Milford chronicle., 1935-02-22
LINCOLN CITY

Mrs. VIM. ColegrOve and daughter
Doris Ann spent last Thursday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Glen
daniel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Shockley and
son Jack, Jr., are visiting relatives
in Philadelphia and Camden, n. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Wootten are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth
of a son, Doyle, born on Tuesday,
Feb. 18th. Both mother and son are
fine.
DR.. and Mrs. Lester Carlisle of
Frederick were dinner guests OF DR..
and Mrs. p. T. Carlisle on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Allen and
daughter May, and the Misses Nettie
and Edith Hurd of Wyoming were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Vadakin and family on Monday.
Two sketches entitled %Mother's
Old Home" and Two of a Kind"
lsponsOred by the members of the
Buds of Promise" Glass of the NJ.
IL. Sunday School will be given in
the Grange Hall at Milford on Friday
evening, March 1st. Admission 15c.
Mrs. George Phillips and daugh-
ter Olive of GumbOTo are visiting her
sister and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Wootten.
Miss Ruth Morrison was the. guest
Philadelphia relatives Saturday.
Mrs. Laura Derrickson. Miilville,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Defriekson
and daughter Lois, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Godfrey and sons
Elton and Don, and Mrs. Herbert
Williams of Millsboro, and Mrs.
Charles James and son Ronald Of
Ocean View, were recent Weekend
guests of Mr.. and. Mrs. Elton Lynch.
Albert Donovan and mother, Mrs.
Sue Donovan. and Mr. and Mrs. Jay
Abbott spent Saturday in Whining
ton as the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Marker
A number of our town folks are
being confined to their rooms suf-
fering with ehicken-pox, mumps, and
lagrippe.
Services Sunday as followsI Glass,
10 a. m. Church School, II a. m.
Evening service, .7.3O p. m. Young
people will have charge with an in
teresting service. Leader, Douglas
Morgan. I
Slaughter Neck: Church School,
10 a. m, followed with class led by
Willis Carey. Preaching, II a. m.
Cedar Neck: Church School, 2
.p. m. Preaching, 8 p. m. Text.
Ministry Of Healing" The public
is invited to attend all services.
Rev. S. L. Handy. pastor.
Lincoln School Notes
The best essays on the topic 1T |
Is the Duty of Every Citizen to Sup
port the Milford Emergency Hos !
pital" were selected as follows: For 1
the sixth grade, Esther Gfeenley;
for the seventh grade. Eleanor Nor
ris; for the eighth grade. Ethel War
rem. These were sent in to the COM
mittee receiving the best from all |
schools competing, who by the pro-
cess Of elimination will select the /
best in each grade.
Valentine Day was observed in all |
the rooms. Reports on the origin,
significance, and past and present |
ways of observing it were heard,
after which the valentine boxes were /
opened and the contents distributed.
The first. second, and third. grades
selected pOstman to pass them out.
A civil service examination was
taken and after the test papers were
corrected Jalk Gibson qualified, by
making the highest grade. The
Civil Service examination follows:
Can you read addresses?
>. Can yOu write we'll?
S.-Can you make change cor
rectly?
4.-Do you know the streets" of
the room?
Can you answer the following
a. Who is President of the
United States9
b. Who is Governor of Della
ware? -....
c. How many states in, the
United States? ..'...
d, How many counties in Della
ware? o.
e. In what state do you live?
{. What is the largest city in
Delaware?
The Farm Journal SubscriptiOn
Campaign closed during the week /
and the list Of subscribers sent in
~ AAN OA-tIC I'll a. I
The results were favorable, the
school taking advantage of the so
per cent commission plan. 0utstand-
ing statesmen were Richard Glen
daniel. Wanda Kibler. Ethel Warren
and Leila Truitt. This popular pa
per is widely read in the rural com
especially. We thank you
for ordering through the school.
Mr.. BurkhOlder was a visitor on
February 18th.
New books added recently to the {
school library include: Fifty Fa-.i {
nous Stories Retold. by Baldwin; {
The Story Of Long Ago, by South {
worth; The Story of the Middle
Ages, by Southworth. If perchance
therc are any books suitable for the I
school library in the home, and they |
are not doing anyone any good, the
school would be delighted to have 9
them donated, where children who {
10 not have access to a variety OF z
books except from our library could
benefit by them. t
The following beautiful poem pic q
lures winter in its ture form:
THE SNOW 6
rhe snow fell through the night !
And at dawn when l arose, n
Meath blanket, spotless white,