Milford chronicle., 1915-12-03
BRIDGEVILLE.

Mrs. Sarah Gibson died at the home o
-Her daughter, Lydia McNatt, of neal
TsridgeVille, on Sunday, November 2iSt
AGED 50 years Funeral services were
.Eald ON "Wednesday November 24th, and
'uterment was made at Barratts S Chap-
e. cemetery. Mrs. Gibson was the moth
e~ OF twelve children, eleven OF Whon
sre living She had thirty eight grand
chidren and thirty-two great srandchii-
dren. ,,
s1eeting in the school house ON Monday
evening for the purpose Of taking the IN
seal steps for organizat tion Frol. Johh
~ Weutz, with the help Of lteV. T.. II. ).
Andrews of Milford. aud Delaware lead
sr Of the Boy Scouts Movement, admin
s5tered the OathS TO two patrols ol SCOUTS.
Another patrol is expected 10 take Ihe
oIth soon making a complete troop OF
tNenty-four with Professor Wentz as IN
structor Let US hope great things for the
scout movement in BrdgeVlle.
Linden Owens, who recently gradual
ad from Delaware College and who has
,seeu employed at Atlantic city on the
construction of an annex Tor one oi me
lIr+e hotels. has returned home ana VIII
AXE charge Of his graudiath Iarhl
near here, where he will devote his time
Mrs. Thomas Hobbs and children, Of
Harrington, are visiting her mother ana
8Irs. Fred wiley and daughter Cath
,arlne. were Seaford visitors ON Monday.
James T.. SammOnS, who recently was
employed i'm Sudler Brothers hardware
store. and who now is employed by
-aaiut concern as a salesman, won cash
ariZe of 100000 ard a gold medal Tor
securing the largest amount Oh sales
The two colored boys who were com
ra!tted to Jail few days ago Tor mold
itg up one Of our residents, nave heen
released on bail until the next term oil
.8ey Alahann. who gave the lecture en-
.tlcd From the Race Track to the Ful-
nil" at the Nazarene church saturday
evening. preached to large audiences at
toth afternoon and evening services on
Van Hubbard. the only solo trombone
Mayer iu our band, has ordered silver
n 1rn. and the remainder of the boys have
ordered munlers for their ears
A case containing grocery samples pc
longing to l.. l.. Chamberlain, salesman
Tor Holstein and Harvey wholesale gro
GERS of Wilmington, was stolen from me
fren's waiting room of the L. Is. W
railroad station here. Railroad detect
ives were Immediately notihed ana a
tsea~ch located the missing case IN the /
lrmber yard Of Layton 4 owens Manu-
featuring Company r,.--- l..
came frightened last Wednesday and ran
into the automobile OF Todd BrolnerS
The tenders and hood were damaged'
The horse was finally captured by Mar
5on Watson after the dearborn had Deeh
Miss Edith Christian has returned to
her home in Cleveland, Ohio' aiter snort
visit with friends here -..4.... NTH I
Ward Johnson, who after meeting WIN ,
IN accident while CUNNING Wao tA', "a I
to tbe salisbury Hospital where a leg /
was amputated. returned home last Fri
George w. Van Nortwick has disposed
Of his farm near town and has gone to
Dallas. Pa. -,
John T. Elliott has disposed of his
ione to a Philadelphia concern. Mr.. Ell
iott will leave town to take q place as
. travelling salesman with large con-
Mrs Mary E. Brown. wife Of Charles
= Brown, died at her home on Friday
.vening last after a lingering illness, aged |
4 years Funeral services were held at
ne late home on Main street and inter- {
nent was made at odd Fellows Gene
cry a husband. three daughters, Mrs; !
Vrn. I. Shor I, Mrs Il. c. GOldsboro and !
Jessie NJ Brown, and two sons, Edward
Nd Harry c. Brown, survive her. r
Miss Mary S. Jacobs has returned 10 \
er home in West Chester after spending v
lne time with her sister, Mrs. John T.
icObs. O.
Harry L. Cannon has returned from $
West Virginia )
Misses Grace Elliott and Lena Short n
We returned home after spending
" days with friends in Milford a.