Milford chronicle., 1943-08-06
GREENWOOD

Mr.. and Mrs. ID. A. Knieely of
Montgomery, w. Va, are the guests
Of Mr.. Knicely's parents at the
parsonage
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Z. Oeheltree and
Miss Ermadine Ocheltree were
home for the weekend.
Miss Charlotte Conaway OF the
University Of Maryland spent the
weekend with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Lord are
spending part Of their vacation at
Rehoboth.
Mrs. Nora Wroten returned on
Saturday after spending several
days at Rehoboth with her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
S. Stewart Of Teaneck, N. ].
Emmert Judy of Wilmington has
been the guest of his brothers, Les
ter A. Judy and MIR. and Mrs. Roy
Judy and family of Owens Sta
tion.
Miss Leila Graham and her mo-
ther, Mrs. Sallie Gfaham are at
RehOboth for a while.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Barwick and
Ralph Barwick were dinner guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Humphreys
and family on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Houseman
and Miss Katherine Houseman have
returned from their trip to Texas.
Mrs. Charles Cranston, the former
Miss Jean Houseman, remained
there near her husband for a long
er visit
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smith en-
tertained at a hot dog" roast I'm
their yard last Friday evening. 1t
was a most pleasant affair, every
thing seemed as it should be for a
good time; that friendly crowd of
folks, who meet occasionally, were
there, nice place for such an af-
fair, and even an ideal evening.
With everything else our host and
hostess had very cOnvenietly ar
ranged the serving of the eats"
in a manner to make them more
enjoyable. AS the evening passed
on the air became cooler, making
the fire more enjoyable; and a per-
feet evening for Mr.. and Mrs. w. ,
J. Mills, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Graham. Betty Anne Graham and
Bobby Graham, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
H. COnaway and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
o. Humphreys. Margaret, Ray, Bar
bara and John Humphreys.
Since the gas ratiOning we seem
to have more time for these group
affairs at our own homes, and in
deed they are proving to be such a
pleasure.
Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Knicely are
leaving the last of this week to
spend part of their vacation with
Mrs. Knicely's relatives at Peters
burg. and Waverly, Va.
Miss Ermadine Ocheltree is spen-
ding her vacation here with her
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W.
Elliott and Mr.. and Mrs. Z. V.
Ocheltree. She expects to spend
next weekend in RehobOth as the
guest of Vernon Metzner, at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Metzner.
A very lovely service was held
at the Greenwood Methodist
Church last Sunday evening under
the leadership of the Sunshine
Glass. The theme of the program
was God Speaks To Us Through
Beauty" There were special read
ings. music and talk by the pas
tor appropriate for that subject.
The various classes OF the Sunday
school are holding a series of these i
services. The Sunday night prev
iOus, Miss Janet GibsOn's class pre-
sented the program, God Speaks
To Us Through Music" At the
service Sunday evening the mem
Bers of Grace Church were guests ,
1t the Greenwood Methodist
Church services.
A most unusual thing happened
morning while Mrs. C. Z.
)cheltree was in her garden gath
,ring corn. She noticed something
fery shiny in the soil. so bright il a
continued to attract her attention.
she went over and just
,ushed it up with her foot and saw
hat il was a ring. Upon investiga-
ion she found it was a wedding
ing, with the initials of Mr.. and
frs. E. V. 0cheltree in it. Mrs. E.
:. Ocheltree, as soon as she was
iven the ring, recognised it to be
er wedding ring which she had
1st at least 25 years ago. She had
lought she had emptied it out in
arings of some kind. and had
earched for it, but it remained
idden these 25 years.
The regular services will be held
| Grace Methodist Church Sunday
orning at IL o'clock. The job of
the interior has been
,mpleted and the church is very
retty.
The regular preaching service
ill not be held at Greenwood
ethodist Church Sunday evening
nee Rev. Knicely is on his vaca-
on; but Mrs. John TOdd's Sunday
.hOol class will have charge of
e special service. which will be
e third in the series of special
rvices by the classes.