Milford chronicle., 1935-05-31
SELBYVILLE
Children's Day-Other Church

ley pastor OF the church, Tor JOaI
Maxine, twO-year-old daughter o.
the Sunday School Superintendent
and Mrs. G. E. Nichols. Following
this the children of pre-schoOl age
beginners and primary children car
ried off a very good program in old
fashioned Children's Day style with
speeches, motion songs, and so forth
The Senior, Junior and Young Peo-
pies Choirs rendered some special
music, with Mr.. Young of the High
School assisting with both vocal and
instrumental selections. Those who
assisted in training the children for
both services, and getting flowers
for decorations were Mrs. e. VI,
Shockley, Mrs. Mason Sprague, Mrs.
Paul Pepper, Mrs. Elmer West, Mrs.
c. A. Bunting and probably others of
whom the writer does not know
/ The two important features of the
evening were Gods Diadem" by
seven children, and a pantomOme
pageant entitled "A Basket of Flow
ers," in which about thirty children
representing the flowers in Gods
garden pantomimed their part as the
pageant was read by Rev. Shockley.
The offering amounted to $l7G27, a
little less than the last year.
The Wednesday night prayer meet
ing has been discontinued until the
fall
Mrs Roland Buell. entertained the
WOman's Foreign Missionary Society
at her home on West Church street
on Tuesday evening of last week,
this being the last meeting of the
society until September. AS means
of raising deficit on the pledge of
supporting 4 boy in India. il was
decided for each member TO pay 40
cents, as that amount will bring
the treasury up to its usual require /
ment. Refreshments We're served |
and all enjoyed a very pleasant So
cial hour with the hostess.
News Items In General
About . o'clock last Friday eve
ming quite a bit Of excitement oc-
Cured in town when the new Acorn
Cut-Rate Store and Luncheonette
just recently opened by Edward V.
Williams. Jr. was destroyed by fire.
the result of a gasoline heater having
exploded and the place was almost
instantly a mass of flames and the
building owned by Mrs Lee Stevens
and the contents belonging to the
proprietor were soon totally destroy
ed. Mrs. Stevens late husband was
the builder of the store several years
ago when he was in the mercantile
business, but later turned it into a
uer ,tshn hn hnnnvan
master of this town and its use as
a post office continued until about
three years ago. The home of Mrs.
on the west side of the place
was damaged by fire and water TO
such an extent that it is unfit for
occupancy and the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul West with the latteT's
father, Mr.. Charles Hudson on the
other side WAS slightly damaged, but
by the heroic efforts on the part of
the Selbyville and FrankfOrd Vol
lnteer Fire Companies the two
homes were saved from total destTuc-
ion. Berlin and MillsborO Fire Com
)anies were also on the scene to rem
Ter their assistance, as well as a
:rOwd of people from this town and
and several of our sister ]
owns to whom We are very grateful {
or their services. Mrs. Stevens is :
low spending the week with her
,rother and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff I
ord Simpler, in FELTON,.
On Sunday afternoon the Fire Com i
,any responded to call at the home
e Mr. and Mrs. Elisha b. McCabe
M NH fR1. .soptlf,sH D
Oal-Oil stove was soon extinguished ,
'ithout any serious damage. y
Mrs. NJ Pasha Watson and family :,
to dinner on Wednesday
last week, Mrs. John Miner, Mrs 4
Iarvil Lingo and mother, Mrs. -
hockley, of Newark, Md.
After just few days illness of E E
neumOnia, Mr. Cook Bunting, aged
years, died early on Thursday
forming and funeral services were u :,
cid at his late home near town on u
aturday afternoon by the Rev. Low :
y pastor of the Pilgrim Holiness
lurch of ROXana. Interment took u
ace in BishOpville Cemetery where
: had formerly buried two wives. ai
e is survived by a widow and six 9
Iildren, ranging from two and one y
If to thirteen years of age, and al VI
two married daughters by the -.
st marriage. III
Mr.. and Mrs G. l.. McCabe, Jr.,
ant 10 Newark on Sunday to visit W W
cir daughter. Miss Milderd McCabe, W
student Of the WOmen's College al
ere, who is ill.,
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Pepper have te y,
lved to their home just recently N,
released and remodelled on Dukes "
'eet, and Mr. and Mrs Harold -
mmons who have been residing in ue ue
= Greenberg Apartment on Church ~ ~
'eet, have rented and will occupy g,
= house Oh Main street just vocat- C.
by the Pepper family. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Murray of os
adOn, Pa, were guests of his Ta
ther, Mrs. Essie Murray over the ~ ~
extend. 70
Armell Long has returned to the ra'
iversity of Delaware, after a short ~,
it with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. W.
ink NJ Long, Mrs. Longs mother, v.
5. b. c. Carroll of Dover is now ~,
,nding some time with her. n,o
lrs. James Johnson is home from ~ III
lis Eye Hospital in Philadelphia I1S IoI
ere she has just recently had a no
aract removed from one eye, and m, M
pleased with the results, but the Mi Mi
er one will not be in condition NJ
removal before next fall. Her nh nh
-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and o."
). Virgei McCabe, who took her Ma
iatas NuWr
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