Milford chronicle., 1935-01-18
SELBYVIEIE
Miss COffln Passes AMay


away in the Methodist Hospital,
Philadelphia, at 6 O'Clock on Sunday
afternoon, January 18th, 1885, having
been taken there for an operation
tjust six weeks that day. Miss Coffin
had been lingering with cancer, Of
the stomach for some time past, but
! had postponed an operation until
all efforts for her restoration were
futile. She would have been So years
of age In February and was the
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Major Coffin who died several years
ago, and since her fathers death has
resided alone at her home on Dukes
street. Funeral services were held
at Salem M. E. Church at which
place she was a member on Wednes-
day afternoon by Rev. E. M. Shock
ley, and the burial took place in
Red Mems Cemetery with her father,
the mother and sister having been
inferred in a family burying ground
near a former home in Maryland.
Miss Coffin had many friends in town
who very much regret her untiIhely
going.
Church Notes
Mrs. James e. Hudson was hostess
to the WOman's Home Missionary
Society at her home on Walnut street
Tot Wednesday of last week. At the
conclusion Of the regular routine of
business. the members Of the society
remained for social hour with Mrs.
Hudson. .-...
The topic for the services on Sun
day morning was an "Unpolluted
Stream" with very good sermon
by the pastor In regard to the things
that go to make up a pure crystal
stream of Christian life, and some
of the things that very often enter
to pOllute that stream.
In the evening Rev. Shockley
preached the second of a series Of
sermons ON Joseph; and, remarked
that we see the Nursery Sapling"
of last Sunday night plucked from |
the "hOt house" and thrust into the |
bowling wilderness, using "A Will
derness Sapling" as the subject Of
his sermon. the text being Genesis
seth chapter, and part Of the 9Th |
verse, "And Joseph was a goOdly |
person and we'll favored"
Party
"The Sunshine Sisters" Of the
Selbyville Community Club observed
their third anniversary on Thurs
day evening Of last week with. a fine
The president, Mrs. Lee
Stevens presided at short business
session, and Mrs. Norman Davis sang
Let Your Sunshine Sister In" after
which Identification Of the sisters"
was made by writing on a sheet of
paper, the height. weight, color Of
hair and eyes, giving the name of
The person to whom the person of
that description had been a sister
Turing. the past year, the latter
guessing from that description.
some guessed correctly while others
lad to be informed. Mrs. tOlive ,
Buell. Mrs. Pearl Greelberg and Mrs.
pga Tubbs were hOstesses for the I
,vening and also presented short {
Program OF entertainment, the two I
OT19ef having each given a very {
'OodS reading. AT the close. of the {
larty refreshments We're served by 7
he h0stess. = :
Jews Items - 3
Mrs. Della. bunting, wife of Mr.. r
'. 4. Bunting of the DUPONT BOule- n
ard, has been receiving cOngratu- !
ltiOns since last week, she having
cen the holder OF the lucky coupon :,
} draw the $4,000 cash prize in =
le sales contest at Salisbury, Md. =
Irs. Bunting received notice Of her 3
lccess and went to claim her re- r
ard. a =
Charles Dukes, young son Of Mrs. n
rank A. Holloway. also won a tur- :,
ey at an earlier date during the :,
Jntest. :
Mrs. NJ. Pasha Watson, her SON y
Flaw and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. !,
w. Whaley, entertained to turkey n
inner on Thursday OF last week, NJ
rs. Charlotte Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. =,
)hn Miner of Newark. Nd, and Mr.. !"
I'd Mrs. Frank LeKites of RehO- v
9TH.
Raymond Bunting who underwent "
l operation in the Peninsula Gen. al
al Hospital, Salisbury, Nd, for the a.
'mOval Of the appendix last week, s.
progressing very nicely. is
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese Peters and the u,
tiers father and mother, Mr.. and ol
RS. Allen Hudson spent Sunday in "
NJ
Mrs. Emma Hill was given party
Friday evening in honor of the y
casiOn of her 69th birthday. Those al
esent including her children and
and few friends were, Y
r. and Mrs. Henry Watson and 20
ildren, Bobby and Barbara, Messrs.
1erett and Russell Hill. Rev. and Is
RS. K. M. Shoclley and Mrs. I. L. -
InG of SelbyVille, Miss Virginia
shcr of Newark, Nd, Mr.. aud Mrs. 70
I'm Hill and daughter Gladys, and pc
r. and Mrs. George Derrickson of
'ean View. The only absent MEM o.
rs of the family due to Illness be- WI
Mrs. Russell Hill and daughter,
ss Jane Kenney. Refreshments of ~
: cream and cake were served and, N'
had a very pleasant evening with Oi
rs. Hill.
Mrs. Harry Gray entertained few ls
her friends at an Old-fashiOned III
lifting party on Wednesday night
last week. .-',,. E
Mrs. ROxie G. Dukes spent the ia
'ek-end with her brother and sis ~
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Will w
S at ROxana. Z.
Mrs. C. II. Pepper spent Wednes- Ia
Y with her sister, Mrs. Thomas =
ldsOn, and the night with her OF
lighter, Mrs. Woodburn James, Is
III in Ocean View. Sti
As the result Of a fall from a tree OF
t week, Jean Bunting, young son SIT
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Bunting, was PIC