Milford chronicle., 1925-03-27
Bridgevine

Mrs. George Bradford of Richmond
Va, is spending the week with Mrs
Harry ViVen.
Mr.. Elkton and Paul Adams attend
ed the American-Greek banquet al
Lambros restaurant in Wilmington
on Wednesday.
Riley Wright has opened a auto
washing stand at his home, near
Market street.
Rev. Thomas Terry has sold his
property on the State Highway to
Hoch Bros.
Mrs. Harry Butler has moved into
her new home on Cannon and Broad
streets.
E. G. Adams has improved his
property on the State Highway by
laying cement walks, curbs and grad
ing his yard.
Miss Margaret Dukes of Philadel-
phia is spending a few days with
her parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkey Case and mo-
ther, Mrs. Bell of Dover, spent Sun
day with Miss Maggie Hewes.
In making an arrest on Sunday eV-
ening Constable c. T. Gray had a
narrow escape when he was fired on
with a shot gun, tearing out one Of
the heavy glass windows in his Sc
dan, just in front of his seat.
]. N. Russell of CenterVille, Md,
spent the weekend with his sons,
John, Harry and Robert here.
Joseph Belts spent the weekend
at the home Of his grandparents in
Milford.
Millard Macklin returned to his
duties on Monday after weeks va
cation.
Bridgeville trap shooters attended
another shoot at Harrington on Mon
day.
Fred Truitt returned from the Sal
isbury Hospital last week, much i'm
proved.
James Wiley of Wilmington spent |
the weekend with his parents here.
William J. Swain, John Dimes and |
Riley Wright motored to Whining
ton on Tuesday.
Paul Hastings spent Sunday with
friends in Georgetown.
Harry Russell was in Philadelphia
The first of the week.
Mrs. Harry McLain has opened up
The soda and ice cream parlor in the
Zott building, corner of Main and
Market streets.
Chas. Brown has purchased from
4. c. Layton the property next to
lis garage and will remove the pres
ent building and will erect a mod
,rn and up to date garage.
Harry G. Layton who in the past
ew years has taken special interest
n growing flowers has had on ex-
libition during the week at his store
Japanese Lily of very strange
md scarce variety. The flower is
,rown from a bulb and consists of a
took about three inches in diameter
nd has no leaves, at the end of the
took is the bloom, resembling an
laster Lily in form, and about one
DOT across and has a lavender color.
he flower as a whole stands about
light feet high.
The contractors Of the county
ighway on the fredericksburg road
xpect to start laying concrete this
reek and in a short time have the
Dad completed to the Maryland line.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Williams and
on Earl spent the weekend with 4,
.iends here.
Rev. VIM. L. White, pastor of the
[. e. Church here, delivered his last
ermon on Sunday last, after four
ears of faithful service to our COM
unity.
At this annual conference Mr..
7hite will be placed on the retired
st having served the ministry for
round fifty years and having enter
/ upon his 73rd year Of age.
It is rumored that Mr.. White will
AXE his future home in Easton,
ID. On Monday evening he was
resented with a purse Of gold as a
ken of friendship from the COM
unity.
AS a result of breaking the engine
the plant of Layton C Owens Mfg.
D., the plant was closed all week.
r. Bulow, manager, and Mr.. Phil
Ds, foreman, went to Philadelphia
e first of the week and purchased
lother engine and expect to have it
stalled by the last of the week.