Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27

n neCticUt, have been spending few
i days with MI: and Mrs. l., n. Jones
:, Miss Margaret Beauchamp, of Den
[. ton, Md, has been a recent guest o
:, Miss Charlotte Beauchamp.
/, John Twilley, of Laurel, spent tht
:, weekend with Mrs. l.. II. Beau
- champ.
=, William W. Sharp was Philadel
/, phia visitor last week.
Rev. aud Mrs. j. Il. Delhi, of Yer.
non, Md, have been spending the
past week with the latter'S parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lane.
Mrs. Elsie Knox has returned
home after spending the past two
weeks in Wilmington and Washing
ton, d. c.
Miss Dorothy Tharp, of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. b. Tharp.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Van Pelt en-
tertained, out-of-town friends over
the weekend.
VI. L. Church School Has
Interesting Report
The NJ. Il. Church school of this
town has just completed another
very successful year. Their ami
versary services were held last Sun
day in the Educational Building with
special services for the day. At the
same time Il very interesting report
of the finances for the year was read.
The total of funds receiving during
the year from all sources was ST.
03S.SS. The offerings by classes for
the year were as follows: Fidelity
$65.O2; Rear Guards S269.5S Ever
Ready Workers $23S.15; Booster
Class $490.05; NOnesuch $90.01;
Count-On-Me $5770; Lucky Seven
! $72.9S; Willing Workers $46.S9; Sun
beams $34.16; All Ready $44.63; Lit
tie Helpers $36.36; Junior Depart
ment $9S.61; Primary Dept, $52.1S;
Beginners Dept. 1854; Nursery
Dept $500; Home Dept. $500; Sun
day Morning Glass, $31O1 public
Offering OH Childrens Day $11.92;
public Offering for Strawbridge Home
for Boys Christmas entertainment
$1,000; special Offering by Ever
Ready Workers and Booster Glasses
$4,000; special Offering and donation
by Junior Dept. for piano $125.O0.
Cash in hands of Building Fund
Treasurer not credited to classes
S136.f8. Grand total, $2,038.SS.
Miss Madalyn Smith, of the Uni
versity of Delaware, spent the week. !
end with Miss Sara Taylor, of near
town.
DT~ Howard Clymer, of Philadel- /
phiaj. spent Monday with his mother, /
Mrs..JOhn Clymcr.
j. Wesley Greeulee is seriously i'll !
at his home on Milby street.
Mrs Isaac Morris spent Monday
with friends in Wilmington.
William Louder Masten, of York,
Pa, spent the weekend with his
Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Mas
ten.
Miss Sara Taylor, of the Univer-
sity of Delaware, spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. NJ. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Y. Roberts enter
tanned friends from Virginia on Mon
day. -.
Mrs. j. E. Eggert has returned
home after spending some time with
her daughter, Mrs. and Mrs. Warren
Newton, at Bridgeville.
Junior Holland Dies
From Auto Injuries
William Holland, Jr., only son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Holland, age
years, died at $50 p. IN. Tuesday
II the Emergency Hospital, as the
'esult of an automobile accident on
Clark street, in this town Monday
lftcrnOUn about o'clock.
According to the story, Junior was
o have secured a haircut on Satur-
lay but ii was deferred until MOn-
lay, so accompanied by a playmate,
Howard Long, who lives two doors
rom the dead pals home, they were
headed for barber shop. Being re-
Iuired to cross Clark street, they
waited until an automobile had !
,asscd going west and then stepped .
ut into the path of. another car go
ng east, driven by Ernest Tharp, .
OlOred. ThaTp was using his car
S q school bus and was loaded with
olOred school children Ell route to ]
heir homes. The accident happen S
d just few feet from the main l
1uare in the business section. Tharp,
Tho appeared to be driving careful h
Y, stopped almost Immediately af- il
,r hitting the child 1t is thought
lo youngster suffered u fractural L
kull when his head came in contact +
18th the cement roadway. Ralph f.
rOWn, ono of the nearest TO the ac-
dent, ran into the street and pick G
j up tho limp form, then uncon- Il
;ious, and placed him in another n
for quick run TO a near
Y phySiCians office. DR.. w. r.
hipman made hurried examina-
on and ordered him to the hospital,
'ith State Police O'Neal clearing
le traffic, the child was rushed to
lie Emergency Hospital by Earl A
hOmas. W
The dead child is survived by his th
lrents and one sister. Mr.. Holland ca
railroad man moving from Del
ar three months ago and resided co
| Railroad street across from the M
alton. Funeral services were held pl
Delmar Thursday afternoon at
clock, in charge of Rev. c. S. Hope, IN
IstOr Of the Pilgrim Holiness ha
urch. Intcrment in M. p ceme- Oh
ry. n,
Ernest Tharp, the driver of the car do
using the death, reported the ac-
lent TO the Highway Police and i,
formed them where he could be ud c
Gated il needed. He was not placed H'
der arrest Coroner Pearson i'm