Milford chronicle., 1921-11-11
BRIDGEVILLE

Misses Anna Caldwell, Helen Wood
ward, Julia Ray, Thelma Buell., oi
Wilmington, spent Sunday last at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Ray
near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Wiley left fol
Philadelphia last week where Mr.
Wiley has recently secured a posi-
| tion.
The Senior Glass girls gave a sup
per to our foot ball team on Friday
evening of last week at the high
school.
Alvin Messick had the misfortune
to have the end of one of his fingers
on his right hand cut off on Monday
while grinding sausage meat with an
electric grinder in the scrapple and
sausage plant of E. G. Adams and
Son.
Only few from here were on the
excursion to New York on Sunday
last.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. ]. Collision were
Milford visitors the first of the week.
The large barn owned by H. w.
Cannon and recently situated on his
property on Broad street, has been
moved to his farm, known as the Will
lin farm, near town. Quite little
difficulty was experienced as the
building had to be moved across the
P. R. r. tracks and permit had to
be gotten from P. R. R. Co. on ac-
count of heavy traffic.
On account of stormy weather on
last Wednesday evening the Seaford
Fire Co. did not come here to demon
strate their new fire engine, but have
notified our fire company they will
do so the first clear Wednesday even
ing at 1880.
Arrangements have been completed
for the auto race at Salisbury Fair
Grounds this Friday at p. M, hav-
ing two cars, Ford No. % and Dusen-
burg No. go, from here and an unusu-
al large number of our people from
here will attend. Should Friday be
stormy day the race will be postponed
until the following clear day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Lewis spent
the week end with friends in Wissa-
hickon, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Quillen gave
birthday party to their son, Mar
tin, at their home last Monday after
noon. A large number of his playmates
were present.
Mrs. Robert Ricards returned home
last week from a Philadelphia hospi-
tai, where she was recently operated
on.
Herbert Ryan is preparing to build
a 16-foot addition to his pool room
and will move his lunch counter to
the front of the building with the
pool tables in the rear.
Claude Wiley with party OF
friends from Philadelphia spent the
first of the week at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Whitney.
Miss Anna Layton who has typhoid
fever is reported to be slowly improv-
ing.
Calvin Adams of Wilmington spent
a part of last week with his parents
here.
The fad of bobbed hair has recently
grown very popular in our vicinity
with the young ladies.
Some of our holly dealers will leave
next week for Virginia where they
will purchase wreaths and holly for
the Xmas holidays.
Fred Truitt recently returned from
an extended visit with friends in New
York, N. Y.
Mrs. William Quillen and Mrs. Vic
tor Lewis were delegates to attend
The Home Missionary at Grace Church
in Wilmington the latter part of the
week.
Joseph Wiley returned home the
first of the week after spending few
lays with, friends in Philadelphia.
A mass meeting for law enforce
nent will be held under the auspices
Of the local w. c. T. U. in the Union
VI. E. Church on Friday, November
LS. Madame Leah Barakat, Mrs. Vic
.or du Pont, Sr., Rev. w. L. White
md other prominent speakers will be
present.
Mrs. Lena Messick has been ap-
pointed a delegate to attend a law
conference of the Anti
Saloon League of America, to be held
1t Washington, D. c., December 6, z,
md 8. Governor Denney made the ap-
)ointment.