Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06

nesday Mrs. Wilson Bayer wor
first prize.
Mrs. Howard j. Cooke was hos
tess to her bridge club on last Fri
day. First prize was won by Mrs
George Walls.
On Wednesday evening Mrs
Charles Cannon was hostess to the
members of her bridge club and
their husbands. A supper was serv-
ed at midnight. Mrs. Harold Hatfield
and Thomas Ayers were the prize
winners.
Mr.. and Mrs, George Walls enter
tanned their friends at a turkey din
ner on Wednesday evening. The eve
ming was spent in playing bridge.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
Townsend, Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
NAPLES and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Short.
Miss Eleanor Townsend celebrated
her tenth birthday last Friday with
delightful luncheon to her friends.
After the luncheon she took them to
see "Aliee in Wonderland" the mat
inee at the Sussex Theatre. Her
guests were as follows: The Misses
Nancy Layton, Patty Layton, Peggy
Walls, Janet Walls, May Helen Mac
Dermott, June MacDermitt. Jane
Hudson and Master Jack NAPLES.
Mrs. Livy Rogers entertained her
friends at a very delightful bridge
party on last Saturday evening. A
platter supper was served at mid
night. The guests were as follows:
Mrs. Emory of Berwyn, Pa, Miss
Louise Hastings, Mrs. Downing and
Miss Tatman of Milford; Mrs. Dali
las Dennis, Mrsa Ralph Swain, Mrs.
Dorothy Pepper, Miss Katherine
Phillips, Mrs. Helen McIlvaine, Mrs.
Betty Kitchens, Miss Flo Swain,
Mrs. Grace wilkins, Miss Mary
Townsend, Miss Gladys Hudson and
Miss Elsie Phillips of this town.
Prizes were won by Miss Katherine
Phillips, Miss. Townsend, Mrs. Den
mis- and Mrs. Downing.
This section was visited by a NUM-
ber of thunder showers the first of
last week
Joseph c. Godfrey ON Saturday
gashed his left thumb severely with
a razor.
A whirlwind twirled down North |
Bedford street last Saturday after
noon and almost swept pedestrians
off their feet.
There will be Homecoming |
celebration at Sand Hill Church on
Memorial Day, Monday, May 80. Ev-
is invited to attend and car
ry lunches.
Nearly fifty members of Union
Lodge No. 8, l. 90. F., attended in
a body the morning services in the
Methodist Protestant
Church last Sunday and heard an
sermon by the pastor,
Rev. l. S. Owens.
The many friends here of E. w.
Goodwin of Wilmington, N. c., who
formerly resided in Georgetown will
regret to learn of his very serious
illness at Poland Springs, Maine,
where he went last week for the
benefit of his health. Mrs. Goodwin,
who was formerly Miss Emma Mes
sick Of this town, was summoned to
his bedside.
At a meeting of the Republican
of Sussex county held on
Monday evening of last week in the
court house here, w. Elwood Wright
vas elected chairman, succeeding
II ssssWaiIl 0ther officers
elected were: Mrs. Sarah J. Albert
ION, vice chairman; Howard w.
secretary; Frank w. Law
ion, treasurer. None of those named
net opposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Triplett. who
lave been spending the winter in
5eorgetown and made many warm
riends here, left Tuesday for POGO
noke City, Md, where they rejoined
he Barnes Players for their fourth
season on the Peninsula.
While here Mr.. and Mrs. tTTiplett
ut on number of good shows, in
luding two fiddlers' contests, which
7ere exceptionally fine.
An elementary choir of more than
fly from the Georgetown Demon
tration School sang at the after
oon festival Of the two days State
Iusic Festival and Contest held last
'riday and Saturday at Dover, at
-hich there was total enrolment
t 976.
At a recent session Of the Supreme
ourt, when a number of young
lwyers were admitted to the bar,
Iyer Ableman, of Millsboro, was
nable to be present. Monday the
upreme Court was reopened at Do
er in order that he might be ad-
lifted. The motion for admission
as made by George w. Cooke.
Howard Hurley, son of Daniel H.
urley, of this town, underwent an
last Wednesday in the JEFF
rson Hospital, Philadelphia. The
)ung man recently sustained two
actures of one foot, broken an
e and injury to his back when he
II more than twenty feet at his
ace of employment with the Phil
lelphia Rapid Transit Company,
nding on a cement floor.
Joseph B.. Marvel. Texaco distri- n
ltor, made a misstep while in Mil =
rd Wednesday of last week and In
stained a severe sprain of the left III
kle. III
Ir. and Mrs. Wilson Workman and
ildren of Milford are spending