Milford chronicle., 1929-06-07
HAPPENINGS IN.
II AND ABOUT TOWN


The hot weather started the corn
growing.
Canning peas is in full, swing in
this part of Delaware now.
Wheat harvest will commence
next week in Sussex county.
The concrete road to Slaughter
Beach was completed this week.
The hot spell of last week ruined
the strawberry crop for this part of
Delaware.
Milford Public School Commence
ment will be held next Thursday,
June 18th.
Buy your ticket at the door for
the card party at the Nurses Home
on June Z.
Arrange to meet your friends at
the card party on Friday next at
the Nurses Home.
Don't forget the Emergency Hos
pital card party on Friday night
Prizes will be given.
The Wilmington election was won
by the Republicans. Only two
Democrats were sent to City Coun-
ell.
A nice card party has been plan
ned for Friday night at the Nurses
Home of the Milford Emergency
Hospital.
The Ladies' Aid of Slaughter
Neck will meet with Mrs. Cora Pret-
lyman Tuesday evening, June 11th.
All are invited.
Fishing in the lakes of lower
Delaware has attracted more folks
from the cities than ever before, so
early in the season.
Plan to play cards on Friday
night, June 7th, at the Nurses Home
of the Milford Emergency Hospital.
You may win a prize.
A card party will be given at the
Nurses Home on Friday, June Z, at
D. m. Tickets will be sold only
at the door. Admission so cents.
! Pea canning factories started
work on their seasons pack this
week. At Milford the yield is prov
ing to be larger than had been an
ticipated.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Mil
ford Emergency Hospital will hold
another card party on Friday night,
June 7th. No tickets will be sold.
Public invited.
Mrs. B. D. Rosa closed the spring
term of piano and vocal music May
3Oth. Miss Marie Still won the
honor prize in lower grades. Sum-
mer term begins Monday, June l1th'
The Levy Court of Sussex County
will build an improved road on the
street at the rear of the cottages at
Slaughter Beach if the property
owners will pay for hauling the
materials.
The Cedar Neck road will be open
ed for travel next week for part OF
the way. The bridge at the Dyke"
will hold back travel for most OF
June over that causeway. The de-
tour is all right.
The regular meeting of the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Milford Emergency
Hospital will be Wednesday, June
18th. This will be the last meeting
until September, as there are no
regular meetings during the sum-
mer. II
John Burris purchased last week
the residence of the late Mrs. An
ME P. Williams, of Miss Rachel
Frame, of Hammonton, N. ]. Mr..
Burris will get possession of the
property the first of August, and ex-
poets to move there in the fall.
The Sussex County Levy Court
will buy new equipment for the
ASealer of Weights and Measures,
Dallas M. Rogers; who was recent
ly appointed by Governor Buck to
fill that office. The present equip
ment is old and insufficient and it.
will be tested and new material
purchased where needed.
Come to the Bingo Party in the
Community Building Monday night.
The Business Girls Club will give
a Bingo Party Monday night in the
Community Building. Everyone is
invited, and only fifty cents is all
you are expected to pay for an eve
ming of fun. Eight o'clock is the
hour.
Governors of three states: Albert
C. Ritchie, Maryland; c. Douglass
Buck, Delaware, and Harry Flood !
Byrd, Virginia, have been invited to
attend meetings of the Press Asso-
Citations to be held at Ocean City, |
Md. July 12 to Is. The newspaper
men met last at Ocean City in 1925.
Clarence w. Vincent, Snow Hill,
heads the state press group, while
Samuel w. Shannahan, Easton, Nd,
is president of the Delmarva Press
Association. Over 800 members of
the two associations are planning to
attend.
The Milford Neck Ladies' Aid will
meet Friday evening, June 14th. A
very interesting program is being
prepared by Mrs. Wilbur E. Mills
and Mrs. Emerson Sapp. A sketcn
entitled Uncle Eph Returns VIII
be given. A reading by MRS. ROD
ney, of Milford. Mrs. Kenton ana
Mrs. Dickerson will sing and sew
eral other readings and recltatlons
will be given. The refreshment
committee this month is Mrs. ira
Sharp. Mrs. Lizzie Torbert, Mrs. Jack
Mills, Mrs. Albert Walls, Mrs. VIM.
Passwaters and Mrs. Joe Kirby.
An official road map of the State
of Delaware for 1929, has been is,
sued by the State Highway Depart
ment. In addition to containing
large map of all the state highways, /
it has a city map. of Wilmington, ]
showing all entrances and exits to j
the city. There are also number !
of scenic views, road rules and
state Highway Police information.
The State Highway Department !
consists of F. v. dupont, chairman, !
Newton L. Grubb, James Hall An !
derson. Joseph E. Holland and G. s