Milford chronicle., 1925-05-22
Milton Letter

Church at Lewes on May 10.
Field Meet
The Sussex County Field Meet
was held at Greenwood school this
year on Friday, May 18th.
The old Queen Anne Railroad
Company ran an excursion from
Lewes to Greenwood on the above
date and several towns took advan-
tage of it. About hundred persons
went from Milton.
Milton school won the first place
in the following:
The parade.
Girls 100 yard dash, by Helen
Young.
Girls so yard dash by Clara Van.
Boys so yard dash, Alexis Wa
pies.
The second place in girls 25 yard
dash by Delemia Thompson.
Folk play won second prize.
Serious Accident
A serious accident occurred near
Milton on Sunday evening when a
touring car driven by Frank Dono-
van, near Georgetown, struck a large
shepherd dog owned by William Ma
son, Overturning the car and injur-
ing the occupants of the machine. In
the car with Mr.. Donovan were a
Mr.. Jester and Walter Sharp, all
young men of near Georgetown.
They were coming along the con-
crete road toward Milton when the
dog appeared in the road and in
trying to avoid striking the dog the
driver swerved the car, but a font
wheel struck the animal squarely
killing it instantly and Overturning
the car, throwing the occupants out
Walter Sharp was the most severely
injured, he receiving a severe lac
Grafton on the back of the head,
crushing his chest and bruising his
back. Jester and Donovan were
bruised and cut about the body
but were able to go home after med
ical aid was given by DR.. R. B. Hop
kins. Mr.. Sharp was taken to the
home of his sister, Mrs. Clifford
Johnson, on Union street, where he
is under the care of DR.. Hopkins,
who hopes for his recovery. The ac-
cident occurred about nine o'clock
Sunday evening. John Donovan,
brother of Frank, was proceeding his
car and noticing the light
from that car had gone out he stop
ped and went back and found the
car overturned and the occupants
lying unconscious at the road side.
He, with help from friends, sue
ceeded in loading them in his car
and took them to the Office of DR..
Hopkins in Milton.
Another Bank in Milton
Plans are about completed for the
opening of another bank in Milton.
Since the sale of the Delaware Trust
Company to the Sussex Trust Com
Dany few weeks ago Milton has
lad but one bank. Several induen-
.ial business men and capitalists
have unearthed a charter issued by
he Delaware legislature in 1909 to
he Delaware Real Estate and Sc
,urity Company" authorized to do a |
general banking business and it is /
lpon this charter the new bank will |
)e opened. The incOrporators were |
William w. Conwell, P. Causey LOf-
and, J. Carey Palmer, Captain
ieorge A. Goodwin, Otis Goodwin,
yharles G.. NAPLES, Capt. Geo. E.
Iegee and B. Frank Gray. This
harter, a perpetual one, has lain
ormant since 1909 and since the
ale of the Delaware Trust Company
hose incorpOratOrs now residing in
lilton believing the town needs an
ther banking institution, have re-
ived the charter and recorded it at
he court house at Georgetown, and
7ill shortly begin the sale of stock.
he capital stock is $4,000 but only
$4,000 worth will be issued at this
ime. 1t is the idea of the incorpora-
Ors to distribute this stock in small
that more stockholders may
e secured. 1t is understood that
our or five men stand ready to take
he entire issue, but the incorpora-
lrs prefer to sell in one to two
hares lots. 1t is hoped to open the
ew bank for business on July 1st.
Milton defeated the Milford team
n the local grounds on Saturday by
le score of 8 to z.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Davidson
{ Philadelphia and Mr.. and Mrs.
larry Burns of Miami, Fla, spent
lie weekend with their sisters in
ilton.
The Ladies Aid Society of Milton
:. E. Church will meet on Monday
7ening, May 25th, at the home of
rs. Charles G. NAPLES.
Mrs. Laura Hickman who has been
'ending some time in Philadelphia
,turned to Milton on Saturday, ac-
by Mr.. and Mrs. James
ickman, and son, John. The latter
i'll spend the week with his grand
other.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. .
lvin Fisher on Saturday, May 9th, u
the Emergency Hospital, MilfordE I
Green of Blenheim, N. g.,
visiting his aunt, Mrs. W. r. Will
MS.
Mrs. J. Oliver Hazard who has E
en- ill for several months is now 9
lie to sit out on the front porch e
warm sunshiny days and is slow =
regaining her health. L
number of colored folks left Il
lton on Saturday and Monday for n
g berry fields near Selbyville.
Captain Samuel Fithian is on a l.
siness trip to New Jersey this q
ek.
Twelve Members in Senior Class n C,
The graduating class at the Milton rc
gh School this year will number
elve members, as follows: Jack D;
lnson, Joseph Lank, James John 81
l, Arthur Carey, William Bolin, M
zabeth Lank, Ruth Lynch, Elsie 81