Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24

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Mrs. Benjamin Palmer included Mr..
and Mrs. Edmond Barton. Mrs. Eu-
gene Beardsley from Brisben, N. Y,
Miss Ethel Beardsley Of Lincoln,
Walter Beardsley' of Glendale,
Francis Snyder and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Collins.
On Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Collins entertained Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Snyder of SeafOrd, Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Palmer and Fran
els Snyder
Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard Messick
and daughter. Dorothy, left on
Monday for a motor trip to Illinois,
where their son, Willard, is sta
toned at Scott Field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Robin
son of Coolspring entertained the
following Sunday dinner guests:
Mrs. jeanette Dorman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hobart Dunn and 2 grand
children of Wilmington, Mrs. Helen
Truitt and Mrs. Lille Stewart Of
Georgetown, as well as Charles e.
Green of Nassau.
Fifteen members of the Milton
Boy Scout Troop left on Sunday
for a weeks vacation at Camp Rod
ney, near North East, Md. Scout
leaders Smith and Bergman accom-
panied the troop and will remain
with them through the week
Edward Johnson is confined to
his home on Broad Street with a
severe summer cold
Bill, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Wright, was rushed to the Mem
orial Hospital in Milford late Fri
day. afternoon. After undergoing
treatmentaand being under Obser-
vation over the weekend, the lad
is reported rapidly recovering.
Recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles L. Jackson at the RehOs
both home included Mr. and Mrs.
Ira Emerson and Miss Janice Gray
son of Wilmington, Mrs. Deborah
FarTOw of Georgetown, Mr.. William
Lewis, MiddletOwn, Mrs. Florence
Warrington, Georgetown, and Mrs.
Noah Warren and daughter, Ruth,
of Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Cannon
and son, Teddy, were Sunday din
ner guests of his mother, Mrs. Wal
ter Peterson in Dover.
Mrs. Florence Lewis of st.
Petersburg, Fla, and Atlantic City.
N. J., spent the weekend with her
sister, Mrs. Catherine Crouch and
family.
Milton relatives who attended the
funeral services of William Wyatt
of Georgetown were Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter w. Crouch, John T. Crouch,
Mrs. Mary Quigg, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam c. Crouch, Mrs. Lester E.
Clendaniel and Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Melvin. Mr.. Wyatt passed
away Thursday morning at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Will
liam Condor, Georgetown, after a
long illness. Services were held at
the Carey Funeral Home and con-
Quoted by the Rev. William Hitch
ems.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Farens have
purchased q home in the C0nWelI
development. Mr.. Farens, manager
Of the local American Store, and
his family have occupied the Fred
Pepper property for several years.
Clifford Legates, who has been
very i'll recently, is once again able
to be back to his work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl King, Mrs.
Charles T. Vent and Mrs. Marion
Riniker spent Saturday in Will
mingtOn
Rev. and Mrs. Milton R. Elliott
were Sunday visitors in Milton.
More than 100 persons attended
the lawn social held by Grace
Methodist Sunday School on Fri
day evening. Mrs. Ann Welch and
the members of her primary de-
partment arrived about z o'clock
while the older members began ar
irving shortly before 8. After many
outdoor games, participated in by
young and old, the group moved
into the social hall and were served
refreshments of ice cream, cakes
and punch.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday afternoon for Mrs. Bertha
Sweet who died Wednesday near
StOckley, Del. Mrs. Sweet for many
years worked at the Delaware
Colony. After becoming i'll she was
given a room at the institution and
cared for by the nurses and their
aides. Mrs. Sweet underwent treat
ment at the Delaware Hospital
some months ago and has steadily
gotten worse. She is survived by
her mother, Mrs. Geneva Chadwick