Milford chronicle., 1930-10-24

they seem to be scarce.
The turnip patches are looking
good. 1t now looks as if this vege-
table will be plentiful.
Sweet potatoes will prove a large
and paying crop. The farmers who
have them will make some money.
Adoption
Ioka Tribe No. 35, I. o. r, NJ. had
a class adoption in the auditorium
of the public school building on
/ Monday evening. Five pale faces
were made acquainted with the
mysteries connected with Redman-
/ ship.
The splendid teams of Ioka Tribe
did the work in a very creditable
manner.
Members from tribes located at
Seaford, Bridgeville, Milford, Milton
and a large force from Ellenhale
were present and witnessed the
ceremonies.
Shipping Holly
Handy Lynch, near here. one of
our largest dealers in holly, com
menced last week to ship holly
wreaths and holly branches to
points north.
Mr.. Lynch informed the writer
that the florists have a method in
the preserving the life of the holly |
by using a coating of wax, which |
keeps it looking fresh for a long |
time.
Mr.. Lynch expects to be busy |
from now on in cutting and ship |
ping holly to his customers in many |
parts of the United States and Can
ada, until the end of the season |
which will be about December the
20th or 22nd.
Personal
Miss Allie and Torbert Macklin !
entertained on Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Deppish and two children of
Havre de Grace, Md, and Mrs. Will
lard Millman of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Jester spent
the weekend in Baltimore as the |
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ.
Clayton.
DR.. and Mrs. w. S. P. Combs and
two children, Warren and Ellen, OF
Middletown, Mr.. and Mrs. Jehu F.
Hudson and son Billy of George
town, were the guests of Mrs. D.
Henry Reed and Mrs. d. NJ. DOno-
van on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. f. Prettyman
spent Sunday at Selbyville as the
guest of Mrs. Elizabeth McCabe.
Fred H. Stienkle of Wilmington is
crnVli,,or dave fhn or1IoCf /
of Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Reed.
Mrs. John Prettyman and daugh-
ter Eva spent Sunday in George
town at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Parker.
Archie Pagan of Harrington vas
a Sunday caller on friends.
Sick
D. H. Reed of E., who was Sc
verely hurt in an accident about
two weeks ago seems to improve
slowly.
Samuel H. Fisher, one of our Iu-
raj carriers, is still very sick with
rheumatism. His improvement is
very SLOW
School Notes
Don't forget the P. r. A. Slpper
which will be held in the auditor
ium of the school building, Ellen
dale, on Wednesday evening, Octo-
ber 20. Will commence serving the
supper at $3.50 p. m. Many good
things will be on sale at reasonable
prices.
Prizes will be given to those who
come masked and are the best
dressed and the most comical. You
will certainly miss a lot of fun by
staying away from this nesting.
Church News
The Church school was fairly well
attended but several of the teachers
were absent. This should never oc-
cur, unless unavoidedly detained at
home by sickness or other things of
an important nature. The children
expect to see their teachers each
Sunday and how disappointed they
are when they fail to put in their
appearance. We think that some
times that the constant absence of
teachers help in a measure to keep
the scholars at home and thereby
destroy the usefulness of the class
dS d MuOlGs we WOnuCl IL lAAC
Church school teachers of today
recognize the fact that a great re-
sponsibility rests on them. Greater
perhaps than they know. They are
not only to act as teachers but are
to apply the lesson, so it will sink
deep into the hears of their hearers.
They are to be ambassadors for
Christie be the guiding hand
which will lead the minds of their
pupils from earthly things and CEN
ter them on things which are of an
heavenly nature so that they will be
to answer the call of the
Lord when He asks for laborers in
His vineyard Here l am, send me.
The Church school when main
tanned at the highest standard is the