Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30

3 several days from an infection o
: the foot and leg.
Harry Carson, superintendent
: Georgetown Gas Company, ATTENDED
the Atlantic City National Conven
D tion of the American Gas Associa
tion last week.
!, The autumn booster number of thC
National Grange Monthly, a journa
which circulates from coast to coast
contains an article, written by re-
quest, by Prof. Albert Farley, of this
town.
"Drone," Mrs. Maggie McGee's pet
cat, died this past week at the age
of 21 years.
Midland Grange will have a street
market on Saturday, November 7th.
Soups, cakes, rolls, pies, dressed
chickens, etc, will be on sale.
T.. H. Wiley, employed in J. G.
Godrey's Shaving Parlor here, was
operated on last Monday in the Mar
shall Hospital, Milford, for the re-
novel of his tonsils.
Rev. Garfield Mcdowell, conducts
services in Prospect A. M. E. church
here every Sunday, holding class
meeting at IL O'Clock and preaching
at IL o'clock. His sermon last Sum
day was from a text found in the
twentieth verse of the ninth chapter
of the book of Romans.
The body of Mrs. Naomi Wilker-
son, who was killed Sunday, Oct IL,
in an automobile accident at Bridge
ton, N. j., was brought here on
Thursday and taken to j. 4. Carey's
funeral home. On Friday funeral
services were held in Hebron M. P.
church, Rev. ]. S. Owens officiating,
and interment made on Saturday in
the adjoining cemetery. During the
service word was received from Vir-
ginia that son of the deceased was
on his way here, and burial was de-
ferred. 5 ..
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis, of near
Redden, will entertain at their home
on Thursday evening, November IL,
the members and friends of McCol-
ley's Chapel Ladies' Aid Society. Af-
ter the business routine there will
be a measuring social" to which
everybody is invited. All who are
measured will be treated to ice
cream and cake. The ladies are re-
quested to bring cakes, which will
be auctioned off. Come, rain or
shine.
Last Monday, workmen employed |
in excavating for the cellar Of Mrs. |
Alice Thoroughgood's new store |
building on Market street, unearthed !
the bones of a human being, which |
are said to have been a skeleton |
possessed by physicians who occu- !
pied the property many years ago. |
Floyd N. Johnson, of this town, has |
accepted the position of watchman |
in the fire prevention tower, between
Ellendale and Milton.
Joseph w. Wilson has leased his |
store room on Market street to Frank |
Mandas, proprietor of the Arcade |
restaurant, who will open therein a
hool and billiard parlor.
AA 56-acre sowing of soy beans this
year on the L. P. Faucet farm, one
mile south of this town, yielded 996 |
bushels, Notwithstanding the crop
was considerably shortened by the
summers long drought.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S. johnson,
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman johnson and
Mrs. William E. Pusey on Sunday
attended at Pittsville, Md, the fu-
neral of the formers brother-in-
law, John Henry Hudson; who died
at the age of n years.
Mrs Bessie N. Hudson has as her
guest Miss Laura Cox, who recently
from stay. of several
months in New Hampshire. Last
week Mrs. Hudson entertained her
Mrs. Raymond
Hudson and children, Ray and
Nancy May, of Clayton.
Mr.. and Mrs Elisha G. Ryon have
from a trip to. Cleveland,
Ohio, where, accompanied by Mr..
md Mrs. J. Everett Walls, of Middle
.own, they visited Mrs. Ryon's and
Mrs. Walls sisters, Mrs. A. Harland
elliott, Mrs. Della Bailey and Mrs.
Mary Johnson. Their trip, which
vas by auto, extended to points of
interest in Canada and New York.
Robert Wilkins is having large
chicken house erected near his home
IN South Race, street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Lynch
lave received word that their son
Homer was admitted to the New
York bar Wednesday morning.
Growers are now planting large
Lcreages of wheat. This fall the
Weather has been suitable for wheat
,lanting and the farmers have TAX
ng advantage of the opportunity to
ow crop with conditions right for
he sprouting.
Mrs. Charles Short spent last We'd
lesday in Wilmington. f.E
Miss Mary A. Johnson, of Middle
own, has been visiting relatives in
own.
Mrs. Charles T. Jester spent
art of last week with relatives in
H..
Miss Naomi Thomas is spending
ONE time with relatives in. Whining
on.
Miss Sadie Davis, of Whaleyville,
Id, has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
.ussell McCabe.
Miss Mary Mears of Piney Grove
pent the weekend with Mr.. and
[rs. Ralph Swain.
Mrs. Virden Macklin and daughter
Ielen Louise are home from the
eebe Hospital.