Milford chronicle., 1921-05-20
luLTON LETTER

IHe pOTCn TOOL dL Lne nome OF II, Ia
Wis Lingo, which he was repairin
early Monday morang ard re Give
injuries from which he die'i Tuesda
morning. Mr.. Indie was Workin
alone on the job and had torn off
board and in attempting to throw /
to the ground lost his balance an,
fe'L landing on his head. No one saw
aim fall, put paSserby found hin
with his head on the ground and hi
feet ami legs fast n a shrub tha
grew near the porch. He was takcl
to the home of his mother nearby e; nC
a physIe IN summoned He regaine:
conscious less after several hours
and said that iE attempting IT, throw
a board from the roof lost his bal
ance. He was about IS years old an(
leaves a wife and one daughter, Miss
Vermie Indie.
The Philadelphia Conference of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church
convened in Philadelphia on Tuesday
in annual session. Rev. S. A. Myers
pastor of Bethel Church, Milton, is in
attendance. 1t is hoped that Rev. My
ers will be returned to this charge
for he has done much to build up the
circuit and has made many friends
here.
Mrs. David Dutton who has been
quite i'll with tonsilitis is GONZALES
cent.
Joseph II. Carey, prominent deal
er and lumber manufacturer, died at
his home, near town, on Sunday af-
ternOon, aged about 46 years. Mr..
Carey had been i'll for several months
with tuberculosis and his death was
not unexpected. Funeral services were
held on Wednesday afternoon at Beav-
er Dam Church, Harbeson, by Rev.
LarrimOre and interment made in the
adjoining cemetery. Mr.. Carey took
an active part in politics, being a
Democrat. At one time he was Deputy
United States Marshall for Delaware,
but resigned owing to pressing busi-
ness interests here. Mr.. Carey was a
member of the Enterprise Council, Jr.
o. U. A. NJ, which organization attend
ed the funeral.
Mrs. Moses Brittingham and daugh-
ters, of Wilmington, are the guests Of
Milton relatives and friends.
Sewall Jones, of near Milton, and
Miss Margaret Taylor of Baltimore,
were married in that city last week.
They arrived in Milton on Saturday
evening and will make their home on
a farm east of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dol. Palmer were
Lewes visitors on Sunday.
Mrs. Laura Summers who has been
spending the winter months with her
sister, Mrs. o. L. Goodwin, has return
ed to her home in Maine. She was ac-
companied by Mrs. Goodwin as far as
Boston.
B. Frank Gray is having some re-
pairs done to his residence, and will |
repaint as soon as weather conditions |
permit.
Willard Clifton has raised a story |
on the rear of his property on Null
berry street.
Mrs. V. T, Atkins has had carpent-
ers at work repairing her residence
IN Federal street.
William Richards is having a wood
house and work shop built in the
rear of his home.
Milton is to have Sunday papers.
Walter Crouch has accepted the agen-
" for several Philadelphia papers and
S taking orders for them. They will
)e on sale at his Office about noon
ZACH Sunday.
A new parking place for automo-
lies has been prepared by town cOun-
ii at the foot of Federal street, on .
he Burton property. This was made {
necessary by the sale of the Fox lot,
he old parking place, to the Sussex 9
rust Company, who will erect mod !
m banking house thereon. After a
art of the fence has been removed G
he directors decided that the town ,
ould use the lot until they were {
eady to build, so we now have two
arking places that should relieve the
ongestion of teams and cars usually (
)und on the streets on Saturday. r
The old ice house on the mill dam f
as been torn down by w. c. Welch A
-ho will use the lumber to enlarge q
is cottage at BrOadkiln Beach. 7
The colored school house is rapidly 7
eing pushed to completion. h
The canneries are receiving cans a
n the pea packing season. The Dra- n
er canneries are shipping out sever h
carloads of tomatoes.
The recent rains have put the roads Il
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scially those recently plowed and v
raped. Dora Warren, the road sil- r
ervisor for this district, is greatly M
indicapped in his efforts by the ex- W
'ssive rains. q
Bill Knighton, manager of the Am Vi
ican Store, has, with his wife, NOV "
into part of William Conner's w
'use on Chestnut street. They have 4.
en- boarding at the hotel. m
Noah Warren has been re-roofng al
d otherwise improving his residence h,
d is now repainting it and all out Sc
ildings. nj
Milton schools close on May 27 and m
e commencement is June 3rd. ri