Milford chronicle., 1936-01-24
GEORCET0WN
Mr. and Mrs. Major w. Hudson
observe Their 06Ih Wedding

East Cedar street quietly observed
their Goth wedding anniversary on
Thursday Of this week.
Mr. Hudson, who observed his S7th
birthday anniversary on Friday Of
last week, was born at WhayleyYille.
Md, on January 18th. fS49, son OF
the late Thomas and Rhoda Hudson.
He moved 10 Georgetown when five
years old. fe is the only resident
OF Georgetown who was living here
back in 1854, so far as he recalls AZ
the present
Mrs. Hudson, who on November
22nd, last, observed her S3rd birth
day anniversary, was born at LeRay.
Pa, on November %, 1852. She was
Miss Frances Isabelle Roberts, and
came to Delaware when young wo-
man and taught school in Sussex
County
Both are enjoying fairly good
health and are able to go where they
please. They move about as If they
were twenty years younger than they
are. They spend most Of their time
reading papers and books and are
posted on current events. They are
good conversatiOnalists and their 4
tales Of the olden days are Interest," I
ing. Well do they remember when 1
50 years agn about the only light
they had in their homes was from
the flames of an open fire place, or (
tallow placed in clam she'll in l.
which piece Of rag was dipped;
when they had to use piece of flint
or strike two stones together to pre-
duce a spark and ignite a bundle Of
cotton to get fire, there being no
matches in those days such as there
are today; when perhaps sometimes
they would have to ride more than a !
mile to a neighbOring farm house and ,
borrow fire''-live Goals from the
neighbor's fireplace and carried home
to hndle their fire. This is the
origin of the phrase "gOing 10 bOr- :
row fire." They remember making 1
tallow candles for light, the advent :
Of kerosene lamps. and have seen
and enjoyed the modern lights-gas :. !"
and electric. I
They relate that the only modes of = =
travel when they were children was y
horseback or by OK carts and covered =
wagons. They have seen the advent !,
of the sulky, gig, surry. carriage, y
bicycle, automobile and airplane =
They had helped to attend to the =
sheep in the fields, Witnessed them - -
shOrn and the wool cleaned, spun, \.
and woven into garments. They -
know how flax is produced and have 4,
seen il converted into fustians and ~ ~
lOmespuns. Seventy-dve years ago, y,
throughout rural Delaware, rag car nS lis
pets were just beginning to be used. -. y.
rhe rags were dyed by bark from ~ -.
he oak and other trees and plants. -
They were woven on looms by the n.
and oldest daughters. ~
Prior to that time, in many of the -
ZONES, beach sand was used, espe- 90,
tally in the kitchen. In many others -
here was nothing but The bare floor, y,
ut il was kept scrubbed and pre- ~.
ented neat appearance. Mr.. Hud- NJ,
on, as well as others in those days, po
rev tobacco for home use. Wheat, "A
OFi1 and buckwheat were grown and 4,
lrried to the Old water mills and ~
xchanged for meal and -four Hot ~
read, commonly called biscuits was I,n, b.S
aked on Sundays and was sOfne- #
hat of a delicacy to the boys prior ~, ~,
} the Civil War. Mr.. Hudson re- =
ties that when the boys would get hos
Did Of biscuits on Sundays they 81. 81,
ould tuck away two or three to eat s,s
lring the week, and and relished So, i
em much more than the best cake. ~, ~
he says, they would carry n
EN- in their pockets for a week r-ro
It'll they were black and so hard nee
ey could hardly be eaten. But ~. .9
th all Of what now appears to be M
ude living they enjoyed themselves, ne
d plenty to eat aud kept warm NE,
hiie they handled but little money, ~.
ey had plenty Of everything else n /,
Itch goes TO make life worth iiY- 4,
:. Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson have four ITa,.
ildren. Mrs. Gertrude zearfOss and g n;
lilzO Hudson, of Wilmington; BUR- tl,a
! Hudson, employed OH Scotland ers
shtship OF New York; Frank Hud- milo
j, Of RehOb0tlI Beach, They are M
grandparents Of Mrs. George Le- o.,,1, ea
e and Howard Hurley, Of Phila- lsst
phia .-.,5,,.
noWay. Potter Wedding 1 9snt
iiss Tabitha p. DonOway OF Mills IN /
o, and Purnell p. Potter, of Mil no,.ti
1. were married at $50 o'clock ON 3o,r
lday hlgnt, az MillsD0rO' Dy lhe WI
{. Richard X. White, rector OF st. how
lis Protestant Episcopal Church, mini
I Pine street, Georgetown, and defec
} rector of st. Marks p. T. Church nata,
iillsborO. nj,
he bride is widely known in the anon
er section of Sussex County and chny,
groom is well known in the Mil arv )
seetloh; Rev.
iss Thelnia ], Beebc. daughter Of M
'ence Beebe, and Richard ID. ArgO, lic,ti,
Of John ArgO, both OF Cedar ed III
i District, were married last lat,sr
ay night, in Milford. by the Rev. week
/ 7. Bailey. pastor OF the Milford Basls,
!, Church. The
] Bllh Insi ~ !
e Georgetown High School bas- seto.,
al team split a twin bill with Wsso,
geville High. on the latter's Tyns
& the County Seat boys winning
the Northwest Fork boys by the ~ w.
} Of SO to 25, and the Bridgeville .a..a.e ., y.
trOmcing the County Seat las ameis ..,,a .
by the score Of % 10 Is.
ems Democratic Auxiliary 10 Sta.iu'
VALENTINO Party Heb. fith M4s =
G Women's Democratic Auxil- ~ =. y
nF ft,rsrsrf will hold utlu -