Milford chronicle., 1931-11-06
LINCOLN CITY

Mrs. Lucy E. Horton, wife of the
late Seymour Horton, formerly of
this town, passed away at her home
in Milford on Wednesday, October
rs, aged rs years and 16 days. Mrs.
Horton had been an invalid for near
ly As years. Her father was one of
the early settlers of our town, hav-
ing bought of Mr.. Johnson, the
founder of Lincoln, the property
now owned by Harry Southard. In
all of her affliction until she lost her
eye sight she was a great reader and
writer, having composed a number
of poems. She leaves two sons, Will
of Media, Pa, and John of Laurel;
four grandchildren, one sister, Mrs
Beulah Smith of Florida; a niece,
Mrs Belva Collins of Milford, and a
nephew, Harry Ross of California.
She was laid at rest in the family lot
in Lincoln cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Giles Watt, of Ches-
ter, and Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Yoder,
of Glenside, Pa, spent Sunday with
relatives and friends here and at
Greenwood. Mrs. Yoder will be re-
membered as Miss Marguerite Red
den, formerly of this town.
John Andrews and Thomas Saw
yer, Jr, of Philadelphia, spent the
weekend with Geo. w. Clendaniel
and family.
Dr. P. T. Carlisle, of CoIlingswoOd,
N. j., was a town visitor over the
weekend.
The regular business and social
i'm Of HJo;
Temperance Union will be held at
the home of Mrs. George Tilton,
Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 10th. Text
word, Prayer" A good attendance
is desired.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Redden, of
Elkins Park, Pa, spent the week.
end with Mr.. and Mrs. John Cover
dale.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Johnson is
spending the week with relatives at
Glenolden, Philadelphia and Had
don Heights, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. John Donovan were
Wilmington visitors on Saturday.
w. H. Clendaniel and wife, George |
H. Derrickson and family, spent !
Sunday at Blenheim, mn. J. Mrs. !
Derrickson and daughter, Marie, will |
remain for a visit with friends at |
New Jersey, Philadelphia and Ches-
ter.
Mrs. George Warren and Mrs. Jay !
Abbott were elected as delegates for
the annual convention of the Sussex
County Council of Religious Edu-
cation i'll st. Georges M. E. church
a Tlo1lycUiI1o on FTbnrcdau
Little Miss Marian ColegrOve, of
spent last week with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. L.
Clendaniel.
Mr.. and Mrs. John LeCompte and
Mrs Edward Fitzgerald attended an
Eastern Star. meeting at Camden,
n. j., OH Wednesday of last week.
Word was received here last week
Of the death of Mrs. Eliza Gurf, of
Hill, N. Y, who passed
lway after a prolonged illness. Mrs.
juy was a former resident of our
own and leaves many friends.
Mrs. Kitchens, of near George
own, is spending some time with
Ter son, L. Kitchens.
The Sunbeam Glass of the M. e.
;hurch school met with Miss Sara
Jlendaniel on Monday night, Nov. 2,
With a large attendance, with the
oily spirit of Halloween, of which
Ill were masked, The next meeting
will meet with Mrs. George Reed, of
Glendale, on Dec. 1st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Carpenter ell
at dinner on Sunday Mr..
nd Mrs. George West, Mr.. and Mrs.
,larence Joins and children of
Mrs. Stella Carpenter
nd son, Lucius, of Marcus Hook,
Ir. and Mrs. Walter Conoway and
ons Elwood and Edward, and Mr..
nd Mrs. VIM. Givens, of Georgetown,
nd Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Short and
OH Delbert, of Cedar Creek.
Those from here who attended the
.ent County Pomona Grange, held
t Dover last Thursday, were j.
ordrey Case and wife, H. D. Cook
nd wife, Mrs. Joseph Calhoun, Mrs.
harles Weatherly. Mrs. George
lendaniel, Mrs. Harry Warren, Mrs.
Gorge Warren and Mrs. Jay Abbott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Reynolds and
r. and Mrs. Franklin Dawson have
cen recent visitors of Haddon
eights, N. j.
w. H. Clendaniel has recently pur-
lased of George Sackett the tract of
-oodland adjoining his farm.
Helen Marker, of Philadelphia,