Milford chronicle., 1924-08-08
SIX PEOPLE SENT TO
MILFORD HOSPITALS
AFTER ACCIDENTS
Georgetown Party In Marshall
Hospital After Saturday Eve
ming Collision.
WIN. SHARP BADLY INJURED
Canterbury Man And His Wife In
Emergency Hospital Following
Accident Near FELTON,.

Two accidents during the past few
udys resulted in six persons being
taken TO Milford hospitals for treat
ment. The first accident occurred
early Saturday evening on the Mil
IOru-HarrlngtOn road in front Of the
nome OF Captain Peter Meeker. FOur
persons were injured, and an auto-
InOOi!e was wrecked. The injured are
DaVld Alfred Wilson, of GEORGETOWN.
drlVer of the car, Elijah Collins. his
Wlfe and small child, all of George
town. All the injured persons were
occupants OF the automobile driven
by Wilson
The accident happened when Will
son attempted to pass D. V. Smith
VINO mad driven his car to the right
OF the highway to allow him to pass.
Sm!th had slowed down so that he
could drive into the lane leading I'D
10 the Meeker home. Both cars were
proceeding in westerly direction at
the time. Wilson crashed into the
left rear fender of the Smith car and
lost control of his car. His car turn
ed over and threw the occupants on
the concrete highway. All of the per
sons were injured and were taken to
the Marshall Hospital. Examination
showed that Wilson had received a
slight conclusion of the brain and
he was also cut and bruised about
the nose and face. Elijah Collins
was cut about the back, and the babv
received laceratiOns on the face. Mrs.
Collins was the most severely iniur-
ed. Her scalp was almost torn from
Inc mead, and both of her knees were
badly cut. Reports from the hospital
are TO the effect that she will prob
aDly have much trouble with her left
lnee.
collins and the baby were dis
:,harged from the hospital on Sun
lay' but Mrs. Collins will not be sent
lome until later. When admitted tn
Ee hospital, Wilson, the driver is
ald TO have been badly under the
Inuence OF Hquor. Wilson was dis
harged from the hospital on Tnes-
ay' state Highway Police went tn
le institution shortly after he had
cen uIScnarged to arrest him on the
naTSe OF operating an autonobiIe
nile under the influence of Tnno,e
hey dld not get him, but stated that
ley would arrest him at at his home
Georgetown. --' H0iilo
Smith, the OCCUPANT of tho
LUCK LUCE. oy the Wilson car, was NOT
lJured' and other than having
'nder torn off the automobile If
as not damaged. The Wilson au+oD
ne was almost total wreck.
Flcnlc Party Injured in Crash
al Aoout eight o'clock Tuesday NOR
ng a head-on collision betWeen wee
.ls urlven by Samuel Fisher of
eueIIca' and Frederick Sbarn ~
:enterDury, resulted in the severa
Jury 10 William Sharp and his wife
ther and mother of the driver oe
{ car The accident occurred near
hlce tarm on the Frederica-FeI-
u hghWay. The automobile in
llch the Sharp family was ridina
rs one of a number of cars +oI-in
I VIOLA and Canterbury SUNDAY
nools TO Oak Orchard for their an.
al picnic. When the picnic party
rived near Rices Corner thew
oVe up behind truck loaded wifi,
'lilzer' which was proceeding to-
-rd Frederica. The first two auto
'olles in the picnic party passed
truck, but when the car driven
young Sharp pulled out to pass. if
lshed into the automobile driven
Samuel Fisher. Both cars were
NY wrecked. William Sharp was
ing on the front seat beside his
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