Milford chronicle., 1938-05-27
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Ruth Van Hoy, Lillias Moore
James and William Webb, Benjamin
: Belts went with their graduating
! class from FELTON, last week to visit
! Washington, ID. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Courtney Miller oi
Miami, Florida, and Mrs. Golden OF
, Philadelphia, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas LOhan last week.
Lloyd Wilcutts while tarring roof
tripped and fell with bucket of tar
which splashed on his face. He was
carried to the Milford Memorial
Hospital for treatment.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Overdeer, DR..
Wilbur Postles and Mrs. Welch of
Wilmington, Mrs. C. r. Miller and
daughter Mary Emily of Smyrna Wis
tied Mrs. Laura CarrOw over the
weekend.
Mrs. Jessie WalstrOm and daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth Walstrom will
attend the wedding of Mrs. Wal
strom's son in Washington, d. C., on
Saturday.
Mrs. John E. Mcbride. Mrs. Leslie
Rentz, Mrs. Marion Stevenson and
Henry Parker visited John Stevens
in the Delaware Hospital in Will
mingtOn last Friday.
Mrs. LOuzena Melvin gave din
ner last week in complement to her
sister. Mrs. Ann Scott on the Occa-
sion of ner birthday.
Postmaster o. c. Melvin wishes to
thank the patrons who assisted IN
making National Air Mail Week
success. One hundred and seventy
six pieces of mail were sent from
"The Town of Content" last week by
air mail
Mrs. Emma H. Cats spent last
weekend at RehObOth getting her
restaurant, THE Deck" ready TO
omen for the weekend preceding
Memorial Day. also her rOoming
house THE Catelle" on Wilmington
avenue. i
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Harrington OF
Newport, Mr.. and Mrs. McLeonard
Harrington Of Richardson Park, Mr..
and Mrs. Chandler of West Grove !
Pa. were guests of Mrs. Jennie Ben
nett on Sunday
Arthur NJ. Melvin. Jr.. was the
guest of MIR. and Mrs Oliver Melvin
last week.
Mfr. and Mrs. $. f. BOstic and
daughter, Alice Louise, and Mrs. Ar
thur NJ. Melvin of Wilmington were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Mel
win on Sunday.
/ w. Belts, the oldest living for
mer Senator of Delaware, celebrat-
ed his goth birthday on Sunday. he
has always been a staunch Democrat
and served on important State COM
mittees. He was general sales man
ager of the American Agricultural
Company for 20 years, but retired
number of years ago from active ser
vice. For several years he has been
closely confined to his home ON ac-
count of failing health and sub)eet
in the constant and devoted care of
his wife. Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Belts
and his children who visit him ire
ouently. They are /. w. Belts, Jr., Oi
East orange, N J..,~and his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Jeanette B. DOdd of Cald-
well, N. J.
Friends and relatives called on
Mrs. James Spurry on May 10 to
1ffer their Fluctuations on the occa-
sion of her 91st birthday. She has
,ix living children, as follows: Mrs.
Robert r. Harrington. Mrs. Aaron
hudson, Mrs. John Jester. Mrs. Will
lam Briggs, Mrs. John Stevens ana
larry NJ. Boone. all of whom live in
except Mrs. Stevens.
Mrs. Carrie Sharp who has beer
pending the winter with her son.
esse Sharp, in the South. returned
asst week and was the guest of her
rother, William Leach and his wife
N Sunday She has now gone 10 lie
Ohoth for the summer.
Cant. Albert Palmer celebrated his
Ith birthday on April IL. lie reads
he daily papers every day and also
hayes himself every morning and
5 hale and hearty. He lives with his
on, Capt. Albert Palmer, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. +. Harrington OF
Sayonne. n. j., have been recent
nests of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Rem
ick
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold McCurdy have
ompleted their studies AT Duke I'm
and are the guests of Mrs.
ohm B. DerricksOn, until commence
nent exercises at the university
ihen they will return there.
Mrs. Mary A. Boone and Mrs.
,dith Melvin are visiting relatives
n fredericksburg, Md.
Janet Davidson celebrated her
rst birthday on Saturday with a
arty. a birthday cake, and little
uests to make the occasion a mer-
v one. Her guests were Sara Eliz-
beth Lank, Jane and Ann Neide.
lefty Ann Harrington. Patricia viii
utts, Jackie Donovan ana George
iOOden
Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. Donovan mo-
sred to Washington. d. c., last Sat
rday and remained over Sunday on
sightseeing trip. They were ac-
ompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
.egates and daughter Dorothy Of
iilford.
MIR. and Mrs. w. A. Conner and
on Lewis, of Philadelphia, Mr. and
Irs. Conner Mitten and son of Mil
ord were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
larry F. Mitten on Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Spencer spent last
eek with Mrs. B. F. Burton.
Rev.. H. B. Kelso preached Tues