Milford chronicle., 1930-07-18
FREDERICK


bine Whitaker of Milford attended
the funeral of the latter's brother
in-law, John g. Cooper of Camden,
from the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Edward johnson, near Magnolia, on
Tues day.
Mrs. Elizabeth Morris and Mrs. F.
A. Morris spent Wednesday i'll Do
yer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Durbough of
Philadelphia were guests of their
sister, Miss Emma Manlove last
week.
Mrs. Sadie V. Rentz, wife of John
E. Rentz, passed away Monday, July
Z. aged So years and nine days. She
had been a sufferer for some time.
Her many friends and neighbors will
remember her for her kindness. She
was always ready to lend assistance
in time of need and sickness. Funer-
al services were held at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. R. F. Carpenter
on Thursday afternoon, July 10 at 2
o'clock, conducted by Rev. N. Z.
Benson. Interment at Barratt's Cha
pei She is survived by four daugh-
ters, Mrs. R. F. Carpenter and Mrs.
C. c. Clark of this town; Mrs. w. G..
Carpenter of Wyoming and Mrs. h.
A. Fenton of Trenton, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Fenton and
family of Trenton, N. j., have re-
turned to their home after spending
two weeks with her sister and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. R. F. Carpenter.
Mrs. Harry F. Mitten returned on
Thursday evening from Wake For
est, North Carolina, where she had
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Z.
c. Carpenter and family.
Miss Elizabeth Bradley of Chester
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. A. Morris for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Patterson had
as their guests on Wednesday Mrs.
Samuel Blocksom, Margaret Patter-
son and little friend, all of Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Patterson and
daughter of Baltimore were guests
of his parents on Thursday evening.
Alex Carpenter of Philadelphia
spent the Fourth of July with his
brother and family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Morris and chill
dren accompanied by Miss Elizabeth
Bradley who had been their guest,
returned to her home in Chester
with them on Sunday.
A load of wheat was burned on
Friday while threshing on the farm
of Orland Alexander. Sparks blown
from the engine set fire to the wheat
on the wagon. The wagon rack was
partly burned, but by heroic efforts
the horses which were owned by
Mrs. Lena Lindale were kept from
being burned.
Mrs. Reed Hughes of FELTON, spent
Monday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Langrell.
Mrs. Sallie Horsey who has been
spending some time in the country
returned last week to be with her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. ]. Melbourne who were both
sick but are improving. '1--
Mrs. Howard G. Welch and daugh-
ters, Agnes Carrow and Jean Louise
of Garden City, Long Island, are the
guests of their aunt, Mrs. Sallie B.
Lynch at the Wayside Inn, near Nc
Ginnis Mill.
Misses Helena and Bertha Case
spent Friday with Mrs. Annie M.
Case, who is very i'll at her home in
Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benson Hardesty and
daughter of Cape Girardean, Miss
ouri, and his sister, Mrs. Priscilla
Thompson of near Washington, d.
c., were calling on friends in town
on Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Henry Purnell had
as their guests on Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. Orland Alexander, near town.
H. F. Mitten who has been sick
since Friday was removed on Mon
day to the Milford Emergency Hos
pital where it is hoped he will soon
recover.
Mary Slaughter, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Rawley Slaughter cele-
brated her eleventh birthday by en-
tertaining a number of her friends
at party at her home on Monday
evening, July IA, from to 8 o'clock.
They enjoyed themselves playing
games until refreshments were SER
we'd. Mary received several beautiful
gifts. The table was decorated for
the occasion in green and white.
Those present were Marie Wilson,
Dorothy Carpenter, Jeanette and
Reynolds Robbins, Floyd Wilcutts,
Ruth Van Hoey, Miriam Counsel
man, Edith Fisher, Dorothy Har-
rington, Nettie Gross, Mary C.. Gray,
Evelyn Purnell, Lucille Persons, Ma
rie Landenberger of carlton, N. j.,
and Edna Jones of Dover.
Mrs. Herman w. Vinyard and son
Henry with Mrs. A. w. Boone and
Miss Mary Hoey called recently on
Miss Ruth Keller, former teacher
in our schools and her mother who
are spending some time at the Bel
haven Hotel at Rehoboth Beach.
Mrs. B. F. Burton is visiting in
Binghampton, N. Y, the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Gordon.
Mrs. Burton accompanied DR.. Ben
iamin Burton as far as Danville, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ponder Thomas
spent the weekend at Rehoboth as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Leach.
Joseph Vinyard of Rehoboth spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Vihyard.
Darby Homewood of Wilmington
is the guest of his grandmother, Mrs.
Julia Darby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Smith spent
Sunday in Wilmington.
Capt. and Mrs. Albert Palmer
snent Sunday at their home here.