Milford chronicle., 1917-05-11
BRIDGEVILLE.

installed IN hlS nome.
The telephone company have occu-
pied their new Office, which is equip
ped with all the modern appliances
for conducting the business.
Cement pavements. steps and other
Improvements have been completed at
the post Office building.
The vacancy on the rural route
caused by the resignation of James
PettyjOhn as carrier, has been filled
by the appointment of Raymond Bak-
er, of Dagsboro, who will take up his
new duties in the near future.
Roland Adams, of Wilmington, Wis
tied his parents here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Layton were
called to Middletown on Sunday
where her father, Solomon Unruh, is
seriously i'll. The man is Sc years of
age.
Lawrence Reynolds was in Chester
and Marcus Hook on business this
week.
Harry Jones. who has been employ
ed for some time by Todd Brothers.
has accepted a position as fireman on
the steamer Frederick. which plies
between Frederick and Philadelphia.
William J. Swain. E. W. Filings
worth, G. W. Willin, H. P. Cannon
and Walter Owens attended the annual
shad dinner of the Sons of Delaware
of Philadelphia at Milford last Satur-
day, and report that citizens of Mil
ford had provided a very elaborate
affair for the visiting sons"
Harley Miller, who was at Deming,
New Mexico with the Delaware
troops, has recently Joined at navy
and is now stationed at Norfolk, Va.
He writes home that he is satisfied
with this branch of the service.
Local people who have gardens
state that the cool weather has caus-
ed the seeds planted early to rot. as
a result Of which they will have to re-
plant in most instances.
r. c. Cambridge visited his wife,
who is i'll in the Cambridge Hospital,
this week.
Dawson Todd has returned from
Charlton, n. c.. where he bought
strawberries.
Linden Owens has resigned his po-
sition as rural mail carrier at Lincoln
and is now taking a business course
at Eastman Business College, Pough-
keepsie. N. Y.
Miss Minnie Spence has returned to
her home after closing her school at
OverbrOok.
Phillip Cannon was in Salisbury on
Tuesday where a slight operation was
performed on a growth in his nose.
New electric lights and fixtures are
being installed at the cannery of H.
P. Cannon & Sons.
Messrs. Ira and Vic Lewis, C. f.
Anderson and T. c. Curry attended
the funeral of George Green at Sea-
ford on Thursday of last week.
Mrs. and Mrs. W. E. Conoway are |
the proud parents of a baby girl |
arrived on Monday.
Will COnOway received a card from /
Charlie Brown, the cOlored boy who |
from the sheriff while work !
ing on the roads as a prisoner, stat /
ing that he was in Pittsburgh, and /
that he intended to go to South Amer
ica.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Pretty
man celebrated their twenty-fifth |
anniversary on Friday, Ap-
ril goth, at their residence near Green
wood. A large number of guests
was present, and among other things
4 musical program was given as fol-
tWea AaAA0 aOAbf eMAoo AN0uAoE nat
edge of Greenwood; vocal solo, Mrs.
layton Houston, of Millsboro; piano
md violin duet, Master Russell and
Gilbert Pippin, of Wilmington and
he wedding march was played by
Mss Ethel B. Gibson of Tilghman's
sland. During the time the march
vas being played the guests marched
through the parlOr and congratulated
he bride and groom of twenty-five
ears ago. The couple were the re- =
ipients Of many useful gifts, many of
hem being of silver. Among those s
resent were Misses Elva and Pearl /
.ndrew, RhOda Wiley, Violet Mere (
ith. Emma Mai, Louise Ratledge;
iessrs. Lewis Todd, Roy Barwick. c
ian Tressler, Walter J. Mills, John
iorris, Ronald Fry, MinOs and Les
er lsaacs, W. d. Lynch, Carlton and
harles Morgan, James Tracy, Nelson
Ieredith, William Morris, Howard 4
yons, Charles Welch, Raymond Rus 2
ell. Elmer Isaacs, Charles Carey,
oble Galloway, Ralph Scott. Norman ]
leredith, Misses Delema Radcliff,
Elizabeth Weir, Esther Galloway. g
Legal blanks, deeds, mortgages, ETC.,
an be had at Luther CalhOun's Bar
er Shop, where orders will be taken !
'r any kind Of printing, as well as r
" advertisements to be published in {
us paper. All orders for advertis-
~ must be at the shop before We'd /
Sday noon of the week of publica- .
on. r
LUTHER T. CALHOUN, S
-12-tf Agent Milford Chronicle. n
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