Milford chronicle., 1931-02-13
CLIFTON'S CORNER
Near LeWeS)

The many friends of William d
Wilson, Jr., learned Of his death last
week in the Beebe Hospital, with
sad regrets at his passing. Many
attended the funeral at Lewes on
Friday to pay their last respects. His
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ferris Wilson,
survive him, also Il brother ut Cape
May, N. J.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs Taylor
Vaughn now has fine daughter to
make them happy.
Martin Willis is substituting on
the school bus for the regular driver,
Norman King, who is sick.
Clarence Vessels was unfortunate
with his auto last Sunday. After
paying pleasant call on a lady lie
started for home, but finally had to
abandon the car and walk home
arriving just before the peep o. day.
BETTER trade that car for something
@1Orc reliable.
Rain in welcome quantity came
early this week, but far from what
is needed to assure farmers of a
normal amount of water for spring
planting.
Here is a pig story and l send it
as il came to mc-believe it or not,
it's fact, vOuchcd for by Gardner
Drain. Recently Mr.. Drain bought
a pair of pigs and last week he went
to feed them and found one was sick.
He removed it from the pen and laid
it on Il bag placed on the ground,
In In lsnnn II
He didn't know just what TO do for
the animal, but he had a bottle of
Pain King in the house, so he got it
and poured Il dose down the pigs
throat; thinking it would soon be
dead anyway. He left it and short
time after returned, but the pig had
disappeared, only the bag remaining.
Mr.. Drain believes that his bottle of
Pain King has great power, for he
has not yet been able to find any
trace of the pig Since.
Everett Calhoun is repairing his
house on the farm recently occupied
by DR.. Marsh.
A pair of fine mules was recently
purchased by William and Carlton
Donovan from Chester Townsend.
That was a real wood-sawing at
the home of William Clifton last
week. 1t took ten hours and thirty
minutes to saw the huge pile with
power and circular saw.
The children are much Interested
in st. Valentines Day, which is to-
morrow, and some of the messages
are really handsome.
Ice cream is always an attraction |
and probably it forms one OF the |
main attractions for some of our |
Sunday visitors; well, they are well |
come, for we also get much pleasure
from going after our share of it.
How is this for low prices? Eggs |
selling for 15c per dozen from the
farm. Butter brings 35c pound, but
few have holding prices the best of
all on the barnyard
But that does not prevent farmers
from buying radios, as John Luke
johnson has installed one recently,
and will get the music and market
from the great cities.
Josephine Johnson is at the hos
pital and was to be operated on this
week
George and Edward DickersOn
were Monday guests with Henry
King and family.
There are many ill, with more or
less serious illness; of the number
is Roxana Drain, who has been i'll
several weeks.
Those who have been making So
cial calls and enjoying hospitality
Of friends are Miss Thelma Legates
was with Mrs. William Clifton on
afternoon. Mrs. Mary Le-
gates and son were with Mrs. Clara
Vessels Monday. John h. Jordan
and wife were with Harley Legates
and family on Saturday. John King
spent Saturday with Henry King and
family. Mrs. Sarah Clifton, Mrs.
Laura Hill, Raymond Hill and two
were with VIM. Clifton and
family.
Then there were social callers as
follows Charles e. Clifton and
from RehobOth, Raymond |
Hill and two children, Norman King, J
Winter and Joseph Walls, were with
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Clifton Sunday
lfternOOn.