Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
FRANKFoRp

Philadelphia, at home with he
mother, Mrs. Asher Godfrey, O
Clayton avenue,
Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Rogers, Jr
of Montclair, N. J., spent a fey
days recently with Mr.. Rogers
parents and sister, Mr.. and Mrs
John d. Rogers, and Miss Virginia
at their home on Thatcher street
Recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Lehman Helm were Mrs. Dayi'
Hudson and Mr.. and Mrs. David ]
Hudson, of Philadelphia.
Members and friends of the loca
Presbyterian Church enjoyed a pic
mic supper at Bethany Beach las
Thursday evening. Transportation
was furnished by Clarence. 7
Esham in one of his nursery
trucks.
Mrs. Gertrude H. Campbell lef
her home on Clayton avenue las
Friday to go to Philadelphia for I
vacation visit with relatives an(
other friends. Her son, Andrew
Campbell, Jr., is in a u. s. Army
camp near Salem, Ore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Carey recently
entertained their brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. H. @
Phillips, of Washington, d. c., al
their cottage at Fenwick Island. /
Mrs. Nancy Walker and son, Err
nest, and granddaughter, Matte
Ann Hudson, of st. Martins Neck,
Md, were Sunday callers on rela-
tives and friends in this vicinity.
Also upon Mrs. Walkers mother,
Mrs. Joseph Shockley, at Williams
vile.
Mrs. Hall Barton, of Centreville,
Md, spent part of last week with
her father, DR.. Levin E. Murray.
During Sunday service at the
Presbyterian Church an interesting
letter from Private John W. Ellis,
at Camp Wheeler, Ca, was read to
the congregation by the pastor. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Lewis and lit
tie daughter, Deborah, of Whining
ton, visited recently with Mrs.
Lewis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clin-
ten H. Watson.
Miss Ann Hughes, oR Philadel-
phia, has spent the past week with
Mrs. Marcus Davis.
In honor of her Oath birthday,
Mrs. Lazy Morris was. given sur
prise party last Friday evening by
her husband. at their sweet shop
on Main street. 80 4
We. are pleased to report the
return to his home in town of Mr..
Benny Burton, who was recently
hospitalized following an accident
while swimming at Sandy Landing.
During the month of August an
hour of worship service, beginning
at $3.50 A. M. each Sunday, will be
held at the Frankford Presbyterian
Church. This change in schedule
and omission of the Sunday-school
session is a vacation measure to
beat the heat. 1t worked very well
last year, and it is hoped that the
friends of the church will continue
to- cooperate. -a+-
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy W. Murray and
three children, of Philadelphia,
spent several days this week visit
ing their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James K. Murray.
Upon her return home after
spending some time with friends
in the upper part of the state, Mrs.
Mary e. Tingle entertained with a
house party at her home, Tingle
Inn, on Thatcher street, the past
week. The guests were Mrs. Jennie
Deakyne and daughter, Mrs. Irene
Matthews, of Wilmington; Mrs.
Montrealia Hudson and daughter,
Kitty, and Miss Ruth Jones, Of
Dover; also Mrs. Harbeson Hick-
man and her mother, Mrs. Angeline
Hickman, of Millsboro.
Girl Scouts Barbara G. Fooks,
Rebecca E. Graves, and Louise
Shepherd left town on Monday for
Camp Wright at Steyensville, Md,
to enjoy vacation with other Girl
Scouts of this peninsula.
On Sunday a group of boys from
the. local Boy Scout Troop left to
spend a week at Camp Rodney,
near North East, Nd, with other
Eastern Shore Scouts. Those who
went are: Billy and Barton Lynch,
Mordecai H Hudson, Jr., George
A. Layfield, Clarence, E. Truitt and
Eli Campbell, Jr. /
d. One day last week, Ferd S. Dali
sey, one of our local octogenarians,
dug his potatoes. Noticing one
extra large specimen, Mr.. Daisey
satisfied his curiosity by placing it
on. the scales. The "spud" weighed
"a ounces. ~. I
Raymond Jordan, from Spring
field. Mass, is making his home at
Tingle Inn, while here on a project
for the Eastern States Farmers
Exchange. Mr.. Jordan is a native
of Willimantic, Conn.
After a fortnight's visit with
their sister; Mrs. Garrison Long,
at her home in Baltimore, Md, the
Elon Berniece and Ruth
Lorraine, daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. Israel Townsend of Omar, re-
turned to their home on Friday.
In a recent letter to local
1t. Warren E. Perry, of
the 19Sth C. A. regiment stationed
in the Southern Pacific on Bob
cat"i Island. writes that the outfit
is in fine condition and very popu-
lar with the natives. Warren EN-
phasizes the pleasure and comfort
the boys out there find in each let |
ter from the folks back home. The
pages are worn out by the count
less re-readings of the Momentum
CRY men, who keep up their chins
by, the thought that some day
they will again tread the soil of
"Our Beloved Delaware!"
The office blotter says: Shake
speare wrote of The seven ages of
man. We all know of the two /
ages of woman,-One is her right !
age!" ~ ~ |