Milford chronicle., 1930-04-04
MILLSBORO

Judging from the way the tickets
have been selling, there will be a
full house Saturday night at the
comedy and musical show which is
being given for the benefit of the
school. The doors will be opened at
1880; the show beginning at eight.
The base ball game with Selby-
vile will be played on Monday in
stead of Friday as previously sched-
uled.
Miss Florence Wilson, one of the
ten teachers of Delaware selected on
merit, to visit the schools of Balti-
more, Md, returned this week very
much elated over her trip.
The fourth and fifth grades are
arranging to give joint program
Friday, April II.
Mrs. Rida Lingo, Mrs. Elsie Lingo
Mrs. Carrie Burton and Mrs. Helen
Williams spent one day last week in
Salisbury.
A. R. Dodd who has been ill for
over a week is slightly improved.
The Be Ye Faithful Auxiliary met
on Tuesday night with Mrs. Martha
Moore. There was large attendance
and a very pleasant evening was
spent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harrison en-
tertained a number of friends at
their home here on Monday night.
An evening of games and fun was
spent and refreshments, most at
tractively served added to the pleas
ure. Mr.. and Mrs. HarrisOn's guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hick-
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert White,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Knowles, Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Spence and MIR. and
Mrs. Alton Adkins.
The Ever Faithful Sunday school
class will have a bake on Saturday
April 5. The place has not yet been
decided on but will be published Ia
ter. =,
That former Millsboroites and all
our friends-distant and near-are
interested III the growth and pros
perity of our town, we feel Wen
enough assured to enumerate Ine
building projects started
On Main street, the meat and gro
cerv store of William EllingsWorth
and Son has been moved to make
room for a two story brick building.
Mr. Ellingsworth is conducting MS
business in his old store, moved
hack of GOdfrey's hardware STORE
and facing the alley between MoH-
roe's and Godfrey's stores. The new
building will be dc0proot and Win
all modern improvements The sec
ond floor will be designed for an
apartment. ,,,o.
Kendall Hudson is having Dung-
allow built on the boulevard and Mr.
and Mrs. George Robinson lntend
building on the boulevard near tEelr
filling station and repair shop.
The fire company plans to bullo
a fire house on State street this
spring. This new structure Will De
modern in every detail and Will De
an addition of worth to the town.
The office of DR.. w. elaine Atkins
is about finished from it's recent re-
building and redecorating. DR.. AT
kins began the practice of dentistry
here three years ago and his pHac-
tice has grown so that an addition
to the operating room has been built
to make room for another chalr'
There is also another rest room. Dr.
Atkins has the services OF a prcIes-
sional nurse every Saturday after
noon, is prepared 70 give gas to pa
tients desiring it, takes X-ray pic
lures when required and every
o+ber retail of his equipment spells
up to date. ,.
The old storage house at the can
merry of w. B. Atkins Co., Inc, Is
being torn down to make way for
large, new one.
The back part of the old school
house is being moved to a lot owned
by Collins and Ryan beyond the
railroad tracks. The front part Oh
the building was wrecked ana NOV
ed away some time ago.
The lot was sold year ago to the
Methodist Episcopal Church for a
site for a new church and parson-
age. There was a handsome parson-
age built five years ago on state
street. but with such large lot on
which to build it is probable the
new church and parsonage Will De
together. sI
Mrs. Clarence Wharton was one OF
the teachers who has done out
standing work and was given trip
to Baltimore to visit model school
there. Mrs. Wharton's home is here
and she teaches at Gumboro. !
Mrs. Ollie Atkins, Mrs. Mildred
Dobson and Mrs. Hilda Jones mo-
tored to Philadelphia last Saturday.
Mrs. Clarence wilkins is very Ill
and Roy Jones is much, improved
from a recent Illness