Milford chronicle., 1934-02-16
MILL.SBORO

Coal dealers and plumbers car
find cause for thankfulness for the
extreme cold weather OF the past
week, IL the majority OF people
found keeping fires and thawing
pipes rather strenuous.
With winds Of gale proportions
blowing and the mercury steadily
dropping 1t looks as IL hotter fires
and buster plumbers are to be the
thing again this week.
Mrs. Lawrence Sipple has been
suffering from an attack of grippe
and It is feared that pneumonia may
develop.
Miss Anna DOdd has returned to
Philadelphia after spending a few
days here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George H. Dodd.
Mrs. Matte DOdd has returned to
her home after being in Philadelphia
with her sister over four weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Knowles of
Laurel spent Sunday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hickman. Hiss
ITaline Patey, Mrs. Knowles niece,
was the guest of Miss Gladys Will
liams.
Mrs. Hettie Jane Lingo is quite i'll
at the home Of her son, C. Dale Lin
90 and Mrs. Lingo, but is a little i'm
proved from last week.
On Sunday Mrs. Lingo's daughter,
Mrs. w. P. Prettyman, Mrs. Kate
Bayliss, Mrs. F. H. Burton and Mr..
Burton of Philadelphia, and DR.. and
Mrs. John Cannon of Lewes visited
her.
Plans for the turkey supper on
February 20 are going forward and
every effort will be made to make
this supper the best one yet. Tick.
cts are being sold at fifty cents for
grown-ups and twenty-five cents for
children. Everyone is urged to come.
Mrs. Theodore Burton, Mrs. c. d.
Lingo, Mrs. H. B. Mitchell, Mrs.
Walter Belts. Mrs. Jesse Jones, Mrs.
William Ayres and Mrs. Blaine At
kins attended a bridge party last
Thursday night, given by Mrs. Ir-
win C. Burton at "The Judges" in
Georgetown.
Mrs. Hettie J. Hudson was strick-
en- with a severe illness last Satur-
day morning at the home of her
granddaughter, Mrs. Harley Mitchell.
Mrs. Hudson improved somewhat on
Saturday but is still confined to the
house.
The fourth quarterly conference
was held in the Sunday school room
of Grace NJ. E. Church Saturday
night and DR.. Habbart, presiding Of !
ficer at the conference, delivered the
sermon on Sunday morning. The
sermon was an unusually good one. !
Hazel Belts, daughter of Mr.. and !
Mrs. Ira Belts. has just undergone a :
serious operation at the Milford
Hospital. She was suf-
fering from a ruptured appendix and
The operation was per-
formed by DR.. o. ". James. assisted
by DR.. John B. Baker, both of Mil
ford. The operation was performed
Sunday evening and at this. writing
her condition is very satisfactory.
School Notes
The Millsboro Public School won
the attendance contest banner,
awarded by Miss. Edith Jones, for
the month of January. The banner
can be seen in the school auditorium
v here it has been proudly waving
since its delivery. Special attention
has been called to it during general
assembly, and many things have
1een done by the teachers to i'm
press the children with the impor-
ance of good attendance. The Mills
,oro consolidated district with its
ar-hung rural territory, making (
many children put forth quite an eff
ort to reach the buses on these II
old winter mornings, has done well I
o win this banner and should be
Justly proud of it. The, good par
nts of the district are making a
leroic effort to keep their children
n school every day because they
ealize that the school is blessed
Nth unusually efficient teachers,
rho will take the proper care Of the
hildren and give them wholesome
once they reach the school. :
The attendance for the month of