Milford chronicle., 1926-07-02
Milton Letter

WdludUlG GUN lnelL MeAo IL NAN
with several others. The bolt struck
the outbuilding, followed the iron
roof to a water spout to the east
side of the COW shed, thence along a
rain spout to a doorway, near which
the cow was standing, killing 1t in
stantly. No injury was suffered by
the other COWS huddled near by.
The Milton Canning Company will
on Monday and Tuesday pay the
growers for peas grown this year.
This will mean several thousand dol
lars distributed among the persons
of the Broadkill district at a time
when cash is needed.
William Vent who has purchased a
sedan auto, is building garage on
his lot on Mill street, in front OF his
residence.
Mr.. Martin of Baltimore, father of
Mrs. E. P. Nicholson, is building q
bungalow on the land he recently
purchased of Harry c. WagamOn on
Iavinia street, adjoining that being
erected by Mr.. Nicholson.
Harold R. Carey, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James c. Carey, of near Mil
ton, was drowned on Sunday after
noon while swimming in the Saw
Mill Pond with a number of COM
panions. Harold was thought to have
left the water and gone ashore to
dress before the other boys, but
when they came ashore to dress they
found young Carey's clothes and
thought nothing of it as they sup
posed he was hiding in the woods to
frighten them. After searching for
him they left the swimming place
and went to the home of John Mes
sick near by and told of young Carey
hiding from them. George Ellings-
worth, knowing the boy was subject
to faiting spells, became alarmed and
together with the boys went to the
pond and instituted a search. Not
finding him in the woods lie got one
of the boys to dive into the water
from the pier to satisfy himself that
the young man was not drowned. AT
the second dive the body of Harold
was found and brought ashore and
the proper authorities notified. Cor
Oner H. B. Hickman, of Millsboro,
was sent for and held an inquest,
the verdict of the jury being that
death was caused by accidental
drowning. The body was taken to the
home of his parents, where funeral
services were held on Wednesday af-
ternoon by Rev. A. H. Green, pastor
of Milton M. E. Church, and inter
ment made in Odd Fellows cemetery.
The young man was aged Is years
and was a student in the Milton
school.
Mrs. Helen Latchum who has heen
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Bailey, has returned to her
home in Philadelphia.
Captain Charles E. Darby Of Phil
adelphia spent the weekend in Mil
ton.
DR.. R. II. T. Wilson who suffered a
broken knee cap in an automobile
accident several days ago, is improv-
ing and is now able to attend to his
office practice.
A new residence for Nolan Clifton
on Behringer avenue, is nearing
completion.
Carpenters are remodeling the
John Cord Hazard property on Fed
eral street, recently purchased by
John Fisher. 1t will be made into
a double dwelling, for renting pur-
poses.
Charles G.. NAPLES has bought the
luncompleted dwelling house on Fed
eraI street from the Lima Pettyjohn
estate, and will complete it immedi-
ately, giving Milton another renting
house.
John T. Crouch has had a con-
crete pavement laid in front OF his
home on Broad street.
Floyd Reynolds has bought the
store property and merchandise of
C, Frank Jefferson on Union street,
and is conducting a general store
there. Mr.. Jefferson moved to farm
near Milford he recently purchased
through Ira S. Hazard, Millions real
estate dealer.
Henry McAllister has had the roof
Of his residence repainted this week.
Hall Reed has purchased the Har-
ry Walker property on Lavinia ave-
nue. and will shortly remove there
to.
Delmar Reed has sold to Roy Car
ey the property on Union street he
recently purchased of L. A. Pepper.
Mr.. Carey is now occupying the
dwelling.
Wheat harvest in Broadkill hun
dred is now on. The crop will be be-
low normal owing to unfavorable
weather conditions during the
spring. The straw is short, in some
fields so short as to make its reap
ing difficult. On the farm of H. E.
Conwell, on the road to Broadkiln
Beach, is a crop that will reach
above normal in production. It is of
the beardless variety, the seed OF
which Mr.. Conwell imported.
Preston Johnson, Miss Gladys
Belts and Mr.. Hollowell, Of Phila-
delphia, have been recent visitors
with Mr.. Johnson's parents, MIR. and
Mrs. G. Harry Johnson, near town.
George B. Atkins has been award
ed the contract to erect a modern
brick bungalow on Atlantic street
for ]. Clarence Lank. The building
is to be 28 Al feet, erected on a lot
Mr.. Lank recently purchased of Mrs.
Ida J. Fox.
Doris, the three year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Walls, was
operated on at the Beebe Hospital,
Lewes, on Thursday for appendicit-
is. The little tot came through the
operation in good shape and is now
on the road to rapid recovery.
/Joseph F. Forst, Milton poultry
/dealer, has erected on his farm, near
town a 76 font house for the fatten-