Milford chronicle., 1932-04-29
HOLLYVILLE
Personals


Miss Marion Burton, of this place
and Miss Elizabeth Ellsworth, oil
LeWes, members of the Lewes high
school faculty, spent the weekend
as the guests of the latter's parents
/ DR.. and Mrs. Paul Ellsworth, presi-
dent of Washington College, Ches-
tertOwn, Md.
Mrs. Nora Stevenson, who has been
very sick for the uast few weeks, is
improving at this time.
Miss Cassie Prettyman, who is a
member of the Bridgeville high
school faculty. spent the weekend
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Prettyman.
Rev. Joseph DickersOn, of near
Milford, and pastor of Unity M. e.
Church, who is a student at Wash
ingtOn College, Chestertown, Md,
was operated upon for appendicitis
in the General Hospital at Easton,
Md, on Wednesday of last week.
Forest Fire In Indian River Hundred
What came. very near being an
other of those serious forest fires
happened at the farm of Ebe john
son last Friday, while a brush fire
was in progress. A sudden whirl-
wind blew the fire into an adjoining
woods which was soon a mass of
flames. NeighbOrs were soon upon
the scene and the fire was confined
to a fifteen acre lot of pine woods,
which suffered considerable damage.
A large tract of valuable timber be-
longing to U. S. Senator Townsend,
was adjoining the fire but was not
damaged. Mr.. Johnson wishes TO
thank his friends and members of
the State Forestry Department for
the work they did to save his home
and buildings.
Oldest Member OF Unity NJ. E. Church
Dies at the Age of % Years
Mrs. Ellen Lingo Burton, widow
of the late Joshua r. Burton, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Car
rie Howard, on Wednesday, April 20.
son, William Burton, at Lewes, on
Sunday last, at 2 p. IN. Interment
at ConIey's M. E. Cemetery. She
leaves four sons, William of Lewes,
John of Philadelphia, David and
Ernest of Vineland, N. j., and two
daughters, Mrs. William Dorman
and Mrs. Carrie Howard of this
place. If Mrs. Burton had lived a
few more days she would have been
92 years of age. She had been a
member of church for so years. Her
memory carried her back to the days
of the circuit rider, when churches
were far apart and the minister made
his trips and calls on horse back.
Political Parties Getting Warmed
Up for the Next Race
The opening gun of the next
election was fired by
the Republicans at Dover on Tues
day of last week. From all reports
it was a lively affair. One of the
factions accuse the other of steam
roller methods and the other of try
ing to. Whom the gods wish to
destroy they first makemad".
The resolution calling for the |
adoption of wet plank in the plat
form brought forth the usual ora
tory which was rejected. The writer /
was a member of the committee on |
at the last Democratic ,
at Dover, in September |
1880, when the wet plank in the .
Democratic platfrom was adopted by /
| vote of six to five. The prohibition
question IS very veXing problem
o both parties. And in our humble
opinion the child is yet unborn that
will see it repealed by either of the
parties. AS there are too
many extremists on both the wet and
Try element. AS Kipling said, East
S East and West is West and never
he twain shall meet.
'OOlSpring Grange Notes
The next meeting of CoOlspring
irange will be this coming Friday
vening, April GOTH An interesting
Program is being prepared. 1t is
desirable that all the members be
resent as there will only be few
more meetings before summer vaca-
ion.