Milford chronicle., 1937-02-26
SELBYVILLE
Church News

NaA co was lllC tulttuS III OH Tile Idult
and hearing the farewell address o
E. Stanley Jones, before returning
to India. This was made possible
through the courtesy of Mr.. Elmer
West loaning and installing the radio
Nineteen members of the Selbyvillt
Volunteer Fire Company ATTENDED
church in body last Sunday morn
ing for special sermon by the pas.
tor, Rev. r. T. Thawleyy, and ex
pressed it as being the best sermon
they ever heard on an occasion Of
that kind. The text was the latter
part of the 18th verse of the Bird
chapter of 1st Corinthians-The fire
shall try every mans work, of what
sort it is. The music by the choir
was also appropriate for the occa-
sion.
News Items In General
Funeral services for Mr.. Thomas
Ritchie, Sr., were held at the funeral
parlor of Mrs. P. w. Watson e Son
on North Main Street last Sunday
afternoon by the Rev. r. T. Thaw-
ley, pastor of Salem NJ E. Church,
at 2 o'clock, after which the burial
took place in Red Mems Cemetery.
There were several floral tributes of
respect. and the pallbearers were
Raymond Ringler, William Godfrey,
Benjamin Hall, Ward Murray, Elisha
Hudson and Walter Long. most of
them being fellow associates at Bunt-
ing's Nurseries where he was EN-
ployed. The surviving relatives are
the widow and three children, Mrs.
Carrie Pusey Ritchie. Elton and
Dorothy, of Selbyville, and Mr..
Thomas Ritchie, Jr.. of Maybrook.
and Montgomery. n. Y. Mr.. Ritchie
was a little more than SO years of
age. and came to his death by suici-
dal drowning on Thursday night
Having been suffering from melan-
chola since the death of his son,
jackson Ritchie. and other relatives
a little more than year ago
Mrs. Harvey Dukes and her daugh-
ter-in-law. Mrs. James Dukes and
little son of Georgetown, spent Fri
day evening in town as the guests
OF Mrs. F. w. Holloway on Main
Street
Pasher w. Watson. Jr.. made a
business trip to New Jersey last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Madison Gray of near
town are receiving congratulations
upon the birth of a daughter, Jane
Lydia. on Sunday. February 7th.
A son, named James Edward, was
born to Mr. and Mrs. William Cod |
frey OH Dukes Street. Tuesday, Feb |
ruary 10th. Both mother and the |
new arrival are doing fine.
Miss Cecile Hamblin, student /
nurse of the New York Hospital in
New York City, and girl friend
have been spending a few days with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Hamblin in town, and her sister,
Mrs. Achsia Murray near town.
Mrs. Lizzie Lynch. Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Ringler and son Clayton
We're dinner guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
George NJ. Derrickson near Roxana !
on Sunday.
Miss Virginia Long,~a=stz1xiant of |
the University of Maryland at Col
l>ge Park. was at home with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. IRA Long over
The wee end. Her grandfather, Mr..
l. W Long is confined to his home
suffering with hiccoughs.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond B. Morris
attended a o'clock dinner at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Carey
ia f'ankford on Thursday of last
lg'-il.
Ms volley NJ Murray was a din
uo. gu st Of Mrs. William NJ. Long
- SLEEPY Hollow" on Sunday.
.Ir aid Mrs. James Long and .
daHeii'i rs Walter Dukes, of
Phuadrirh4a pe.t Sunday with the
iatter's lAp'Lc. in .aw, Mrs. Roxie =
Dukes, Oh Church Street.
lil and A.t Charles w. Wilgus. D..
wrlr rtjr-j> ut Nj and Mrs. Luster
Lynch %, l.nAa.a on Sunday. J..
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar T. West OF Il
Collingdale. Pa, called on relatives b
in town on Monday, while visiting !,
relatives in Roxana. d
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul West and the .
alters daughter. Miss Jeane Chand- IL
er, are on a few days trip to Florida. II
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Richards has y
Deen spending a few days with her
'arcnts. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford G. 6
ones at Snow Hill, Md Il
Ray Jarvis spent the weekend q
With relatives in, Philadelphia. and ~
listed his wife. Mrs. Edna Jarvis. IL
tho is i'll in a hospital there Mrs
'irda NJ. Long went with him and U,
isited with friends. VI VI
Miss Doris Parker made bust III
ess trip to Wilmington on Satur- .,,
Iy g,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Evans of o. o.
larksvillc were guests of Mrs Lc- ~
ina Hudson on Friday. :,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lewis went H.,
, Wilmington on Sunday and visited
rr sister. Mrs. Sarah Haggerty who ac
i'll in the Homeopathic Hospital re
lere. They were accompanied on wi
lc trip by her parents and sister On
+. and Mrs. Walter r. Wyatt. of
ewes, and Miss Virginia Wyatt of an
e University of Delaware at New T..
X. So
After few weeks illness Mr.. AT
larles Cullen. aged 63 years. died do
the Peninsula General Hospital.
Ilisbury. Md, OH Sunday. February Sc
. 1887 and the body was brought Sc
re to the Watson WhaIey Funeral co
Ome, and funeral services were dc
Id OH Wednesday at 2 p. m.. by Bu
". Roy T. Thawley, and the burial TO-
ok place in Red Mems Cemetery at IN
lbyville The pallbearers were
lrry V. Tubbs. Lemuel Long. Ches- az
: McCabe, Ira Hamblin. Raymond MI
Dgler and John Murray. The de- Al
ssed is survived by the widow. Mrs. sI, eu
,dia Cullen, and seven children, as I1l nIi
IOwS. Helen at home: William W