Milford chronicle., 1956-01-27
MILTON
BY
Walter w. Crouch
Phone
Milton 1885

Last Thursday Mrs. Helen Bark
er, Mrs Elizabeth Cledaniel, Mrs.
Edith Conwell and Mrs. Catherine
Crouch motored to Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
and son, Chester Of Cokesbury
near Georgetown, were Sunday
evening guests Of Mr. and Mrs.
David w. Dutton and son, David.
Lester e. Clendanie1 returned
home on Tuesday after a two weeks
stay in the Beebe Hospital, Lewes.
He had previously underwent an
operation. His recovery was. speedy
and he is now convalescing at his
home on Broad st.
Early Sunday morning 4 month-
old Garry Lynn Calhoun, SON Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Calhoun died
at his home of pneumonia. He is
survived by his parents and two
brothers, John, Jr5 and George
Edward and one sister Laura Ann.
Services were held from the Milton
F'6aeral Home at p. m. Tuesday
afternoon. The Rev. J. p. George
Of Harbeson ofIiciated.
The Rev. Elwood w. Cursey,
pastor Of the Methodist Churches
in Milton is attending the Pastors
Retreat held IN Buck Hill Falls,
Pa this week.
Circle No. will hold their Jan.
meeting at the home of Mrs. Mary
Batty Cannon on Monday evening,
Jan. 3Oth. Mrs. Wanda King, leader
will conduct the business and de-
v0tional service.
Young Vannie Wilson was hit by
an automobile Monday afternoon.
The child while returning from
school, was walking over the Mill
Hill when the car operated by YER
non Smith Of Lincoln, also a stu
dent az the local school, struck
him. He was taken to the Milford
Memorial Hospital for treatments
He suffered decorations Of the face
abrasi0ns and a broken shoulder
bone, but was released in a short
while and returned home with bis
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Vannie Will
sou in Milton
Zone Of the Wonnen's Society Of
Christian Service in the Dover Dis
trict held rs first meeting Monday
evening at Grace Church in Milton.
Mrs. Edward Dorey. zone leader
presided and the Bethel WSCS had
charge Of devOtions and program,
4 total Of 21 churches we're repre-
sented in this first zOnal venture.
They were Grace and Goshen Meth
odist Churches, Milton; EpWorthi
Rehoboth; Sand Hill, Harbeson,
Indiai Mission; Bethel and GroOme
Of Lewes; Wesley and Grace Chur-
ches, Georgetown; Bethesda, Pro-
violence, Zoar and st. Johns on the
Georgetown Circuit; the Chapel
McCoIley's, the Glendale MethO-
dist and New Market on the Ellen
dale Circuit and Zion, Whites
Chapel and Conley's in the Nassau
Circuit
Following the business and devo-
tional services which was attended
by 155 women, refreshments were
served by the Grace Methodist
WSCS and Mrs. Catherine Crouch
president was hostess. Mrs. Wanda
King and Mrs. Flossie Hastings
were ushers.
The Bethesda organization re-
ceived recognition for having the
largest percentage of their mem.
bership attending.
Pvt. Everett r. Johnson of the
USMC has been assigned to the
1st Bn. 1st ms at Camp Lejeune
North Carolina.
Mr. and Ms. Louis V. Spencer
entertained Mr. Allan Geyer Oi
LevittstOwn. Pa, on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Hughes
and children Of Harrington spent
Monday with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T.. V. Spencer.
On Wednesday Mrs. L. V. Spencer
Ppd Mrs. Norma Warrington and
Terry visited. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Clifton Of Midway" RehobOth.
Saturday evening, Mr.. and Mrs
louis V. SneDcer and Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Wright were entertained a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. GeOrg,
II. Hughes and family of Harring