Milford chronicle., 1930-08-08
OCEAN VIEW

The Home Coming Day will be
observed on Wednesday, August l3.
Everybody welcome to come. Friends
and relatives will be here to greet
each other. Band music by MillsbOro
band Prominent speakers, good
singing with directors. Ice cream
and confectionaries will be ON sale
all day and night. Sandwiches, hot
dogs, etc, will be served. The dec
Grafton committee are planning to
decorate appropriately. Beautiful
autos will be seen.
William H. Belts was given a sur
prise upon his 18th birthday, when
telegram reached him on Thursday
morning, July 21st, from his daugh-
: ter, Mrs ]. Horace DerricksOn and
family, of Ardmore, Pa, extending
congratulations to him.
=" Following the prayer service at
night, nine of the eleven who at
tended prayer meeting gave Mr.. and
I Mrs. Belts another surprise when
( they hurried to their home on At
lantic avenue and welcomed them
> and gave cheers for his 18th birth
day by blowing their auto horns.
After they were seated on the spa
ciOus porch of the Belts, cheerful
conversation and repartee was en-
gagged in. Mr.. Belts then passed
around with delicious fudge candy,
a birthday gift from the Hickman
children. Mrs. Belts served iced
fruit punch. Then the guests serv-
ed ice cream in three fiavors. Those
who attended were: Rev. and Mrs.
&C. w. Branford, Mrs. Geo. A. Rick
ards, Mrs. Emma Truitt of Ocean
! View, Miss Matte H. Belts of Phila-
: delphia, and Mrs. Mamie Evans of
this town, two neices of Mr.. Belts;
\ also Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hudson
and Mrs. Ebe Davidson. After wish
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Belts many happy
returns of the day we departed for
our homes. This community is
blessed in having VIM. H. Belts, for
he has served the people and the
church faithfully these many years.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hudson, of
Philadelphia, have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. James B. Hudson.
Mrs. Harry West and sister, Miss
Helen Hopper, also Mrs. James
CLARK and son, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
West and Charlie West are spending
some time at their summer cottage
in Ocean View.
{ d Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Williams en-
tertained the following guests from
Philadelphia: Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Preston, Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs.
Meneely and Mrs. Kuhn.
Mrs. Sylvia Adams came from Mt.
Airy, Pa, to recuperate from the eff
fects of rheumatism.
Several of the employees on the
Indian River Inlet are stopping at
Wilmer BurtOn's and Mrs. Effie
Latchum.
Miss Anna Keene, of Ocean City,
Md, visited Misses Floris and Mar
orie Keen last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Bennett mo-
tored from Yeadon, Pa, and spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus
Bennett. Their children, Miss We
genia and Delmar, Jr., remained here
as the guests of their cousins, Ruth,
Sidney and Alice Bennett.
The Christian church held their
Sunday school picnic and supper at
Bethany Beach on Tuesday.
George Pusey is spending a few
, weeks at his home here.
Mrs. Zadoc VIM. Turner, of Tren-
ton, N. j., and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wharton and daughter, of George
town, Del, visited Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Pusey last week.
Capt. and Mrs. Irwin Bennett mo-
tored from Highland Park, Pa, and
are visiting relatives, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey James and Mrs. Mamie Evans
and others. Capt. Irve Bennett and
wife will hold their annual clam
bake at Sandy Landing on Saturday,
August 9Th.
The ninth annual reunion OF the
Capt. Ebe Quillen family was held
At Seaside Inn, Bethany Beach, Aug.
2nd. 1880. Mrs. Mary (Quillen)
Holt was the hostess and a dinner
was served. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel and Mary
TOuillen) Holt, Martha and Ebe Holt
and son Lemuel, Ebe Clinton CULLEN