Milford chronicle., 1902-05-23
MILTON NEWS.

On Wednesday evening of last week,
as Mrs. Mamie Brockington and her
daughter, Miss Virginia, were going to
their home, they we're attracted by ne
gro on the street, near the corner of Fed
eral and Wharton. The assailant threw
Mrs. BrOckington down, but she fought
nobly, and with the assistance of Miss
Virginia, succeeded in driving away tie
assailant. The cries of the ladies en-
gagged the attention of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clement Hart, who were about retiring.
Mr.. Hart raised the window, and it is sup
posed this incident frightened the would
be robber. He fed down Mulberry
street. Several of the citizens residing
near the scene of the assault, visited Mrs.
Brockiugton later, or about the time sh=
reached her home. The ladies were in a
terrible state of excitement,a as it was but
natural they should be. The night was
pretty; the moon shoue brightly; and
the deed occurred about o.2o O'Clock p
m. Considering the circumstances OF
the case, the affair was the boldest anc.
most dastardly, that the criminal records
of Milton produce. Mrs. Brockington is
a widowed lady and granddaughter Of
Captain J. c. Atkins, of this town. She
with her daughter, are among the fines
ladies that Milton can produce. On the
same evening of the aforementioned
occurrence, and it is supposed to bav
been earlier, a negro visited several
homes of ladies who reside alone. Not
ably the home of Miss Lillian Cade, wheri
. he gained an entrance, but Miss Cad
j., succeeded in getting him out; also tn
, hone of Mrs. Mollie Lingo, where h
was recognized. On Thursday mornini
when this matter became known, excite
{ ment ran high. Investigation was O
q foot The ladies were interviewed, an
the fact developed that the assailant an
: intruder was sufferer This relieve
q several colored men from suspicion, an
# Fred Groves was arrested and taken BE-
n fore Mrs. BrockingtOn and the otht
{ ladies who identified him as their assai
d ant He was arraighed before Esquii
O Collins, and the fact of his being a stu
# terer, and the only colored one know
# around here, coupled with other fac
d elucidated at his examination, warrant,
Esquire Collins in committing him
Jail. He was taken to Georgetown &
Thursday afternoon by Constable Marke
and lodged in Hotel de Hart. Detecti'
Francis came to Milton on the Frids
a afternoon train TO work up the case, b
:" finding that the supposed culprit hi
Y, been arrested and lodged in Jail, he le
ne town on Saturday morning.
as An informant tells me that Mrs. Sail
ed A. Morris, living near town, has BEL
:" weaving carpets for forty-nine yea,
d, That she has averaged twenty CARPETS
ed at least IS yards each, each year, max
id 500 yards of carpet year. and "a d
ic- yards in forty-nine years. This is a arI
ae. amount of carpet to be woven by one "
10, man.
De- Some of the merchants of town ha
We inaugurated the practice of oiling Il
W. steps in front of their stores to keep p!
if pie from sitting on them.
be Captain Frank Lacey is at pme, a.
5" his brother Mr.. William Lacey, drugg
of Philadelphia, is visiting him.
ay The interior of the Ponder House
lg- being renovated.
asst Mr.. Samuel W. Vaughn, son of VI
to liam S. Vaughn, and Miss Mary E. ShO
me of near Georgetown, were married at
Ow home of the bride on Wednesday eve
vet ing of last week. The ceremony tt
AL made the couple man and wife was I,
IAN formed by Rev. W. S. H. Williams,
he Georgetown.
i'm Mr.. William Lank, "a former drug Gle
for with w. J. Starkey, has r resigned his
len sition with that pharmacist, and gone.
US, Philadelphia 20 occupy similar positi,
on Will is a bright young man, and
n 1 short time will, no doubt, be able to nj
ltOr ter the whole pharmacopoeia.
lere Mr.. Fred WEIGH is doing some pa.
will ing for Captain H. P. Burton.
the The M. E. Church is undergoing
ara internal Over1auling, in the lower col
mad doris and lower rooms.
ma Strawberries have been selling dur
dly the past week at ten.cents per quart.