Milford chronicle., 1935-01-04
SELBYYILE

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December %, 1884, having contract.
ed double pneumonia following the
operation. The body was brought tC
his home here where it remained un.
til Sunday afternoon when funeral
services were held in Salem NJ. e
Church at 2 o'clock by his pastor
Rev. E. NJ. ShOckley, assisted by 9
former pastor, Rev. NJ. w. Marine oi
laurel. The services consisted OF
prayer, reading the 23rd Psalm, from
the Bible he presented to the church
at the rededication services on De-
t6ber 21, reading Of poems, one Of
his own compOsure two years ago,
and singing by the choir of which he
was a member. Prof. Arthur Hudson
of Milford, formerly of tails town,
and Charles Carey of Ocean City,
Nd, assisted with the music.
The pallbearers were his own Sc
lection from the Selbyville Rotary
Club and the Selbyville-Fenwick Is
land Club and were as follows;
Clayton A. Bunting, John A. Tubbs,
Raymond Morris, Elwood Cook, A..
Edward Stevens and G, Earl Nichols,
with the remaining members of the
two clubs in a body.
The floral tributes were both nu-
merous and beautiful and the burial
took place in Red Mems cemetery,
beside his infant daughter who died
several years ago.
Mr.. Stevens was 55 years of age
and for several years past was man
ager and shareholder of the John
G. Townsend, JT and COmpany's
Canning Plant and was also a deal
er in coal. Besides the widow, Mrs.
Katie Simpler Stevens, and the 81
year-old mother, Mrs. Catharine. Ste
vens, the other immediate relatives
are: Mrs. Arabelle Murray, Mrs. Ar
nell A. Hudson. Volley Stevens, Mrs.
Edward L. Brasure of town, and Mrs. |
Oscar J. Stevens of Haddonfleld,. N. |
J.. and to all we extend our deepest |
sympathy.
At the Sunday evening service |
prior to Christmas, Mr.. Stevens was |
chosen to lead the carols on Christ
mas morning, and though he was
deprived of that pleasure during. his
terrible agony in the hospital, sang
silent Night" one of his favoTite
carols and made special request
that Mrs. Hester Dunn, the Organist,
play the music of the same at his
funeral, his dying request having
been complied with.
The poem, found in his pocket,
and read at the funeral, was a tFib-
ute to his mother on her S5th birth
day and is as follows:
7 Na1R /
] saw a woman, old and gray, =.
] thought for a moment and then
walked in,
And found lady, old and thin,
l fingered awhile, for there is no
other,
Will welcome you the same as Mo-
ther.
She is eighty-five today.
I left her some gifts. and went away.
s.....-..- --s.-,.- LEE
Church DOingS
The services on Sunday were car
ried out in keeping with the ap-
prOach of the New Year and the Rev I
ShOckley administered the sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper. but the I
number of participants was quite
small, due to various reasons.
The regular preaching services
were held in the evening as usual.
News Items II
Mr.. and Mrs. William Z. Bunting {
and little son, Billy, of the DUPONT
entertained at a turkey
dinner on Friday, December 90, the a
occasion being Mr.. and Mrs. Bunt-
ing's twelfth wedding anniversary. h
Their guests were the formers mo- q
her and sister, Mrs. Gardner Bunt-
ing and daughter Catharine, and Z
Madison Gray, friend of the lat t
ter, Mrs. Chester Bunting and I
Pauline and Alma, Mr.. Z
and Mrs. Levin Tingle aud Conner
of near Williamsville, Mr.. Il
and Mrs. Tilghman Johnson and son t
OF Roxana, Mr.. and Mrs. d
Norman Bunting of BishOpville and
MIR. and Mrs. Mack Long of Selby- A
Vile. n
Miss Ruth AIcCabe, a graduate 8
nurse of jefferson Hospital, Phila-
ieiphia, spent the holidays with her +
'ather and brother, Edward l.. Nc 3
1abe and Edward, Jr,
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Long and Il
laughter, Betty Ann, were dinner
guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. \
:. r. Long at ShOwell, Md, last \
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeno Hudson and Q
laughter have returned 70 their n
ome in Philadelphia after having {
pent the week with their parents,
lr. and Mrs. w. r. Hudson, Sr., and h
lr. and Mrs. Charles Murray. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Murray were "
iven a surprise shower 'on their IT
econd wedding anniversary, Thurs 81
ay evening, December %. The af- n
afr, which was in charge of Miss 81
'ecile Hamblin, sister of the lat b.
eF, Mrs. Roy Campbell and Mrs d
saiah MumfoTd, was very largely NJ
ttended and Mr.. and Mrs. Murray IL
eceiyed a number Of useful gifts. hI
ce cream and cake were served by al
ne parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Ham lo
lin and Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Mir tn
ny. e, --: 'bt
Harry BuTris of Deimar has been W
isiting his aunt, Mrs. c. A. Bunting pl
lring the holidays. |. al
Mrs. George Hudson has been con- hs
ned to her home for several days al
ith the grippe. "A C:
Stephen Long, of near town, is Cl
1T again after a severe cold. IA
Mrs. Miriam Dukes spent the New dI
ear holiday period in Philadelphia. v;
he was accompanied by Mrs, Rpxie ar
T111Irac Vuho aunnf tho time with AZ