Milford chronicle., 1921-05-13
BRIDGEVTLLE

William H. Quillen has gone to Sa
vannah, Georgia, where he will al
tend the annual convention of the Oh
der Railroad Telegraphers.
Mary Jones, youngest daughter O
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Jones, resid
ing near town, is suffering from rheu
matte fever.
The crop of asparagus in this com
munity this spring was almost fail
ure. AS a general rule this is shipped
in car load lots to other markets, bu
this year, only a few cases were sen
by parcel post daily. The weather con
ditiOns were very much against the
crop.
A special drive is being made il
this town to increase the membership
of the local w. c. T.. u.
Hubert Webb has secured position
at the Baltimore Trust Cos. bank
here.
A variety shower was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Calhoun
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Will
liams, Thursday night. Many useful
gifts were received.
Stewards of Dover district NJ. E.
Conference, met here, Wednesday in
Union NJ. E. Church. About 35 being
present. Superintendent w. R. Now
bray presided and was host for those
present to a turkey dinner served by
Mrs. Stella Wright at the Columbia
house.
Kathaleen R. Wright, 10 years old,
Progress Sewing Club, Bridgeville.
says this to you: MANY of the people
in our district thought we were vast
ing our time in school by having a
sewing club, Until the night we gave
a sewing demonstration at our COM
munity meeting. This showed them
what we were doing, and how sur
prised they were and pleased, and now
they say our club work is a good
thing. This is the yell we gave that
night:
Time wasted? not at all!
Time to learn when we are small.
Like it? like it? Deed we do
Give us a dress to make for you"
While playing last week Master
Harold Ryan fell down some lumber
to a cement block hurting himself
badly.
VIM. Keller is having a cement
pavement laid in front of his theatre
here. The work is being done by John
Kern.
Lawrence Reynolds has purchased
this week a Ford chassis and will
erect a sport body for the same.
Temple HinsOn has had consider |
able trouble the past few days with |
one of his fingers, caused by infect
ing a small bump.
Miss Lydia Wilson of Delmar spent
the first of the week with friends in
town.
Some of the young men here who
were laid off are being called back by
the P. R. R. Company.
Russell Short was on a business
trip to Philadelphia recently.
A surprise shower was given Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Austen on Friday
evening of last week.
Miss Mary Brown of near town
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Jhas. Brown.
On account of weather the high
school play, entitled, Private Secre-
ary," that was to be given at Green
wood last week was postponed.
An exhibit of the Home Economics I
# our high school class was on die /
zee kand attracted much attention. [
George Adams and son have NOV v
d some outbuildings on the Cahall o
arm the past week. Y
Quite a number of our high school u
oys will participate in the Field Day Il
at Georgetown today. n
Mrs. c. J. Neal of Philadelphia is p
pending few days with her brother, n
eslie B.. Short. te
Luther Welch and o. L. Layton are +
aving their homes newly painted at Z
lis time. e'
Mrs. Thomas Terry is confined to
sr bed suffering with a severe cold. U
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Kline of New "
Ork are spending the week with q
e formers brother, Sol Kline. el
Alvin Messick returned to the Sal
bury Hospital on Monday, this week, es
have his arm examined and re- di
essed. Ut
William Quillen is on a trip at this
ne to Savannah, Ga, to attend the Is
Getting of the o. R. T. pa
While out riding Sunday in his auto
ri Hastings lost one of the wheels D
1m the car. Fortunately there was Dy
damage done. 81
high school base ball Ly
I'm defeated the fredericksburg team
Tuesday by a score of II to 3. no
Chas. Brown was a Philadelphia gu
jitor the first of the week. lU
The small chill of Mr. and Mrs. Lin NIL
+rris was scalded very badly on an
esday by pulling hot coffee pot 10 10
IN the stove over on itself. NJ
only few strawberries have arriv- 90 90
on the market. ~
Joland Macklin has recently receiv-
a medal from the Marine Corp, in s1 Sc
ich he served during the World W ent
r. " az
has. Owens and Harry Butler have a;n 1SS
urned from the south where they 1l Glp
re been buying strawberries. ~ ~
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