Milford chronicle., 1924-08-15
Milton Letter

: recent VlSlUOrS OF Mr.. ana MIS-. w
? H. Mears.
Mr.. and Mrs. William q. Carey
of New Jersey are guests of his sis
= ter, Mrs. Florence johnson.
Deep gloom was cast over the cot
| tages at BrOadkill Beach late Friday
} afternoon when Frank Warrington,
aged Is years, son of the late Wesley
, Warrington, of near HarbesOn, was
drowned while in bathing near the
old mouth of the BrOadkill River.
Frank, with his brothers, James and
Edgar, who reside near Milton, TO-
gether with Preston Chandler, a bro
ther-in-law and Reuben Hudson a
near neighbOr went to BrOadkill
Beach with a small net to catch fish
for their own use, and hauled the net
on the sand just below the old mouth
of the river, about a half mile above
the last cottage on the beach. After
fishing they decided to take a swim
Very soon after plunging overheard
the three Warrington brothers, nei-
ther of whom could swim, plunged
into a deep hole just east of the sand
bar and called for help. Chandler and
Hudson who could swim, rushed to
their assistance and Chandler sue
ceeded, after a terrific struggle with
the outgoing tide, in reaching the
shore with James Warrington, while
Hudson. who was some distance away
got hold of Frank as he came up for
the second time, but the lad fought
so hard that, to save his own life,
Hudson was forced to let go of him
and he drowned. Edgar Warrington,
who was nearest the Shore was
washed upon the beach in a semi |
| conscious condition. AS soon as the |
sad news reached the cOttagers a |
crowd gathered at the scene and un-
der the leadership of eX-Sheriff ThOs. |
Pritchett, of Georgetown, and Zed |
DuttOn, a fisherman, large sein was |
put out and the deep hole dragged |
for the body. Although two hauls
were made the body was not recover
ed until about two hours later, after
the tide had gone out, when the body
was discovered a short distance from
the scene of the accident by Howard
Barker who swan out and brought
it ashore. Coroner DickersOn of Mil
ton was notified and an inquest was
held Immediately and a verdict rend-
cred according to the facts. The body
was brought to Milton by Undertake
er Samuel J. Wilson, who was on the
beach at the time of the accident,
and a large crowd visited the rooms
to view the body of the lad. Frank,
who had resided with his brother
James, only two weeks, was the son
of Mrs. Estella Warrington Cooper,
of near Georgetown, who has been
seriously ill for sometime, recently
NOT f01 of ] q.
operation. He is the brother of Mrs. !
Joshua Hastings, Mrs. Preston Chan !
dler, Mrs. Burton, James, and Edgar !
Warrington. all of Milton and vicin- :
ity. Funeral and interment made on
Sunday afternoon at st. Johns !.
Church, near Georgetown. -
A school of sharks, ranging in size I
from four to six feet long, have been $
cavOrting along the shore of Broad 1
kill Beach for several days, putting c
a stop to bathing on the flood tides.
The sharks leave the shore at ebb t
tides and it is at this time the bath 2
ers venture in the water. Layton t.
Reed and William c. Crouch succeed t
ed in wOunding two of the sharks b
with guns on Friday and since that r
time they have not been seen so close a
to the shore. Another thing that has n
greatly interferred with bathing at n
this resort has been the presence Of o
large numbers of jelly fish. Those .
who hit these fish with arms or legs
while swimming suddenly decide to ?
abandon the sport for the time being,
because of the severe smarting sensa- $
lion experienced on that part of the G
lOdy touched by the jelly fish II
While out in a canoe one evening u
asst week Robert Livingston and wife Il
# UniOnville, Pa, had an experience b.
hat they do not care to repeat. ct
While off the cottage of DR.. Robert zt
B. Hopkins on BrOadkill Beach, II
heir canoe upset, throwing them, to- A
.ether with James, Robert and John OF
hopkins into deep water. Mr.. and CT
Irs. Livingston succeeded in getting tr
he lads upon the bottom of the up tt
urned canoe and with the help of W. ca
:. White and Charles Trackery, who or
nswered their calls for help, landed nC
he canoe and passengers on the III
each. g,
<fhe peach harvest is on in thA ~ ~
orchards. On Saturday two W,
arloads were shipped and on Mon .i'
ay three carloads were picked and w
acked and Mr.. Chandler expects TO r
hip two or three carloads each day
Dr the next two weeks. The crop in ~
his orchard is a tremendous one and pr
ne fruit is of excellent quality as to te
9th size and flavor. The picking and th
hipping of early apples has been BIB
Ompleted, but after the peach crop Nv;
harvested the late apples will be er
aady for market and a large force re
ill be kept busy until late fall get bn
ng off one of the largest fruit crops cit
yer gathered on this farm. - 90
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Carey are as
pending this week at BrOadkill
each. Mr.. Carey who is assistant 70,
lshier of the Delaware Trust Com MI
any, spends his summer vacation at ~
lis resort each year. W W.
Walter w. Crouch has a new Ford va y"
)uring car-his family has OutgrOwn I'd Hi'
ne old coupe. III
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Davis and trs
lns of Philadelphia spent the week. gl'
nd at BrOadkill Beach, the guests Of da
Lr. and Mrs. Willis @. CruOch, Of fal
who have been spend we
lg two weeks here. Mr.. Davis and tn
life fell in love with Broadlzill and WI
xpect to spend a week there next Es
lmmer. Joe is. some crabber, catch L
lg them either in a net or by using
is toe for bait.
William Wyatt an employee of the eg
Iilton button factory, is quite i'll at Sp
is home in Georgetown with gall ou
zones. MI
Master YaytOn Donovan celebrated