Milford chronicle., 1935-05-31
HARRINGTON

his late residence on North DOrmaI
street, early Sunday morning. Mr.
= masten was born near Mastens' Cor.
ner, the son of Joseph A. and Annie
Masten. He died on his birthday al
the age of 72 years, following an III
ness of three months with cancer OF
the stomach. Funeral services were
held from his late residence In
charge of Rev. Earl Lowry, pastor
of the Pilgrim Holiness Church. BY
request Of the family flowers were
omitted. The deceased is survived by
two children, Mrs. Jane Harkins, OF
Wilmington, and Alfred Masten, liV-
ing at home. There is also a small
grandchild and a brother and sister,
Harry L. Masten, FELTON,, and Mrs.
Janna Satterfield of Trenton, N. ].
Interment was made in Hollywood
cemetery.
Joseph Laws, employed at the To-
cal American store has been trans
1erred to Milford as manager of a
new store there. He will reside in
Milford.
Mrs. G. HeaTn Laws, a life long
resident of this community, left last
week for a short visit with upper
Delaware and Pennsylvania rela-
tives and then will journey to Ba-
kersfield, California, where she will
make her home with two sons, Har-
old Laws and Hearn Laws.
DR.. r. J. Emory presided over the
regular monthly meeting of the Off
GERS and teachers of the NJ. P.
Church held at the home Of Mrs. Ed
win Simpson on Delaware avenue.
Several business matters were dis
posed of and later the hostess serV-
ed delicious ice cream and cake. The
June meeting will be held in the
Sunday school room at the church.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Ever Ready Class of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church School was
held on Monday evening at which
time the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: PTesi-
dent. Mrs. Joseph Masten; vice pres
ident, Mrs Reginald McKnatt,; at
tendance secretary, Mrs: Roy POr-
ter; assistant, Mrs. Clarence Shock |
ley; recording secretary, Mrs. Abner |
Hickman; assistant, Mrs. J. ]. Plum
mer; treasurer, Mrs. Clarence /
Kemp; assistant, Mrs. Grace Chas-
on; chairman of Sunshine Work.
Mrs Elizabeth Hopkins; assistants,
Mrs. Clarence Raughley and Mrs.
w. r. Massey; substitute teachers,
Mrs. Helen Meredith and Mrs.
Charles l.. DerricksOn. The treasur-
er made a financial report which
disclosed the fact that the class has
raised $191.00 during the year. The
recently planted around
the church and parsonage was do
mated in The name of the class. The
meetings will be suspended
during the summer months. The
next meeting will be held in Septem-
ber.
A coroner's jury was empaneled ,
here last week to hear witnesses |
and render a verdict on the death of {
John Gaydos, of Baltimore, Md. !
who was killed by a freight train at /
B 3:O5 p. m, Saturday afternoon, May J
IS. Senator Wilbur Z. Jacobs was
foreman Of the jury with T. G. Ril-
~, Jr., acting as secretary; the
other members of the jury included
Frank Graham, Ira Downes, Huber :
Cubbage, Grover Lord and Granville
rruitt. The jury brought in a YER
iict of accidental death while at
tempting to board a freight train.
The train crew, ]. T. Downes, con-
luctor; 0. Johnson, brakeman and
3. H. PARROT, brakeman, witnessed j
he accident and gave testimony. =
lanes Brown, crossing watchman I
md Ruby Austin, a small child, also -
estified before the jury. q,
Mr. and Mrs. Avery Shaw of Rich u
rond, Va, and Mrs. Kate OFT Of
Winter Haven, Florida, have been a
listing Mrs. J. Will Powell.
The fourth quarterly conference
f the NJ. P. Church was held in the il
sunday school room on Wednesday
[ which time the stewards laid "A
lans to make final collections to Il
lose up the business for the con- -
erence year. Another meeting of 7,
he Board of Stewards will be held =
his evening, at which time it is
oped to have sufficient funds in 3
and to meet all obligations. -
The Harrington High School quar-
It participated in amateur night at y
ne Plaza Theatre last week and tied
,r first prize with another team of &C
mateur dancers. The first prize of Io
rteen dollars was divided between
le two first prize winners. The at
embers of the quartet are BObbie Fl
NTH, BObbie WiddowsOn, Harry
ee and Paul Trader. d
The local post of the American -
egion was forced to make a cor he
,ction in these columns in cOnnec- III
on with their announcement that =
atiOnal Chaplain Rev. Park w. 90
huntington, would he the speaker at D.
e Memorial Day services. The Ma -
lnal Chaplain reported that he -,
ouId be unable to fill the speaking bo
gagement on that occasion. Rev. -
-ank Herson, pastor of the M. z. -.
lurch Of Milford made the Memoir -
! Day address instead of National
lapIain Huntington. -
Robert DOwnes of Providence, r. "
has been spending a few days j
tn his sister, Miss Emma DOwnes. Do
Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Morris, OF
lisbury, Nd, and former pastor exi
re, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. be
L. Sapp, on Thursday evening. y