Milford chronicle., 1935-09-13
CREENWO0p

present this sunday 10 gl00y TOD s
word. He. has q blessing for you.
There will be no evening service.
Congregation win worship with ST..
JOhnstOwn Sunday evenings while
they are holding their special evan
gelistic services.
st. Johnstown NJ. Z. Church, near
Greenwood: Evangellstic services
are now being held in the st. Johns
town NJ. z. Church and will contin-
ue until Sunday evening, September
%. Evangelist Estella Gibbons, Of
PennsvilIe, N. j., will preach each
( evening and Carleton Gibbons will
conduct large chorus as well as
( sing special numbers and play a
musical instrument The church has
| purchased new song books entitled
Songs of the Cross" One of Mrs.
Gibbons message will be From the
Stage to Christ" Services will be
l.eld each night at 1880 p. m. and
Sunday at 2 and 1880 p. m. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gibbons have conducted evan
gelistic services in many churches
of the Wilmington Conference and
elsewhere. Their messages are char
acteristic for their deep spiritual
note.
Greenwood experienced the worst
rain storm here last week that was
ever known around here. In the area
between the pool room to Wilson
Owens store the water stood three
feet deep. The water stood in the
stores about 1--WE inches deep; also
in the justice Of peace office and in |
several homes. Several families had
to move to their second floors. AS /
this letter goes to press the water Is
drying up and the people have been
able to pump the water from their
cellars.
AT WoOdenhawk, the stream over
flowed so that the old WoOdenhawk
school. which stands about 200
yards from the causeway had eight
inches of water on the floor, which
the residents Of this vicinity say has
never before been known to happen.
The Marshy Hope bridge had six
feet of water over it. The home of
Howard Williamson, whicn is next
to the bridge, vas completely sur
rounded with water and had three
feet of water in the house. He l0st
between 800 and 300 gallons Of gas
oline and over 100 chickens. He IS
Inmates his loss at ABOUT $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. W. Meredith spent
Sunday with Mrs. Meredith's mother,
Mrs. George 3. Ray, of Bridgeville.
Mrs. EnOla Meredith had as her
guests on Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. FL
mer Nelson of Dover, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wicks, Mrs. Cahall and Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Simpson, all Of Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laird Kratz InOtOred
to Wilmington on Tuesday.
Mrs. Margaret Paln.etary Of Dover
spent the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilson.
Foster Powell who is working at
Cambridge, Nd, spent the weekend
with his family.
Miss Katharyn Powell and Miss
Norma Powell spent last Tuesday in
Mrs. w. J. TOmkins Of Chicago, I
formerly Mrs. Florence Nelson, is
visiting her sisteT, Mrs. EnOla Mere
dith for the first time In "a years.
Miss Eva Morris mOtOred 10 Phil
adeIphia on Tuesday. III
Mrs. George II. Gamble of San
California. has been vis-
ting Miss Minnie SatIerfield.
Mrs. Mary L. Owens. aged 66 years
widow Of Kinder Owens, passed
away on Wednesday and was buried
IN Sunday.
Mrs. ]. w. StOkely who has been
,isiting her daughter and sOn-in-
aw, Mr.. and Mrs. w. 5. Cook, re-
urned to her home at Elizabeth
1ity, N. C., last Tuesday. Mr.. Cook
her on her return jour
icy and returned the same day.
Harry Richards Is i'll with heart
rOuble at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Veasey of viii
ningtOn spent the weekend with
frs. Veasey's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
lscar Lofland.
Miss Elma Seeley Of Philadelphia
pent last Wednesday with her par
nts, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Seeley.
T. P. Rust, Jr.. Of Wilmington,
pent the weekend with his par
nts, Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Rust.
Frank Houseman Of Philadelphia,
pent the weekend with his sister,
Iiss Katharyn HOusen,an.
Mrs. Lillian Martin sp9nc Wednes-
ay in Philadelphia shopping.
William Carlisle, Harry Warning
N and James Wiley motored TO
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Owens spent
unday with Mrs. Ovens parents.
r. and Mrs. Harry Hudson, al
georgetown.
Mrs. Wilson Owens spent last
'ednesday in Wilmington.
Miss Ann Richards has accepted a
)sition I'm Dover in the office of Mr..
agee.
Mrs. Florence o'Reedy spent sew
al days last week visiting DR..
restOn and Mrs. Preston in VIII
instOn.
Miss EIeanore Wilson has return
to her home in Denton. Md, af-
+ spending week with Miss Betty
illey,
Miss Esther Taylor, Miss virginia
lnkford and Miss Ottalea Owens
left on Sunday to go to Whining
b to attend Beacon College.
S. S. Pcnnewill. a
rmer resident Of Greenwood. pass
away early Monday morning at
} home in Dover. Funeral services
IRE held at his home in Dover on
Iursday afternoon at o'clock and
Lerment Taade at Bridgeyille. Mr..