Milford chronicle., 1935-10-04

mond B. Morris and daughters, Ra
chel and Janet, on Sunday.
Mrs. Ida Townsend was hostess a
a MONDAY dinner served at the sum
mer home of her step-sOn, U. S. Sen
ator John G. Townsend, Jr., at SwaT
Creek Point on Thursday of lasl
week, with the following guests pres
ent, Senator Townsend and son Pres
ton, Mrs. Willis Hudson, Mr.. and Mrs
N. C. Davis, Mrs. Charles Kelley
Mrs. Nettfe West OF Selbyville, Miss
Olive Hurley of Georgetown, and
Mrs. Mary Williams, from the office
at the Swan Creek Apple Farm. The
dinner was served by Mr.. and Mrs
Harley Derrickson from Senator
Townsend's home in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Armell A. Hudson
went to see their son at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Chandler in
Dagsboro, on Sunday.
Miss Della Hill and Mrs. Hester
Smith entertained to dinner on Tues
day evening of last week, their nep-
hew, Mr.. Everett Hill, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Pepper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell Long and. lit
tie daughter, of Wilmington, were
guests Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. B. Long, over the Weekend.
Mrs. e. v. Baker, Mrs. ]. Conn
Scott and Miss Esther Long went to
Philadelphia last Thursday to see
their brother and uncle, Mr.. Frank
A. Long, who has been a patient in
Jefferson Hospital for more than
four weeks, since undergoing a seri-
Gus operation, but is now making
splendid progress. They also visit
ed the formers sister, Mrs. Joshua
B. Richards. They were accOmpan-
led by Mrs. l. r. Wiley of MillViIle.
Mrs. Walter Long has been i'll for
the past few days. and went away
on Tuesday for hospital treatment
and was accompanied by Mr.. Long
and Mrs. w. o. McCabe.
Mrs. w. r. Tubbs was i'll on Sun
day but is now improving. Her sis
ter, Mrs. Jane Lynch of FrankGOrd,
was guest there one day last week.
Mrs. C. w. Wilgus and daughter,
Mrs. Nettie West accompanied Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Pepper to their home
in Philadelphia on Sunday night,
Mrs. Wilgus having gone to a special
ist for an examination after
stay at home. since her re-
cent treatment at Jefferson Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter P. Whaley Of
Nd, were guests Of
their son and daughter-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Pete Whaley. and the for
mer's sister, Mrs. Beulah McCabe on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond T. Mum
ford. and children. June and Tommy.
spent the weekend with relatives
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Armell Morris of near town
left last week for Alabama, having
been called there by an attorney as
an heir to the property of a deceased
uncle.
Senator James B. McCabe went to
Scranton. Pa, on Sunday, where he
later attended a business meeting
of the Scranton Life Insurance Com
pany Senator McCabe was one of
the prize winners in a recent con-
test. Mrs. McCabe accompanied him
to Philadelphia and spent the time
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs, Ward ]
Richards and other relatives.
Mr.. A. NJ. Lynch and daughter,
Mrs. Miriam Dukes, and his sister,
Mrs. George NJ. Derrickson Of near
3Oxana, attended the anniversary |
services at Barratt's Chapel on Sum
lay, to hear DR.. Francis Harvey !
Green, the speaker of the afternoon,
lie having been a professor at West |
;hester State Normal School when
10Th Mrs. DerricksOn and Mrs. Dukes
we're students there.
Mrs. Lynch and Betty Jeane went
D Laurel to see her sister, Mrs.
lyrtle Lynch who has been Ill with
severe cold.
Mr.. Medford L. Watson and three
aughters, Mrs. Ella Wiley, Mrs.
oily Waller and Mrs. Dorothy King
Seaford, attended the funeral SER
ices of their nephew and cousin
ere on Sunday, and had a short
sit with the formers brother, Mr..
asher w. Watson, Sr., and also his
ster-in-law, Mrs. Elsena Holloway
the home of her daughter, Mrs. =
zzie Long.
Mrs. IRA Long has been confined /
her home since one day last week,
ffering from the results of having
lien out of the car when the door 7
me open, and rolled over and over
r several feet before gaining con-
81 of herself. Fortunately no bones
ere broken, but had she fallen on o
e stone road her injuries would I
We been far greater, but having :
lien on the dirt shoulder of the
ad was very much in her favor,
e cuts having been indicted by the $
sces Of crushed stone. Mrs. Long =
a teacher in the Junior Depart
ent Of the Sunday School and a +
smber of the Senior Choir, and her A
ends are hoping for an early and -
ccessful recovery. Her father-in- Il
y, Mr.. l. w. Long quietly observed b
birthday anniversary on Sunday +
tn his only sister. Mrs. Catharine =
svens calling and leaving a little il
t in honor of the occasion. A few 5
his friends also called and left q
ne birthday tokens. -
Mrs. Lizzie Hamblin has returned
IN a few days stay with her sis .
in Wilmington. u
A few weeks ago Mrs. Raymond o.
ker of Dagsboro made a business =
p to Selbyville, and upon her re- IL
n home Mr.. Baker went out with D.
car for a while and finding a y
;kage of a dozen and a half y
lnges, took them in to his wife,
she told him she had not bought II
7 oranges at all. Then they were ~ ~
a loss to know who the purchaser d.
S, but felt sure some one mistoOk -
ir car for their own and put them ~.
the wrong place, and after making he