Milford chronicle., 1925-06-05
Bridgevile

Bridgeviue
A number of the members of thu
Delaware Auto Association from
here attended the annual banque
held on Monday evening at the Ho
tel Richardson at Dover.
Victor Adams of Philadelphia who
has been spending a few days witt
relatives here, returned on Wednes-
day.
Frank Simpson has recently pur-
chased a Hudson coach automobile.
Good Strawberries have sold as
high as $3.50 per crate here this
week, due to the continued drought
the season has been awful short and
the quantity of berries here has been
unusually small.
Mrs. Minerva A. Hazard, age 81
years, 2 months and 8 days, died at
her home on Friday of last week af-
ter an illness of several weeks. Flu
neral services were held on Tuesday
with interment in Bridgeville ceme-
terry.
Joseph Belts spent the weekend
with relatives in Milford.
Having closed our school on Fri
day Of last week many of the chill
dren have secured positions at the
strawberry juice house and at the
H. P. Cannon G Son Cannery where
peas are being canned at this time.
Owing to the extreme hot weather
and the drought many of our farm
ers have been delayed in putting out
tomato and sweet potato plants.
Elkton Adams who was recently
appointed as assessor for the new
dog tax law for North West Fork
Hundred, started upon his new du-
ties on Monday.
Bridgeville Fire Company has ar
ranged for their annual carnival to
be held from June Is to q inclusive.
Plans for a larger and better car
nival are being arranged for at this
time.
Harry James of Dover visited
friends here the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkie Case of Do
yer spent Sunday with relatives
here.
Mrs. Thos. Kinnamon spent the
weekend with relatives in Har-
rington.
The graduating class Of our high
school held the exercises at the Op-
era House on Tuesday evening. The
consisted of the following:
Misses Ruth Nelson, Mildred Dukes,
Hattie Kline, Virginia Swain, Char
olette Layton, Helen Truitt, Edna
Lowe, Delema Cannon, Virginia Ray,
Ruth Stuart, Pauline Reynolds, El1z-
abeth Baker, Margaret Shockley and
Virgil Street, Raym'd Short, Elwood
Morgan McAllen, Law
renee Elliott.
Harry ]. Anderson expects to leave
the latter part of the week for Phil
adelphia where he will take treat
ment in one of the hospitals.
Miss Maggie Carey who is taking
4 trained nurse course at Philadel-
phia hospital, arrived home on Mon
lay evening to spend a few days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Carey, near town.
Mrs. Hattie Riley, wife of James
Riley, died suddenly on Tuesday at
Ter home after eating a hearty meal
If green peas and strawberries.
Medical attention was rendered, but
Without success. Funeral services
we're held on Thursday from the
lome.
Harlin Otwell of Wilmington
pent Tuesday with his family here.
The Ladies Tuesday Night Club
eld strawberry festival on the
lub house lawn on Saturday even
ng last, the proceeds to be used in :
the property.
One of the State Highway police i
nan, assisted by our town officer,
rrested an escaped convict on Fri
ay of last week at the canning fac !
Dry, who had escaped from the New
astle county work house about
lree years ago.
Miss Lillian Frazier Of Church
ill, Nd, and J. N. Russell, former
7 of Bridgeville and who new re- \
des at Centreville, Md, were mar '
ed on Sunday last.
Chas. Brown who operates the +
garage, has secured the e
ervices of his brother, William
rown, who has been employed in S
iddletown. S
The graduating class of our school
# on Wednesday for trip to d
Tashington, D. G.