Milford chronicle., 1937-02-05
BRIDGEVILLE

Granville Morris was home with
his family over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Selby Raisin and
son Holland and daughter Margaret
of Philadelphia. were guests of Miss
Mary West and Mrs. Granville Nor
ris over the weekend.
Miss Louise Nelson who is attend
ing Banks Business School in Phila-
delphia was home with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Nelson over
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Edward B. Short and Miss
Mary West motored to ChestertOwn,
Md, last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Baker of Phila-
delphia have been recent guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dimes.
Little Betty Lee and Esther Jones
| have been visiting their sister. Mrs.
William Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvert Priestley and
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Littleton have
returned from their vacation in
Florida.
Billy and Bobby Priestley have re-
turned home after visiting their
grandmother, Mrs. William Priestley
at Cannon Station for two weeks.
DR.. C. c. Gray has been confined
to her home for a few days because
of illness.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifton Elliott has been seriously ill
with pneumonia.
Mr.. John Spence, for many years
a resident of this town, died Friday.
January Both, 1887. at Milford
Emergency Hospital. Mr.. Spence
was 73 years of age. He leaves one
daughter. Mrs. Harry W. Cannon.
and two grandchildren. Mary Lou
and Harry W. Cannon. Jr. Funeral
was held from his home on Tuesday. /
Miss Gertrude Scott, age 16 years, /
only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor /
man Scott, died in the Peninsula
General Hospital. Salisbury. Md, on
Thursday evening, January 29th.
1887. Miss Scott was member of
the junior class of the local high
school. and was the third girl men,
ber of the present junior class to die
since entering the Junior High
School. She had been i'll about three
months.
The local town election was held
on Monday, February lst. Those
elected were as follows: Alderman,
John c. Cooper; commissioners, for
term of two years. Alva Marion and
c. Victor Lewis: commissioner. for
term of one year, o. E. Wiley; asses
sor, for term of one year, l.. B.
Truitt The defeated commissioners
were Charles Kinder and Thomas
Smith.
A community basketball league has
been formed in town. The league
consists of four te1ms, as follows:
II. c. Davis team. Fire Company's
team, Faculty team, and Farmers
team. These teams play in the High
School Auditorium every Monday
evening. Admission 10 cents.
Miss Nancy Wright was home from
Washington College to spend the
weekend with her parents.
The news columns was in error
last week in publishing the fact that /
The Ladies Auxiliary was sponsor ;
ng the minstrel to be given in the !
lear future. The Fire Company is :
sponsoring it with the able assis- !
ance of the Ladies' Auxiliary. Watch ,,
HIS COluluH lOE HOtiCe vi the udtC. ,
Mr. Freddy Myer was home from
he University of Delaware over the ,
Weekend.
Mr.. William Jones has been ill
lut is improving at this writing.
Mrs. Frank Richards was taken
o the Peninsula General Hospital at S
Salisbury. Md. recently. She has a
badly infected foot.
Mr. Henry Cannon has recently re- n
urned from a trip to Chicago.
Mr. Raymond C. Short and Mr..
md Mrs. c. Edward Brown were a
visitors last week. O
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Smith took a
heir little son Jerry to Jefferson 4
Philadelphia, for observa- /,
ion. on Monday. h