Milford chronicle., 1911-05-19

A-V"NNS4i uieAS were III lhe evening VS.
! itors from Lewes, Georgetown and Mil
ford, who came over in automobiles. AS
to the origin of the fire, it is the ''old,
old story, supposed to have caught from
a discharged pipe, or from a match after
having lighted one. But this time it was
not the "boys," for the BOYS we're at
school, and some man must bear the
blame for the disaster. The loss is esti-
mated at S42 900 distributed as follows
= c. A. Virden $1,000, insurance. s., 500
c. A. Conner 81 900. no insurance; Cap
tain g. +. Mcgee, 81, 500, no insurance:
S. J. Wilson, $500; Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
500; Royal Packing Company s2s, 900, |
as follows Plant S17 900; canned goods,
on hand, sold and ready for shipment,
ss, 900; empty cans and cases, IS 900
the other buildings destroyed, were Of no
value whatever, and have been practically
useless for a quarter of century, and
had they been torn down long ago, this
fire would not have occurred. Under
the present town ordinance it is safe to
say the losers of the DESTROYED property
will not rebuild in this locality. This
FIRE will cause the pea growers. who have
7 contracted with the Packing Company to
look elsewhere for a market: and will
cause some loss to the laboring cornruu
nifty during the canning season. There
were several incidents and accidents that
occurred during the raging of the con-
iagration, which follow: W. w. Conwell -
while on ladder in the Jr. o. L. A. NJ. it
building, near the attic fell. lacerating t
his face and hands, and nearly severing Il
the lobe of the left ear; but he still sur q
wives. During the height of the excite d
ment, an aged lady tainted; a middle st
aged society lady had a SPELL" and an v
old man up town had to be carried home ~ ~
And another woman asked the Rev. ii
Hurst to pray saying, Il believe in pray ia
ing ~ Rev. Hurst replied, PRAYER is a
all right: but there is something to do - ~
now beside pray" After the fire was bu
under control Harry Robinson gave
general treat to the men girls and women IN
IN ginger ale, which was thankfully ac ~
'epted and appreciated. o! yes the ri
yirls did drink drank right out of the Blu
'ottles, and who blames them? tw
On Friday evening a Baltimore civil -. -,
ngineer met with Town Council and KIN
las been employed to make diagram of un
he town, streets, position of houses etc. sch
order that an estimate may be made ss ss'
II the cost of water works. ten
On Saturday there was a woods fire in bri
ave Neck, two miles from Milton. which mas
i'd considerable damage to growing tim LII a,i,
er, before it was subdued sett
Mrs. Alexiue Collins left on Thursday enc
r a tour of the Middle States. j
Edward Manship is quite ill with pneu- e,r sgr
onia, at the home of Mrs. Florence Cou
'hnson, OH North Mulberry Street. hor
Employees Of the Diamond State Tele- Wll
lone Company were in town last week ~ NY
obing and digging around the poles for wer
Iephone worms. and
{. E. Bacon attended the Diocese Con- VIM
ntion of the P. F. Church, held in o,.sr
ilmington last week. cago
Mrs. Carrie Johnson has had screened brou
E back porch of her residence, on Fed i-;, Luti
Il Street. I'M, ms
Mrs. Elizabeth Carey has had repairs the
de to her property on North Mulberry to es
-set. in {
B. Welch has made some improve .,5
nts by filling up with dirt around his by
perty. hom,
Mothers Day was not generally vie
ebrated with white carnations. because 6rst
could not get them, but we wore a cussi
rose with the same sentiment. Thur
C. w
he greatest Of battles that ever was 70 irbt. MI
Shall tell you where and when the I
the maps OF the world you will find them not Room
''1S''' 'S ''e ''o'hs'' OF men and v
n adjourn Quarterly Conference was "lgnI
at the p. +. Church on Saturday Distri
ming. On account of the scarcity of derso
ibers, the question of camp meeting friend
not taken up but will be voted on noon s3i ,
meeting called for Saturday evening the an an
2Oth; provided sufficient number Of are to
-ch members can be gotten out to house
quorum. VIII
of. Fearing is doing some paper in9asl :I,,,.
ying at the residence of Capt. Frank and n
" on Federal Street. a fine
lrly on Monday morning the Rev. The
st was out with level, rule, square OeInS
preparing to put down curbiup at nisfor
parsonage on Coulter Avenue. The abdou
cher is quite carpenter, and has the Mr..
to do the work. Later in the dav WI I'm, y,
passed by again and the work was Mrs
ressing finely. The preacher had c. Roc
d on Mr.. Starkey, as a journeyman. phia, s
ihua Prettyman has put a new wire N1s
. in front Of his property on Broad Cain /
t. Mrs \
were informed, this morning. there Lynch
armer % near town, who has. vet p;il.' tlSl 'e'
ocks ofcorn and fodder, last wears Ralpb
lin the field, and unhusked. What Alfred
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