Milford chronicle., 1933-03-10
HARRISON


, The members of the Harbeson
Coolspring Home Demonstration
Clubs will hold, at their regula
meeting, a luncheon at the home o
Mrs. Alberta Wsgamon, here mex
Tuesday, March 18th. The luncheon
will start promptly at l o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Veasey spent I
part of last week in Wilmington.
James Jarvis accompanied som'
Georgetown friends on a trip Il
Washington, ID. c., last Saturday
where they witnessed the inaugural
ceremonies.
Mrs. William Messick, of Reho.
both, spent Sunday with Mrs. G. A
Rust.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pettyjohn
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Clifton
on Sunday.
Mrs. Annie Lingo, of Rehoboth,
spent Sunday with her sister, Miss
Della Lank. and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l..
Walls.
In order to increase the attend
ance of our Sunday school a contest
is being held. 1t is called an aero
plane race. There is a red side and
blue side. captains of which are Miss
Delema Wilson and Preston Hick-
man. The side having the most
points at the end of Is weeks are
to be treated by the losing side.
Come and help in the aerOplane race
and at the same time be helping
yourself by attending Sunday school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb r. Mcgee, of
Detroit, Michigan, came here to at
tend the funeral of Mr.. Megee's
father on Tuesday.
There will be a demonstration on
"RemOdeling of Clothing" held at
the home of Mrs. Virgia Veasey next
Wednesday afternoon, March 18th,
starting at l o'clock. This demon
stration will be given by Mrs. Helen
Mckinley, state club leader, so
anyone having any clothing which
they wish to make over will please
bring them TO this meeting and re-
ceive instructions from Mrs. Nc
Kinley alon gthis line. This is q
joint meeting of the HOllymount and
HarbesOn-Coolspring Home Demon
stration Clubs.
Mrs. Lydia Hill and Mrs. Edgar
Hill, of Wilmington, spent a part of
the week here.
Captain Alfred H. Mcgee died at |
his late home here on last Satur- |
day, March 4th. Funeral services |
were conducted at the church here |
by Rev. Phillips, Rev. Schauer and |
Rev. Woods, and burial was made |
in Beaver Dam cemetery. Mr.. Me- |
gee was born January 10, 1865, and |
was the son of Moses C. and Mary |
Salmons Mcgee. On December 6,
1887, he married Miss Elva N. Rash, |
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel |
Rash, of near Dover, since which |
time they have lived in the vicinity /
Of Harbeson, for thirty years at the |
home where he died. He took an
active part in the interests of the |
In 1914 he was elected |
a member of the old Sussex County |
Levy Court. Mr.. Mcgee is survived |
by his widow, Mrs. Elva n. Mcgee,
and five children: Caleb R., of De-
troit, Mich; Ernest E., ]. Alfred,
Mrs. Granville Bryan, who reside
near Lewes and Rehoboth, and l.. |
Neyson, of Georgetown. Also thir-
teen grandchildren, and one sister,
Mrs. Arthur Pettyohn, of near Har-
beson, and two brothers. Captain |
George E. Mcgee OF Milton and Ca |
leb R. Mcgee, of Houston, Texas.
Mrs. Mary E. Hunter and son,
and Mrs. Edgar Hunter mo-
tored to Washington Saturday to
see the Inauguration of Franklin D.
Mrs. Clara B. Rust died Tuesday
evening at her home in Harbeson
after an illness of seven weeks. The
funeral will be held Friday afternoon
and interment made at Beaver Dam