Milford chronicle., 1937-01-22
SELBYVILLE
CAareh News


subject of his sermon last Sunday
morning ''The Forke In The Road,
while his scripture lesson was read
from the eleventh chapter of He.
brews, in reference to the fruits oI
the faith in the fathers of old, and
the text was the 24th verse-By faith
OF Moses when he was come to years
refused to be called the son OF
Pharaahs daughter.
In the evening Rev. Thawley ex-
changed pulpits with Rev. w. M
Parker of Roxana, but due to wealth
er conditions, not many yentured
out to hear our visiting minister,
thereby missing a very good sermon.
On Sunday morning Rev. Thawley
made an appeal for volunteers to
make number of garments for the
Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia.
Mrs. |. l.. Long Ii supervising the
making of the garments.
The Women's Home Missionary So
ciety met at the home of Mrs. Beulah
Stevens on Tuesday afternoon OF
this week under the presidency OF
Mrs. Roberta Morris, with Mrs. Ger
tie Nichols as the secretary.
News Items In General
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Hudson,
Jr., returned from Philadelphia the
first of last week, where Mr.. Hudson
had been undergoing treatment at
the Methodist Hospital.
Rev. Otis p. Jefferson of Perry
vile, Md, and Rev. F. A. Baker OF
Dagsboro were guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. C. w. Wilgus and daughter,
Mrs. Nettie West, on Thursday after
noon, and Rev. jefferson spent the
day there on Friday. Mrs. Jefferson
who had expected to spend couple
of days there was detained due to
the illness of one of the children.
Mrs. jefferson will be remembered
as Miss Bertha Cannon of Dagsboro
and a former teacher in Selbyyille
school.
Miss Georgetta Walker and a
friend, Miss Jeanette Howell, of Fed
eralsburg, Md, both students of Bea-
com College, Wilmington, spent the
weekend at the home of the form
er's parents, Captain and Mrs. George
Walker on Church street.
Mrs. Christine Baker Adams, teach
er of home economics in Selbyville
school, who has been ill and out OF
school for a few days is now much
better.
Mr.. Willis w. Hudson who is look
ing after some business interests for
u. S. Senator John G. Townsend,
Jr. & Co., near 0nancock, Va, spent
the weekend with his wife, Mrs.
Laura Hudson and daughter Ruth,
and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Joshua
McCabe, at their home on West
Church Street.
Mrs. w. M. Long of SLEEPY Hol-
low" had as dinner guests on Sun
day, her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. T. Brasure of Clarksville.
They also made a short visit with
Mrs. Mary Stevens.
MIR. and Mrs. Joshua b. Richards
of Philadelphia were guests of her
mother and brother. Mrs. Henrietta
Long and son Frank. and other rela-
tiVes here over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fl. Watson
went to Philadelphia on Monday
morning where Mrs. Watson has
gone to take a six months course
at Eckels School of Embalming,
where her, husband completed
course several years ago. After her
graduation, Mrs. Watson expects to
join her husband in the work. Mr..
Watson returned to his home here
that night.
Rev. r. T. Thawley and William
A. Law attended the twenty-third an
nual banquet of the Past Masters
of Somerset and Wor-
cester Counties, Maryland, on Thurs
day, January 14th, at Pocomoke City,
Md at $50 p. m. The trip was made
in company with Orlando M. Shock
ley of Shovel, and party of friends
from Berlin, Md.
Captain Harry Derrickson of the
Lewes Coast Guard Station spent
a part of the week with his wife and
children, Mrs. Alice Derrickson, Paul
and Catherine, and also his father
and mother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Sockrider at their home on
Dukes street
Mr.. William r. Tubbs who has
Deen confined to his home on Church
street for several days of the past
week due to illness, is now much
1etter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Pepper had
is guests at the formers birthday j
Inner ON Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Ho- I
ner Pepper. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
3unting and Mr. and Mrs. Howard /
'epper of town.
Mrs. l. Layfield Long entertained i
t dinner ON Sunday, her son and
aughter-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver ;
A. Long, Miss Pauline Brittingham,
ir. Armell Long of Selbyville, and
iiss Julia Lane of FELTON,, the din
er having been given in compli-
nent to her son on the occasion of
is birthday anniversary.
Following church services in the q
vening, a family reunion was also D
eld In honor of that event, includ-
ng few friends, other than mem 4
ers of the family. Those present Il
yere Rev. and Mrs. r. T. Thawley. Z
Iayor and Mrs. Frank NJ. Long and 1,
wo daughters, Anna Lee and Doro- q
by, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Burbage. v
Ir. and Mrs. Walter Long and e
aughters, Rata and Agnes, Mrs. w.
|. Long, Mr.. Irwin Culver. Miss Mar "
aret Cramer, Mr.. and Mrs. IRA Long =
nd the formers father. I. w. Long =
I Selbyville, Mr.. and Mrs. Harley M,
ong of Frankford, Mr.. and Mrs. w. =
!. Brasure of Clarksyille, Rev. and
Irs. w. NJ. Parker. son and daugh- e e
IT, Billy and Willabe, of Roxana. u
lcluded in the refreshments of de- =
cious homemade cakes and ice 81
ream was a lovely birthday cake II
n. 0iiuar