Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1959-07-10

George b. ThlStleW0Od, Jr cele.
| brated his fourth birthday ami.
versary on Friday, July 3. Miss
Connie Parvis celebrated her 18th
birthday anniversary on Saturday
July 4th as did Robert H. Yerkes
Jr., when he celebrated his 18th
birthday anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Halfhill
and sons, Mike and Billy, left early
Wednesday morning to spend q
twenty day leave at Wichita, Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Holmes
have returned home from spend
ing their vacation in Charlotte
N. G. Their daughter, Lurena, has
remained to spend some time with
her grandparents.
Mrs. Edith Dawson, Mrs. Pauline
Reed and Jerry Schoeneman spent
the weekend in Rehoboth.
About eleven o'clock on July 4th
fire broke out in several different
places along the railroad tracks
and west of town. Between town
and Harrington, the fire went into
woods along the railroad tracks
IL
ton, Pennington and Milford spent
most of the day fighting the fire
1t broke out again in the woods on
Sunday and the firemen were call
ed out for over two hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. John
son visited her sister and brother
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Light
cap near Lynch Heights, on Sun
day.
Mrs. Harold Apt and children
spent Sunday in Salisbury, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Parvis en-
tertained his brother and sister
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Par
Wis over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnson and
children, Dennis and Sharon at
tended a family reunion held at the
cottage of Mr. and Mrs. Ear
Spear at Riverdale, Sunday, July
9Th. An outdoor picnic was enjoy
ed by about fifty members of the
family.
Mr.. Clifford Blessing of near
town, met with a painful acct
dent on Monday. He was pulling
load of straw with a tractor wheI
the contents of the wagon tipped
over on him, forcing his head a
gainst the tractor lever, which
penetrated the eye and badly cut
his face. The hospital attendant!
said the sight was not impaired
but required two stitches. Hi!
many friends wish him a speedy
recovery with no after effects.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice BLESSING
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Major
SOckrider recently.
Mr. Charles Trice was dinner
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
Blessing on Thursday of last week
Mrs. John Clark is on the sicl
list and is quite i'll at this writing
We hope she will soon be up anC
around.
Helena Yerkes was the overnight
guest of Susan Benson on Mon
day night.
Fire was discovered about
p. m. Tuesday evening in the
chicken house owned by Byron M
Phillips by Mrs. Robert Yerke!
and two children while delivering
the evening papers. Billy Yerkes
age ran to the rear of the Phil
lips home and told Mr.. Phillips
He Immediately went to the
chicken house while Mrs. Phillips
called the fire company. The quicl
response to the alarm and quick
action of the firemen saved the
chicken house which held abou
5000 ten-wcek old chickens. Abou
Is chickens were lost because Of
the fire. The Houston firemen are
/ certainly on the ball and ready fol
any emergency.
The Houston Volunteer Fire Co
wishes to thank all those who gave
a helping hand at the fire on July
4th, both members and non-mem.
bers. Great appreciation is also
extended to the ladies for theil
thoughtful services.
Chief of the Houston Fire Co