Milford chronicle., 1937-03-26
SELBYVILLE
Church. News

Church News
a Following the Sunday School ses
J sion next Sunday morning at 9.S(
O'Clock, special Easter services will
be conducted by the pastor, Rev. Roy
T. Thawley, at 1890 o'clock, and
l. special music by the choir.
Rev. John j. Bunting, ID. d., SUI
= perintendent of Salisbury District OF
. Wilmington NJ. +. Conference occu-
pied the pulpit of Salem NJ. +. Church
! last Sunday morning and preached
/ an excellent sermon from st. John
3:16-For God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in Him
should not perish but have everlast-
ing life. DR.. and Mrs. Bunting were
dinner guests of the Rev. and Mrs.
Thawley following the sermon.
News Items In General
After many weeks of illness, death
came to Mrs. Mary Stevens, aged 81
years, widow of the late William
Stevens. on Thursday afternoon,
March is. 1887. and funeral services
were held in Salem NJ. f. Church on
Saturday at D. m. with the Rev.
r. T. Thawley officiating. Interment
was made in Red Mems Cemetery.
The Dallbearers were George Smith,
Charlie Murray. V. L. Simpler. T. z.
| McKenney. W. r. Hudson, Sr, and
Elisha B. McCabe. The deceased is
survived by three sons, Burke, of
Philadelphia. Allie. of Bayard, and
Hugh Stevens. of Selbyville. The
grandchildren are Hugh. Jr.. Mary,
Mildred, Florence. Almeda and Her.
bert ii. Stevens of Selbyville, Mrs.
Elizabeth MADEIRA of Peppers Corner.
and William Stevens of Millville.
There is also one sister. Mrs. Will
liam T. Brasure of Clarksville. Mrs.
Stevens or Aunt Mary" as she was
generally known became affiliated
with the church at the age of Is
years. and was Il sister of the late
DR.. w. S. Murray for many years Il
prominent minister of the Whining
ION NJ. L. Conference. and also serv- |
ed as superintendent of the Whining |
ton District of the Conference for !
one or two terms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Murray of |
Llanerch. Pa. were guests of. his
mother, Mrs. Essie Murray over the
week lend. having come in honor of
her birthday anniversary which she
quietly observed just the week be-
fore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wirrie Long. Wirrie.
Jr., and Ilicrctia had as dinner
guests OH Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Sid
ney Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Liv-
ingstOn and daughter Betty Lou of
Newark, and Mr.. and Mrs. George
oF Hin Md
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Pepper and Mrs.
Morris were recent guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William GOuldey in
They also spent
awhile with the formers aunt and
cousins. Mrs. Carl Pepper and Mr..
md Mrs. Howard Mclaughlin also
II Philadelphia.
Martin l.. Long of Washington, ID.
:. was guest of his parents. Mr..
md Mrs. Parker Long. over the
week end.
Miss Ellen williams and mother.
Mrs. Edward kimmell of Philadel-
1hia, are spending some time with
he formers grandmother, Mrs. w.
4. williams on Church street.
Miss Williams. who is a student at
he Penn Hall School. Chamhershurg.
Pa. is out of school for while due
10 i'll health.
Townsend Tubbs of Yale Univer-
,ily. New Haven. Conn. is spending
,is Easter vacation period with his
,arcnts Mr. and Mrs. John a. Tuhbs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence II. Pepper
ad as guests over the week k-rnd
heir son in law aud daughter. Mr..
nd Mrs. Rowland llrrdman and chill
rem. Doris and Bccklry. of Dover.
MIR. aud Mrs. William II. Derrick
III are both improving after having
cen on the sick list for the past few
iys.
Ura Long. Mrs. Lee Stevens ana
hrs. II. r. Thawlcy went to Seaf0rd
n Sunday night to meet the latters
Miss Eunice Thawley. who
as not been very well for the past
va weeks, and was being brought
ON the American University in
tshington, ID. c. where she attends
.hooI, by Mr.. and Mrs. Lacey Har-
.sty. of Seaford. While there they
He'd on the Rev John l.. Johnson.
close friend of the Thawlcys. and
relative Of Mrs. Stevens. and at
ndcd hiS fHuffH SERVICES 'tiu h'hIu
wonderful address made by Mayor
allacc WuOdGord of Dover. and Ell
yed several musical selections by
male quartet brought by Mayor
oodford from the Peoples Church
Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Dolby of
'eam View spent Friday evening in
VII as guests of their two annts.
rs. Madeline Holloway aud Mrs.
.e;. RT.t.pau