Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26
GREENWOOD
BY Mrs. ElYa Hatfield
Phone Greenwood 1885

Greenwood Methodist Church
800 a. m, Morning Worship
Service.
10000 a. m, Church School.
At our morning service next
Sunday at 9 o'clock we are having
a special feature entitled, "A Ven
ture Of Faith for Our Church.. 1t
is hoped that all our congregation
will especially plan to be present.
1t is important for our church.
Our church has chartered a bus
to take fifty persons next Sunday
to the Methodist COnvocation in
Philadelphia. 1t will leave our
church about 12:15 p. m. Twenty
members of the local church choir
are expected to sing in the Convo-
cation Choir.
Greenwood. Grace, Cannon
Methodist Charge
&. Z. Palmer, Pastor
Sunday Services
Bethel Methodist Church
$3.50 q. m, Morning Worship
Service. Sermon by Pastor.
1915 a. m. Church School. Mrs.
Mary d. Paskey, superintendent.
Grace Methodist Church
$3.50 a. m, Church School. Wal
ter Mills, Superintendent.
1880 a. m, Morning Worship
Service. Sermon by Pastor.
Cannon Methodist Church
l0:3O a. m, Church School. Rob
ert Gilbert, Superintendent.
11:S0 a. m, Morning Worship
Service. Sermon by Pastor.
The Rev. G. e. Palmer at Grace
Methodist Church observed Fa-
theirs Day, using as the theme of
his sermon, "The RrOdigal Son..
Philip HOlsOn was the soloist with
the choir.
We are advised that the enroll
ment for the Daily Vacation Bible
School is over 100 with one or two
more being added every day. They
will hold their closing exercises on
Thursday evening and on Friday
comes the picnic at Wheeler Park
in Harrington.
The Ladies' 4. Auxiliary of the
Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co, will
hold its regular monthly meeting
on Friday evening, June 26th, at
the Fire Hall at $500.
The Grace Church w. s. C.. 6
will meet on Thursday evening,
at Mrs. w. S. Lords.
Our community has again been
saddened by the death of two we'll
known men. John Elliott had lived
in this vicinity for the past 7O,I
years. OF late years, he, with his |
wife, operated that pretty roadside |
market which has often been spOk- /
en- of as the most attractive mar |
ket of it's kind along the highway.
He is survived by his wife, two
daughters, Mrs. Mart Uhler and
Mrs. Clarence Ocheltree, a nephew, !
Clifford Elliott of Milton, a grand |
daughter, Mrs. Vernon Metzner of !
Seaford, and a great-grandson,
Eddie MetZner. He was buried i'm
the st. JOhnstown Cemetery.
The second death was that of
Matthew e. Russell, 80, found
dead at his home, Wednesday night. |
lie was formerly a magistrate in /
GREENWOOD, and was a member of II
the Greenwood Board of Educa-
ton. He was associated with the
Milford Fertilizer Company for
many years. He is survived bv his
wife, Mrs. Della Russell. three
daughters, Miss Effie Russell of
Philadelphia, Mrs. Carroll L. Llovd II
OF Wilmington and Mrs. Norman Il
Jones of HaddOnfield, N. j.; three H
sons, Lester and Carl of Whining
ton and Neal of Harrington: seven |
grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Johnson are |
down this way on their vacation ]
Rose is spending a few DAYS with /
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. s
Lord and Harold is over at Sharp-
town, Nd, visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Berkley Phillips and doing a bit of
fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Lord are
away on a six-weeks' trip across
country. They expect to visit Cali.
tornia, Oregon and the Canadian
Rookie. The parents received a
card on Wednesday mailed from |