Milford chronicle., 1935-05-10
OCEAN VIEW

An address was maze sunday q
the Presbyterian Sunday School b.
Helen Rhodes, who was born Ii
Korea, where her parents were mis-
siOharies. She is now a teacher II
the public schools at SeafOrd, Del
Miss Rhodes was the guest OF Miss
Mary C. Evans of Ocean View. The
other speaker, Mr.. Scott. is also q
missionary teacher, and was the
guest of Charles Hooker.
VIM. Powell and family were
guests OF their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James Evans last Sunday.
A number of Presbyterians from
Frankford. and other nearby places
attended. services last Sunday in the
Presbyterian Church here.
The Ladies' Aid Society met in the
NJ. f. Church with the official board
last Tuesday.
Several young ladies Of Mrs. Lille
NJ. Belts Sunday School class pre-
sented the play. THE Kitchen Band"
last week in the Lord Baltimore
School auditorium and the proceeds
went to the church expense fund.
The Loyal Workers will meet at
the home of Mrs. HarbesOn Mitchell
next Tuesday evening
Mrs. Clara Richards is visiting her
daughters. Mrs. Nelson Dolby and
Mrs. Ebe Lynch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hickman of BywOOd,
Pa, was weekend visitor with
Mrs. Thomas Hickman.
Thu 11fh nf
Miss Betty Steel was observed at
her parents home here. by lovely
big birthday cake. Mr.. and Mrs.
Steele made the evening a
charming affair.
A big dinner was given at the home
Of Mrs. Georgia Richards last week
IN honor of Rev. and Mrs. Grant and
.hree children. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fl. NJ Farmer
The wedding of Joshua Wharton.
eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Wharton of Ocean View, and Miss
Amy Moore. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cleaver Moore, of Magnolia,
Del. took place at Snow Hill. Md, |
April 18th. 1885. Rev. Townsend
Remember that Sunday is Mothers /
Jay and special music will be rem
.ered and a service appropriate for
he event will be at the three /
hurches at Ocean View.
Mrs. Edith Evans is back from /
for the summer months. |
Mrs. Frank Moore has had her
anghter and family from New Jer-
ey as Sunday visitors this week.
Services this Sunday in all the
hurches here will be at the usual
ours.
The Hudson Bible Glass welcomes
Il men TO meet with its members
ach Sunday morning at Gas. De-
pite the bad weather last Sunday,
le attendance numbered 244 men
greet their president, Mr.. Farmer.
nd teacher. Thomas Hudson. l.
There has been much wet weather
lis week, but il means more and
etter vegetation for the farmers
razing fields. which in turn means
IOre milk to sell.
arly History Of Ocean View
With Miss Evans permission your
from Ocean View |
fought it would be interesting to
lblish from week to week, this ma
rial that has been gathered from !
'liable sources by the class of Miss |
vans:
About seventy years ago this town !
as very small. There were about
'elVe families living in it.: the lit z
village was almost isolated on e. j
count of not having transportation a
cilities. The town is located about 4
ne miles from FrankfOrd station.
The roads were difficult TO travel. 5
I'd very few people owned horses ,
that time. A few families owned ,
EN-. The majority of the people
ade their own clothing. They had o
ltOn patches large enough to sup u
Y the family needs; first the cot It
was picked, ginned and corded; -
en- 1t was spun on an Old-fashiOned :,
inning wheel; il was then Wrapped VI
d put in an Old-tashioned loom and ID
wen into cloth called lincy. The
Ith was then cut and made into =.
terent garments for all the mem VI
RS OF the family. Whenever a diff o'
'ent color was desired the cotton
dyed before il was put into the 81
IN. The people had TO make their !, ~
II Oye. II they wanted a yellow 1t"
ce of cloth, they went into the
ods' cut strips of bark from a is
kOry tree and boiled it in water. le
er boiling, il formed a yellow
lld; the cotton was boiled in this loi
ma which gave the desired color. oi
green color was desired, bluing /.
mixed in the yellow liquid which us Ils
ie the green color; this li0uid tnt
set with salt while boiling. MI
ext week We will give another
Dunt OF the products and indus 81, sn'
5 of this tOwn.-Your COrresDOn- % %uic
IN YOnr Grave Yards
any epitaphs ON grave stones in IRE
! sraveyards has this inscrip- : q,
VIZ: Gone But Not Forgotten. !" 80, o.,
ne same time the graveyard is . =
grown with weeds, brush. litter :" q y
I'm cans. The plain fact is D
w. that the Inscription is mean q =
ass and that the living relatives d
nothing for those who have
ed on. The churches beside
yards are most to blame for -.
and neglect by the absl
: Tor their ancestors. The lots
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