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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-11
AND JAPAN PLAYS POKER

AND JAFAN PLA1S POKER
From edition to edition the story
changes.
Japan will accept this and will
accept that. Japan will accept moth
ing.
Meanwhile Japanese troops keep
getting to new places.
Japan seems to be good poker
player.
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Milford chronicle., 1931-12-25
Mr.. And Mrs. John w.
Pearson, Sr., Married
For Fifty Years

On, the evening of December 81
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John W.
Pearson, of Dover, witnessed a gath
ering of much interest when a re-
ception was given in honor of their
golden wedding anniversary.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Pearson are
native born Delawareans and hay
ing spent their entire life in Della
ware are well-known throughout
the State. Mr.. Pearson has been
noted to. be one of the most promi-
nent farmers of Kent county. The
house was beautifully decorated for
the occasion with the holiday trim
mings of mistletOe, holly and crepe
paper.
On the table stood beautiful
white cake with fifty yellow candles.
Refreshments consisted OF ice
cream, cake, grapes, bananas, or
anges, apples and mints. About 100
guests were present.
The guests departed at late hour
wishing the couple many more hap
py years of welded life. They were
recipients of many useful gifts as
we'll as over $4,000 in gold.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-25
New Century Club Notes

A short business session was held
at the regular meeting hour on
Monday afternoon after which the
meeting was adjourned until in the
evening at seven-thirty when the
president of the club, Mrs. Walter
X. Barrett, gave her usual Christ
mas party for the members ard
their children. An enthusiastic audi
ence listened to the Christmas pro-
gram given by the Juveniles, which
was splendid. Mrs. Barrett should
be complimented for the evenings
fun and entertainment for it was
much enjoyed by those who were
there. After the program, the treat
for the children, provided by Mrs.
Barrett, of ice cream, delicious cake
and candy was served. 3#
The program, under the direction
of Miss Fielder, instructor of music
in the schools, was as follows:
Greeting, Marian Barrett. t@.
merry Christmas To You, Dear
Mothers" sung by the children.
Recitation, Elizabeth Anne Hons-
ton.
Song, Adele Warren.
Recitation, Tommy Faix.
Duet, Norman and Tom Bennett.
''The Night Before Christmas"
Miss Feidler.
Song, Away in a Manger," Elaine
Townsend.
Recitation, Charles Willis.
Song, "Jolly. jolly Santa Claus"
Gertrude Atkins,
Recitation, JimlEie Hammond.
Song, Florence Bennett.
Recitation, Billy Galloway.
Song, "Children Would You Like
TO Co." Anne Pierce.
Recitation, Hilton Walters.
Song, "Silent Night" sung by the
children and accompanied hy the
Bennett boys.
Christmas story read by Miss
Helen Swain. i
Christmas story, Or. Dalenia Dra-
per- .c
Piano duet, Mrs. Edward Hurley
and Mrs. Walter K. Barrett.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-25
LYNCHING PROBERS
DEMAND MENCKEN
[COntinued from First Pagel

L j
I'VE have lots of questions to ask
them pertaining to the particular
case. The hearing shall be open.
Those gentlemen might as well pack
their grips and embark for Salisbury.
They say the members of the mob
are known and that is just the kind
of information we are endeayoring to
obtain.
81 merely have in mind an orderly
procedure to determine this case and
without all possible evidence we will
not be able to render a decision"
3 Some of the other jurors with
whom he has conferred support him
in the plan to have subpoenas issued
for the Baltimore newspaper men,
Mr.. Kennefly added.
The investigation will be permit
ted to rest during the Christmas
holiday. Attorney General Lane is
at his home in Hagerstown and is
not expected to return to Salisbury
for several days.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-25
JEFFERsoN

The funeral services for VIM. p.
Jefferson, of Lincoln, Del, were
conducted on Monday, Dec. 81. Brief
services were held at the house and
the main services were held at
Slaughter Neck M. E. Church, where
for about forty years he was an ac-
tive, and the most of this time, an
official member.
At the house service Rev. j. Frank
Willis, the pastor, delivered q very
appropriate address. Mrs. Ruth
Wilkins sang "The Home of the
Soup. Mr. Oscar Lank, Harrisburg,
brought the message from the Scrip
lures, and Rev. W. S. Cantwell,
Cheswold, rendered prayer At the
church Dr.. Omar E. Jones, former
district superintendent of the Mid
dletown district, and a friend of the
family, delivered the sermon. Rev.
Claude Clark, Sudlersville, Md, paid
a loving tribute to the family. Ray
mond Bennett sang, I'VE Wonder
Why. Rev. j. R. Bicking, of Berlin,
Md, offered prayer. The ministerial
quartet, consisting of Rev. f. A.
Baker, Newark, Md; Rev. o. II. Con-
nelly, Dagsboro, DEL; Rev. Vaughn
Moore, Selbyville, Del, and Rev. j.
r. Bicking, Berlin, Md, sang abide
With Me" safe in the Arms of
Jesus, and Lead Kindly Light.
Rev. ]. L. Thornton, Greenwood,
Rev. Wilson Buckson, Whitesville,
Rev. Jas. Gardner, Frankford, Rev.
Wn. S. Cantwell, Cheswold, Rev. ].
r.. Bicking, Rev. f.. A. Baker, Rev.
o. H.. Connolly and Rev. Vaughn
Moore acted as honorary pall-bear-
ers.
The deceased leaves to mourn his
departure a widow, Josephine JEFF
ferson; son, Rev, Otis P. Jefferson,
pastor of M. E. Church at Chinco-
league, Va, and a daughter, Mrs. |
Elmer Joshua Bennett, Of Milford; |
three brothers., Frank, David and |
Harry "a brother-in-law, NJ. w. /
Boyce, of Wilmington, besides other |
relatives and a host of friends.
Mr.. Jefferson lived to a ripe old |
age of "A years 10 months and for ,
2S years lived at Jefferson Corner, /
in Slaughter Neck. He moved from
The farm in 1920 and in 1925. after
the children were married After the
ieath of their son, Kfnfnoth, Mr.. and !,
Mrs. Jefferson moved from Glendale I
% Lincoln, where. they resided until /
Mr. Jefferson's death on Dec. 18th.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-25
Milford Grange News

Last Saturday night at the regular
meeting the lecture hour was used
TO confer the third and fourth de-
grees upon a class of ten candi-
dates: Mr.. and Mrs. Hope, Mr.. and
Mrs. Van Hoey, Mrs. Norman Grove,
Harvey Carey, Mrs. Henry Lofland,
Miss Olivia Kirby, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gulick. We are very glad to well
come these folks and feel sure they
will enjoy Milford Grange.
Monday night Milford degree team
travelled to FELTON,, where they I'M
itiated a class of II for Trophy
Grange. Many other members went
along and enjoyed the evening with
fellow patrons.
On New Years Eve, Thursday eve
ming, Dec. 31st, the officers of Mil
ford Grange will hold a Pyramid
Party, to finish out our sum aimed
for. This party will be especially
interesting both for young and the
older folks and the officers hope
that all our new brothers and sis
ters will attend. A New Years
party is always lots of fun and this
viii be unusually so. t
Saturday, Jan. 2, will be an all
day meeting, beginning at IL a. m.
The first will be to elect a new gate
keeper. after which the delegates to
State Grange will make their report.
Dinner for everybody at noon and
the Worthy State Master and Mrs.
Robinson will install the new Off
GERS of Milford Grange, both .snbOr-
dinate and Juvenile. Everybody
come.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-25
CAFETERIA WORKERS
ATTEND MEETING

The eighth lecture meeting in a
series on Cafeteria Management"
which is being conducted for the
benefit of those connected with
school cafeterias, was held Thurs
day evening at Seaford.
Milford was represented at this
meeting by Mrs. Milo Farber, Miss
Naomi Farber and Mrs. Olivia Alb
bolt. Mrs. West, of Seaford high
school, was in charge of the meet
ing, as usual. The attendance was
good and many helpful points on
cafeteria problems were brought out
and explained.
At the next meeting of the group,
it was announced, a complete dem
Onstration" dinner will be prepared,
served and discussed. This meeting
will take place on the evening of
January 7th, at Seaford.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-25
MIRFORD TEAM LOSES
TO REHOBOTH FIVE

Playing with snap and precision,
a basketball five from RehOboth
Tuesday night triumphed over the
team of Battery F. Milford, by the
score of 43 to 16.
The game was played on the floor
of the State Armory here. A fair
crowd witnessed the encounter,
which was the first contest of the
season for the Milford aggregation.
An interesting side light on the
game was the fact that the defeat of
the local team was due largely to
the fiashy playing of Woodrow FL
iingsworth, who is himself a MEM
ber of the Milford battery. Filings
worth lives at RehobOth He scored
nearly half of the points made by
the victors, turning in seven field
goals and three foul goals.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-25
Local And State NeuUs

! The w. C. r. u. will meet with
Mrs. G. p. Carey next Tuesday eve
ping, December 20. Text word ::
| tFlesh."
Mrs. Bessie D. Roosa closed her
fall term of piano and vocal on De-
cember Is. Howard Wilkins of Cau-
sey avenue, won the honor prize.
The Woman's Home Missionary
Society meeting will be held at the
Chapel Tuesday, December %, at
2:3O p. m. Mrs. b. f. Short will
have charge of the topic for the
Christmas season. A fun attendance
is desired.
"The Friendship of David and
Jonathan" is the drama to be en-
acted in connection with the Inter
mediate Epworth League topic
Getting acquainted with types of
boys different fro mthose you know"
Sunday night at GAS o'clock. Last
Sunday the young leaguers gave a
dramatizatiOn of the Christmas
Story" To life once more Mary,
Joseph, the shepherds and the wise
men returned. Wise men came
bringing gold, frank incense and
myrrh to the Babe in the manger.
The outline of the program was as
follows: Call to worship, Virginia
Sockrider; 20 Little Town of Beth
lehem," by all; the annunciation,
Luie2 1:26-34, Cornelia Pierce;
Away in Manger, Irene Williams:
manger scene, Mary, Elva Davis;
Joseph, Robert Stidham; Story Of
the Shepherds. Luke 2:S-14, Theo-
dore Townsend; The First Noel, by
all; The Three Shepherds, Ross
Bethard, Gee Gee Draper and Chas.
Clements, entered; The Story of
Wise Men, Matthew 2:1-11, Howard
wilkins; eve Three Kings of Ori-
ent Are" piano solo, DorothH JOS
eph; Three Wise Men, Pierce Malon-
ey, Osborne Walls and Theodore
ManlOve, entered; Holy Night" by
all. AS the last strains of Holy
Night" died away, the scene was
that in the stable. Mary and Joseph
were sitting by the manger with
on one side having
brought only their hope while on
the other side were the Wise Men
holding gold, frank incense and |
myrrh. Over all shone the Star of |
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-25
MIDLAND GRANGE NOTES

The following officers have been
elected in Midland Grange for 1882:
Master Roy Swain; oYerseer, Edwin
Smith: lecturer, Albert Farley; stew
ard. Thaddeus Warrington; assistant
steward, Lester Bromley: Chaplin.
Charles Powers: ,trea surer. Miss Sallie
Messick; secretary. Mrs. Edward Rog-
crS: gatekeeDer. Floyd Short; Ceres,
Mrs Eva Short: Pomona, Mrs. Lola
Warrington; Flora. Mrs. G. !IeItsi lady
assistant steward. Mrs. Leta Short
Midland Grange will entertain Pomo-
ma Grange Thursday, January 14. The
next regular meeting viii be Monday
evening, January 4, in the new hall
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-25

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Chickens Sc alive, 1Oc dressed.
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1t is much easier to be critical
than to be correct.
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Davis r. Grier is home for the hol.
idays.
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Miss Mae Gillis is home for the
holidays.
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BERTHE VanI.euven was home for
Christmas.
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w. II. Davis has returned from a
business tour to New York.
ST.
Misses Lena and Eliza Short are
home for the holidays. ,.
AB -.
Joseph NAPLES, of Georgetown,
has been the guest of DR.. James LOf-
land.
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C. w. Atherton is visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. Jones, near South Milford
<aB
Miss Laura Richards, of George
town, has been visiting Mrs. George
II. Hall.
S4hs
Harry B. Jacobs, of Laurel, at
tended the dance here Thursday
evening.
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Miss Florence TorbeTt, of Elkton,
Mr., has been the guest of Mrs. Geo.
W. Marshall.
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Benjamin and Mrs. Hester Col
Inns passed Christmas with friends
in Laurel.
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Mr.. H. A. Tingle, of Homesdale,
Pa, is the guest of his aunt, Mrs.
A. f. Tuthill.
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GlenmOre L. Ellis, of Salisbury,
Md, passed Christmas with friends
49b ... i
Miss Rose Drennen, ElktOn, Md,
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. G.
w. Marshall.
49,
Rev. Robert Hallett will pass Jan
nary on the Canadian border in New
York State.
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Miss Van Arman, of Camden, Del,
las been the guest of Mrs. Frank L.
Irier the past week.
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Theodore Beal, of Philadelphia, |
vas the guest of Ex-Governor Wat
ION this week.
4b
Mert Warren and wife have re-
urned from two weeks visit in |
N. J.
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Frank Finlaw has been quite i'll |
With pneumonia, at the Nationel Ho-
ell this week. /
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Edward Davis, of Philadelphia, ate
christmas turkey with his father,
|. W. Davis.
49,
The three Misses Draper, daugh-
ers of G. H. Draper, are victims of
uinsy of the throat. l.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-25
HIGHWAY WORK
TO COST $17O,6OO
Bids Opened At Dover for Sidewalks
And Road Construction

Following its policy to give as
much work as possible to the unem-
ployed during the winter season,
the State Highway Department on
Tuesday opened bids for $3.50 feet of
sidewalks along State roads, cost
ing $13,195.5O at the lowest bids,
and for grading or building 7S3
miles of roads costing $157, ,405 at
the lowest bids, making q total for
the entire work of $170.600.50. 1t
was announced that additional bids
for roads would be received early in
January. ar
No contracts were awarded Tues
day, but will be as soon as the ensi-
neers can go over the bids.
Sidewalks, Prices Corner to Mar
shallt0n, 5000 feet = Frank Mark
Company, Philadelphia, 4,455;
Vincent Jafola, Philadelphia, $1S,-
go; Zecco and Truano. Philadel-
rhia. $12,572; Nichols Construction
Company, GlenoIden, Pa. $12, ,2S5;
Ernest DiSabatlno and Sols. vii.
rnington, $1?.274; c. g. Centrona,
Philadelphia, $12,081; r. Joseph
Riley. Philadelphia. Sli,963; A. Van
tresRa and Sons, Wilmington, $ll,-
9il; Louis Delanta, Philadelphia,
$11,965; Whitehall Construction
Company Philadelphia, $1,000;
Joseph Thomas, New Castle, $1O,-
1880 Glow bidder). . ~.
Kenton-Blackisto Cross Roads %
foot concrete road 3.51 miles-Con-
tinental Contracting Company, Bal
timOre; $5S,136; Old Line Construc-I
tion Company, Chestertown, Md,
$51,171; E. Riley Mixner, Ocean City,
N. j., $47,669; Louis Delanta, Phila-
delphia, $47,O15.5O; Vincent Schae-
va, Buffalo, N. Y, $46,212.5O; W. w.
Truitt, Lincoln City, $4,000;
George and Lynch, Dover, $44,6SO,
dow bidder).
Hare's Corner-Farnhurst, grading
dual road, 2.20 miles-Edward Fay
and Sons, Philadelphia, $3.50;
Continental Contracting Company,
Baltimore, $83,550; r. e. Ducher,
S,400; Louis Delanta,
Philadelphia, $68,30O; Frank Mark |
Company, Philadel- |
phia, $65, ,090; Joseph ScaOna, Phila- |
delphia. $6O,39O; Mazola and NIirano. !
Philadelphia, 100000; Vincent ia
vola, Philadelphia, $57 800; Vincent |
Scheava, Buffalo, N. Y. $53,O1O (low !
Washington street extension, Will |
mington to Philadelphia pike, 1.5O |
miles-A. Petrillo, Wilmington, $74,- |
$40; Joseph Scaona, Philadelphia,
S68,005; Frank Mark Construction |
Philadelphia, $65,225; |
Construction Company, |
$63,9S5; Mazola and Mir
mo, Philadelphia, $64,175; Vincent
Javola, Philadelphia, $57,S65; Vim
cent Scheava, Buffalo. N. Y, $4S,9O5
(low bidder); r. E. Ducher, Middle
own, $48,98O.
Delaware Colony road, clearing |
md grubbing,. O.62 miles-Walter
Roach and Son, Georgetown, $3.50; I
Marvel and Russ, Georgetown, $2,-
1880; Old, Line Construction Com
lany, Chestertown, Md, $3,262.50; |
". w. Truitt, Lincoln City, $f,S45; I
Albert Croll. Georgetown, $1,745; |
Short and King, Georgetown, $1,215;
Engineering and Construc-
ion Company, Selbyville, $1,000
low bidder).
Cheswold- Bishops Corner. side
walk, 2.280 feet-C. G. Centrona,
$3,OO7; George and
4ynch, Dover, $2,665; Hickman and |
short, Bethany Beach, $3.50; I
smyrna Cement Products Company, !
2,449; GOoden and Clark, Dover, /
2,346 Glow biddery; w. w. Trnitt,
lincoln City, $2,56S.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-25
WEDDINGS
MoRGAN-SIIoRT

Mr.. and Mrs. Boyce Short, of Lin
coin, announce the marriage of their
daughter. Anita Marguerite, to Wood.
row Wilson Morgan, son of Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. Morgan, also of Lincoln.
Saturday, Dec. 10Th. at Denton, Md,
by the Rev. Thos. j. Huntington.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-25
PERSONALS

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Mr.. and Mrs. Evans Abbott of New
York City are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. D. Abbott.
|
Miss Adele Edwards Of Philadel-
phia is the guest of Mrs. George H.
Hall for an indefinite stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Humes of
Bellyille, N. j., are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Humes.
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Miss Mary Little of Toronto, Can
ada, is visiting Milford friends and
relatives during the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Roper of Phil
adelphia are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Tropea for Christmas.
Mrs. Charles G. Fisher and Miss
Virginia Fisher are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul B. Bordner, of Drexel
Hill, Pa.
Tom Williams, Of Lehigh Univer-
sity is the guest of his parents. DR..
and Mrs. Elmer T. Williams, cor the
holidays.
Logan and Garrett Grier are
spending their vacation from. school
with their parents, DR.. and Mrs.
Walter L. Grier.
Mr.. and Mrs, Grier Baynum of
Toronto, Canada, arrived Thursday
evening to spend Christmas with
their families here. 81 ,,-.-.-
Reese and Dallas Kitchens of
Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa are
the guests of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. S. Kitchens.
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Miss Dorothy Derrickson. CT
Providence, r. l., is here for the
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. A. DerricksoIl.
James Dickerson. a student of the
New York Military School, is home
for the holidays with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Dickerson.
Miss r. Mabel BoWser is spending
with her sister. Mrs. Ad-
am Shearer, at Ford City. Pa, and
her father, A. ]. Bowser, Akron, Pa.
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Miss Lydia Wilson of Washington, |
D. c., and Houston Wilson, Of Yale
are home for the holi-
days with their parents, MIR. and
Mrs. .Thos. r. Wilson.
EMr. and Mrs. James HuIhes are
being congratulated on the birth of |
a daughter in the Marshall Hospital
on Sunday, December 90. The new (
Miss will be called Mary Eleanor.
.s == ~ - sts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Gould of New
York City were guests Of DR.. and
Mrs. Clyde Nelson on Monday and
Mr.. Gould was second in
command of the recent BYRD Expe-
lition.
Miss Margaret GFier Of Philadel-
phia and George S. Grier of Angus
ID military OCHOOLJ are Ine SueSIS Vi
heir parents, MFR. and Mrs. George
5. Grier at their home on Kings
Highway. )
Miss Margaret Abbott, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Imly Abbott, of |
street, has arrived from
Philadelphia to spend the holidays
With her parents. Miss Abbott re-
,ently completed a three years
course in nursing at the
Yomen's Medical College of Penn
ylYania. /
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-25
Thfptu
One
Years
Ago
Taken From December, 1909
Files OF Milford Chronicle

Messrs. Chester and Robert Edd
mgton. of Washington. d. c.. were
home for Christmas.
%4s.
Hiram Truitt and Harry Thaw, OF
Philadelphia, spent Christmas wifi
relatives here.
>fb
William Watson, of Atlantic City
and Raymond Watson are visiting
their mother, Mrs. Mary Watson.
s9Fs
William TWigg, of Philadelphia,
has been the guest of his uncle. Mr.,
John Latchum.
+aEs
Mrs. Annie Calhoun, of Washing
ton, d. c., has been the guest of her
brother, Mr.. Charles Fisher.
IT.
Miss Lizzie Hynson, of Philadel-
phia, passed Christmas with her
father, Garrett l.. Hynson, near
town.
%dE<.
"Jef" Short has been making
Xmas lively for his brothers and sis
ters at the home of his father, Stan
ley Short.
Miss Anna Kramlick entertained
"a large number of the younger set
of Milford society, last Wednesday
evening, in honor of her brother
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Misses Emma and 'Flossie Hallett
are home from Rehoboth for the
holidays, and will remain until after
their sisters marriage next week.
ab ...
The young ladies of Milford gave
an informal Christmas dance in the
New Century Club rooms, Christmas
night. 1t was a very pleasant af-
fair.
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PIERCE-BELL WEDDING
At high noon, Wednesday,, Deceln-
ber 2Gth, 1900, Miss Name V. Bell,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Bell,
of South Milford, and Robert Fl.
Pierce, of the firm of Pierce Broth
ers, merchants of SOnth Walnut
street, were joined in marriage in
the Avenue M. E. Church of this
town by the Rev. l.. e. Barrett. The
wedding was very pretty as the hap
piness of the bridal party and their
friends was catching, and the whole
audience was not only pleased but
looked pleased. The bride wore
tailor made travelling suit, the color
of which has set the ladies guessing.
The ushers were Harvey Laws,
Harry Pierce, Davis and William
Sipple, and the wedding music was
played by Miss Bessie Davis. The
presents were numerous, handsome
and useful.
After the ceremony the bridal par ,
ty drove to Ellendale, where they
took the Queen Anne Railroad for
Baltimore and tour of the south.
dh
Mr.. George Small, of Chester, Pa,
spent Christmas with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Small, in Lin
colin.
%fH
Oliver Grier, of Miilersville, Pa, is .
home with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
lanes Grier, in FFederica.
... >aSs
Mrs. John Craig, of Philadelphia,
s visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
,. T. Carlisle.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-25
OBITU UARIES
TRUITT

+ TRUITT
Mrs. Helen Delevan Truitt died at
| her home on West Front street,
North Milford, Monday morning,
Taged 81 years. She was the widow
of the late Isaac S. Truitt, who for
years was an official of the First No
tional Bank in Milford. Mrs. Truitt
was born at Norwich, New York, and
moved to Delaware when young
lady with her parents, who came to
this state to seek health for her
father. Her husband died several
years ago. Funeral services were
held at her late home on Wednesday
afternoon, Rev. Joseph Kinks, rector
Of Christ Episcopal Church, of Mil
ford, officiating. Mrs. Truitt is sur
vived by three sons, John c. Truitt,
teller at the First National Bank
and Trust Company, of Milford; Geo.
D. Truitt, of Quincy, Massachusetts,
and Hiram M. Truitt, of near Ard
more, Pa.
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DAVIS
Harry Davis, age II years, died at
his late home in Slaughter Neck on
Monday. December IA, 1881. Funeral
services were held on Wednesday,
from the home with interment in
Slaughter Neck cemetery. Rev. Will
lis officiating. Mr.. Davis leaves
wife, Mrs. Annie Davis and five
children.
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WILKINS
Mrs Matilda H. Wilkins, wife of
VIM. NJ. Wilkins, died on November
20, 1881, at her home at the Brick
Granary. Mrs. Wilkins was IS years
of age. She was born in New Jersey
and was the daughter of Phenius
Bosomberry. She leaves a husband
and six children to mourn their
loss. Her chief delight was in doing
for others. Interment in Odd Eel
lows cemetery. Rev. J. f. Willis off,
ciating.
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SIMPLER
Mrs. Emma c. Simpler died Tues
day, December Is, 1881, aged 81
years, months and days. Funeral
at residence of Oliver Hazard, on
Thursday. Interment at Zion M II.
She was a daughter of the
late Andrew and Caroline Simpler.
She leaves one sister, Mrs. Frank
johnson; two nieces, Mrs. ]. o. HaZ-
zard and Mrs. Leon Black; nep-
new, Herman Johnson of Milford,
and host of relatives and friends.
Rev. Hodson officiating.