Evening journal., 1912-07-15
MILFORD'S
NEWSY SIDE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
MILFORD, Del. July ia COM
mittee appointed by the Levy Court
of Sussex County will open bids for
the building of a concrete foundation
and abutments to the Cedar Greek
Bridge.
The monthly meeting of the w. c.
T. u. of Milford will be held to-mor-
row afternoon, at Chestnut Knoll.
On account of the illness of James
E. Lister. a contracting painter of this
town, he was compelled to give up the
contract for the painting of the new
school building, at Harrington.
Many farmers of this section are
thinking of taking advantage OF the
offer of cooperation made by The Ex-
tension Division of the Agricultural
Department of Delaware College, for
the growing of alfalfa this summer
Notwithstanding the extreme heat Of
the past two months swine and
stock have not suffered. There is
not a case of hog cholera in the
county.
Miss Bessie Culver, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with Mrs. P. A. Boone.
Miss Edith Quigg accompanied by
her father the Rev. H. T. Quigg, Of
Ridgley. Nd, are visiting friends in
Milford.
w. S. Belts, of Colorado. is the
George Belts
Miss Scott. of Burlington. n. j., is
the guest of her brother Capt. A. E.
Scott
Clarence Melvin, of HOLLYWOOD, Pa,
has been the guest of his grandfather,
Edmund Melvin.
Misses Loretta Whitehead of Lin
coin, and Anna Haslet, of Parksburg,
Pa. have been visiting Miss Gertrude
Atkins
Miss Mae Isaacs of the Peabody In
stitue Baltimore is now the guest of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Isaac
near town.
Mrs E. Jump of Houston. an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter Mae, to DR.. Walter Brad
ford Metcalf, of Chicago. H. The
wedding will take. place in the early
fall.
The lawn fete and dance given
ton at the New Century Club was
large patronized. Music for the
dancing was furnished by Edward
Salevan. The affair netted SIS for the
scholarship fund.
Zack Johnson, of Houston, Harry
Ennis. Representative Joseph Cray
Davis, Ex-Postmaster, William V. Sip
pie. Water and Light Commissioner,
Charles Barker and Charles RouN
went on a fishing trip Friday to
Bowers Beach and got eighty large
fish.
George Harrington, of Pennington
George Baynum, DR.. c. w. Reed, form
er president of Washington College
Edward c. Pierce, Robert Pierce
Louder n. Hearn, Asbury Smith
James P. Pierce, Robert Pierce. Jr-
and Harry ]. Pierce went on a fish
ing excursion on the launch "Heler
e. to Hog Island Friday and landed
thirty-fve trout and hardhead.
Edward Hynson. Wallace Burn and
Wheeler Kern, are spending some time
near Slaughter beach, on the yacht
Annie owned by Mr.. Hynson.
CARPENTERS are erecting !. large
porch bn the west side Of the Metho'
dist Episcopal parsonage. This add
ton Will give porches on the north
side, asst and west, and will make
a big Improvement in the looks of the
buildilg.
Thenew bell for the NJ p Church
has ben placed in the belfry and
was ing for the first time Friday
night.
Therace horse Bill Jackson" which
was prchased a few days ago by viii.
liam faulkner, of Frederick, has beer
place in the hands of Harry B. Wind
sor here for training during July
Augtt September and October.
TH Boy Scouts are constructing
a Ii house at what is known az
Beaer Dam, between Milford anC
Houton. The boys expect to have
theiouse finished within the next few
day. and will camp there for ont
wee.