Milford chronicle., 1932-10-21
DELMAR

Elijah Oliphant, well known far
mer and life-lcng resident of this
community, passed away at his
home near here Wednesday after
noon after an illness of about a
weeks duration caused by falling
across a fence and fracturing sew
eral ribs which was followed By par
alysis of the throat. Funeral SER
vices were held from his late home
Friday afternoon. He is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Dora Oliphant, one
son, Calvin Oliphant, of Bacon, and
two daughters, Mrs. Nettie King of
near Laurel and Miss Lillian Oil
phant who resides with her parents.
The deceased was 7S years of age,
member of st. Pauls M. p. Church,
staunch Democrat and one of our
most esteemed citizens.
William Nelson and James e.
Cleary attended a meeting of the
Veteran Employees Association of
the Delaware Division of the Penn
sylvania Railroad in Wilmington on
Saturday, October Is.
G. L. Long has returned from
business trip to New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Moore have
Returned from a trip to the South
ern States.
y Richard Cullen of Maryland Uni
versity and Roland Ellis of Della
ware University were weekend Vis-
itors in Delmar.
Miss Rachel Barr and Miss Carrie
Mae Barr who have been visiting
relatives and friends in Philadel-
phia have returned home.
Mrs. Frances Bradley, wife OF
Harry Bradley passed away at her
home Monday evening, following a
long illness of tuberculosis. She
spent nearly three years at Brandy
wine Sanatorium but was brought
to her nome here the latter part OF
August and since then had been
gradually slipping away. The de-
ceased was 80 years old and is sur
vived by her husband, mother, Mrs.
Alice Bailey and brother, Gorley
Baker, and a host of friends. Flu
neral services were held from her
home at 2 o'clock Tuesday after
noon with Rev. Jester, pastor of the
Methodist Protestant Church, oftici-
ating. Interment in M. P. cemetery,
Delmar.
Mrs. Kennard Price of Norfolk is
the guest of Mrs. Will S. Marvel, Jr.
Mrs. Harry T. Hickey of Richard
son Park spent the weekend with
relatives in this town.
Miss Mamie Devine of Atlantic |
City has been the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. James Kelley and family
during the past week.
Mrs. Anna Lee Waller, president
of the Delaware Women's Christian
Temperance Union, will preside at
the fifty-third annual convention of
that organization which will be held
in Smyrna, October 26, q and 28.
The following program has been an
Rev. Francis Burgette Short of
Milford will speak Wednesday, Oc-
tober 26, at 3 p. m.
Horace Greeley Eastburn, attor-
ney at law of Wilmington, will
speak at 3:45 o'clock, Wednesday.
Rev. Leonard White, Superintend-
ClL VI 0dllODu4J I(AObAASbJ VI bhC W - /
mington Conference will speak
evening at 1880 o'clock.
At $3.50 o'clock Wednesday even
ing a reception to officers, delegates
and visitors, by members of the To-
cal union, Mrs. Mollie Cantwell,
president.
Rev. R. C. Helfenstein, pastor of
Peoples Church, Dover, will speak
at p. m.
DR.. Mary Harris Armour will be
he speaker for Thursday evening,
October 27.
Names of all delegates should be =
sent to Mrs. Walter o. Hoffecker,
Smyrna, by October IS. .
Annual Rally Day was observed
1t the Methodist Episcopal Church,
Oelmar, Sunday, at all the services. :
The morning collection amounted
o $371.25. .
No vOfa If VOu fail in ragisfar