Milford chronicle., 1921-07-01
BRIDCEVTLLE

" John E. Harris, formerly of this
town, and who has operated black
smith shop for over fifty years has
succeeded in securing a patent on a
vine litter and now has in operation
about eighty. They have been recon-
mended very highly by those who have
them. Mr.. Harris has had several OPP
portunities to lease, sell or manufac-
ture this implement, but at this time,
has not decided just what he will do.
After spending several weeks here
making and demonstrating the vine
litter Mr.. Harris returned to his home
/ in Wilmington on Tuesday.
Lester Owens of Philadelphia ar
rived home on Monday to spend a few
days with his parents.
Calhoon's shaving parlor will be
closed all day Monday, July 4th.
Mrs. Sophia Anderson of Philadel-
phia is spending some time at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William Dims.
Fred and Joseph Wiley are spend
ing a few days in Philadelphia. JOS
! eph Wiley who is in the railway mail
service has succeeded in securing a
furlough for three months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Legar spent the
Weekend at the home of their daugh-
| ter, Mrs. Claude Wilson at Federals-
burg, Md.
An unusual large number of our
town people spent Sunday at Oak Or
chard.
Charles Anderson who went to Phil
adelphia last week to ship on some
of the sea-going boats found several
/ hundred ahead of him on the waiting
list and returned home.
o. T. Warrington was on business
trip to Georgetown the first of the
week.
C. C. Brown and Charles Russell
were in Georgetown the first of the
week, being called as grand jurors
for this term of court.
The apple grading plant put out a
few apples last week. Very few were
expected.
Chas. T. Gray has recently been
appointed a policeman for the town.
| o. ]. Wiley was called before the
grand jury at Georgetown on Mon
day to bring charge against the negro
who shot him in his store few weeks
ago.
On account of the extremely dry and
hot weather the work of grading the
Coverdale X Roads and Jacobs school
section of the county highway was re-
Gently suspended for a few days.
James Pusey and sons of North
Carolina spent part of last week
with his cousin, KIM. Wiley.
Frank Simpson has accepted a po-
sition as salesman with the Fuller
Brush Company and is located for
the present at ChincOteague, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hardesty gave
birthday party to their daughter,
Elizabeth, on Tuesday afternoon and
unusually large number of her lit
tie friends were present.
A large number of our base ball
fans attended the game as Milford last
Saturday between Milford and Dover.
Milford winning, 10 in ten innings.
Wheat is turning out on an aver
age of from 10 to Is bushels per acre.
The Bridgeville base ball team de-
feated the fredericksburg team on Mon
day by a score of IL to 8.
G.. E. Whitney who recently pur-
chased from Sol Kline a large corn
crib, moved it to the Bridgeville Mill
ing Company plant last week.
Earl Williams left on Monday for
Ocean City, Md, where he has secur-
ed employment for the summer sea-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Dodson and son
of Philadelphia are spending few
days at the home of the latter's mo-
ther, Mrs. Elma Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brown spent
the weekend at the home Of the for
mer's parents at POrters.
Mrs. Sallie Stewart of Seaford was
a guest of Mrs. Chas. Brown a part OF
last week.
Edward White of the Layton &Ow-
ems Mfg. Co. is quite ill at the home Of
relatives in Harrington.
George Willen and o. A. Newton
have purchased tickets for the Demp-
sey-C Carpenter fight at Jersey City, N.
j., on Saturday, July 2.
o. T. Warrington has recently in
stalled in his store one of the latest
meat slicing machines that has caus-
ed much comment lately.
Marvel Jones spent part of last
week at the home of his parents at
FELTON,.