Milford chronicle., 1932-09-02
OCEAN VIEW.

L ueSGe 10 menLlOn capt. JOnn Il.
West, who so graciously gives the
privilege of his spacious grounds,
with the lovely shade from the trees,
for the home coming gathering each
year. Horace West, his son, and
wife and two children attended the
celebration on August 18th in the
grove.
William H. Belts, who has been in
disposed for some time, was unable
to attend the home coming exer-
cises.
DR.. VIM. Belts, his nephew, from
Chaddsford, Pa, came here and was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Fl.
Belts. Mrs. Lille H. Belts attended
Mrs. Florence Belts Derrickson
has been under the doctors care, but
has improved at this time. Alan,
Horace and Lloyd, sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Horace Derrickson, have
been spending their vacation with
their parents, as well as other
guests from Drexel Hill, Pa, visited
them.
Mrs. Mary Richards, who has been
spending several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Wilmer YanSant, is
now visiting Mr. and Mrs. William
H. Hudson for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith and
son were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Boyer Hooker on Sunday. . ~.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis A. Drexler, of
near Dover, attended our home COM
| ing celebration.
Others who were present were ia
cob Powell of Philadelphia, Mrs.
Julia Powell and granddaughter,
and many others.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pickering and
daughter Hazel, of West Philadel-
phia, have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Orville Evans and family.
Mrs. Kingsley Richards, of Phila-
delphia, has been spending a few
days with her sisters, Mrs. Annie
Bell West and Miss Matte H. Belts,
and brother, John p. Belts. .."
Mrs. Lucy Barnett died at her
home on Monday, August %, aged
so years. We were saddened by the
passing beyond of Mrs. Lucy Bar
nett, whom we will greatly miss
from our midst.
On Sunday, August 2Sth, Mrs. Ida
Bunting departed this life. She had
been a great sufferer for many
months. She was loved by all with |
whom she came in contact. When
in health, she ministered unto so
many of the friends and neighbors |
around here. Her influence will still |
be remembered. Funeral services |
were held on Tuesday afternoon at |
the home of her son, William Penne-
will near Bethany Beach. She leaves |
to mourn their loss one son, William |
Pennewill, and one sister, Mrs. |
Alonzo Evans, and one brother, Fred
Evans, in New York.
Capt. Irwin Bennett and wife gave
a dinner party at the Townsend Ho-
tel Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey James, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Tracey, Mrs. Mamie West,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard James. .,-
Mrs. Clifton Williams and two
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Williams, of Iowa and North Caro-
lima, have returned to their homes
after visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Burton and
son Alan returned home from Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Richards and
Frances and Stanley. are
spending their vacation with James
A. Richards.
Thomas H. Hudson preached a
stirring sermon on Sunday. night at
Bethel M. E. Church.
Rev. and Mrs. G.. w. Branford
spent this week on their vacation
with their relatives in Fairmount,
Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel T. Belts en-
tertained several friends from Bal
.imore, Md, over the weekend.
A poem composed by DR.. James A.
Belts reads as follows:
That old farm of ours was a beauti-
full place,
It's shores were lined with marshes,
like lace.
We saw on those marshes those
beautiful domes,
How well they were made those mus
crat homes.
Ne saw our neighbors just proging
around,
IN land or in boat, guess what they
found?
some turtle, or fish, or a soft shell
crab,
f they saw hard one, oh, how ,
they'd grab. IL
We saw the fishing hawk soar
around ....e
Till he saw his fish and dived
straight down. ., .a..t
Ie hit the water exactly head first; {
he had any brains I'm sure they a
burst.
We saw him come up with a fish as a
his keel 4
md fly avail home for sumptuous v
meal. e
me day we saw with great surprise
his fishing hawk drop a fish from
the skies.
f we could write with pencil or pen v
What we saw on that farm again and
again, n
f life and beauty; Gods gifts 70 a
men. d
o one would believe it; we scarcely ~
did then. al
Ie had horses and cattle and mice q,
and rats, el
nd chickens and geese and leather M
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