Milford chronicle., 1932-09-09
BRIDCEVILLE

The town of Bridgeville is one of
the attractive business cent9es of
northwestern Sussex county, Della
ware, and for many decades families
residing there, have produced men
of more than average ability in fl
nancial, as well as political circles.
The social standard has for forty
years or more been of the best of
Delaware citizenship. D.
In recent years Bridgeville has
shown an earnest interest in public
schools and educating the people,
along progressive agriculture and
political improvement in government
in all lines.
The centre of fruit growing and
shipping markets where buyers have
been accustomed to gather in sea-
sons of marketing all kinds of fruit,
from strawberries, peaches, pears
and apples, in fruits, and also form
ing a central market for vegetables
from asparagus in the spring to
pumpkins in the fall, has made
Bridgeville known as supply
source for northern cities.
At one time a county fair, about
1873, was held there, and breeders
of horses supplied attractive racing
events in those days.
Bridgeville, has a modern school
building, with all facilities for chill
dren to get an education far beyond
opportunities enjoyed by their fore
fathers. Large canneries consume
the products of large orchards, the
fields, the gardens. Well supported
churches speak for the high stand
ard of morals of the people of
Bridgeville and surrounding sections
of farming districts. The homes are
attractive, the business places mod
ern and there is always political
activity at Bridgeville.
For many years a local corre-
spondent supplied a weekly letter
for the Milford Chronicle from
Bridgeville, that was appreciated as
a mirror of the community doings.
For some reason unknown that
source in recent years has fallen in
to "inoctuous diswetude" and this
must be changed. There are scores
of people in and about Bridgeville,
not to mention those who have gone
to other places, who will welcome the
opportunity to read the real news,
such as happen each week in a place
like Bridgeville. The public i'm
provements, the new enterprises,
the weddings, the deaths, the acci-
dents, the calamiies and doings or
people generally. Visitors from a
distance, travels of the citizens, an
social events, all form
news which is welcome. The call
ing of Miss A on Miss B, or the oc-
casional dinner party, are unimpor-
tant events. But, the gathering of
a club, or of any organization, can
be told so that it is interesting news
for many to read. That is the OBJ
iect for local correspondent to any |
either weekly or daily |
must aim at to become valuable. 1t |
is worth much to be able to write |
such stories, to any man or woman. !
1t carries ability to express in Ian |
guage things of interest to others.
Recently there was a fire i'll
which destroyed the |
largest store in Bridgeville, and in
he same week a prominent man died
suddenly between his home and
)lace of business. A contract for
building an addition to their fine
public school building to cost a
arge sum of money was awarded
md work began, yet not one para
graph of such important matters was
sent from the accredited correspond
mt. That is a condition that must
lot be permitted to exist in any
'egulated system of purveying news
or the public.
Here are a few items of news from
3rigdeville, that should been printed
he week of August 2Srd, or Sep
ember End:
Harry j. Anderson, aged GO years,
nd prominent merchant of Bridge
lille, was taken i'll en- route to his
lace of business Friday morning,
.ugust 26th, and died in brief time. ]
Ie is survived by his wife and three
Ons, all of Bridgeville.
Prof. Geo. Macklin had announced !
lie reopening of the public schools
n September 9th and called a meet
Ig of the teachers for Monday, and {
her matters of interest to the peo-