Milford chronicle., 1959-05-01
Happenings OF Interest
Throughout DeldWure

FOX HOUND SEASON - The
familiar bay of the fox hounds will
be stilled for awhile as the 195S-59
season for fox hunting (chase only
concluded this April Both.
This sport once dominated by the
exclusive hunt club, with their red
coats and formal mounts is now a
popular past time of the rural land
owners, who in work clothes and
pickup trucks pursue the fox
The season will begin again next
October 1st-
TEACHERS INSTITUTE - An
in-service institute for secondary
teachers of science and mathema-
tics will be offered at the Univer-
sity of Delaware from September
10, 1859, to June 8, 1860.
Information about the program
has been distributed to teachers of
physics and mathematics through
out the state describing in detail
the feature of the class which will
meet on Thursday evenings, Z to
9:45 p. m, in Newark.
LIONS DINNER = Take mother
to the Lions Club Mothers Day
dinner on Sunday, May 10. is the
Bridgeville Lions Club theme now.
The service club will sponsor a
dinner with proceeds going to the
Town Library in the Bridgeville
School cafeteria. Barbecued chick
en- will be featured and servings
will be from 1 to p. m.
Paul O'Bier is chairman of the
event.
Tickets may be secured from any
Lions Club member or any mem
Der of the Bridgeville Town Lii.
brary Board.
BEAUTIES OF STATE - Della
wareans do not have to leave the
state to enjoy the beauties of spring
advises the Delaware State Devel-
opment Department. Blossomtime
reports the state promotion agen-
cy, is delightful season for
sightseeing right here in the
First State.
While the blooming season var
les somewhat from year to year
because of weather conditions, late
April and early May generally find
Delaware's gardens, orchards,
yards, fields and woods ablaze with
breath-taking color.
BOGGS TO SPEAK - Governor
j. Caleb Boggs will be one of the
principal speakers in Washington
d. c., May 7, at the annual meet
ing of the Presidents Committee
for Employment of the Physically
Handicapped it was announced
this week
Governor Boggs is the only hea6
of state who has been invited tc
participate in the two-day con
ference, called by General MelviI
j. Mas, chairman of the Presi
dents Committee. He will delive,
an address at the general confer
ence meeting May 7, reporting OF
the activities and operations o.
the Governors Committee to EN-
ploy the Physically Handicapped
in Delaware.
DIES SUDDENLY - Miss Mar
tha A. Matthews, 38, waitress il
the Rigbie Hotel, Laurel, died sud
denly April % at her home or
Fourth Street, Laurel She was the
daughter of Mrs Anna Matthews
and the late Ira Matthews.
An autopsy showed that deatf
was due to strangulation. The vic.
tim had apparently regurgitateC
while in bed and was strangled by
food particles that lodged in hel
throat.
She was found by her mother. DR.
Charles Meyer of Laurel pronoun
ced the victim dead DIR. S. S. Bjorn,
son, state medical examiner, anG
DR.. Paul Joseph Elliott, deputy
medical examiner, were summoned
for an investigation.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday at 2 p. m. in the Windsor
and Disharoon Funeral Home, in
charge of the Rev. Arthur Hast
ings, pastor of Christ Methodist
Church. Interment in Laurel Hill
Cemetery