Milford chronicle., 1919-06-27
BRIDCEVILLE

Johnny Wiley fell from a tree last
} week and broke his arm.
c. T. White and daughter Roberta
of Philadelphia, are visiting Edward
White.
dance was given by the young peo-
pie of this town in the opera house
on Monday evening. Many out Of town
guests were present. Music was fur
nished by George Madden's Orchestra,
of Wilmington.
The business people of this town are
complying with the request of the
Community Civic League with refer
ence to closing on Sunday.
I Robbers are again at work in this
town. They entered the store OF H. G..
Layton last week and took home raZ-
ors and cigars. On the next evening
they broke a window in front of King
& Layton's store but were detected by
parties in a passing auto. The parties
called Mr. King and thus prevented the
! robbers from getting anything. Are
our citizens yet convinced that we need
a town officer?
While enroute to Wilmington Henry
Owens automobile was run into by
a large truck loaded with lumber. One
Of the wheels was completely demol-
ished and other parts of the car dam
aged. Fortunately no one was hurt.
In the car at the time were Mr. Owens
wife and Miss Delema Radcliffe.
Frank Rapp has purchased the prop
erty of Miss Sallie Rawlins, adjoining
the school house on Broad street. The
consideration was private.
Farmers in this vicinity began
fbracbfu xubaof fbic rrronlr Tho vor-
age this far has averaged from Is to
IS bushels per acre.
G. F. Welch, Jr., has purchased a
Ford for use on his R. F. d. route.
Failure to secure carpenters is de-
laying the erection or several new
homes in town.
Miss Sarah Sudler, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Sudler of this town,
who has seen almost two years SER
vice with the American Red Cross in
France and Italy, returned home last
week. Miss Sudler has had an exper-
fence. equaled by few. She has ac- I
cepted position with the French gov
ernment inspecting tubercular cases /
and will return to France to take up
her new work in September.
Miss Louise Adams of Harrington is .
spending some time with her grand /
mother, Mrs. Mary Adams.
Some of our people who mOtored .
to Ocean City Sunday returned by
way of Salisbury in time to see the
big fire which destroyed the ice nlan+
there.
Miss Agnes Hopkins of Philadelphia
and George Graef of this town were
quietly married at Hebron, Md, on
of last week
One of the agents of the S. P. c. A.
had a party arrested and fined the
first of the week, a few miles from
here, for cruelty to a COW that refused
to be led back of team. The animal
was so abused that it was necessary
to have it killed.
Mrs. Leila Burton Hartnack of Los
Angeles, Calf, arrived on Monday
night for a visit with her parents,
Capt. and Mrs. Theo. Burton. ;
Mrs. w. B. Atkins spent the week
end in Philadelphia as the guest of I
Mrs. Gilbert V. Anderson. I
Kendall Wiley Esq, of Washington,
c., has been visiting Mrs. P. S.
Shockley for few days. !
Rev. and Mrs. ]. L. Sparklin and s
amily Of Wyoming and Miss Hazel /
Hopkins of Cardova, Nd, were among
riends in town Tuesday.
This week is being observed as
Cleanup Week" and the Community
}lub will have greatly benefited the
own in the short time of its exist
nee if the public dumping grounds !
lose to the town limits can be done Z
way with. 4
A reception was given last Sunday :
t the home of Mrs. Mary Cordray of n
in honor of her son, Joseph, \
yho has just returned from France (
fter serving a year and half with
he U. S. Engineers. Those present u
7ere: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lord and N
aughter of Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs
larry Marvel and son Of Houston, Mr.. h
nd Mrs. John Cordray and son Of q
'armington, Edward and Charles Cor
ray of Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas =,
atterfeld, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cor N
ray and son and Norris Cordray, all
T Bridgeville. After doing ample JUS g
Ice to all that was good to eat, they Il
il left for their respective homes,
aying all spent one grand day to- n
ether. e,