Milford chronicle., 1936-04-03

turned from the annual NJ u. Confer
ence on Monday and as was state
last week, will move to Dover wher
he has become pastor of Wesley N
=. Church. and the Rev. r. 7. Thaw
ley of Centerville, Nd, will be on
new pastor for the next conferenc
year. Rev Thawley expects to b
here and occupy the pulpit next Sun
day, but will not be able TO NOV
until the following week.
Mrs. Hester Dunn, our church or
ganist, and the members OF thu
Senior Choir are rehearsing a can
tata to be presented on Easter Sun
day.
Mrs. Dunn was given a surprise
birthday party at the home of hel
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Curtis Law IN
Bishopville, Md, last Saturday eve
ming by few members of the choir
who presented her with a lovely gift
as token of their appreciation fol
her faithful and untiring services
rendered. Refreshments were car
ried over and all spent very pleas
ant evening with Mrs. Dunn, her par
ents, and Master Leland.
News Items In General
Death has again come into our
midst and claimed as its victim one
Of our most highly respected citizens,
Mr.. Joshua McCabe, aged about 20
years, who passed away SUDDENLY at
his home ON West Church street
shortly after O'Clock on Sunday
morning, March 30. 1896. Mr.. Nc
Cabe suffered a stroke of paralysis
about three years ago, and while he
never regained his former health, yet
recovered sufficiently enough to get
around, even until the time of retire
ment on the night of his death. Flu
neral services were held at his late
home on Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock by Rev. E. NJ. Shockley, after
which the body was laid away in Red
Mems Cemetery. The deceased is
survived by a widow, Mrs. Addie
McCabe. and one daughter, Mrs. Will
lis w. Hudson of town. and two sons,
John ID. McCabc of RehObOth, and
Herman McCabe of Elizabeth. N. J.
There are also three grandchildren,
Ruth Hudson of Selbyville. Harold
and Donald McCabe and one great
grandchild, Patsy McCabe, all of
Elizabeth. N. J. There are also three
half sisters, Mrs. Lille Holloway of
town. Mrs. Nettie Holloway of Phila-
delphia. and Mrs. Vina Whaley of
Roanoke, Va.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mildred
WimbrOw, wife of Walter WimbrOw
were held at the Watson Whaley
Funeral Home on Sunday afternoon
at o'clock, by Rev. e. M. ShOckley
and intcrment was made in Red
Mems Cemetery. Mrs. WimbrOw
was just little past 20 years of age
and died at the Pine Bluff SanitOrium
in Maryland where she had been a
tuberCular patient since last Sep
tember and was hopeful of cure
even until the day before the end
came. After her marriage about
three years ago, she and her husband
resided with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel WimbrOw near here UNI
I'll about two years ago when they
moved to Whites Island. Md, where
Mr. WimhrOw is supervising q stock
farm for J. 6. Townsend Sd .-of Ocean
city
Mrs. |. Layiield Long of this town
and Mrs. Elizabeth Harper of Berlin. |
Md, will attend dinner given by
the Delaware State Tuberculosis !
Commission. in the Peoples Church
at Dover this Friday evening.
Captain and Mrs. Harry Derrick |
son entertained 10 dinner quite re- !
Gently i'm honor of the 72nd birthday |
of her mother. Mrs. |
who resides with them. |
Their guests were MIR. and Mrs. |
Thomas Founders from Pennsyl |
vania. Mr.. and Mrs. William NAPLES |
Of Milford. Mr.. and Mrs. DOugles |
Rogers and family, of Georgetown,
Mr. and Mrs. Luster Burton and fam
Ivy. Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Rogers, Mr.. |
and Mrs. Walter Belts Of MillsbOrO,
and MIR. james Sockrider of Ilarbe- !
son.
Mrs. Harry w. Law and sons Will
liam and Donald, have returned to
after being at their sum-
mer home in town from Thursday
until Sunday night Her father, Mr..
d. J. Long remained for a few weeks /
stay with his two sons. +. A. and
Fred Long of near ROxana, while
Mrs. w. NJ. Calhoun who came down
and visited relatives. also returned
OH Sunday night.
Mrs. Name Lynch has sold her
house and lot on East Church street
10 the Pepper Poultry Co. and the
property will he occupied by ma
,hinist for the company and his fam
ly.
Mrs. Ida Townsend attended a
dinner at the home of her
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Char
ie Parsons in Salisbury, Md, on
of last week. Her broth
,T-in-law, Delmar White, of Pitts
lille, also celebrated his birthday ON
he same date, and Mrs. Townsend
made and carried over two lovely
birthday cakes in honor of the two
vents, the one for her brother bear
ng 20 candles.
Mr. and Mrs. V. e. Simpler and
Ir. and Mrs. William +. Long went
o the Milford Emergency Hospital
N Sunday to see Master Tommy
.Ong. who recently underwent a
1astOid operation, and is now maxi
ne satisfactory Improvement
Some time ago Mr.. w. 0. McCabe
eceived a letter from his daughter,
Ers. Ella Richards, who is in Florida.
aging she was going to send him an
lligatOr to put in his fish pond, be-
lg that bis fish had all died, so one
ay last week Mrs McCabe went
own to their rural mail box on
osier Avenue and got parCel-post