Milford chronicle., 1945-06-29
SELBYVILLE

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\ very pretty wedding was sol
elminztd at $50 p. H.. Saturday.
June %, when Miss Ruth Eliza
Watson. daughter OF the late Monte
Murray Watson. of Selbyyille. and
the late William a. Watson. Jr..
of Townsend. Del. We're united III
marriage 10 Mr Charles Herman
Hastings. son OF Mr. and Mrs.
Herman II Hastings. OF Woudsidt.
The wedding took place ut the
home OF the brides brother III
Blackbird. The Rev Tnshman
Smith, of Townsend. performed the
double ring ceremony The we'd
ding music was played by Miss
Rose Jean Guessford. Miss Edna
Conner sang 20 Promise Me" and
Mrs. Nora Smith. aunt Of the
bride, sang Because" The brides
only atendent was Mrs. Minerva
PleasantOn, who served as matron
OF honor. The brides only broth
er. Mr. William A. Watson III.
with whom she made her home.
acted as best man for Mr.. Hast
ings. Following reception. Mr..
and Mrs. Hastings left On a
honeymoon trip which will be-
spent in the Allegheny Mountains
Mrs Hastings was graduate OF
Selbyvillt High School and OF
Chester County Hospital. West
Chester. Pa. Mr. Hastings is CON
nected with the Layton Company.
of Dover
BY the order of the Official
Board Of Salem Methodist Church
the Sunday evening services will
be discontinued during the months
OF July and August. and until the
second Sunday night in Septem-
Der, when the audience will re
assemble for the fall services. The
Sunday morning services and the
Wednesday night prayer meetings
and Bible study. will continue
throughout the summer.
The members of the Intermcdi-
ate Youth Fellowship. who are
scheduled to attend the Intermedi-
ate Institute at Wesley Junior
College in Dover this week. are
Patsy Adkins. Joan Hickman.
Elizabeth Long, ROsalie Kitchens
and Norman Vincent Jarvis. Jr.
Five others from the NJ. Y. f., an
Older group of the young peoples
division Of the church. attended
the institute last week. The adult
cOunSellOrs of our homework are
Mrs. a. Edward Stephens. Mrs.
Dalton Blades and Mrs. Elmer
West, who are to be congratulated
upon the fine work they are do
ing with our young people.
Rev. Mr.. Jarvis read the first
nine verses of st. John for his
lesson last Sunday morning. and
the text was a part of the 9Th
verse - wilt thou be made
whole?
Mr.. and Mrs. William b. Der
ricksOn have been on two-weeks
vacation at Delaware Beach ON
Fenwick Island.
Mrs. Volt VI. Long was a guest
of her aunt. Mrs. Matte Brasure.
at Clarksville over Sunday night
and Monday, and also called to
see Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Long
and family, who are at bethany
Beach since Mrs. Long returned
from Temple University Hospital
in Philadelphia, where she under
went an operation just recently.
Mr.. Frank LekiteS. Of Rehoboth.
Il former resident of this town.
was guest of his niece. Mrs. NJ
Pasha Watson. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Whaley and family over the week
end. Others for dinner on Sun
day were Mrs. Name Tingle, of
town; Mr. Walter Whaley and a
friend from Whaleyville. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Furman. of
RoXana. called on relatives in town
on Friday
Mrs. Essie Murray returned ON
Sunday night from few davs
stay III Blackbird. where she Went
for the marriage OF her niece.
who was reared in her home. Miss
Ruth +. Watson. to Mr.. Charles II
Hastings on Saturday afternoon
at $50 p. IN. Ruth and her broth
er, William. are the grandchildren
of the late Asher and Eliza Ellen
Murray, of Selbyville. and after
the death of their mother. Mrs.
Monte NJ. Watson when they were
quite small, they were reared i'm
Selbyville by the grandparents and
their uncle and aunt, Vollie NJ.
Murray, now deceased, and Mrs.
Essie Tunnel Murray. who at
tended the wedding.
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