Milford chronicle., 1936-03-27

Miss Frances Ellis, daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph w. Ellis O
this town and B. Darby Hackett, sol
Of Mrs. 4. B. Hackett and the late
Mr.. Hackett, Of Vienna, Nd, were
married ia the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage at feruitland, Nd, on Sat.
urday night BY the Rev. Sydney
Bradley. The bride wore a spring
print gown with green accessories
and cOrsage Of pink roses and
sweet peas. The couple was attend
ed by Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kelley OF
Salisbury. They win reside in Wen
ma.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henry Sturgis
Of this town celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary at their home
on Tuesday, March II. Mrs. Sturgis
is sc years old and Mrs. Sturgis is
II years old. The couple have four
children, Mrs. J. Edward Hardesty
and Wilson W. .5turgis, Of Delmar,
and John w. Sturgis and L. w.
Sturgis of Wilmington.
Mrs. T. C. Williams Of East Or
ange, N. j., is visiting her daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Culver, here.
Mrs. Oscar Thomas was a recent
visitor with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. C.. Blackstone at MillsbOrO.
Miss Margaret SnOWden, a mem
Der of the faculty of the Henry C.
Conrad School, spent the weekend
with her parents in Delmar.
Mrs. G. A. Barr is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. w. A. Parsons and
family at Portsmouth, Va.
Harvey Hastings of near town is
confined to his home with pneumo-
mia.
S. N. Culver is recovering from a /
severe attack of acute indigestion.
Mrs. Ralph Ellis visited her son,
Claude. who is in a Baltimore hospi-
tai, on Sunday.
S. M. Ellis, cashier of the Bank of
Delmar who has been confined to
his room for Two weeks, suffered
stroke of paralysis Thursday eve
ming and at this time is in critical
condition.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company has placed a special oper-
ator in their office here to handle
the extra business incident to the
present session of the NJ. E. Con-
ference.
Jackie Bradley, nine-year-Old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bradley
died in the Beebe Hospital at Lew
es, early Tuesday morning, follow
ing an attack of Bright's disease.
Funeral services were held from the
home of his parents at 1890 a. m.
Thursday. Rev. Ralph c. Jones of
the M. E. Church, officiating. Inter-
ment in the NJ. P. cemetery.
Norman Dashiell, % year old ne
gro. of Laurel, robbed the home of
George Moore, on Jewell street, on
evening. He also stole Mr..
NoOre's automobile and fed north
ward on the Delaware Highway. The
car was recovered by Ohicer Holt
the same evening and the negro who
fed when the highway officer ap-
was later located by Con-
stable Ralph Williams and Railroad
Detective Miles Fitzgerald, of Del |
mar. at the house of relatives near
I,aurel. After an exchange of shots,
the above named officers, assisted by
the police Of laurel captured the
culprit and locked him up for a
hearing before Magistrate Records
Of Laurel, who held him under So
200 bond for court. In default of
which he went to the Sussex county [
all. Dashiell has served time for !
previous crimes and at present is I
.harged with a string of rObberies
covering the past four months.
At this writing, Tuesday after
Ioon. ARRANGEMENTS have been CON-
,leted and few of the ministers are I
IRVING for the coming annual ses- I
ion of the Wilmington M. r. Con-
erence. which convenes in the NJ. $
!. Church here. Rev. Ralph c. JONES' [
astor in charge. and his various 2
ommittees, have worked unceasing- II
v for the mast ceveral weeks in per
Getting plans for the entertainment a
f visitors and 70 provide methods Y
or facilitating all the activities OF =
be conference. y
The examining committee began Q
Is work Monday evening and the n
anne work was continued on Tues s
ay. Meals will be served in the So D
ial hall of the church at noon and 2
D. m. daily throughout the session. T
rice will be SOC per plate and ar 5
angements have been made to serve +
eyeral hundred at each meal.