Milford chronicle., 1918-04-12

have been sold through tue brlugeNlhe
postofiice The Bridgeville bank has also
made good sales.
The Third Liberty Loan is being largely
subscribed to here. owing 20 the efforts
Of H. W Yiven chairman for this district.
The first morning Of the loan Mr. Niven
had secured subscriptions 10 the amount
Of $4,000.
Dance, With Prizes.
There was a iargeiy attended dance
here Friday night in the Opera House
and J. f. Layton gave prizes consisting
II fountain pens knives. bon -bons, jewel
cases, silk handkerchiefs. pOcketbooks and
several other articles in a lucky number
elimination contest.
Those who won prizes We're: Miss Chip
man. Mrs Ward and Mr., West OF Laurel;
Miss Agnes Huston Of Seaford; Mr..
Carey Of Denton. Nd; Miss Meta Mes
sick Of Cannons; Miss Mary Messick. Miss
SIyra Layton. Alfred Swain and Robert
smith Of Bridgeville.
To Buy Strawberries.
Charles owens has gone to Louisiana
10 buy rawberries TO ship 70 northern
markets. Very few Of the local buyers
wni 90 10 North Carolina this season 10
buy sira wberries
Farmers in this section are setting very
few strawberry plants this spring. and as
result there will be but possibly % to
10 Gears next year. compared with
usual crop of 400 10 500 cars a season at
Brdseville.
similar conditions exist al Selbyville
and other points in Sussex County, and as
result strawberries will likely bring 10
70 % cents a quart for the fancy stock
next year a local firm is Offering TO con-
tract for % 10 IS acres for next year at
high price
The honor roll Of the Bridgeville pub
lie School for March was as follows:
Grade 1; Afven Nelson. Margaret Colh-
son. Mildred, Messick; Grade . Mildred
Wentz Mary Adams; Grade 9. GLADYS
Downs. Blanche Vandenburg; Grade 4.
Dorothy Ricards, Catherine Hynson;
Grade Eiwood Anderson, Mildred
Dukes. Morgan McAllen, Helen Otwell.
Thomas Nandenburg: Grade s: Ethel
Carlisle. Leroy Dickerson. Earl White
Grade Z. Lillian Anderson. Margaret Ba-
ker. Sara Hurlock. Anna Layton, Minnie
McCauley. Maria Parker. Gladys Will
liams. Earl Ferguson Robert Layton,
George Rov. AHllard Russell; Grade s:
LeOna Lawrence Cahau, Har-
old Collision. .guerite Dukes, Anna
Dickerson. Ra~..el Hastings. Lizzie kim
der. Bessie Kline; Grade 9: John Anderson,
Mary ConOway, Esther Hynson, Harry
MoIlvaine. Dorothy Ruos; Grade 10: Stan
ley Folmsbee.
Granville Murry, recently Of near here,
but now employed near Philadelphia, vis-
tied some Of his school friends here last
week
Elmer Russell Of Philadelphia was the
guest for the weekend at the home OF !
c. Reynolds Russell Of near town.
George Willen was in Philadelphia the /
first Of the week on business
Joseph Myers spent the weekend with [
relatives in Harrington.
War gardens have caused considerable
amount OF waste land 70 be put into cul-
tiyation. otherwise the same old dump
piles would be in evidence along the prin-
cipal streets
Earl williams visited fredericksburg.
Md, the first Of the week, and witnessed
the iniqtion Of a large class Of pale
aces" ih5o the Improved order Of Red
Men
BERTHE Passwa ters. who was one lDle'e
'oys sent to Fort Oglethorpe, faiie6 in
he physical examination and was sent
lome. He reports that the other boys
re very well pleased with the south and
ome Of them have already been trans
erred TO other departmnts in the camp
Nineteen Thousand Dollars worth Of
-
ay. that being the first day Of the sale OF
he Third Liberty Loan. Forty-six thou
and dollars is the allotment for this dis
rict and over half Of the amount has
lready been subscribed.
Ashby White left on TUESDAY for Phila-
elphia where he will be operated on for
prendicitis.
Harry J. Anderson IS suffering from
lood poison. the result Of sticking a nail
trough the end Of his finger.
Oran J. Wiley visited Wilmington this
eek
Miss Mary Messicl and Miss Mildred
urry attended the Easter dance at
ewes last week.
Mrs. Sherman Todd has returned home
tier spending several days with relatives
Wilmington and Philadelphia.
c. II. Todd and son Dawson, left the Z
-st Of the week for North Carolina to
~ strawberries and other fruits IN sea-
Tomatoes are being contracted for at
cents per basket and the Gamers and =
iyers have most all their contracts filed.
Three more Case tractors have been
Id here this week to our prospective
rmers and it is reported that a carload
this make will b. shipped here for
iiivsry.
Mrs C $. Cahlur Of Georgetown is
'ehding few days with relatives here.
NOTICE.
I will be located In the store formerly
'cupied by B. F. Topping. on or about
pril Srd. wkh a full line Of jewelry and
ndred trade.
Stokes, the Jeweler."
Legal blanks, deeds, mortgages, etc,
IN be had at Luther Calhoun's Bar
II Shop, where orders will be taken
r any kind Of printing, as we'll as
r advertise snts to be published In
is paper. All orders for advertis-
8 must be at the shop before We'd
,sday noon OF the week of publica-
IN.
LUTHER T. CALHOUN,
l2-tf Agent Milford ChEonicle.