Milford chronicle., 1929-12-06

LIS BUSINESS on East Market street
the old-fashioned muzzled oysters
and our citizens are taking advan.
tage of being able to secure them
steamed in the shell again, as all
of our restaurants have discontinu-
ed serving them that way. Years ago
no oyster saloon was complete
without serving steamed oysters as
that is the most relishing way an
oyster can be served.
The property on South Race
street owned by Mrs. Edna Chin
man and at present occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Harry German is being
newly painted by Samuel ]. Regis
ter
Congressman Robert G. Houston
on Tuesday informed a newspaper
reporter that he has tossed his hat
IN the ring and is again a candidate
for the Republican nomination to
the House of Representative from
this State. The statement followed
on the heels of an announcement bv
Charles du Pont Ridgely of Camden
that he is candidate for the Re-
publican Congressional nomination.
Miss Louisa J. Anderson, an. aged
resident of this town, died last Fri
day night at her home on Laurel
street, after an illness of several
weeks. Miss Lou was one of the old
est business persons in this section.
having been in the millinery and
dry goods and notions business at
her stand on West Lourel street for
more than sixty years, and was
known at one time to more custom
ers than any other business house in
this county. She is survived by one
sister, Mrs. Alfred Allen of Will
mington. Funeral services were held
at her home at 1 o'clock Monday
afternoon. Rev. T. F. Beauchamp Of
ficiating. Interment made in Union
cemetery.
Charles H. Merrill, aged about Ga
years, died last Sunday from Apo
plexy at the county farm, near this
town. His remains were shipped to
Portland, Maine, on Monday for in
terment.
The solicitor in GEORGETOWN for
the annual Thanksgiving donation
to the Beebe Hospital, wishes to
thank all those who contributed in |
any way for their generosity in this
worthy cause.
Former County Agent Molloy C.
of near Coolspring, was
called to Columbus, Miss, on Sum
lay by the death of his mother, Mrs.
". B. Vaughn, which took place late
night of diabetes and in
luenza. She was 76 years old. Mrs.
1aughn was the daughter of the late
Judge Stephen A. Brown of Column
us. She was the last surviving
member of her class of eight Ia
les who completed the course in
ne Columbus Female Institute now
nown as the Mississippi State Col
ege for Women.
This section was visited by the
rst snow fall of the season, Friday,
November %. 1t did not lay on the
round long, as it soon melted.
George d. Pittard, aged about 6S
ears, a native of Virginia, son of
lie late Thomas ]. and Anna Pit
lrd, died Monday afternoon at his
ONE on Chestnut street, after an
lness of several months of a COM
Iication of diseases. He was wide
known throughout the Peninsula,
aving for many years been en-
-oyed as a stock and bond sales
an. He is survived by his wife.
wen sons and one daughter. Fu-
eral services were held at the
1me on Thursday afternoon. Rev.
P. MCGEE officiating, and inter-
ent made in Union cemetery.
Union Thanksgiving services were
I'D in the Presbyterian Church
ere on Thursday. Rev. M. e. Hun
srford, pastor Of the M. P. Church,
slivered the sermon.