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. E. E. Freeney.
Several of our local Tall Cedars
attended the joint meeting in Dover
Wednesday. The Delmar Band fur
nished music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Truitt and Mrs.
S. N. Culver spent Wednesday and
Thursday in Philadelphia.
Hollis Lowe of Wilmington spent
the weekend with his mother, Mrs.
Martha Lowe.
Daniel Henry Foskey, an aged
resident of this town, who was ser
iousIy hurt last week by being
struck by an automobile while eros
sing the State Highway, is some
what improved at this writing.
The food sale held by the Teach
ers' Union on Saturday was. a great
success.