Milford chronicle., 1924-10-10
Milton Letter

/ One of the worst accidents il
years occurred at the Federal street
crossing about nine o'clock on Sun
day evening, when an automobile
driven by Franklin Walls, son Of
William Walls, near BrOadkill
Beach, crashed into the passenger
train on the d. e c. Railway. The
automobile containing Franklin
Walls. Daniel ShOckley, Jr.. both of
near Milton, and Irene, May and
Sarah King. daughters of Robert
King, near COkesbury Church, be-
tween Georgetown and SeafOrd, was
going south out Federal street,
while the train was going east, ap-
preaching the station. Mrs. Herman
Lewis. who resides near the scene
of the accident. seeing the train ap-
preaching, rushed into the street
throwing her hands and shouting a
warning to the driver of the automO-
bile, but the car had such headway
that the driver was unable to stop
or turn from the road. The automO-
bile struck the last coach of the
train, with such force as to knock
the rear truck of the coach from the
rails. The automobile was complete
ly wrecked and the occupants
thrown from the machine. Irene
King was the most seriously injured
and was rushed to the Office of DR..
Robert B. Hopkins, where she was
kept until Monday morning, then not
having regained consciousness was
taken to the Beebe Hospital, Lewes,
where her condition is considered
dangerous. The other occupants of
the car were only slightly bruised
and cut by the flying glass. This is
one of the most dangerous crossings
in the county, being on the concrete
road from Milton to HarbesOn, and
the approach of an east bound train
is impossible to be seen until one is
almost on the track. The track is OBJ
scured from view by dwelling
house and a car house of the rail-
road company still further Obstructs
the view. About twenty years ago
John Reed, a prominent farmer of
this section. was killed by a train
when the engine struck the team he
was driving. Numerous narrow es-
capes from injury have occurred
here and the citizens of the town
are asking that either the railroad
or the county erect some |
adequate warning signal at this |
point of the improved highway sys-
-em.
Golden Rule Lodge, No. II, I. o. o. |
F., have elected the following Off I
GERS for the ensuing year: George R. |
Palmer, Noble Grand; Hamilton c.
Davidson, Vice Grand; Alvin H.
Fisher, Recording Secretary; George .
". Sharp, Financial Secretary; Rep
to the Grand Lodge,
Hiram J. Outten and Ward H. Short.
Chippewa Tribe, No. %, Imp. Or
Ter of Red Men, have elected the
ollowing officers: Chief Sachem,
Oliver J. West; Sr. Sycamore, Will
lam H. Marsh; Jr. Sycamore, Fran
lis B. Stogden; Chief of Records,
George w. Sharp; Keeper of Wam-
,um, T. H. Douglas; c. of W., George
I. Davidson; Representative, Addi-
on H. Chandler.
The soccer team of the Milton
Iigh School held the strong Har-
ington team to a 1 to 0 score on the
ome grounds on Friday afternoon.
his is the first year Milton has TAX
n up this sport and in holding the
harrington boys to So low a score
peaks well of the game they are
utting up. The next game to be
layed here will be with Greenwood
Iigh, on Friday afternoon, October
7.
The warmer weather of the past
ew days has relieved the fears of
lrmers for their buckwheat crop.
his crop is now in flower and needs
bout two weeks to mature the
rain. Should a killing frost come
efOre that time the crop will be a
,tal loss, meaning several thous-
nds of dollars to the growers. The
creage to buckwheat in Broadkill
strict this year is fifty per cent
reater than last and many grow
s are banking on this crop to make !
D for the loss in other crops, like =