Milford chronicle., 1918-07-26
BRIDGEvILLE.

Henry Russell of Camp Dix spent
the first OF the week with his parents
near town.
While members of the family were
attending church Sunday evening,
some one went into the garden of
Charlie Dyson and picked all the but
ter beans of the vines, including the
ones that we're not filed.
While Martin Elliott is spending
few weeks out of town, Elmer Wiley
will take care Of the r. d. Route un-
| til his return.
Joseph Markowitz and family spent
the first OF the week in Laurel.
c. T. Kimble made a business trip
to Baltimore the first OF the week.
The children of the town were all
given a free auto ride last week by
the people of the town who offered
their cars for that service. They
were taken to Seaford, and on return
ing were treated to ice cream.
A little cOlOred boy. about twelve
years old. while working out in a field.
on the road leading to Seaford. found
dynamite cap used for blowing up
stumps. and in playing with it, caused
il to explode, blowing both his hands
uEdl ~ Ons IlE Was ldlGI kdhEn " An0
hospital at Salisbury, in the hopes
that one or both of his hands can be
saved.
o. T Warrington left the first of
the week for Chester, where he will
seek employment.
Miss Ruth Jones is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. o. G. Swain at the Brighton
Hotel, Ocean City, N. j., this week.
Miss Celia Robinson of Centreville,
is visiting Katherine Wiley.
Messrs. Charles Owens and Harry
Butler have returned from Georgia,
where they have been buying peaches.
Quite a large number of people
from this town visited Oak Orchard
on Sunday.
Otto Legar of Philadelphia, is spend
ing some time with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j F. Legar, on Cannon st.
John DickersOn, who was recently
stationed at Fort DUPONT, is now in
the officers training camp at Fortress
Monroe.
William Kinder and wife of Phila-
delphia, are visiting their parents
here at this time.
Mrs. Alice Williams, of Delmar,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
Adams, of this town, died at her home
on Sunday evening last.
Charlie COnaway is quite i'll at his
home al this time and is threatened
with appendicitis.
County School Commissioner G. A.
Hill had a variety of wheat known as
Leaps Prolific, that averaged 411k
bushels per acre.
Rev. T. 3. Buckalew of Camden, |
N. j.. was here on Wednesday and .
had charge Of the funeral of Mrs. |
Charles Williams.
Miss Nellie Campbell who has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Layton,
has returned to her home in Chester,
Pa.
Miss Thelma Davis, of Baltimore, is
spending the week at the home of
Miss Bessie Kline.
Frances White. a cOlored girl, was
lost in the woods the other day while
out picking huckleberries with a par
ty Of others. A searching party was
to find her, but up to a late
hour she had not been found.
H. c. Layton has secured the SER
vices of Raymond Baker. one Of our
mail carriers, to take care of his war
garden during his leisure hours.
Several of our town people visited
Oak Orchard, Rehoboth and Ocean
City on Sunday, and reported large
at those places.
Several of our teachers are attend
ng the summer school at Newark,
Del, at this time.
E. G Adams made a business trip
iown near Lewes the first of the
week.
Some Of our farmers are disappoint-
I'd when they come in town after
eight o'clock in the evening to find
Ill the stores closed, and have to re-
urn home without doing their shop
hing