Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1925-04-03

rain storm broke over this sectio.
which caused the blaze to swee
across the du POnt Highway into tn
sage field on the farm owned b,
Horace P. Johnson, of Wilmington
1t soon ate its way to one of tn,
barns and poultry houses Whicl
soon fell prey to the flames. Til,
heavy rain and a iron roof on tn,
building is all that kept the flame!
from spreading to the tenant house
nearby. The fire was so intense tina,
some of the shade trees in the yarC
caught on fire. During the height o.
the blaze at the farm of Mr.. John.
son, Corporal Raymond D. Ingram
of the State Police force and Bivens
King, were badly burned about the
hands and face in attempting to ex-
tinguish it. The men happened to
be passing on the road Mt the time
and saw that the fire was making its
way to the buildings. They FASTENED
to the scene and started to fight it
but found that they were powerless
to do anything. A sudden shift of the
wind turned the fire on them and
they had to flee for their lives. In
doing so they were burned. The
Georgetown firemen rushed to the
scene.
Frank Martin, proprietor of the
Hotel Richardson of Dover, was cir
cling among friends here Friday
Justice of the Peace William p.
Carter and Joseph E. Virden, of
Lewes, were in town Friday.
Deceive Ottie DOnaway and Dep
uty Sheriff Bud Coy were in Will
mington Thursday.
James H. McGIothen of Newark
spent last week with friends here.
Mrs. Willard S. Holt and neice of
Laurel spent Friday with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Kitchens here.
John C. Abbott was in Whining
ton last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Blizzard and
the latter's mother, Mrs. w. G. Bar
to, were in Philadelphia a part of
last week.
Miss Sara Messick has been visit
ing relatives and friends in Newark.
Mrs. Leroy Dennis of Philadelphia
is the guest of her mother and other
relatives here.
Mrs. William A. Warrington is
visiting her daughter in New York
City.
Miss Laura B. Maull is on the sick
list.
Mrs. James Mock and daughter
Mildred spent part of last week
in Philadelphia.
George Albee and Charles Daisey
were on motor trip to Philadelphia .
last week.
Real estate transfers in Sussex
county the past week, are:
Andrew J. Lynch, Trustee for the
leirs of William Walker to Robert
7. Burton of BrOadkiln Hundred, 80
lcres, no improvement in Broad
Iiln District
George P. Carey, ct uX, to Robert
:. and Annie D. Young, 26 acres in
Jedar Greek District
Harland NJ. Joseph of Midway, to
Harry F. Smick of New Jersey, lots
3 and 35 on Wilmington avenue in
he town of Rehoboth.
John A. KentOn, ct Tx, of Spar
Ow's Point, Md, to Mary E.
)ownes of Dover, lot No. 8 on Del
ware avenue in the town of Re
oboth.
Harry V. Tubbs of Selbyville to
nth w. and Wilbur C. Hurley, ira s
ing under the name of l.. w. Hur- {
~ e Son, of Seaford, lots on
Iater street in the town of Sea- I
)rd. a
Harry c. Layton, ct ux, of
to Charles H. Brown of a
lot on the west side of v
annon street in the town of
ridgeville. n
Harvey Lindsey, ct ux, of Bryan, l
hiO, to Joseph Bawell of Nanti- Il
Ike Hundred, 81 acres on the east a
de of the road leading from "
ridgeVille to Ovens Station, in n
anticOke District. IL
Lew Tyrrell, ct ux, of Cedar .
'eek Hundred, to Benjamin B. N
1wden of SeafOrd Hundred, % "
res on the north side of the road
aiding from Cannon to Middleford n
Seaford District. h
Mary Emma Campbell of Balti- X
ore Hundred, to Dennard w.
lmpbell, ct al, of Baltimore Hun &c
ed, 81 acres on the road leading pi
ON Selbyville to Gumboro in Bal
more District
Minos o. Short of Seaford to Ira
Lambden of North West Fork
lndred, 2 acres in Dagsboro Dis
let. q,
Elton Thomas Nelson of Delmar, az
Katherine Mitchell of Delmar, lot
the town of Delmar. ",
Dorothy w. Barnett of New York M
ty, to Ernest Pascal of New York
Jy, lots SO, 40, AZ, Al and 46 on HI
'nlopen avenue, in the town of bC
hOboth. dc
lone M. Schilling and Francis Roi in
killing of Wilmington, to Frank
Schilling of Wilmington, 2-3 in- 81
est in lots 81, 81 and Sc on Oak
enue in the town of Rehoboth.
Karl b. Schilling, ct ux, of Manila,
ilippine Islands, to Frank T. III
killing of Wilmington, all their in to
est in lots 81, "a and Sc on Oak su
enue in the town of Rehoboth 60
leonard S. Clendaniel, ct uX, of fu
dar Greek Hundred, to Jacob D.
onard Clendaniel of Cedar Creek er
ndred, lot on the north side of IS
, road leading from Lincoln to by
Lendaniel's Mill" in Cedar Creek MI
strict. -
elizabeth Holt Bennett, ct al, to
nuel E. Crowley, of Atlantic
y, N. j., 2 islands in Indian Riv-
known as the James Holt Is
DIS. 4
ames E. Satterfeld, ct ux, to .
rvey L. Cooper of Caroline coun- t
Md, rs acres in Cedar Creek r.
trict. y
tehoboth Heights Development t.
tn LIcr.n LII 4 L.