Milford chronicle., 1929-02-08
Bridgevine

Miss Mary Wright who has been
spending sometime here with her
mother has returned to her home in
Philadelphia.
Wilbur Layton of Philadelphia
spent the weekend here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Layton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Williams and
children of Milford spent Sunday
last with Mrs. Margaret Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Layton left on
Wednesday last for three weeks
vacation trip with relatives at VIII
mington and Chester.
Miss Charlotte Layton Of Philadel-
phia is spending a few days here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
C. Layton.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Warrington and
daughter spent Sunday at Salisbury,
Md.
Miss Ruby Dickerson who is at
tending Delaware College spent the
weekend with friends and relatives
here and at Seaford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Moffitt of
Porters spent the weekend here
with Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Calhoon and
son Charles spent Thursday of last
week with relatives here.
Warren Mckee and Gilbert White
were visitors at Berlin; Md, on Sun
day last.
Virgil Wiley, principal of Dover
High School, spent the weekend
here with his DarentS
Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnson en-
tertained friends from Dover on Sun
day last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brown are
expecting to move into their new
home on Market street within the
next week or ten days.
Mrs. jefferson Ashe left Saturday
morning for her future home in New
York. Mrs. Ashe will be remember
ed as Miss Elizabeth Wiley, only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall
Wiley. We wish her much happiness
in her new home.
The town election was held in the
fire house on Monday. The following
were elected: Alderman, Leroy B.
Truitt; asserror, Leroy B. Truitt;
commissioners, for two years, c.
Victor Lewis, H. E. Hardesty; one
year, w. D. Todd.
The funeral services of Mrs. Sal
lie Jones, widow of George Jones, a
former resident of this town, were
held last Thursday from the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Cal
houn, of Lincoln. Interment was
oop1ofaru
Club News
A meeting of the Bridgeville Tues
day Night Club was held last Tues
day evening in the club rooms on
Market street. AS the weather was
extremely cold, the attendance was
not large A report of the progress
of the club library was read by Mrs.
Lee Culver When the club library
was opened three years ago there
were 100 books, now the library con-
tains 1867 volumes, which is due to
the work of the committee of six.
There are 282 borrowers of the Ii
brary. Mrs. William Ferguson gave a
review of the life of Irwin Russell, a
southern poet. MY Delaware" a
poem. written by ThAnas Irons, a
Delaware poet, wa S read by Mrs.
Ferguson. Miss Bessie Kline gave a
review of "The Bridge of San Luis
Rev." by Thornton Wilder. Mrs. Ell
mer Hoch gave interesting facts con-
cerning some outstanding Delaware
citizens poets, including John Dick
inson of Colonial times; Judge Hen
ry C. Conrad, who wrote "The His
tory of the State of Delaware" Ly-
man P. Powell, Geo. Morgan, John
Bassett Moore and Miss Annie Jump
Cannon.
The Juniors had charge of the
Tuesday Night Club, Tuesday eve
ming as it was called Junior Even
ing" Mrs. McCabe, the state director
of juniors, and Mrs. Waller. retiring
state director, were the principal
speakers of the evening.
The fredericksburg High School
gave a play in the club rooms on
Thursday. evening, FEBRUARY z, for
the benefit of the Tuesday Night
Club.
A benefit card party will be held
in the club house February IL to
raise funds for the club.