Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1925-04-17
Milton Letter

IuleVeS DIOh6 1uJO the garage
I. c. King on Tuesday night an
stole from the cash register abol
five dollars in small change. This
the second time within a month thu
this garage has been entered an
robbed. Entrance was effected b
forcing a rear window in the Wor
shop and forcing the door to tn
office, where the cash register is Io
Gated. This is the third bushes
place robbed by thieves during th
winter and the matter has BEEF
placed in the hands of state officials
The first place entered was the Pal
mer restaurant where the thieves Sc
cured about forty dollars and a 10
of candy and tObOcco. A few week.
later the Gray restaurant was enter
ed and the thieves looted the casI
drawer of several dollars and also
took a lot of cigarettes and cigars
1t is thought the thieves belong in
Milton as the work shows they are
amateurs.
Frank o. Bryan spent last week
in Baltimore, where he attended the
annual conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church as a spectator.
The Maryland Annual Conference
of the NJ. P. Church has returned
Rev. John w. Townsend as pastor of
the Milton Church for another year,
making his third year here as pas
tor of the local church.
Rev J. C. Mccoy, who was assign
ed to Rising Sun, Md, by the Will
mington NJ. E. Conference, moved his
household goods to that town on
Thursday.
Jesse Walls has begun the cree
ton Of a dwelling on Federal street,
near the railroad.
A fine son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Hildreth Fithian on Tuesday
morning. Mother and son are doing
nicely and Hildreth is wearing a
very pleasant smile over this, his
first child.
Mary, the fOur-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hill, resid-
ing on the John Wiltbank farm, in
Broadkill Neck, met with a mishap
last week that caused the loss of !
three fingers on her right hand. The |
little tot, with her sister, few years !
older, were playing in the wood yard |
at their home and as the older girl |
struck the chopping block with an |
axe that was lying nearby, Mary
placed her hand on the block just
as the axe descended. The sharp
blade struck her across the hand
just above the upper knuckIes and
completely severed the fingers. The
thumb and little finger were not in
jured. The injured girl was brought
to Milton, where surgical aid was
rendered by Drs. Hopkins and Will
son.
Mrs. Florence johnson who has
been spending the winter in Phila-
delphia, has returned to her Milton
home.
Mrs. Agnes Hazard left on
for Boston, Mass, where
she will spend a few days with her
husband.
Mrs. J. Oliver Hazard who has
been at the Beebe Hospital, Lewes,
for some time, has returned home
greatly improved in health.
Floyd Reed who was operated on
at the Beebe Hospital, Lewes, two
weeks ago, has been returned to his
home and is rapidly regaining his ,
strength. :
Greensbury Birmingham has built !
an addition to his home near Zion Z
Church and is now erecting large 7
poultry house. :
There will be preaching services
leld at Weigand Chapel, Cave Neck,
leXt Sunday afternoon at O'Clock 7
" Rev. J. w. Townsend. :
Mrs. James Reed, of Broadkill
Jeck, met with a peculiar and pain 7
I'll accident last week at her home ,
While washing an automobile. AS she
eaned over to wash a part of the T
machine a wire that was used to I
asten a curtain penetrated her eye h
i'd and striking the bone above the
we, bent it into a hook shape. I'm q
BILE - straighten the wire so as to
emove it.. Mrs. Reed was fast to 4
be machine in a STOPPING position. Il
he called for help, but being alone n
nd far from a neighbor, no help n
anne. Heroically she struggled with
ne wire until abba to release her 7,
elf. She came to MiltJn where med n
al aid was rendered and it is
lought she will not lose the sight +,
the eye. Of
Miss Emily NIaull is visiting rela- n
YES in Philadelphia this week.
The cutters on South Chestnut G
.lcct are being paved with brick. 7,
John NJ. Robbins, who suffered a ~
leg on Monday and is now c,
1nfned in the Marshall Hospital, a.
ilford, is reported in u favorable -
)ndition. C,
A meeting of base ball fans and ~
layers was held in the school hall -
l Thursday evening. W. w. Crouch 70
resided and after a discussion of the -
tuation by those present, appoint NJ NJ
George R. Marshall, II. S. Filth j."
n and Clifford johnson to solicit liz
nds for the renting of the grounds ~,
Id the purchase of playing phara- =. -
lernalia. The meeting was an en- ~
usiastic one and the outlook for a y"
inning team is good. The next l..
Getting will be held on next Tues u
" evening when a permanent Or -.
.nization will be effected. 1t is III
ought that Milton will play indie S %'
ndent ball and not enter the Sus- 0u
x County League. However, this
estion will be decided at the next e9.
Getting. t.
Willard Dutton, young farmer of 10 10
aughter Neck, narrowly escaped cii
rious injury on Friday evening in po
mt of the Lank garage. Mr.. Dut- -,
4, in filling the gas tank on his IN,
to overfowed the tank, spilling ue
soline over his clothing. In order .
see if his car needed oil he struck Vi
match which set fire to his cloth vi; WI