Milford chronicle., 1916-08-25
BRIDGEvILLE.

With the cantaloupe season practically
! over at many Of the lower points on the
Peninsula, the fruit continues to come
! here ia great quantities. Saturday was
! the largest day here in respect to the
] number Of wagons coming in, for a long
/ time. Between / 0and IL O'Clock Satur-
! day morning 500 We're counted on the
! railroad yard. which was cOngested oW-
/ ing to the great number Of teams, and
/ the leaders had difficulty before the
! teams could be handled and the fruit be
placed on the cars. Fifty cars We're load
/ ed and on account Of the large quantity
bought during the day, 20 refrigerator
cars We're moved out Sunday morning.
The cannery of II. p. Cannon & Son
started operations for this years pack
of tomatoes on Tuesday Mr.. Cannon
has imported negroes from southern Nir-
ginia. because Of the strict quarantine
of this state against Pennsylvania.
Mrs Julia Bennett, residing about two
miles from Bridgeville. on last Tuesday
jumped from a wagon and broke one OF
her hip bones. She was taken to the
Salisbury Hospital at once.
While returning from fredericksburg last
week with an auto truck loaded with feed
for the Bridgeville Milling Co, Calvin
Adams and c. T. kimble narrowly es-
capped injury when they collided. Both
cars We're considerably damaged Dut the
occupants escaped without serious injur-
The Raymond Coates farm. recently
purchased by G.. r. Russell and c. b.
Brown. has been sold to Walter Gray OF
near town.
Because Of the large number Of country
pupils attending the public school here,
the Board of Education has found IL ne
cessary to employ an additional teacher.
Miss Rachel Harper, of fredericksburg,
Nd. received the appointment.
Miss Lillian Sudler and Miss Mary Mes
sick returned home Saturday, after at
tending the six weeks summer sehooi
course at Columbia University n. Y.
Miss Thelma Davis, daughter OF the
Rev. Howard Davis is i'll with typhoid
fever.
Franklin City, where she VIII spenu
month with relatives.
Miss Elizabeth Gray has returned nome
after being confined in Salisbury Hospl-
tai with appendicitis;
Miss Minnie Sharp has returned TO her
home in Philadelphia after visiting rela-
Miss Ethel Crofford Of Wilmington has
returned to her home after spending
pleasant vacation with the Misses Spence
Miss Edna DickersOn has returned from
a trip Of two weeks, and has as her
guests. Miss Anna Roberts Of Ocean View
and Miss Sadie Russell of Milford
Mrs Samuel Fields of Seaford Is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Elmer Wiley.
William Jones. Luther Calhoun, Her
bert Ryan and Raymond Russell are
among those who have been ocean Cily
Mrs. Thomas Hobbs and children Of
Chester are guests OF relatives here.
Miss Mary Neal Of Baltimore is the
auesf of Mr. and Mrs. James Layton.
Ralph Adams has returned to his home
from Goshen, n. Y.
Miss Raw Welch and Mrs. Lavina Pote
are visiting relatives in New York.
Rev. T. b. Buckalow has returned
rom the camp meeting at Twin Oaks
Walton smith. of Eddystone. has been |
;pending a few days with his family /
lere. ,,,
Misses Rebecca Steward and Blanche |
Owens with Charles and Harry Brown /
m We heen visitors at Betterton, Nd.
Mrs. Gardner CalhOon and Miss Mary |
vaIhoon have been guests of relatives at |
his place.
Miss Mary White Of Philadelphia, IS
dsiting Mrs Dram Wiley