Milford chronicle., 1932-06-10


: year is "The Sermon on the Mount.
Another prize was awarded to Rob
. ert as the best debator between thu
two literary societies in the Wash
: ingtOn Birthday debate at the Acad
emy.
Mrs. Thomas Ayers and Mrs. Wal.
ter Townsend were hOstesses last
Friday evening at a bridge party
and bOudOir shower in honor OF
Miss Edna Preston, at the home OF
/ Mrs. Ayers.
Those from Georgetown who on
Monday attended the w. c. r. U.
Institute at COolspring We're Mrs
Lola Warrington, Mrs. Omar e.
Jones, Mrs. John F. Kaiser and
Mrs. Thomas Taylor.
1 Gone To Montana
George William TOrbert will leave
in a few days for Chicago, where
| he will spend some time and then
proceed to Chico Hot Springs, Mon
tana, to make his future home. Mr..
Torbert has for many weeks been
residing with his sister, the late
Mrs. Sallie S. Wilson, who died re-
Gently at her home near town.
The Georgetown Fire Company
will hold its annual carnival on the
Faucet lot near the depot, June 10
to 18, inclusive.
The late crop of corn is being
planted in this section. EARLY corn,
owing to cold weather during May,
sprOuted badly and will require
much replanting. Because of the
small acreage of canning vegetables
contracted for the acreage in corn
will be greater than for many years.
Wheat Harvest
Wheat is heading out and the
prospect for a little above the aver
age yield is good at this time. AL
though the acreage sown to the
grain last autumn was not so large
as in former years the growers an
ticipate better prices than received !
last year and expect cash received |
for the 1882 crop will be more than
received for the 1881 harvest.
Miss PHsey Honor Student
Miss Beatrice e. Pusey, daughter ,
of Mr.. and Mrs. William f. Pusey, |
204 South Railroad avenue, deliver
ed the oration at the cornerstone
laying of the new Georgetown post
office.
Miss Pusey will be graduated with
hOnOrs from the Georgetown High
School on Friday, June 10. Besides
being an honor student she has the
record of helhg the
only student in Delaware with a
perfect attendance record for the
twelve years she spent in school.
Miss Pusey is a commercial student
and has an excellent record in all 7
her subjects.
Miss Edna Preston whose engage
ment has lately been announced.
was the guest of honor at a boudoir
shower and bridge party given on
Friday evening by Mrs. Walter
Townsend and Mrs. Thomas Ayers
at the latter's home. The guests
were as follows: Mrs. Norman Pur-
nell, Mrs. Harold Purnell, Mrs.
Laura Purnell, Mrs. George Barr,
Mrs. Virden Macklin, Mrs. Fred
Mrs. James Deyin, Miss
Edith Warrington, Miss Helen
Macklin, Miss Flo Swain, Miss Pau
ine Godfrey, Miss Edna Barr, Miss
Gladys Hudson, Miss Mary Town
send, Miss Myrtle Jefferson, Miss
Vera Yolkert, Miss Dorothy Pepper,
Hiss Ruth OrtIieb, Miss Florence
Koch, Miss Josephine Wright, Miss
Mildred Warren of Glendale, Miss
Grnestine TimmOns of Snow Hill,
I'D, and Mrs. Earl Hudson of Lewes.
The first prize was won by Miss
.Iary Townsend; second by Miss
'immons and cut prize by Miss
'Olkert.
Mrs. Florence Jones was in Will
nington the past weekend.
Miss Annie Marvel who has been
cry i'll is very much improved.
Everett S. Lambden of Chester
own, Md, spent the weekend here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B. Green
pent the weekend with friends in
lenside, Pa.
Mrs. l.. P. Faucet and daughter
isited relatives here the past
-eek-end.
Miss NEillie II. Roach of Washing
IN, d. c., has been visiting her mo-
Ter here this week.
Miss Sallie Lambden of Abbing-
IN, Pa, spent the weekend with
er father near here.
Miss Isabel Wagner of Whining
III is spending some time with her
'Other, Rev. Martin Bran, here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prospere Virden of
ort Washington, L. l., visited
lends here the past Weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Chase of
have been visiting her
other, Mrs. L. A. Marsh this week
DR.. Basil Blackstone of Whining
n spent the past weekend with
s mother, Mrs. Annie Blackstone.
George Fleetwood of Philadelphia
'eht the first Of the week with
AIRY Johnson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. IL. Downes of Will
ington spent the weekend here
It'll his mother, Mrs. Nettie
)wnes.
Mrs. Riley Brown and children of
yOming are visiting her parents,
r. and Mrs. Frederick Walls.
Among those who attended the
wer show in Dover last Friday
d Saturday were Mrs. Daniel Lay
Il, Mrs. Marc Sanders and Miss
ura Richards.
Mrs. Lavinia Adams has opened
+ cottage at RehOboth for the
MINER. During the meeting of the
deratiOn she had as her guests,