Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14

E. Hunter Matthews, Ocean City,
Md, Mrs. Robert Wilkins, George
town, Del, Mrs. Harrison Wright,
Laurel, Del, Mrs. Calvin Hudson,
Hollywood, Florida, Mrs. Foster
Powell, Cambridge, Md. and Mr..
George Matthews, Georgetown, r.
d. There are also several grand
children and great-grand children,
and a half brother and sister, Mrs.
Iron Workman and Mr.. Jerry Bail
ey of Baltimore, Md.
Funeral services for the deceased
were conducted by the Rev. Walter
L. Beckwith, pastor of Grace Me-
thodist Church, Millsboro, in the
Hickman-Jones Funeral Home last
Sunday afternoon, November 9th, at
two o'clock. Interment was in Me-
chanics Cemetery, Millsboro.
Mrs. Mary H. Short, aged 81
years, of Ocean View, died last
Monday night in the Beebe Hospi-
tai, Lewes, as a result of injuries
sustained in fall down the cellar
steps, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Jacob Goslee, in MillsborO.
The accident occurred about nine o.
clock last Monday morning and the
aged woman was rushed to the hos
pital, where she was found to have
sustained a fractured skull, frac-
lures of the shoulder and several
ribs, and possible internal injuries.
Born near Millville, Mrs. Short
was a daughter of the late David
and Levey, Aydelotte. She was the
widow of the late Thomas Short, OF
Ocean View, where she had made
her home after marriage.
Mrs. Short is survived by the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. Jacob Cos
lee, Millsboro; Mrs. Chester Town
send, Dagsboro, r. D.; Isaac Short
of Ocean View. There are also five
grandchildren and six great-grand.
children, a brother, James Aydelot-
te, of Millville; three sister, Mrs
Jennie West, Millville; Mrs. Will
mer Joseph, Lewes and Mrs. Name
Aydelotte, Millville, Del.
Funeral services were conducted
! in the late home of the deceased
| Thursday afternoon, Nov. 13, at two
o'clock, by the Rev, Thomas Jones
pastor of Ocean View Methods
Church. Interment Bethel Cemeter!
in Ocean View.
The Ever Faithful Sunday Schoo
Glass No. IL, of Grace Methods
Church, celebrated the 21st ami
versary of it's organization las
Monday night, when they entertain
ed about sixty-five of the member
and their guests, in the social hal
= of Grace Church. A turkey banque
| was followed by program. Mrs
Rachel Sammons, president OF tn
J Class, presided and introduce
, Mrs. Mary C. Wilson, who acted a
/ toastmaster and read the histor
of the Sunday School Class. Th
!, main speaker was Mr.. Crawford 1
. Bailey of Georgetown, son of fol-
: mer minister of the church an
General Manager of America
= Stores on the Peninsula. The Re-
5 William P. Kesmodel, pastor
e Grace Church spoke briefly an
4 conducted a program of game
G which included a Bible Quiz, Musi
t was played by Mrs. Irma Bale
t Roach, church organist.
3 Ever Faithful Sunday Scho'
|. Glass was organized Nov. 1st, 1872
: with Mrs. Minnie Green, as teache
g Mrs. Green has taught the Classt
: all of the twenty-one years an
continues to participate in all tt
d activities of the Church.
;, Among the guests were four gel
d erations of one family. They wei
8 Mrs. Ida c. Short, 81 years old, M
n ther of Mrs. Olevia Short wilkins,
2, member of the Glass, Mrs. HarvC
l. B. Spicer, daughter of Mrs. Wi
kins, and Nancy Spicer, gran
1t daughter of Mrs. Wilkins.
= Midland Grange will have
= special program at their next reg
Y, lar meeting on Monday night, No
s. 18th, when the Home Demonstr
p ton Committee will be in charge
ID the program, with Mrs. Thomas
er B. Short in charge. The Refres
4 ment Committee serving, compris
in Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Ellio
Mrs. Anna Pettyjohn, Mrs. Eli
I'd Givens and Mr.. Alvin James.
S. On November goth, Midlal
lg Grange will sponsor a Neighbol
Night, to which all Grange membe
j. in Sussex County are invited. T
te program for that evening will
l. conducted by Mrs Davis WatsC
n of Milford. Sussex County Gran
nc Lecturer. The Hospitality Comm
C. tee of Midland Grange, headed
ed Mrs. Loleta ROgers. will be
s. charge of entertainment. The me-
N. ing is scheduled to being at z:
d., p. m.