Milford chronicle., 1940-04-26
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| Friday, April is. at A. NJ, thru
the Kindness of Peter RambO, in
charge OF construction at the new
! Selbyville post Office, Charles Fl.
Hastings, one OF the oldest and time
honored citizens. was permitted to
place a brick above the corner
stone. Properly placed, this brick
Is prominent on the sur-base where
the building faces Church street and
Church avenue. Relniniscing, MIR.
Hastings memory OF post offices
covers span OF 80 years. In 1850.
the Dayton Coach. conveying pas
sehgers, baggage and mail, and mule
drawn, came three times a week to
point near the Maryland and Della
ware line. The return was made
north to the region OF Frederick,
where boats landed and transfers
were made. All this punctuated by
the blowing of a trumpet as the
driver "Bped" along.
Mrs. Charlie DeFricksOn of Phila-
delphia and Mrs. Alice Selby of
Berlin. Md, were callers at the
home of Mrs. Alice DerFicksOn and
daughter Catherine ON Dukes street
one day last week.
Mrs Alvin F. Wilgus has returned
from a weeks visit with her sOn-in-
law aud daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Wood, in Seaford.
Mrs. Lee Stevens is now getting
out after having been confined to her
home on Church street, for few
days due to illness.
Mrs. Ida Townsend. also of Church
street, who has been indoors for sew
eral weeks, is now getting better,
though not getting out but a very
little.
Lieut.. Commander Karl A. Theme
and his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth NJ.
Theme. and their little son Billy
Of Baltimore. Md. were guests of
Mrs. Themes mother and sister,
Mrs. William r. McCabe. and Miss
Matide McCabe, on Main street, |
from fiFriday until Sunday.
Mrs. Gardner Z. Bunting. who |
was i'll in bed at her home near
own. last week. is now slowly re-
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Pepper and
.wo children, Sharon and Saralee.
at a family dinner at
Eeit home on Dukes street last Sun
lay for relatives of Mr.. Pepper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dukes of |
Upper Darby. Pa, were guests of !
lis mother, Mrs. ROxie G. Dukes. |
,ver the past weekend. and on Sun
lay Mrs. Dukes entertained at a /
Inner party in celebration of her
on's 10th birthday anniversary ON
Rat date, April 21. Others present
iesides the guest of honor were his
Incle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Thomas of Berlin. Md, and an
ther uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin f. Wilgus. and also Mrs. NJ.
'asha Watson of town, and Mrs. Eva
J. Moore of ROselle Park. N. j., who
lad been a guest there for three
weeks. but returned home on Mon
lay.
Those from SeIbyvilIe who went
o Wilmington for the final inter-
conference rally of the seven sup
'Orting conferences of the WOman's
lone Missionary Society of the
Church. held at Grace
Methodist Church on Thursday,
April Is. were the president and
of the local Missionary
3Ueiety. Mrs. Clarence H. Pepper 4
md Mrs. J. Roland Buell.. Mrs. Will
lam A. Law and Miss Addie Fur
nan. The meeting was presided
iver by Mrs. Bertha NJ. c. Reeves,
PRESIDENT of the Wilmington Con-
erence. now known as the PENN
ula Conference.
The speakers were DR.. B. NJ. Job
ms, pastor of the church, and Mrs.
v. H. C.. GOOde. of Sidney, Ohio,
president of the Organiza-
ion.
A delightful dinner was served in
he church house, after which the
rOup was taken in five large buSses
n a trip TO places of historic inter-
st, including Old Swedes Church,
nd the beautiful LOngwOOd Gar
ems of Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre S. du
ont. at Kennett Square. Pa. with
passing view on the way. of the
iddle Memorial DeacOness Home.
nd the Mary Todd Gambrill Settle
ent. the two settlements sponsored :
! the Wilmington Conference So
ETY.. AT p NJ. the party arrived
lck in Wilmington, and a tea was
I'D in Asbury Methodist Church, \
here the first Wilmington Confer
zee was held in 1868, and where
e last Wilmington Conference
IS held in March, 1889. William :
Law. who took the women to
ilmingtOn in the morning, spent
G time of their absence with Ed :
lrd Jones who is i'll at his home in I
and with Mr.. and Mrs. :.
thur Hope at st. Georges, Mrs. Il
)pe having been confined to her Z
d suffering injuries from an auto i
)bile accident just recently. Mr..
W returned to Wilmington. for the IL
lies that night. :,