Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17
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Funeral services for Mrs. Ida F
Barr, aged 75, widow of William
Barr, six miles west of here, on tht
Georgetown-Laurel highway, who
died Tuesday of last week in the
Milford Memorial Hospital, were
held Thursday afternoon from the
Carey funeral home here, in charge
of the Rev. Omar E. Jones, pastor
of Wesley Methodist Church. In
terment was made at the Asbury
Methodist churchyard, near town
Mrs. Barr is survived by the fol-
lowing children: Former Represen-
tatiVe ]. Linden Barr, this town ;
Mrs. Nutter Marvel, Georgetown,
and Charles Barr, who lived with
his mother.
U. S. Senator James M. Tunnel
delivered the keynote address at
the state convention of Democrats
of Maine, at Bangor, on Friday
of last week.
The Georgetown Home Demon
stration Club will meet at the home
of Mrs. Joseph Meggison on Fri
day afternoon of this week.
The Georgetown High School
baseball team will open the season
with Milford High here on Tues
day afternoon, April IA.
Ashley Jenkins has been named
chairman of the boys and girls
committee of the Georgetown XII
wants Club. Donald Weir, who is
chairman of the program commit
tee, has arranged meetings until
the last of June, as follows: April
IA, in charge of A. E. Braunfeld;
April 81, Prof. Franklin j. Butz;
April 2S, committee meetings; May
5. Cecil Culver; May IL, Dallas d.
Dennis; May 10, Prof. Albert Ear
ley; May 26, committee meetings;
June 2, Assistant County Agent J.
Frank Gordy; June 8. Charles
Green; June 16, Register of Wills
William l.. Hill; June %, Ashley
Jenkins; June 30, committee meet
ings.
The Rev. William Gibson and
Mrs. Gibson, who for some time
have been occupying one of the
apartments in the home of former
Congressman Robert G. Houston,
have rented the home of Mrs. Mary.
Virginia Stewart on Laurel street,
and will move there on or about
May 1. The Rev. Mr.. Gibson, re-
tired, was for several years pastor
of First Presbyterian Church, this
town, and also in New Castle. Mrs.
Gibson is music teacher in the
local high school, and is considered
one of the most talented in the
state.
Deputy Ellis
Miss Helen Kirk Deputy, of Lau-
rel, daughter of Mrs. Pearl E. Dep /
uty and the late Willard F. Deputy,
a former Internal Revenue Collect
or, and Frank George Ellis, son of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. George S.
Ellis, of Laurel, were married on
night, at 700 o'clock, at
the rectory of st. Philips Church,
by the Rev. r. Y. Barber.
Waller Conway
Announcement of the marriage of
Miss Ida M. Waller, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel H. Waller,
and John H. Conaway, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph P. Conaway, all of
Laurel, has been announced. The
took place at Laurel on
the night of April s, the Rev. E. C. 1
Mailman performing the ceremony.
Farm House Burned
Fire. of undetermined origin, but
believed to have been caused by a
defective chimney, destroyed the
of Mrs. Raymond John
son, near Zoar, eight miles from
here, on Monday night, entaiIing a
oss of several hundred dollars.
rhe property was tenanted by Will
lam Taylor. 1t is said when the
blaze was discovered that the up
per portion of the building was in
| mass of flames. Because of lack
If water, firemen could not cope
with the situation. The house was
.otally destroyed. and a part of the
furniture was saved.