Milford chronicle., 1911-07-14
GEORGETOWN.


2 damage in its wake While there was
I scarcely any rain in this section Of the
county, the flashes of lightning were in
3 tense and the peals OF thunder like
eannonading.
At the William Pepper homestead, on
(, the road to Seaford, gang Of carpenters
s employed by James A. Carey were stun
ned and one of them, Harry Steele, of
this town, killed. The other members Of
the gang who were shocked were George
Baker, Horace Birmingham, FLOYD and
Elwood Hurley and Samuel Leeates.
All of them were rendered unconscious
with the exception of Baker and Legates
who just felt the electrical shock. but
were not knocked down It said in all
likelihood Legates would have been killed
had he not just few seconds before the
bolt of lightning struck the building
moved from window were he was work
ing to another part of the room. Steele
was ont on the porch it is said, getting
ready to saw some lumber when the bolt
came, and with him were the two Hurley
boys. Floyd Hurley was knocked from
the porch and severely burned about the
right leg, arm and in the breast while |
his brother, Elwood was slightly burned |
on the feet. For several hours the
younger of the Hurley boys did not have |
any feeling in his feet as the result Of
the shock. Horace Brittingham, brother
in-law of Supt of Sussex Schools, z. L
Hardesty, was burned slightly about the
leg, but was fortunately able to 90 about
and render what assistance he possibly
could to those who were unable to move
about. Three others Selby Kitchens. II
Of this town, and his son, Linden, resid-
ing near here, and Elijah Parker. who
were working in a nearby field and had
gone to the house for shelter from the
storm were also stunned, but were fortu-
nately not seriously hurt. With these.
there were nine in the one house affected L
at the some time As one of them put it
1t was a distressing time there for
awhile. The house is said to have been
badly damaged Contractor James A.
Carey, who had charge of the repairing
Of the building, was not present when
the accident happened, and was not ap-
prised of the fact until on his way home
from the eastern section of the town,
where he and two or three more of his
workmen had been to work, about three
miles from here. Mrs Thomas Hudson
living about three miles from here, on
the Lewes road, was stunned but soon
recovered from the effects The infant
child Of Horace Shockley, living Just at
the edge of town on the Milford road
was shocked, as well as his sister, Edith.
The lightning tore large hole in the
screen door at the steam laundry and
bakery, and paralyzed a nice porker for
Landreth L. Layton.
The Sussex County Levy Court met
here Tuesday pursuant to adjournment
roll call Handy and James absent min
utes Of previous meeting read and ap-
proved.
On motion Of Mr. Virden the commits
sion appointed by the recent Legislature
to superintend the re-modelling of the
Sussex County Courthouse was author
lied to use or expend the sum of $3.50, if
such be needed for a preliminary exam
alton of said building with a view of as
certaining the repairs necessary Editor,
This motion of Virden may not seem
clear but of course we are governed bv
the minutes
The Levy Court fixed SIS year as the
amount to be paid by the owners of the
Eagle Hotel, part of which stands on
the county, as rental
The following resolution was offered
by Handy and lost Resolved. That
the Clerk of-the- Peace be instructed to
draw the warrants for the salary of the
,lerk of the Comptroller at the same time
ne draws the warrants for the salaries of
he courthouse officers and deputies
Resolved by the Levy Court of Sussex
county that Joseph Cahall be author
zed to draw petition for Strengthening,
working and changing the public road
eading from Laurel to Delmar.
Be it Resolved, That Elwood Wright
nd William J Mustard be and they are
ereby authorized and directed to pur
base coal for the court house and county =
Ill.
Be it Resolved by the Levy Court of
ussex County that Comptroller George
/. Hall be and he is hereby authorized
ld directed to furnish blanks for the
irious Levy Court Commissioners to
axe bills out on. Court then adjourned
meet in August 81
Miss Rose Henderson, daughter of Rev. Lot
hn R. Henderson, pastor of the Pres
terian Church, this town, was one of
e fortunate, who escaped death early Lot
iesday morning, when the Federal e,-
ess on the New Haven Railroad
inged over a thirty foot viaduct, near Lot
dgeport, Conn and killed a score or