Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
FREDERICA

DR.. Oliver Grier OF wilkes Barre
Pa, who has been spending severa
years In California, is visiting hIl
sister, Mrs Alice G. Melvin. DIR
9rier has come east at this time Il
be present at the graduation Of his
daughter, Miss Sarah Grier at Wy.
oming Seminary at Kingston, Pa
Miss Grier is an honor student and
won the oratorial contest IN Febru-
airy. She Is also editor Of "The Opin,
ator, the seminary paper; president
OF the Debating Society, and vice
president of the Seminary Y. w. C. A.
She plans to enter Stanford Univer-
sity in Palo Alto in the fall
Rev. b. s. Gault supplied the pull
pit In FELTON, last Sunday In the abb
sence of Rev. Willard GauIt who is
i'll. Edward Casson substituted for
Rev, Gault.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
In the church May 3. The hostesses
will be Mrs. James Morris, Mrs. Law
renee Cain and Mrs. Charles HOlleg-
er.
Mrs Carrie Sharp is in the VIII
mington Homeopathic HOSPITAL
where she underwent an eye opera
tion.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tieger Of
Philadelphia, spent the weekend
with Mrs. Dacey Lilly and bro
ther. Clarence Salevan. Mrs. Lilly
and MIR. SalevGn have been spending
the winter in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs David M. Green and
children spent the weekend in Med
la, Pa, and NOrthfield, N. j., and at
tended the General Conference at
the Methodist Church at Atlantic
City.
Mrs. Joseph vinyard and little
daughter Janet of Chestertown. Md,
were weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Vinyard.
Charles Wilson of Madison, N. j.,
Miss Sara Burt Gray. of Mt Pleas
ant School, Miss Mary Kate Gray Of
the University Of Delaware, spent the
weekend with MIR. and Mrs. Jester
A. Gray
MIR. and Mrs Gervin Deming of
Claymont were weekend guests Of
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon COunselman.
This week Joseph Cook, manager
Of the American Store. was trans
ferred to the American Store i'm Do
yer. Mr.. Cook is a fine young man
with a pleasing personality and his
many friends of his home town are
sorry he is leaving here. He will be
succeeded by Miles Draper, who will
no doubt make many friends here
also.
Mrs. Emma Taylor and daughter
Margaret were weekend guests Of |
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Smith.
Mrs. Mary Kelly has been con-
fined to her home for a week with a
cold.
Mrs. Conrad of Dover substituted |
last week for Mrs. Marjorie Jewell
in the third grade.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ w. Wing of Dover
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
johnson ON Sunday.
Mrs. George Fowler of Philadel- 4
phia, is visiting her mother, Mrs. i
Mary Bethards who has been spend
ing the winter in Philadelphia. She
came home last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Bethards of
Audubon, N. j., were Sunday guests
of Mrs. Mary Bethards.
Mr.. and Mrs. George johnson
spent Sunday in Wilmington.
Thomas 9afbutt 0f lVlinIiilgton
spent the weekend with his mother,
Mrs. Ira Garbutt. Z,
Mrs. S. e. Bostic and daughter Of
Wilmington will spend the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Melvin.
A bake will be held in Mrs. J. B.
DerrieksOn's store on Saturday, May
4, for the benefit of Trinity MethO-
dist Church. The, whole hearted sup
port from the entire community will ,
be appreciated as this is the last /
to be held before confer
ence sessions. The slogan for tiIs
benefit is "Give a Little and Buy
Little?" Will you? 3
The recent few warm days have I
brought forth many spring bios
SONS. Another harbinger OF spring
s the arrival of the purple martins ,
hat came April 2, two weeks ear I
ier than usual, 10 the martin box
IN Oscar P. Harrington's lawn. MIR. I
love for birds of all
Iinds is we'll known and a very ap-
lropriate poem entitled "The Mar r
in's Landlord" by Edward A. Guest
vas recently presented to him:
i caught just a fash Of purple and S
black 4
And / said to myself: well, the
martins are back !
Though l won't be a landlord for a
troublesome men ?
I'll put up a house for the martins 4
again
I've built it to suit 'em. and painted !
~ ton :,
With a dozen apartments, all good
as new, 4
The rooms are in order, and spot d
lessly clean
And the rent is the same as it al "
ways has been. s
So here's to the martins! God bless
them says l nj
Their landlord I'll be till the day Il
that / die"
Go to bat with Milford in 40! r.
Watch the Giants" take the lead Il
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