Milford chronicle., 1940-05-17

REV. -JOHepn WOOD ana Sietcf, MIS-
Laura Connally, and then went ovel
to West Point to look up an estat'
that her husbands father purchased
50 years ago, known now as the TFol
Place" Of 99S acres, eight miles from
West Point, on the Matapani River
where George Washington first mei
Martha. Later the Fox family traded
the plantation for Baltimore prop
erty, which. they still own. Mrs. Fox
spent two days in Charlottesville
Va, and three days in Philadelphia
| before returning home. .t
Mrs HaFelka and daughter. Mrs.
Jean Lindsey and Miss Anna, of
Washington, D. c. spent the week
cad with MIR. and Mrs w. A. John
sen.
DR.. David Shivelhood, of New York,
spent the weekend with Mrs. Shiv-
ethood and Mr.. and Mrs Joseph NJ.
Lank.
Mrs Lewis Mathis and son, Will
son, Of Port Norris N. j., spent the
Weekend with her mother, Mrs. Ida
MI and Mrs. Charles King, of
Smyrna, spent Wednesday with his
sisLers, Mrs. George b Atkins and
Mrs. Daniel Wagamon.
Mrs. Potter, Of Ardmore, Pa, is
visiting Mrs. l.. B. Chandler.
Captain LuciOus Darby and Cap
tain and Mrs. G. Clay Williams and
sons, Of Philadelphia, spent the week
end with Mrs. Emma Darby and Miss
Sarah Darby.
DR.. William P. Hearn and daugh-
ter, Miss Alice Hearn, of Philadel-
phia, spent two days with Mrs. Ida
j. Fox last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Anderson, of
Yeadon, Pa, and ]. G. NAPLES of
NAPLES Mill, we're the guests of Mrs
Mary Z. Morris on Sunday.
Captain an6 Mrs Charles E. Dar-
by and son Gilbert, of Philadelphia.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lekites, of
Harrington, visited Mrs. GOldie ow-
ems over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Derrickson,
of Chester, Pa, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred K Jensen.
Joseph Warrington, of Glendale,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur DOTman were a.,
dinner guests OF his parents. Mr.. and !;
Mrs. Harry DOrman, near Coolspring )
on Sunday. Z
Mr.. aid Mrs. Harry Postles, of
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hulda Hastings. 4
Mr.. AID Mrs. Oscar Dickerson and
daughter spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Workman at Harrington. !
David Fostles, of New Castle, Miss !
Dorothy Postles and Mr and Mrs.
Ermon Postles of West Chester, Pa,
spent Sunday with their parents.
llr. and Mrs. George POstles, near
town. /
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Sharp
celebrated theil 50th wedding ami
on Wednesday, May s.
Mrs Chas. G. Cannon and .daugh-
ter Ethel of Camden. N. j.. Mrs. P.
W. Rice and daughter, Mrs. Frank
Wiser, Mrs. George G. Fowler and
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lutz !
and Mrs. Julian E. Gibbs. of Phila-
visited relatives in town on
and Thursday of this
week. /
b. +. Gray Dies 4
Benjamin F. Gray, age "a years.
a widely known and highly respect
a. ed..resident OF .AGiitomldted on B,rfsz
day, at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. George A Lippencott, Chest
nut Hill. Philadelphia. Funeral SER
vices were held on Wednesday after
loon at o'clock at the Wilson Flu
neral Home and interment made in
Odd Fellows cemetery.
He is curvIYed by six children,
Joshua B. Gray. of Frederica, Mrs
Henry Cook 1lacetee of Washington,
D. c.. Mrs. Henry C. Wagamon, OF
Milton, Jester Gray of FredeTica,
Mrs. George E. Brasure of Medford.
y. j., and Mrs. George A. Lippen-
,ott, u Chestnut Hill. Pa. Also sew
m grandchildren. Miss Katherine
tray, Mrs Robert Hazard, Jr., Miss
Martha Anne Brasure, Misses Anna
Belle and Jlne Lippencott. Sarah and ,
katherine Gray and Gray Lippen-
cit. also a brother, Edgar Gray, OF
)agsbo"o.
Mr.. Gray was born and reared in
he southern part of Sussex county.
lie was possessed of an acute intel
sct and memory and was regarded
3 an authority on the folklore of
nat section. Retiring from active
usiness he purchased the mansion
ONE of the late Governor Hazard
here he resided for several years.