The Star-Democrat from Easton, Maryland • Page 16

-AGE 4 THE EASTON STAR-DEMOCRAT, EASTON, MP. FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1949 Mrs. Carl Wiley, of Baltimore, Is Rev. E. C.

Clem, former pastor at Oxford More Farmhands At Stewart, of Philadelphia, were guests for the holiday weekend of their visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tiappe, visited the Pilgrim Holiness Roland Blann. Church here Sunday and spoke at Work Now Than In '48 Mrs. C.

Aubrey Cox Correspondent Miss Edith Newnam returned last aunt. Mrs. William Harm an us Fisher. John, Tonkin son. ill, also was a guest.

The Woman's Society of Christian both morning and evening services. He was accompanied by a friend. John Cook. the pressure on the farmers to produce that there was during the war. This BAE census showed farm people are working slightly shorter hours than they did last year.

But the farm owners themselves till work longer than hired hands do. The BAE report says that the week from a visit with her cousin, Mrs. Edwin Scheer, Royal Oak. Washington fAP) Farm fami Srvice held Its monthly meeting at Emil Stubbs, of Harrington. Mr.

and Mrs. C. C. Harris, of lies are taking life easier this year a frequent visitor here with the Washington, and Mr. and Mrs.

Sam Ik fr employes are working on the aver uel A. Milliner, of Wilmington, spent the holiday with their parents. Rev. and Mrs. C.

C. Harris. Mr. and Mrs. William Sullivan and Uie new parsonage by Invitation.

Tue hostesses were Mrs. Harwood Leonard and Mrs. George Dobson. The devotions and program were In charge of Miss Erma Stewart. Mr.

and Mrs. Leonard Bryant and son Bobby, of Brooklyn, and a friend, Jefl Jackson, were holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Forrest. Mrs.

B. H. Pappan with her daughter, Elise. who spent the last two children, of New London, lrrived Friday to visit Mr. Sullivan's lOther.

Mrs. Ira Sullivan. As Mr. and and getting more hired hands to do the work. A count just completed by the Bureau of Agriculture Economics showed 56,0000 more hired hands on farms in May than there were a year previously.

It also showed 311,000 fewer members of farmers' families were at work. Several reasons are suggested. For one thing, there are more machines on farms than ever before, and machines produce larger crops with less labor. Second, the world Volunteer Fire Company of that place, with Mrs. Stubbs.

was the guest Monday of Rev. and Mrs. Earl Lowry. Oxford and St. Michaels baseball teams staged an exhibition game here on the afternoon of the Fourth.

The meeting of the vestry of Holy Trinity will take place Thursday evening, place as yet unannounced. Mrs. Gertrude Eidman and William Brender, of Baltimore, were weekend guests of Ir. and Mrs. Milton Hartmann.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hughes Kenneth Sullivan with their laughter. Virginia, came from Balti- age ox v.a nours a aay.

msi year they put in 93 hours. But the farm operators themselves are working 11.8 hours a day, about 12 minutes less than the ear before. On the day this survey was made, June 1. the North Dakota hands were working the longest hours of any in the U. Their average day was 11 hours long.

The shortest days were worked by Nevada's hired hands. They put lu only 8.2 hours, on the average. nore, Mrs. Sullivan was very happy have all her sons and daughters weekend with Mrs. Ernest Forrest.

with her, has left for a three-week trip to Kentucky and Oklahoma City to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Oxenham, of 3altimore. were at their home here BiHmi1 Mrs- John s- Hodges, ol Baltimore, were guests for tht holi- Hgesf 01 Iathcr- Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence Collison are cottage 111 ihPir "'la daughter were lheeenrSte holida Stanley Simpson, of Bridgeton, spent the weekend with his Pents, Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Simp- Rev and Mrs.

c. C. Harris returned last week from attending the Eastern Conference of the "Youth for Christ' movement whicr met at Ocean City, J. Ms- Myers, o'. Philadelphia, were the guests Saturday and Sunday of Mr.

and Mrs Viiam H. Mers. Mrs. Caspar J. Voorhis, "who the guest of Mr.

and Mrs. Aubrey Cox, left Thursday for Olt Greenwich, where she wil spend the summer at the Shoreham Club. Mrs. B. M.

Skelton, who has bee? the guest of Mr. and Mrs. B. V. Bates, returned to her home in Si Petersburg last Wednesday.

Mrs. Robert W. Kirbv. who snen or the weekend. visit Mr.

Pappan father and sisters. Eialne Forrest will remain here with her grandmother, Mrs. Ernest Icod situation is easing. There isn't ana little sons, Derrickson and Willis, Samuel Sparklin, of Wilmington, Misses Patsy, "Billy" and Christine vas the guest of Mr. and Mrs.

Leon ird Fluharty during the holiday. Capt. Oscar Pope returned Satur Mill IIHHMH I MM Ml II 'ay from a visit of a few days with Echoes Of Oxford's Past is brother in Baltimore. Mr. and Mrs.

E. Matthias, of De roit, drove here in their new Hudson to visit Mrs. Matthias' sister nd brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Beat fjL the ffeai FANS-FANS-FANS The large and commodious hotel.

Jarl Leonhardt, last week. Eastford Hall, whose very name is unfamiliar to present citizens of Oxford, stood on the ground now Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dean, of Norfolk, 'a are visiting Mr. Dean's mother, Irs.

James Leonard, occupied by the homes of Rev. L. Grey, Mrs. Dearborn. Dr.

Law- Mr. ana Mrs. Russell Bateson, of ft'ilmington, with their little 5V laughters, Nancy and Barbara, son, the Post Office and the home of J. L. Thompson.

When it was used as the Military Academy, a two-it ory block of dormitories ran along the 4 th with Mr. and Mrs. M. Bergman. the southern border of the public lot Dr.

and Mrs. Hazen and Mr. and All Sizes, Shapes, Prices, and many different to the river. The cadets wore natty grey uniforms with tight jackets and a black stripe along the trouser-leg ai.d cap. They often drilled on the hotel lawn, or marched along the stieet.

On Sundays they attended church services, in military forma Si the winter and spring months wit! her daughter, Mrs. Fritz Hahn ir. Montclair, N. returned Saturday. Dr.

and Mrs. Hahn and their smal daughter Peggy accompanied her. Mrs. O. Z.

Culler and children, Dixie and Graham, arrived fron Orangeburg. S. C. to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Graham New-nam. Dr. Culler will join the famih later. Bill Newnam who is a lieutenant ir the Reserve Air Corps expects to g' on a two-weeks training course a Cherry Point, N. sometime in July.

During his absence Mrs. Newnam and the children will visit he parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. C.

Porter, cf Pittsburgh. Mr. and Mrs. William M. Berg man entertained Mr.

and Mrs. uel Bateson and children, of Wilmington, with a fishing party 01 Wednesday of last week. Capt. and Mrs. Herbert Gibson hac Well-Known Brands Echoes of Oxford's past come to surprise us occasionally.

Not infrequently the source is as far back as when the Maryland Military and Naval Academy flourished here for a few brief years in the 1880's. An instance happened recently, when a car. driven by a lady with two companions came into town. Strangers, they were making inquiries at random and happened, fortunately for them, to call at the place where they could get the information they sought. The lady applied at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Gallup, where they were received with courtesy. She introduced herself as Mrs. Hall, wife of a professor at the. Naval Academy.

Annapolis. With her were her father. Dr. Bronson, of Arkansas, in his eighties, and Mrs. Bronson.

They were visiting their daughter, and he desired to see the place where, sixty-five years before, he had been a cadet in the Military Academy. He learned from the Gallups that the buildings had been destroyed by fire The only part which remains is the J. L. Thompson store which in the meantime has been rebuilt and improved. Mrs.

Gallup has treasured a catalogue of the school there are probably not more than three txtant in this community which Dr. Bronson was pleased to examine. As a young man in the town, Mr. Gallup formed friendship with some of the cadets, who came from all parts of the U. S.

One, Charles D. Hilles, became national chairman of the Republican party, the late Charles Wooten became Mr. Gallup's TABLE-AIR DGE GQEAf.l The same great flavor you've always enjoyed made with big chunks of sweet, juicy peaches and rich, golden cream. Your Breyers Dealer has Ffsh Peach Ice Cream right now. Ask for it in the hand-dipped quart or the money-saving Breyers Gallon.

vlrc. Snyder, of Harrisburg, were veekend guests of Dr. and Mrs. E. irby Lawson.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Tipton and Mr. Mrs. George Mueller, of New Jersey, were guests over the week-nd of Miss Ethel Parsons.

Miss Marietta Vanderveer is the Hiest of her brother, John K. Van-erveer and Mrs. Vanderveer. Mrs. Fred Rawlings, of Baltimore, pent several days last week with ier mother, Mrs.

Harry Alford. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crowley and hildren, Charles, Patsy and 3onald, of Baltimore, spent the veekend of the Fourth with Mrs. iadie Mears.

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Weber and laughter, of Wildwood, N. spent he weekend with Mr Mrs. Paul Iartin.

Mrs. Charles Harris, 01 Easton, the guest of her brother, Roland and Mrs. White at their sum-ner cottage in the Park for the Mrs. Collie Hubbard returned last veek from a visit with her niece. Mi's.

Pat Friend, and family of Miss Sue Forrest spent the holi-lay with her mother, Mrs. Ernest Porrest. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wooters and jaby daughter have been with Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Blann since ast fall, have returned to Cordova. SAJVUS and BRAY tion. Off shore was anchored the large schooner used as a practice ship. The Academy came to an abrupt end when, it was said, one of the officials was found to have defaulted.

At least three schools of this type have been conducted in Talbot, two uf which were in Oxford. The second and older one, dated before the Civil War. The Bratt mansion is the only relic surviving fire, of this institution. The third was the Nautical Academy at the Villa, on the Miles nver, begun and conducted successfully by Commander H. H.

Batch, father of Henry Herbert Balch. Youth Concert The Oxford Young Adult group is preparing to give a concert of spiritual songs next Sunday evening at 8 P. M. in the Oxford Methodist Church. They are calling it a "Sing-spiration" and it will be a sermon in songs.

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Oscar Pope, returned tc her home in Chester last week. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Crosby anc son, Donald, of Seaford, visited Mr. and Mrs.

George Roth for several days. Mr. and Mrs. William S. Newnam and children, Suzanne and Deborah are removing this week from Oxforc to a house near the Easton Airport.

Tney will be greatly missed by theii friends here. brother-in-law: James F. Fry who had been a cadet, returned later and bought Riverview Hotel for his home. The late George M. Tull was BLADES and COMPANY once commissary of the Academy.

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