Milford chronicle., 1917-03-02
BRIDGEVILLE.

1900 - - a-e@e-e-~e
( John w. Dickerson is substituting foi
Prof. J. J. Wentz, who on account of the
/ illness of his wife is unable to attend tc
his school duties
Local potato buyers are paying from
81 90 to 81 20 for S baskets.
Our new Rural Route will start on
Thursday and will be taksn care of by
Nelson Sammons until the carrier is ap-
poiutee.
X. {. Robinson and were visiting
Philadelphia last week.
Chas Dyson had his right mashed at
the Layton Owens Mfg. Co. plant here.
Mrs. Monroe Messick who was recently
operated on in Philadelphia for Gaul
stones has returned home and is slowly
improving.
Miss Mildred Curry left on Monday
for Baltimore where she has secured em-
ployment with Armstrong Gator & Co
and in a few weeks will leave for the
South.
A surprise party was given on Thurs
day evening to Miss Bessie Dickerson at
the hotel. Quite a number were present
and very enjoyable evening was spent.
Dancing and other games were indulged
in and at late hour refreshments were
served in abundance
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Whitney celebrated
their 10th year wedding anniversary on
Tuesday at their country home near here.
Mrs John Wentz is critically i'll at her
home here. suffering from blood poison.
DR.. James, of Dover, was called in on
Sunday also two trained nurses are in
attendance.
Vim. J. Swain who recently purchased
Humming Bird a race horse from 4. c.
Adams has placed her on his farm near
here and will train her in the season.
While u,chering a beef on Tuesday,
Paul Adams cut one Of the fingers on his
left hand badly.
EX-Mayor Chas Todd is suffering very
badly from large boil on the side of his
neck.
At the county oratorical contest held
at the Opera House in Georgetown last
Miss Mildred Hurlock repre-
senting the Bridgeville High School won
the third award subject: Patriotism"
Colonel Robert G. Houston. chairman.
The following were judges: Prof. Scnantz |
1f Dover. Prot Keller of Wyoming, and |
Prof. Nichol of Milford Five schools in |
III were epresented-Lewes, Delmar,
Georgetown, Rehoboth and Bridgeville. |
The Electric Light Co. of Laurel at /
his time is installing the electric motors
o run the plant of the Bridgeville Mill |
ug Co.
Mrs. Elmer Wiley was confined to her
iome the first of the week suffering from
severe sore throat.
Mr. Mark Truitt, of Millsboro, spent a
ew days recently with VIM. Truitt.
Senator o. A. Newton, Rep. Coulter,
iessick and Stanley Ledenhem were
-uests of Gov John G. Townsend at
Inner and theatre party given at Will
lington on Monday evening to the Leg
stature.
Many of our merchants were in hard
nck on Tuesday when the egg market
ropped &c per dozen.
John Javons, of Fredericksburg, Md, is
pending a few days with friends here.
Mrs. Edward Brown, who for several
lsnths has been confined in a Philadel-
hia hospital, suffering with rheumatism.
as returned home and is improving
Iowly.
Quite large number of our town peo-
le attended tne horse and mule sale at
arlington on Tuesday.
The executive committee of the W. ,
. T. U. of Delaware held a meet !
lg at the home of Mrs. S. Harring- a
IN Messick, last Friday, when plans
ere made for the State convention y
} be held in Seaford, October 10. IL. ,
?. Also plans were made for the /
yo temperance institutes to be held. S
ne in Bridgeville March 18th, and
ne at Lincoln City May 10th. The 4
lsiness session of the meeting was 4
'llowed by a luncheon.
The roads of Sussex. according to t
le comments passed by farmers and
using them are in worse L
)ndition than ever before, and in j
'me places they are almost impass- II
Die. The road leading to George n
'wn is criticised more than any 9th p
=, on account of a portion of this n
,ad being composed of black clav q
he main thoroughfares to Green n
ood and SeafOrd are also in a de- Il
orable condition; the main road to
eaford having been built last year h
I'd did not get packed thoroughly '
sfore the winter and is now verv II
uddy in many places. "
A surprise party was rendered Miss Il
ildred " Curry. eldest daughter of
r. and Mrs. ThOniss c. Curry, at !.
n home on Friday evening, prior to
,r departure for the south. Games
ere played, followed by dance. pi- .
10 music being provided by the l.
tests, after which a collation. was
rived. II
For the first time in many years
-idgeville is without a mayor. At a