Milford chronicle., 1931-04-03

pneumonia, at her home on KINNEY
street. She is survived by her hus-
band, who is critically i'll from kid
ney trouble, and two sons, William
and ElwoOd Hastings. Funeral SER
vices were held Wednesday afternoon
in the Methodist Protestant Church,
Revs. M. e. Hungerford and j. r.
Bailey officiating. Interment was
made in Union Cemetery.
Clyde King, residing about three
miles west of town, sustained a seri-
GUS injury last Tuesday night at the
Asa Gray Filling Station, when the
crank of an autOmibile lie was start
ing flew off and struck him over the
eye. lie is under treatment at the
Beebe Hospital, Lewes.
Mrs. Frank Green fell in front of
J Harry HOltZ's store last Monday
evening and sustained severe bruises
Job 0. Pride who conducted meat
store for many years, obserbed his
| 77th birthday anniversary last Fri
day at his home on North Railroad
avenue.
Charles II. Jones of this town, son
of Mrs. Pearl and the late HOyt p.
Jones. who will be graduate this
year at the Naval Academy in June,
will be assigned to the United States
Marine Corps.
Mrs. Fred l.. McGee returned Sat
nrday evening from the Peninsula
General Hospital, Salisbury, where
on Monday she underwent success
full surgical operation. Her cOndi-
ton is much improved.
Revival services have started at
Faith NJ p. Church under the direc-
tion of Rev. V. c. LittletOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. HOyt Rogers have
sold their property on North Bedford
street to Mr.. and Mrs. William S.
Davidson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Nelson on
Sunday entertained about twenty
five relatives and friends at their
home on East Market street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Short have NOV
ed TO Lewes and will occupy the DR..
Lyons property. Mrs. Short will
open there this week a novelty shop
for ladies'.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen T.. Richards
and Register of Wills and Mrs. f. l..
Joseph attended at ROXana M. b. |
Church last Sunday afternoon the |
funeral of the formers nephew, Ell
bert Dawson, who died on March 10,
from acute appendicitis in Norfolk |
HOSPITAL. The deceased was Ma |
rine engineer and was a son of the |
late Jasper and Mary A. Dawson, of |
RoXana and brother of Rev. Geo. |
White Dawson, of the Wilmington
ME-. Conference. He is survived by |
his wife.
Elrdige Wilson, son of the late
Theodore Wilson, was badly hurt |
Monday on his farm near StOkley, |
four miles south of Georgetown. Mr.. |
Wilson was telling a hickory tree in |
an omen field and after cutting all |
but the main root of the tree, he |
climbed to its upper branches to at |
tach Il rope with which to pull 1t |
over. Before descending, however, |
there came Il flaw of wind, which |
blew the tree over and his head was |
punctured by one OF its minor limbs.
He was rushed to the Milford Emer-
gency Hospital in semi-conscious |
condition, having lost considerable |
blood. After receiving the neceS-
sarv professional attention Mr. Will
son insisted on returning to his
home and his condition is reported |
Mr.. Wilson is a brother
of Mrs. Paul Short of this town.
Charles F. Green, manager Of the
grocery department of the local
American Store, had a cyst of con-
siderable size removed from the back
of his neck few days ago, the OPP
Grafton being performed by DR.. J.
p. NAPLES. lie is rapidly recover
ing.
Earl. young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Rust, was injured severely
about the head on Wednesday when
lie fell headlong into a hedge which
had been closely trimmed.
The Rev. Mckee will be in charge
Of the Chapel Services during the
month of April at the DemOnstra-
ton School here.
Mrs. Annie Goodwin and sister, Mrs.
Maggie Goodwin have moved here
from Philadelphia and are occupy
ing the property at South Bedford
and Front streets which they recent
ty purchased from their niece, Miss
Annie Lynch.
AHarvey M. Dukes, of Millville, is
making extensive repairs to the
Bickling property, two miles east of
town, preparatory to occupying it
in the near future. W. l.. McIll-
gaine is the contractor.
Arthur J. Hart, one of our highly
friends, who entered his I
,ighty-ninth year on Tuesday of last
week, was given a party at his home
III Chestnut street by a few neigh
Dors and friends. 1t was intended
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