Milford chronicle., 1915-08-20
BRIDGEVILLE.

For the first time in several wear
Bridgeville has the lid shut down tight
and from the appearance of things il
general last Sunday, the officials got OF
top of the lid and sat down hard Thl
rule in force now is, that no place of bus
| iness shall transact any kind of trade
other than eating houses and drug storei
and the latter only will be permitted
to dispense drugs and medicines. That.
going some for a live town like Bridge
vile.
The Town Council has decided to pur-
chase stone and place il upon the entire
length of Market street, and the work is
going ahead under the supervision of w.
n Radcliffe.
Last Sunday evening robbers were de-
tected attempting to force an entrance to
the blacksmith shop of John Harris, for
the purpose of getting tools with which
to operate The alarm was given and a
posse of citizens attempted to surround
the place where they we're supposed to
be secreted, but diligent search failed to
disclose any of the party. Their escape
is something of a mystery for the people
here to unravel. Some of the searchers
were armed with revolvers, others with
bludgeons and even brick and as it was
thought that the gang might be well
known robbers wanted by the govern
ment for burglaries in other towns on
the Peninsula, a strict watch was kept
over the bank in Bridgeville for several
nights following, and a special watch
man is still on the job.
Peaches are ripening in large quanti-
ties, and the quality has been good yet
the prices paid by the buyers at the de-
pot seldom exceed thirty cents even for
the best fruit, and much of the ordinary
grades go for fifteen cents per basket.
Last Tuesday just forty carloads of peaches
md cantaloupes were shipped from
and several partly loaded cars
vent over for shipment on Wednesday.
rhe average price for good peaches was
bout 25 cents per basket, while canta-
oupes ranged from 40 to go cents per
hamper. The Jumbo crates sold for 20 |
ents and the standards at 40.
A black snake which measured FIVE |
eet ten inches was killed by Covington |
Reynolds while cutting grass last Tues
ay II is a distinct loss to a farmer to /
ave one of these black racers killed, for
hey feed almost exclusively upon mice
Watermelons are going to market freely
lso, and they are hauled in by large
'agon loads and loaded into the cars.
hey sold in the local market from 5 to
5 cents each, but the wholesale market
lnged about S45 per thousand
1t was almost a miracle that the life of
1alter Belts was not snuffed out last
eek. He STATED to run across the rail-
,ad in front of rapidly running express
ain, and in so doing his ankle turned
Id he fell directly across the track. The
lgineer of the train saw the man fall
I'd applied the emergency brakes in time
stop the train just few feet from the
an. He was helped from the track by
illing hands who only expected to see
s body ground to pieces.
Miss Lizzie Sullivan is visiting rela- Z
res in Wilmington.
Miss Mary Ratcliffe is visiting in Phil
elphia.
A. H. King has bought six-cylinder
lick automobile.
Misses Mary and Ruth Messick have
t California for home-they have been
sting their sister in Los Angeles. 2
Miss Beulah Moore, of Sesford, is as
ting in the telephone exchange here.
Lee Culver and wife are visitinglAtlan- :
City.
Martin Elliott, who recently returned 4
IN the summer school, is passing the >
ance of the summer at Bowers Beach. y
rhe prospect for a tomato crop is re-
-ted as far from encouraging around =
. section of Bridgeville. The heavy x
us washed the blossoms off, and since
sun has commenced to shine again, q
vines are blighting. 4