Milford chronicle., 1935-03-01
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|, Church News: The revival meet
ings which have been In progress
+ during the past two weeks, closed
J on Sunday night. At the close Of the
} services, Sunday night, three trus-
: tees Of the church were elected OF
! reelected, as follows: H. r. Moore
} S. G. Armour and John H. Johnson.
They we're elected for three years.
y Sunday school at $3.50 a. N. Prea-
ching at 10:30. Evening services as
usual.
Z On Friday evening the fourth
quarterly conference of Houston
charge will be held in the Williams
willie NJ. E. Church. All members Of
the church board are requested to be
present. Rev. Habbart, district SUI
perintendent, will be the presiding
officer.
Don't forget the Firemen's Supper
on Friday night, March 8, in the
new fire house. A genuine turkey
supper with all the good things
which go with IL, and the price, SOC
for adults and children 25c. Every
body come and and fill up.
Club Notes
The Home Demonstration Club,
under the direction of Miss Whit
comb, held a luncheon IN the Com
munity Building on Friday after
noon; February Is, and during the
business session the officers for the
coming year were elected: Presi-
dent. Mrs. Mabel Armour; vice pres
ident, Mrs. Florence ThistlewoOd;
secretary, Mrs. Edna Sapp; treas
urer, Mrs. Elizabeth Coulbourne;
health chairman, Mrs. Ethel John
son; food chairman, Mrs. Amanda
Lofland; club reporter, Mrs. T. This
tlewood. Date of meeting every 4th
Thursday at 1870 o'clock.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Beebe on Wednesday Of
last week and left with them twin
babies, a girl and boy. Mother and
twins doing fine.
Cupid has been playing around |
and shooting his darts in our little |
town as on Saturday, February %, 1
Miss Grace Hayes became the bride |
of Morris Watkins. We wish for this
young couple much happiness and
great success in the future.
February "a seems to have been
a special day for birthdays. MFR. and
Mrs. Henry Sapp gave a dinner on !
Sunday. Their guests were their re-
spective mothers, Mrs. Margaret
Sapp and Mrs. Josephine Capehart,
the occasion being Mrs. Capehart's
birthday anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest W. Simpson
were host and hostess to a turkey
dinner on Sunday in honor Of Mr..
Simpsons birthday. Their guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Paradee
and daughter Eleanor Lee, of Dover
and Mr.. and Mrs. r. Graham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill w. Thistle
wood had as their dinner guests on
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Webb,
the occasion being Mrs. Webb's
birthday anniversary.
Mr., and Mrs. Benjamin ManloFe
were also guests at birthday din
ner at the home Of their son George /,
in Milford on Sunday. it being the
date Of his birth.
Mr., and Mrs. Emory Webb were
Wilmington visitors on Tuesday.
We are glad to report that N. b.
Johnson who was paralyzed in MS
left side last week is holding his
own. Let us hope he will soon be
able to be up and out again.
Mrs. william Hayes who has been
i'll Off quite some time seems to be
slightly improved.
Miss Mary Vinyard was the over
night guest OF Vivian Shute at Mil
ford quite recently.
Joseph Marvel and Frank Sapp
were home for the weekend.
Since the heavy storm of ice and
sleet and snow, having broken on
so many big limbs and tree TOPS
several of our town folks have TAX
en- out some of the big shade trees.
MFR. Coulbourne removed one; K.
Graham, two and Benton Counsel
man one, near his store.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
A. Dawson was the scene of a large I
Gathering on Sunday at which time
Ehey entertained at a turkey dinner
the occasion being in honor OF the
birthday of Mrs. Elmer Dawson, Z
which occurred on February 70 ana
MIS-. l0n0 A. DdMDOlg hhooI b@A - 4 =
law occurred on February q. :
The invited guests were as FOL
ows: Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Dawson,
Misses Mary and Pauline Dawson, 9
f.eroy Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Dawson of Houston. Oscar Dawson :
md son. William, of Camden, Mrs.
,Iarv Soekrider of Milford and Nor :
nan Camper and Miss Irene Mate 9
and of Chester, Pa. At late hour :
he guests departed for their various 3
ZONES after wishing Agnes anu
sdith many happy returns OF the day; .
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kenton ana
Herbert Kelnton were callers at the 3
lome of Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Daw- .
on on Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Wyatt and son, Ma
or, of Milford, spent Tuesday at 9
he home of her father, Herman NJ.
iarvel.
MFR. and Mrs. BENJAMIN S. Manlove
7ere the guests of their son, George
nd family on Sunday, at which
ime a turkey dinner was served IN .
onOr OF Georges birthday,
Willis NJ. Johnson Of Richmond. 3
'irginia, and Walter V. Johnson OF 9
philadelphia have returned to their
ositions after having spent the .
asst week with their father, Nathan
j B. johnson. who has been criti- .
ally i'll. AS far as is known he is
little better at this writing.
Augustus Morgan has purchased
new car.
The Juanita Sunday school class .
IN meet at the home Of Mrs. Car