Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
MILTON LETTER

Andrew Smith, a colored youth
about Is years old. became entangleC
in a shaft at Drapers factory. il
Slaughter Neck, Friday afternoon anG
had his right forearm torn off. He
was rushed to the office of DR.. r. B
Hopkins, Milton, and was then taken
By DR.. Hopkins 10 the Beebe Hospi-
tai, Lewes, where treatment was Civ
en-. The lad, with several other youths
was employed in the can loft, where
the shaft was located that operates
the canning machinery. 1t is not
known how the lad became entangled
in the shaft, but it. is thought that the
lads were tussling and came too near
the rapidly revolving shaft and his
arm was wound around The shaft,
tearing the forearm off.
Fred Reed is buying tomatoes end
shipping them from The DrawDridge
by barges to cancery at Reh)Dofh.
The barges are lowed down the Broad
kiln river to the mouth of the Lewes
and RehOboth canal, thence to Reho-
both.
George A. Lippincott and daugh-
ters, and Mr.. and Mrs. George Bras
ure and daughter, of Philadelphia, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gray.
The Georgetown Fire Company
came here last week with their new
American LaFrance fire engine and
gave a demonstration of its power
and usefulness as a fire fighting ap-
pdratus. The engine was stopped on
the bridge in the business center of
the town and the suction hose put in
the river. The power developed threw
two streams of water far above the
tallest building in that part of town.
Mrs. Harry Argo ic visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Woodrow, in Collinsdale,
Pa.
Mrs. Betty Waller suffered a slight
stroke of paralysis at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Theodore Jones, in Prime
Hook Neck, on Monday. This is the
second stroke Mrs. Waller has had
during the past three months. Her
condition is not considered serious by
her physician, DR.. Robert B. Hop
kins.
Labor Day was celebrated in Milton
only by the closing of the banks and
the post office.
Captain James Conwell and his
neighbors are making complaint that
a crowd of youths are making that
section of town, corner of Mill and
Federal streets, a nuisance by cOngre-
eating along his sidewalk and using
profane and obscene language. The
residents of this section are deter
mined to break it up and offenders
against public decency will be ar
rested Monday morning when Capt. |
Conwell went out his door he found |
the sidewalk Uttered with the rem
nants of several Watermelons and |
thinks that those who parked their |
automobiles there the night before |
sat in their machines and when fin
ished threw the melons on his side
walk, through pure cussedness. The
captain threatens to stop parking in
front of his property if this occurs
again. The gang that makes this part
of town their roosting place every
Saturday night is thought to be youths
that have been raised decently at
home but want to show a daredevil
spirit and impress the girls that are
compelled to use this thOrOughfare.
The impression they make is directly
opposite from what they have in
mind. An arrest or two will have a
salutatory effect, and it is coming to
this gang of hoodloms if they persist
in oongregating here.
r. Harrington who has been buy
ing fruit in the South for the past ,
three months has returned to Milton. i
Mrs. Samuel Davis, of Philadelphia,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Vent, Cove
Vent, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Nellie I
Gladon, and daughter, or GIouchester,
N. J., spent the weekend with Mil
ton friends.
Announcement is made of the mar :
riage of George S. Martin, of DeImar, ,
and Lulu L. Walker of Milton, at Sal !
isbury, Md, by Rev. J. W. Hardesty, {
on Auguest 5th. They will reside in
Milton.
Mrs. James A. Davis and son, Rus
sell, of Philadelphia, were guests of f
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. z. L. Col u
Inns on Monday. 7
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Thurdon, of
are the guests of Mr.. A
and Mrs. John Milby. T
Capt. Louis Darby, of Camden, N. q
J., spent Labor Day with his family o
in Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ward, of Phil i
adelphia, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. u
Fred K. JensOn. ~
William Hankin, of Wilmington,
has purchased the store of James H. -
Palmer and will open a clothing and u
,urnishinc store in the building. Mr.. i.
EIankin operated for years such
store in Milton before gong to VII E,
nington and has many warm friends ~
lere. y,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Smith, of Will p
are guests of Milton rela- n
ives. -,
George Martin, of Wilmington, ~
pent the weekend in Milton. ~ ~
Rev. Z. o. Grouse, pastor Of Milton u
4. P. Church, preached at the color
ID camp en- Sunday. ~
John T. Crouch, Jr., and Mr.. and III
Irs. Clifford Fechan, and daughter, st
phoebe, of Philadelphia, have been al
.uests of Mr.. and Mrs. John It. II
,rouch, on Federal street. E
Edward Sharp, of Philadelphia, has
cen visiting his relatives in Milton nj
uring the past week. u
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles King, of d;
spent the weekend with be
elatives in Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard e. Woodward ac
ave returned to their home in Phil pl
delpbia, after spending a week with lis
elatives and friends in and near Hi
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