Milford chronicle., 1935-12-13
SELBYVILLE
Church News

Church News
Mrs. w. A. Law and the members
OF her Sunday School Glass carried
out the program for Golden Rule
Day" during the Sunday School ses'
sion on Sunday morning, at which
time the entire school Joined in the
opening song and responsive read
ings and the opening prayer was
made by Mrs. c. H. Pepper. Mrs
Elmer West gave a very interesting
reading on 'Millstones About Our
Necks" and the Misses Louise Bra
sure and Mildred Stevens, two of the
seventh grade pupils from Mrs. Essie
Murray's class sang a duet, Jesus
Gentle Savior" which was thorough
ly enjoyed and highly commented.
During the preaching hour the pas
tor used for his scripture lesson,
Christ's Prayer, found in verses 20
to rs of st. John II. The thoughts
of the sermon were based on the en-
tire 133rd Psalm of only three ver-
ses-where David tells how pleasant
it is to dwell in unity, saying it is
like precious ointment on the head
and as the dews of HermOn and the
mountains of Zion. The Senior and
Junior Choirs rendered some very
good musical numbers.
The Juniors are doing splendid
work with Mrs. Mary Sprague as
choir director, and there were thirty
members present on Sunday, their
service being rendered in the morn
ing only.
The services of the entire evening
were taken up with a very good mu
sical program put on by the Senior
Choir assisted by the members of
the Young Peoples Choir. The pro-
gram consisted of both instrumental
and vocal numbers, the former be-
ing trumpet duets by Virginia Long
and Philip Young accompanied by
Mrs. Hester Dunn at the pipe organ.
G. E. Nichols, Mason Sprague, Wirrie
Long and Edward L. Brasure, male
quartette, from the Senior Choir
sang one selection, followed with
a quartette from the Young Peoples
Choir composed of Jane Kenney, Vir-
ginia Long, Walter McCabe and Mr..
Sprague, who rendered a very ex-
cellent number with Elizabeth Mur-
ray at the piano. There were special
selections by the entire membership
of each choir and the Club Chorus
from the Selbyville Community Club
by request sang 81 Shall Not Again
Pass This Way" The members of !
the Club Chorus are Mrs. Delphina
Davis, Mrs. Bertha West, Mrs. Katie !
Stevens, Mrs. Margaret Watson, Mrs. |
Roberta Morris, Mrs. Ethel Long, |
Mrs. Lena Mumford and Mrs. Inga |
Tubbs. Mrs. Dunn was the accom-
panist for all the numbers by the .
Senior Choir and in response to a
request by the pastor gave special
organ recital which was much ap-
preciated by those present, as we'll
as the entire program. The Messrs.
Young and Sprague are both direc-
tors of music in the Selbyville
Schools.
Mrs. John A. Tubbs was hostess
to the members of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society at her
home on Church street, Tuesday af-
ternoon of this week.
News Items In General ,
The marriage of Mrs. Helen Wan :
ser of this town to Mr.. Roland West :
OF Millville, took place at the home :
of the brides sister, Mrs. Robert =
Bunting in Salisbury, Md, on Sat !
urday evening, December 9TH, 1885, ,
at s O'Clock, the ceremony having ,
been performed by DR.. G. w. Hum =,
phries, pastor of Asbury M. E. )
Church of that town. After a short !,
stay at the home of the brides ,
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth McCabe Hast q.
ings, on West Church street, this q.
town, and following a wedding din :
ner served at the home of the :
5rOom's sister, Mrs. Vance Lynch -,
1t Bayard on Sunday, the newlyweds
ire now at their future home, on
he groom's poultry farm, near Mill ,
lille. Until her resignation last
ipring, the bride was secretary to !
J. S. Senator John G. Townsend, Jr., =
n his private office here for about =
welve years, but since that time a
las been employed in the office of /
he Pepper Poultry Company also r
n this town. Relatives and friends !
re extending congratulations and
est wishes to Mr.. and Mrs. West for
happy and successful welded
areer.
Mrs. Martha Arabelle Murray, aged
0 years, quietly passed away at her
ONE on Main street Wednesday af-
arnoon, December 4th, 1885, at $50
clock. Rev. E. M. Shockley con-
ucted the funeral services on Sun
ay afternoon in Salem M. e. Church
t which place she had been faith
IL member since childhood. Fol-
wing the services the burial was
lade in Red Mems Cemetery with
er husband, Mr.. James Murray, who
assed away 26 years ago. Though
RS. Murray had been in declining
ealth for the past few years, yet
as confined to her home only dur
Ig the past six weeks, death having
,sulted from a stroke of paralysis.
he is survived by three children
I'd two grandchildren, Mrs. Allie
thompson of Brooklyn, N. Y, Rollie
urray of West Virginia, Joshua l..
urray and children, Elizabeth and
,shua James of town. She is also
lrvived by an aged mother, Mrs.
ltharine Stevens, two sisters and
70 brothers, Mrs. Armell A. Hud-
n, Mrs. Edward L. Brasure, Vollie
evens, of town, and Oscar j. Ste
ms of Haddonfield, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray have now re-
rned to their home in West Vir-
mia, while Mr.. and Mrs. George
lompson have also returned to
cir home in ProOklvn. N. Y, after