Milford chronicle., 1935-12-06

lighted lantern, but O'Day claimet
he did not see it as we'll as two mel
who were riding with him.
He paid a fine of $1,000 and costs
and was released.
Christian EndeaVOr Rally
To Be Held In Milford
The Sussex County Christian En-
deavor Union will hold an "inspir-
ationaI' rally in the Presbyterian
Church, in Milford, on Tuesday
night, December 10. A program is to
be put on by three or four of the
societies in the county.
School DedicatOry Exercises
Tonight, December 6
One of the features of the dedica-
tory exercises for the new elemen-
tary school, which recently was
completed here at a cost of more
than three hundred thousand dol
lars, to be- held in the auditorium
on Friday night, December 6, will
be a selected orchestra from the
Curtis School of Music, in Phila-
delphia. The orchestra has been OBJ
tanned by the local board of educa-
tion. The group will be composed of
Julius Baker, flute; Rhedames An
gelucci, oboe; Edward o. German,
clarinet; Jules Seder, bassOOn; Err
mani Angelucci, horn.
Under the leadership of Mrs. Will
liam Gibson, music teacher in the
schools, the high school double
quartet will give some selections.
The quartet consists of Misses
Peggy Walls, Myrtle Parker, Eve
lyn Morgan, Leila VeaseY, George
Lynch, Clinton Kephart, Vernon
Hill and Charles Purnell, the latter
recently having been awarded a
scholarship by the Will
mingtOn Capella Club as a sOlOist.
ROyaI-Purnell Wedding
Announcement of the marriage of
Mrs. Aliene Purnell, daughter of
Mrs. Cora Hilyard and the late Wal
ter B. Hilyard, East Market street,
and Lieutenant Thayer L. Royal, of
Bangor, Maine, has been made. The
wedding took place in Jacksonville,
Fla, on November 12. Lieutenant
Royal for several months has been
connected with the CCC Camp, be-
ween Redden and Bridgeville.
ged Citizen Dies
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Calhoun, age
I6, one of the Oldest residents in the
central section of lower Delaware,
lied at her home on North Railroad
venue, last Thursday night, after
IN illness of two days. She was {
tricken on Tuesday afternoon OF {
his week with an attack of indiges- /
ion. This, together with old age, {
in her death.
Mrs. Calhoun was the widow OF a
ieorge Christopher Calhoun, who Ill q
S81, together with the late William +
and William Faucet, c
the first cannery here, t
nd one of the first to be located in T
)wer Delaware. Later the plant was t
loved from East Laurel street to il
orth Race street and became the {
Company. Many
ears ago It was sold to United n
tates Senator John G. Townsend, s
r, and now is operated under the +
anne of John G. Townsend, Jr., and /
ompany. Mrs. Calhoun was born in Z
loucester, N. j., on August 8, 1S49, p
aughter of the late Daniel and G
ary Felcn. Mr.. and Mrs. Felch died Is
hen she was about two years old Il
I'd she was adopted by her uncle n
Id aunt, the late Jacob KINNEY, II
Id since that time had lived here.
er uncle at one time was 4 very " ~
ointment merchant and owned s'
ost of the land on which is built q
at section of Georgetown known
"Kimmeytown."
She was q prominent church wor-
r and for more than sixty years a
lnday school teacher and white
Dboner." She was known through
It lower Delaware for her church !
tivities and interest in prOhibi-
IN.
She took a great interest in things
storical and within the past half :
injury had gathered much valu- -
lie data on churches and men ia
bile life.
The funeral was held from her
e residence on Sunday afternoon,
two o'clock, in charge Of Rev,
lar e. Jones, pastor of Wesley NJ.
Churcn, North Race street, Of
ich she lad been a member since
ldhOOd. She is survived by one
lighter, Mrs. Effie Vickers, of Ber-
Md, and one son, J. Warden
lhoun, of Los Angeles, Cal.
tiers Granted
register of Wills ]. Linden Barr 1
granted letters on the following
ates in Sussex county: ,
)r. Joseph Kollock Frame, promi- :
It MillsborO physician, who died !
November 10, leaving $4,000 in I
sonal property and $4,000 in
estate, to Mrs. Anna E. Will
MS, a niece, Of Galena, Nd, and
rold L. Wilson, a nephew, of Z
mington.
homas C. James, late of Broad
elk District, to his widow, Mrs.
ma NJ. James and the Sussex
st Company, Of Laurel.
Ohn R. Warren, Jr., late Of Cedar
elk District, to Mrs. Elizabeth
rren and the Milford Trust Com
y, administrators.
vim Phillips, late of Northwest
k District, to Homer H. Cohee,
executor.
lillian F. Belts, late of Cedar
tx District, to Clara A. Johnson,
Administrative.
NJ. Cannon, late of
adelphis, to Wilmer ]. Cannon,
eaford, administrator. D
exander Hudson, late of RehO-
/. to Stephen p. Hudson. of Re- q