Milford chronicle., 1935-04-26
SELBYVILLE
Church Services

Church Services
In spite Of the rainy weather oi
Sunday a goodiy number venturet
out to church for the Easter services
both morning and evening. In tht
morning a class of % prObatiOneri
were received into full membership
after which the pastor, ReY. Earl NJ
Shoekley preached from the text
st. Luke 24:6--"He is risen" Thl
Senior and Junior Choirs sang som,
very good selections while the Sc.
nior and Young Peoples Choirs rem.
dered some excellent music in the
evening. In response to the pastors
request quite a few OF the young
married couples occupied the ives!
block OF the church and took active
part in the worship program. The
opening prayer was made by Mrs
Paul Pepper, and Mrs. Peter Whaley
read the scripture lesson, while Mr.
Whaley was In charge of the song
service
There were 80 communicates who
knelt at the altar and partOOk of the
Lords Supper before an electrically
lighted cross on Thursday evening
while the other lights were turned
off making the service quite effec-
tive. The Good Friday services from
2,30 to 8 o'clock were fairly we'll at
tended when the pastor gave a very
good talk on the Seven Utterances Of
Jesus While on the Cross.
Our new district superintendent,
DR.. j. j. Bunting, of Salisbury, Md,
Is expected to be here and preside
az the first Quarterly Conference. on
Thursday evening" May 2nd
News Items In General
& Mr.. and Mrs. w. O. McCabe were
given a surprise last Wednesday eve
ming when 30 friends and relatives
assembled at their home following
the services at the church and spent
a very pleasant evening with them
in honor OF Mr. McCabe's birthday
anniversary which was on the pre-
Vions day. April 10th, but due 10 va
fiOus reasons the surprise could not
be sprung on the correct date, but
on the evening of the following day
instead. In addition to Mr.. and Mrs
MeCabe, those who joined in the .fes-
tiVities of the occasion were: Rev
and Mrs. r. NJ. ShOckley. Mrs. /. L.
Long, Mr. Stephen WimbrOw. Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Long and daughter
Agnes, Mrs Elsena Holloway, Mr..
and Mrs. W. T. Hudson, Jr., /. W.
Long, Mr.. and Mrs. IRA Long, Mrs.
R. B. Morris, Mrs. Emory McCabe,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A Law, Mrs. Asher
Parsons, Miss Clara Holloway, Mrs.
John Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Armell A. |
Hudson, Miss Addie Furman, Mrs.
Essis Murray. Mrs. Hester Dunn,
Mrs. Charlotte Vandom, Mrs Ida
QUillen, Mrs. Ray Mumford, Billy
Hudson and Walter MeCabe Home |
made ice cream, cakes and home
made candies were served, and all |
had a jolly good time together. In /
addition TO the number of gifts left !
by those who were at the party, Mr.. /
McCabe also received a number Of |
greetings and birthday remem-
brances from neighbOrs and friends /
who were unable to attend. Their
granddaughter, Miss Marguerite
Richards of Temple University,
Philadelphia. came for the Easter
holiday period.
Mrs.. Hattie Baylis and two chill
dren of Wilmington. have been
spending few days with her father,
Mr.. c. l.. McCabe. Sr., and other rela-
tives here.
Mrs. Dorothy Williams Pepper who
teaches at Roxana gave an Easter
party to the members Of her music
and sewing classes at her home on
Il, %. ru dos
ming. Various Easter games and
featured the evenings
program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Hill and
Miss Jane Kenney, spent
q part of Sunday and Monday in
with Mrs. Hills mother, ;
Mrs. G. r. Neese, who is quite sick I
Mrs. Addie Lynch of Bayard was
1 guest of Mrs. Elma Derriokson for I
4 couple of days last week. /
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Tubbs left e
IN Wednesday of last week for Gull q
ler. Indiana, where they spent the Il
Caster holiday period with their two
IONS, Townsend and Bill Tubbs. who
ire students at the Culver Military
Aeademy.
hillary Holland was recent guest
u Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest McCabe in
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Miss Mary Fassitt of the Women's S
,oilege. Newark, spent Easter Sum G
lay with her step-father and mother, (,
Dr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. RittenOur.
Mrs. HiIda Evans Daisey has re-
urned from few days stay in :
Prof. and Mrs. d. A. Petry of Fell x
On were weekend guests of Mr.. v
nd Mrs. Mack Long at SLEEPY HOl-
lw." Mr.. Long who has been in o.
0Or health for some time past,
GEMS to be making a slight improve =
lent
Raymond Long. Jr., has returned
} his home in Philadelphia after
aving spent a week with his grand
arents, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Long
ear town.
Mr. and Mrs. Elisha B. McCabe had
it'll them over the weekend their
In-in-iaw and. daughter and little
randson, Mr.. and Mrs. William Il.
ayden and William. Jr., Of Newark
nd their daughter, Miss Thelma Nc
abe who teaches at Bridgeville.
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