Milford chronicle., 1918-10-04
BRIDGEVILLE.

Miss Edna Dickerson OF this town
who for a number OF years has beer
employed in the department store ol
Sol Kline. and Horace s Layton, OF
Chester. Pa. formerly of Bridgeville
were quietly married on Wednesday
OF last week at Wilmington. They
are spending some time at Delaware
Water Gap. and on their return will
make their home in Chester.
MIR and Mrs. Frank Swain OF
Washington. ID. C., are spending .
few days with their parents here.
Scrapple appeared az tho local meat
markets this week. selling for twenty
cents per pound,
Brantley SAOckley Of Wilmington is
spending a few days With his mother
near town.
William Newton Of near town spent
Sunday With friends at Princes Anne,
Sid
At the opening Of the Fourth Lib
orty Loan here last Saturday all the
church bells ami whistles Of the town
were sounded Several Of our town
looiecd Tor q fire. but they soon dis
covered that the Committee OF the
loan drive was on the job. On this
Friday evening a mass meeting will
De held 80 the opera house and some
very prominent speakers will be pres
cN
Raymond Baker OF nagShoro spent
Sunday with friends here.
The Misses Ruth MessjCk Dorothy
Newton and Margaret Layton have
returned from WOmen'S College On
account oi the infuCuE3 plague that
WAS % the college.
Mrs. Anna Russell 81 near town.
who is ah0u, - years Of age. WAS at
tackled on Saturday night las; when
attending 30 her household duties BY
Lee Savage, 3 negro about - years Of
sSC. When Mrs Russell wen, 70 the
door tc throw ont some dish water
Savage attacked her hy choking her
and then Knocked her down ana es-
cSpei Mrs Russell was left uncon-
sCiouS ana Was found by her son on
returning from the moving pictures
in town. Savage WAS arrested sun
day and p.acs3 in the town jail. where
lie denied the acc. but 3; the hesring
o. Monday he confessed. Snd was
committed 10 JSH a. Georgetown 20
avail, trial The ou.y cause thSt can
b obtained from aim Tor the bruts,
attAcN IS t1at Ao MAS looking for
something 10 eat.
Sol Kline was on business trip 70
balcmovS the tTSc ot the week.
Roy Jones. SOl % Mr. and Mrs
William Il. Jones'. Ot near town. died !
N Wilmington on Sunday last o.
pneumonia, following the Spanish in
nusnsa. Funeral services were held
here 0u Wednesday % this week Snd
laiermcnt made a. 1ha Bridgsvills ,
cemetery. Mr.. Jones a. fhe tine Of :
liS death, was eitor ~ the Morning =
News az Wilmington.
kArl Williams Is spending the frs. :.
y t1e week wlth re,NcivsS snd friends
lear FSievalshurg. Nj
Mr, and Mrs Cooper have moved p
rom their home on Market street ts i,
ne apartments adjoining their store :
e the else 0t town.
Some * the spanish influenza is
'eported IN this town but none has !,
'9sn reported As serious. No cases q
Z 2neumoRA have been reported.
some few tomatoes are skill arr:v- >
* on the local market. but the run \,
< them IS very poor. some q the :.
est ones sald On Tuesday for as :,
aGeh as n cents PEI hSSSes
The ladies q she town aavS c0lieet- "a,
. this week Eice 10; q canned frait :
aai VIII be sent 20 tie soldier hoyS. -
{. 4. klmhls VAS ia WGmingron 2,
be drst of this wee& oa business. -
some Ot the young mex have CON- =
aenced - receive their class csrss.
Mss May Rsfd is VISITING rafatsras
D Wilmington tAss week. s.
Rural Carrier Examinstiea
Tee United States CIVIL Service
2lIiSS.oa has announced an exam
.atsoa Tor tie county q Sussex. Ne. -
he held az Stafford o. November s. -,
~ 70 al the poSsgsoa os rural car ~
e. a. Bri3nev.lia and otAer vscan- G
cS teas fosy lSter oscar On rural
sses frsm otAer pos< 0Soss il ths ~
'ove mentioned coaEsy. Tie Axsna- -,
atioz VII he open 90 cltizans NJ, -
e &ctEszly- &ogaScl.e& In ske terrstory :.
a Posz oesce ia lie coaaty and wAo -
~ t2e eeNe- reclcirezneats sas ~
rsh IN EoVm No. lSTT. TAss sorm
Z apRiso&Eoa Marks nay - o. -,
ReA fFon tie etEces msa1o-ea
aTs a. trNl taa rsa3seE Stales Csr.l ), =,
rfses sezaazsss,sa * WaSss2g1az. Is