Milford chronicle., 1929-09-20
Bridgevine


on Wednesday for Philadelphia,
where she will enter Temple Col
lege.
Mrs. Norman Scott was given a
surprise birthday party at her home
ON Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Kline and daugh-
ters motored to Wilmington on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Warrington and
daughter spent Sunday at Bowers
Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Wiley attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Wiley's
nephew, Lawrence Willis, on Sun
day.
The Juniors of the Bridgeville
High School gave box and shadow
social at the school last Friday even
ing.
Mrs. Luther Calhoon is psending
this week with her father, Mr.. Will
liam Hurd, at Little Creek.
Mrs. o. ]. Wiley visited her sis
ter, Mrs Emma Collision, near town,
who is seriously ill, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Breck are
visiting in Philadelphia this week.
Mrs. Warren Newton and daugh-
ter spent last weekend with her
mother in Harrington.
The Bridgeville Fire Co. attended
the Fireman's Parade at Millsboro
on Monday evening.
Mrs. William H. Brown and daugh-
ters, Mrs. Chester Moffitt and Bessie
Brown, were visitors at the home Of
her son, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brown,
the latter part of last week.
Mr.. Warren Morton was on busi-
ness trip to New York the last of
the week.
Plans are well under way for a
new school building here in Bridge
vile. Notices are now posted for
the election which is to be held on
September %, 1929.
Miss Margaret Banks is now on
her vacation. She is spending few
days with her father at Hebron,
Md.
James Myer was in Philadelphia
on business on Wednesday of this
week.
Mr.. Virgil Wiley, who is superin-
tendent of the Dover district school,
spent Monday evening with his
mother here.
Mrs. Horace Breck has opened a
millinery shoppe here on Marekt
street.
Mr.. o. T. Harrington is now re-
modelling his home here on Market
street.
The wedding of Miss Florence
Margaret Topham and Leon Page
Layton, both of Chester, Pa, will
take place in the Third Presbyterian
Church, of which both are members,
on September 25th at 10 a. m. The
double ring ceremony will be per-
formed by DR.. Abram Latham, pas
tor of the church. The wedding
music will be played by Miss June
Campbell, cousin of the bridegroom.
The selections preceding the cere-
mony will be "Oh, Promise Me-" Il
Love You Truly and Sweetest
Story Ever Told"
The bride will be given in mar
riage by her brother, Charles Top
ham, of Chester. Mrs. James Wal
lace, of West Philadelphia, sister of
the bride, will be matron of honor.
Horace Sudler Layton, of Chester,
brother of the groom, will be best
man. The bride will wear blue Can
ton crepe with hat and slippers to
match. She will carry a shower
bouquet of sweet peas. The matron
of honor will wear brown satin, slip
pers and hat matching. The church
will be decorated in palms and sweet
peas.
Among the guests of honor will be
Mrs. Horace Sudler Layton, Mrs.
Charles Topham,- both of Chester,
Pa; Miss Ann Layton, of Whining
ton, sister of the groom, and Mr..
James Wallace, of West Philadel-
phia. After the ceremony a recep-
ton will be given at the home of the
brides sister and brother in West
Philadelphia. Following a wedding
trip to Washington, D. c., Mr.. and
Mrs. Layton will be at home at 14O9
Williston street, Chester, Pa.
Mr.. Layton is the youngest son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Layton, OF
Del. He learned the
trade of loftsman in the Sun-Ship
Building Co., where he has since
been employed Miss Topham is the
daughter of the late Mrs. Margaret
Topham and is associated with the
Co.
The couple have large circle OF
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Short Of Sea-
'ord accompanied by their daughter |
Ethel and her friend, Leon Trivits
If Cannon, who have just returned |
rom a two weeks tour visiting Mrs.
Shorts brother, Robert L. James OF
Ohio, and friends in
Ohio. Returning by the !
way of Niagara Falls and Delaware
Water Gap, visiting friends in Phil
ldelphia and Mrs. Shorts brother,
Noah R. James of Woodbury., N. j.
BRIDGEVILLE BOND ISSUE.
Recently the State Board Of Edu-
,ation set aside for the use OF
3ridgeville Public Schools the sum
# s180,0O0 for a new school build
ng. This sum is to be given upon
condition that the Consolidated Dis
rict bonds itself for two per cent
# the assessed valuation of 1919,
mounting to $25,625 net. On Sep
ember 2S from 1 to 8 p. M, the
lualified voters of this district will
Iecide as to their willingness to put
ID approximately one dollar in or
Ter to be the recipient of seven.
nI,io oTnounf hninQ SO small will