Milford chronicle., 1935-04-05
SELBYYILLE


held In the NJ e. Church at SeafOrd
and the Rev. and Mrs. e. NJ Shock
ley have returned TO SelbyVill
charge for the second year.
The only service at the churcl
last Sunday was the Sunday SchoO
session, in the morning, with but i
very small attendance due to tn,
very stormy weather.
Takes First Prize At Flower Show
Bunting's Nurseries of this tOwI
won i.rst prize in the Flower Show
at the Commercial Museum in Phila-
delphia last week. Their represen-
tatives who attended at different in
tervals were Clayton A. Bunting
president; Raymond and Everett
Bunting from the official department,
and Henry Aul, landscape gardener
and artist. by whom their structure
was designed, and was manager of
their exhibit during the entire time
oil exhibition During the three
years that the Flower Show has been
held Buntings' have won a prize each
year this being the second time they
have taken first prize with their ex-
hibition.
General News Items
The Great Chiefs of the State
trailed down to SelbyVille last We'd
nesday night and attended the reg
ular meeting of Wissahickon Tribe
No 90, Improved Order of Red Men
and with a few local members, gave
long talks to the tribe, after which
they enjoyed fill of corn and veni-
son" which to the pale faces" would
be ice cream and cake. The speak
ers were Great Sachem A. John
Handy, Past Sachem Harry r. FL
liOtt Of Seaford, Great Sannap c. c.
Oliphant, Past Great Sachems Frank
Oliphant and w. r. Taylor of Laurel,
Great Misheniwa r. A. Parker.
Georgetown. Past Great Sachems
Robert Cantler New Castle and
John A. Elliott of ClaymOnt. Great
Senior Sycamore A. l.. Brown. Will
mingtOn. GC'reat Junior Sycamore
Edward L. Brasure, and Past Sach- (
ems r b Morris and Harry A God I,
win, Jr., of the local tribe
AT the Ladies' Community Club on /.
Thursday afternoon, Mrs Della /
Bunting acted as chairman of the |
program and the Club Chorus rem /
dered two very enjoyable selections, /
Honey Town" and Just Swinging
Along" Principal Thomas W |
Howie came over from school and |
gave a talk on the topic, Motion .
Pictures In The School" Refresh
ments We're served by Mrs. Beulah /
Stevens and Mrs. Alice Long. host
esses for the day.
The Swanee River Minstrels were |
presented by the Selbyville Volun-
teer Fire Company in the High |
School Auditorium on Frida yeve-
ming to a very large audience, prob !
ably the largest ever present on
similar occasion. Those who took |
active part were Charles Lewis who
acted as interlocntor; Walter Long,
William T. Hudson. Jr.. James f.
Wilgus, Peter Whaley, Russell A.
Lewis, Mason Sprague. Frank Num-
ford, John r. Davis, Henry Watson,
Raymond Taylor, Elmer Holloway,
Harry Cullen. Emory Stevens. Hugh .
Stevens, .H,E Earl Nichols. Harold .
Long, Philip H. Young and Leslie
Tlmmons the president of the COM
pany. Others who assisted between
acts were Ollie Morris. Jr. and the
Misses Virginia Long, Elizabeth
Murray and Loretta Long, Miss /,
Maude McCabe was coach and di-
rector. Messrs. Sprague and Mich
OILS directors of music, with Mrs.
Hester Dunn as pianist. The bust
ness people of this and neighbOring
towns contributed largely to he /.
financial success Of the play. The
School Orchestra also assisted with
the music.
At the Selbyville Rotary dinner
on Friday. Mr. c. A. Bunting Z
was manager of the program for the j
evening and Bankruptcy Law" was
The subject of a debate by two at
.orneys, Fred Whitney and Howard {
Bramhall of Georgetown Mr.. Bunt- {
ing had several invited dinner guests
10 be present for the debate. Music !
by the Blue and Orange Orchestra I
Of which Mr.. Young is director with {
The Misses Rachel Morris. Virginia !
Long and Mary Stevens, and, MessTs.
lanes and Asher Carey, Billy Hud-
son and Walter McCabe as members. /
Mr. and Mrs. Frank VI. Long and ]
children, Anna Lee and Dorothy,
we're called to Dover by the death +
IF Mrs. Longs father, Mr. Brainard j.
:. Carroll, on Tuesday, and the flu G
leral on Thursday Of last week. d
Mrs Long is receiving the sym {
lathy of her friends since her be- +
4
We also wish to extend our SYM
1athy to Mr. Paul West of this town g
n the loss of his mother, Mrs. Clara d
:. West, of West Breeze Hotel. Beth
my Beach, who died at the Beebe
Hospital, Lewes. on Monday morn e
ng after a short Illness of heart
rouble and diabetes. 5
Mrs. Mears of near town, died in \
he Milford Emergency Hospital on d
Wednesday, and the body was a
,rOught to the funeral parlor of
1asher w. Watson and Sons, where
uneral services were held on Fri
lay afternoon by the Rev. f. N. Ii
after which the burial took a
lace in Red Mems Cemetery A
Mrs. NJ Pasha Watson and her
on-in-law, Peter Whaley, went to 81
on Friday for the body o
( Mrs. Gideon Bishop, which was T.,
rought TO the Watson Whaley Flu "
eral Home, where it remained un. p
4 Sunday afternoon when the fn-
eral services were conducted by g
.eV. Shockley, after which the al
urial was made in Roxana Gene
cry, by the side of Mr. Bishops G
rst wife. Mrs. Lynn Bishop. The al
slatiVes who came for the funeral W
.nrn MI. and Alra ENirnefnnn M. N