Milford chronicle., 1930-05-30
OVERLOOK

Next Friday, May 80, will be OBJ
served as Memorial Day.
John w. Houston spent last Tues
day in Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Moore, of
Bishopsville, Ma, spent last Sun
day with the latter's parent, B.
Frank Truitt.
The Whites Chapel M. E. Sunday
school is preparing for their Chill
dren's Day exercises that will be
given June Sth, in the evening.
Willard White, who has been
spending several weeks with his
mother, Mrs. Maggie White, returned
to New York City last Sunday.
Benjamin Truitt and family spent
last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
West, near st. Johns church.
Mrs. Lydia Short, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with her cousin,
Mrs. Margaret White.
Mrs. Myrtle Suffer and Mrs. Venia
Jones and daughter, all of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Washington
Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Shannon, of
Philadelphia, spent last Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Neff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Campbell
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Wells.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Kitchens at
tended the surprise birthday party
that was given the latter's mother,
Mrs. John Thomas, at her home in
Coolspring, Saturday, May 18th.
On account of the firemen's supper
that will be given in the Community
Hall at Coolspring, June 5, the Mas
sau Home Demonstration Club will
hold their monthly meeting next
Monday afternoon, June 2, at the
home of Mrs. Name Green.
Those that made perfect attend
ance at Nassau school for the past
year was Clifton Birmingham and
Clifton Conoway They went to
Dover last Saturday and took part
in the parade and afterwards attend
ed the movies. They were accom-
panied by their teacher, Mrs. John
Houston.
The farmers are busy threshing
their peas. Some have one half of
crop, others only few hundred
pounds, while some are not worth
cutting. The loss of the pea crop
means a loss several hundred of dol
lars to the farmers.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Houston en-
tertained at dinner last Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. Roland Benchman, of
Slaughter Neck and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carol Prettyman, ofElmon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Kitchens mo-
tored to Wilmington on Sunday and
spent the day with relatives.
The grass in the Whites Chapel
cemetery has been trimmed this
week, adding greatly to the appear
ancc.
Sunday school next Sunday morn
at 10 o'clock; class meeting at11;
Epworth League at 1880 p. m. Every
body welcome.
The Maintenance Committee of the
Whites Chapel Cemetery, submits
the following report for the period,
July 1, 1929 to May %, 1880:
Income - Interest from invest
ments, $5254; contributions, 1892;
cash from sale of lat, 1925; cash on
hand, July 1, 1929, $50; total, $943.94.
Expenses = Moving grass and
cleaning off lots, STATS; painting
fence, $500; printing and station
cry, $13.75; lawn mower and trim
mer, $23.65; total, $207.16; balance
on hand, S1S6.78.
The market value of the securities
held by the committee at this date
is about $780, Of the people sup
posed to be interested in the Gem
etery, about one-fourth has respond
ed to the appeal sent out last fall
and winter. If the remaining three
fourths will respond as literally,
there will be ample funds for the
S40O addition to invested funds as
well as for the new gate and arch.
The following in an alphabetical
list of contributors to date:
Arthur Campbell, Mrs. Minnie
Davidson, Mrs. Annie E. Fisher,
DR.. Charles Holland, Mrs. F. J. Hud-
son. Mrs. Estella Johnston, Mrs. AL
bert M. Lank, John H. Lank, Mrs.
Henry Lank, Mrs. R. T. Mitchell,
Mrs. J. w. Pearce, Mrs. Emma T.
Pettyjohn, Mrs. L. C. Reynolds, Mrs.
Emma Robinson, Miss Bertha Vim
cent, Mrs. Ida Vincent, George H.
Waples, Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. War
rington, Mrs. D. A. Wells, Prof.
Harry H. White, John R. White, Mrs.
Margaret J. White.