Milford chronicle., 1922-12-08
BRIDGEVHLE

Guy Brothers Minstrels played at the
Opera House on Friday evening, of last
week.
Mrs. Herbert Ryan who has been Wis
iting relatives in Wilmington and Ches-
ter returned home the first of the week.
The Layton & Owens Mfg. Co. are pre-
pairing to close their plant here for a
Many holly wreaths are in our local
markets, at this time. The prevailing price
is seven cents delivered and six cents
where they are called for.
E. q. Adams one of our prominent bus
mess men, died at his home on Satur-
day evening at o'clock, at the age of
90 years, 10 months and days. For more
than 30 years Mr.. Adams conducted a
meat market here. His trade extended
throughout the lower section of the State.
For the past few years he has conducted
a wholesale sausage and scrapple plant.
Delivering. it through this section by au-
to trucks. GFor the past few months he
had suffered from kidney trouble but his
condition was not considered serious,
having been confined to his bed only two
days when death came suddenly. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. White
and Rev. Terry from his late home on
Broad street, and was largely attended,
Tuesday afternoon. Interment was made
in the BridgeVille cemetery. He is sur
vived by his wife and five children. His
floral designs were enormous and beau
tiful. Howard p. Hardesty, funeral di-
rector.
All work on the Georgetown and
Bridgeville county highway has been call
ed off for the winter, except the work on
the bridge at Collins Mill. This is re-
ported to be completed by December 18th,
and open for travel around the first of the
year. Early in the spring the shoulders
of the road will be finished and this will
complete a very important county high
Daniel Tucker is spending a few days
with his family in Wilmington.
Our local radio fans have reported
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and the concerts are mostly in Spanish.
Virgel Wiley of Washington, ID. c.,
who has been spending a few days with
his parents here, returned the first of
the week.
M e. Allen is stationed at Selbyville
during the holly season, purchasing
wreaths for Layton and Owens.
George T. Calhoun of Rehoboth spent
a part of the week with relatives here.
James Conaway, formerly Of here and
who now resides in Wilmington, has had
a slight operation performed on his neck
at one of the Wilmington hospitals and is
improving rapidly.
Edwin Calhoon and family OF Ocean
City, Md, visited relatives in town the
first of the week.
Many of the young people who are at
tending the several different schools,
spent the Thanksgiving holidays at their
respective homes.
Walter Belts of Wilmington, a son Of
Charles Belts of this town, was injured
last week by being run down by an auto
truck. The extent of his injuries is not
known at this time
Luther Welch was on a business trip
to Wilmington the first of the week.
Miss Elsie Bulow has accepted a po-
sition at the Delaware Hospital where
she will take up the study of trained
Mrs. William Conaway attended the
exercises of their daughter
Mary. at Goldey College at Wilmington,
or 5rSoe EseuTieSV0i1S Ir r. II W M order here at
tended a county meeting az Delmar on
evening at which time large
class of candidates were taken in. Sew,
eral from this section attended as wen
as a number taken in.
Mrs. Annie Swain is in Philadelphia
where she is visiting her son, Ole
Miss Maui Sudler is in New York with
her sister, Mrs Shelton Virden.-
Thomas c. Curry, local railroad agent,
IS on a two weeks vacation.
Mrs. Esther Gray and sons, John and
Ardmore, Pa, are at EdgWood
the country home of Mrs. Elma Gray.
Mrs. Matilda Sudler has returned from
Tilhman's Island, where she was visit
ing her son, DR.. Ralston ]. Sudler. MRS.
Sudler will leave soon for st. Petersburg,
Florida, where she will spend the winter.
Mrs. Edna Hurley, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel H. Nelson who 40, was was 5ooli run
D. c., is recovering at the Emergency
Hospital. o,
William Hill, Leroy Truitt and Clayton
Curry, students of the University of Del
aware, passed the weekend here with
their parents.
The Swarthmore Chautauqua had a
successful three days session here.
Between fifty and seventy-five cases OF
holly are being shipped from this section
laily.
York and Detroit, has returned to his
nome here.
Mildred Curry, railroad erhploye, of
is visiting her parents n
his place.