Milford chronicle., 1922-06-02
RRIDGEYULE


plant here on Tuesday, canning peas
Owing to the drought season the pea
crop is almost a total loss. A large
number of the farmers have not even
enough to harvest and have plowed
them up, while those who have cut
them receive very few. Reports from
the plant are that about eight per
cent of a crop will be packed
Our strawberry juice plant started
operation on Monday of this week
and have secured large quantities OF
berries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Layton and
Leon Layton of Chester, Pa, spent
the first of the week with their par
ents here.
The commencement exercises of
the Bridgeville High School will be
held on Friday evening at the Opera
House. The following are the gradu-
ates:-Leona Catherine Banning,
Anna Elizabeth Cannon, Anna Marga-
ret Dickerson, Marguerite Elizabeth
Dukes, Rachel Frances Hastings, Eliz-
abeth Hollis Kinder, Bessie Goodman
Kline, Anna Marie Miller, Margaret
Ann Prettyman, Mabel Lucille Street,
Mary Elizabeth Smith, Ida May Tat
man; Messrs. Laurence Layton Ca
hall, William Nelson Cannon, Norman
Harold Collision, Thomas Clayton Cur
ry, William Rust Hill, Clinton Earl.
Dawson, Leroy Burton Truitt. Glass
mOttO-"The elevator to success is
not running take the stairs" Glass
cOlors-Old rose and silver. Glass
hOwer-Pink peony. The Rev. w. L.
do1f n AD
mon to the class at the NJ. E. Church
on Sunday evening.
David Mason of Wilmington is
spending a few days with friends in
and around town.
The strawberry market here last
week was very good, having sold as
high as $9.35 per 80 quart crate, ow-
ing to the frost and drought will make
the season very short, as well as the
quantity of the berries.
The contractor, Benjamin Franklin,
of Philadelphia, has started the erec-
ton of the bridge at Cokesbury, on
the Georgetown county highway and
has closed the road. This cuts out the
use of either end of the stone road
now until the bridges and road is
completed, unless other arrangements |
can be had, for those wishing to get I
to the county seat.
Joseph Wiley of Philadelphia spent |
last week with his parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Brown attended |
he funeral on Tuesday of Mr.. Browns
aunt, Mrs. q. B. Brown, of near Sea-
ord.
Miss Margaret Moore who is attend
ng school in Wilmington spent the
irst of the week with her mother,
'Irs. Lille Moore, here.
Miss Ruth Jones of Wilmington
pent a few days with her parents,
lear town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Madison Willin of Sea-
ord spent Tuesday with their mother,
Irs. Anna Willin.
Mrs. Sallie Jones of Houston is
pending few days with Mr.. and
Irs. John Spence.
Mrs. IRA Baker of Philadelphia is
pending few days with her sister,
Irs. John Dimes.
A number of our town horse racing
ans attended the races at Harrington
n Memorial Day at the fair grounds.
The Bridgeville Packing Association
re repairing and putting in shape the
rades for the coming apple crop and
ave recently installed new equip
ent. 7
F. E. Henry who recently disposed 1
his property here left the first of
e week for California with his fam
Y where he will make his future
)me.
VIM. J. Poor, of Wilmington, is en-
owed at the P, R. r. freight station
lring the busy season.
Through the courtesy of Messrs.
1is & Ferguson who are the agents
+ the radio phone here, the dedica-
IN exercises of the Lincoln Memorial
Washington were heard by a num-
r of our people on Memorial Day.
the conclusion, President Harding
lde a short address. The music and
eakers were heard very distinctly.
DR.. ]. F. Adams, Plant PatholOgist
the University of Delaware, and
unty Agent M. G. Vaughn, of
orgetown, spent several days in our
ction assisting the canning pea
overs in the control of pea aphis,
it was found that the pea root rot
is the major trouble together with
! dry weather.
VIM. j. Brown is the sensation OF
! Elsmere Auto Race. The Bridge
lie speed demon captured two events
III Ruesenburg. First event, five
les, State championship, time
nutes, 81 2-5 seconds. Third event, .
lie trial, fourth place, one mile, one y
mute, 81 2-5 seconds. Fourth event,
} miles, interstate professional
Maryland, Pennsylva-
and Delaware, third place, five
les, six minutes, SO 3-5 seconds. G.
tn event, ten miles, handicap, 20 II
S, first place, ten miles, 13 minutes
As seconds. Duesenbury being the
Y car to finish. Seven thousand rae
enthusiasts witnessed the event
ch was the best staged there for A
ny years. Duesenburg is owned by n
es & Brown.