Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17
NkilGOn Letter

Hatchery, Milton, DEL, purpOIClllS "
sell small chicks. About the time the
appeared Postmaster
Robbins. Milton, Del, received an
order to forward all mail to Atlanta,
Ca. which he did. Upon receiving IN
ouiries from those who sent money
orders to the James Hatchery as TO
why chicks were not being deliver
ed MIR. Robin Immediately reported
the matter to the POstofiice Depart
ment at Washington. r. H. Tomlln-
son. p. o. Inspector at Atlanta pc
gan an investigation and succeeueu
in arresting D. w. Nichols, H. u
Gaines and J. G. Grimes, all IN
known in Milton, charged with Jhe
oneration of a scheme to detraud'
Thev are now in Jail. They are also
being prosecuted by the State OIL
Georgia for larceny after trust. Inc
above information has been recelV-
cd from Inspector TOmlinson by
Postmaster Robbins. THE James .
Hatchery advertised Chicks lor .
sale. cash with order" Postmaster
Robbins received and forWardeu
scores of letters before complaint
was made, and it is presumed that
the people of Delaware, Marylahu
and Pennsylvania were deIrauueu
ont of hundreds of dollars before Ine
Derpetrators were arrested.
A car driven by Charles Stout OF
Milton. crashed into the high curD
in front of the Misses Davidson on
Union street Friday evening and was
turned over. The three occupants OIL
the car escaped injury but the car
was considerably damaged. Ihe
cause of the accident is thought TO
he a broken radius rod, taking the
control of the machine completely
from the driver.
Another accident that wrecked two
cars occurred on Friday evening On
the stone road between Milton anu
Harbeson, near the Mason larm' "A
car owned by Charles HUDSON colOI-
ed. of Milton, collided with car
driven by a Mr.. Carpenter OF Le"es'
rTbe Hudson car was turned COM
nIetelv over, throwing the driver
from the machine. The Carpenter
oar was hit in the middle and con-
siderabIy damaged. Carpenter was
leaving Milton going toward LeweS
when he saw a car coming toward
Milton driving down the middle OF
the road, and thinking the orlVeI
would steer to his own side OF the
road made no attempt to escape uh-
til he saw that the other car was
yoing to hold the center OF the roao'
He then tried to escape DelhS NJ
nv pulling to his left but the attenlpI
was made too late, the other car MT
ting him and overturning. HUDSON
was arrested on Saturday by state
Highway police and was held under
hail for appearance at court. Huu-
son claims that he left his car stanu-
ing in front of a Milton store anu
when he came out the car was gone
He saws the car was evidently stolen
and was being driven by the tnleI
whom the accident occurred. When
Mr.. CARPENTER got out of his car ana
wont to the other machine to lnVes-
tigate he found no one in or near
the car but did hear some one uh-
ming through the bushes.
Merritt Hopkins, of Marcus HoOh'
pa. spent the weekend WIN MS
narents. Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. HOP
kins, near town. .oa
ernest M. Jefferson has reslSIeu
his nosition with the Home Lie IN
surance Company and accepted one
With a mining concern in western
Pennsvlvania. He will leave in lew
davs to assume his new duties. Cur
tic Richards, of Lewes, will take the
insurance job here. g
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Clendanlel OIL
Lincoln spent the weekend WIN MI
and Mrs. John It. Crouch.
II. M. Geyer will have on display
at the new store of W. R. WILKINS
various electrical appliances ana Ia
diOs on December 18th.
Dirt roads in BroadkilI hunuIeu
are in a terrible condition from the
rains of the past few days. Those
roads in the swamp and bay shore
districts are almost impossible.
Cantain David Dutton has begun
the buving of muskrat and other tur.
Cantain button is the largest Iur
buver in this section and maintains
regular routes through the baysnore
district to gather the raw hides.
Mrs. ]. w. Hahn and daughter
have returned from the Beebe Hos
DitaI. LeWes. Both mother anu
daughter are doing nicely. .
Mrs. Amos Burrous and ner llLtie
daughter, born at the Beebe Hospl-
tai. Lewes, have returned home and
are getting along fine.
The Delaware Trust Company
has had their properties on Mulber-
ry street painted, greatly improving
their appearance.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Frank Jefferson OF
Milford, were Saturday visitors IN
Milton.
John West of Georgetown has
moved to Milton and will make his
home with his son, oliver West and
wife.
Samuel Bailey caught a large rae
coon in a muskrat trap on the shores
of Broadkill River on Monday NOR
ming.
Ira S. Walls and Edgar w. Mes
sick will sell their live stock and
farming implements at public sale
at their home neac Whitesboro on
Wednesday, December %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Palmer were
Wilmington visitors over the week
end.
]. R. Atkins, local undertaken
was taken to the Methodist Hospita
in Philadelphia, early Tuesday NOR
ming for treatment for internal trou
BILE. Mr.. Atkins condition is cause
for alarm among his family 99S
friends.
A large otter vas seen swimming
in Lake Fanganzyti early Tuesda!
morning by Charles Walker. 1t Il
thought the otter came from th'
head of the river, crossed the mil
dam and entered tine lake for Wintel