Milford chronicle., 1926-06-18
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vices will be held at AlOn NJ -
Church on Sunday evening, June ~
at 7:45. A program of singing reel
tations. dialogues and speaking has
heen arranged by the teachers and
nunils of the Sunday school. All are
cordially invited to attend these SER
vices. D,u
MIR and Mrs. Edgar Lank, of Phil
adelphia, spent the weekend with
his mother, Mrs. Mary Lank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Clendaniel OF
Lincoln City, spent the weekend
with her mother, Mrs. Mary "
Maull. ..-
William Reynolds Of Wilmington
visited his parents, Mr.. and MIS- no
derrick Reynolds, near town, over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rod Reynolds enter
tained on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. My
ers Dodd. Mr.. and Mrs. William
walls. Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Dodd
and son. Ray, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Belts and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Jackson.
Arthur Pettyiohn as administrator
of the estate of Lima Pettyjohn, de-
ceased. will sell her personal prop
ertv and real estate at public SAFE
at her late home in Milton on sat
urday, June 26.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Vent of Phil
adelphia spent Sunday with Mr.. ana
Mrs. Samuel Fithian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Green McAlllster Oh
Laurel, spent Sunday with Mr.. ana
Mrs. Henry McAllister.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Maull, OF Pnll-
adelphia, have been recent guests OF
her mother, Mrs. R. H. Vaughan.
CLAW Williams who was taken sud
denly i'll last Friday is greatly I'M
proved and able to attend to busl-
ness again.
H. S. Fithian, a member of the
Maryland State Police, was Milton
visitor on Monday.
Charles William Belts, the ten
months old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
ton Belts, died at their home on FRI
day after a short illness. Funeral
services were held on Sunday after
noon and interment made in Odd
Fellows cemetery, Milton.
Joseph Carey, of Philadelphia, and
Charles Carey of Cheyenne, Wyo.'
were Milton visitors this week.
About the tenth day of May man
visited Milton claiming to represent
the Holeproof Hosiery Company OF
Milwaukee, Wis, and took orders Tor
these goods from about one hundred
women of the town. Becoming sus-
nicious Mrs. Arthur NJ. Barnes, one
of the victims, wrote to the hosiery
concern stating that man was mere
claiming to represent them, offering
four pair of silk hose for $1.OO and
that no delivery had been made. The
Holeproof Company replied, statlng
that they had no representative here
or elsewhere authorized to sell their
goods. That the Holeproof is never
sold from house to house. The I'M
noster offered four pair full fashion
ed $500 quality hose for $1.OO, the
dollar to be paid to him. He explain
ed the reason for so low price was
that the company was introducing
new product of the factory. Mrs.
Barnes received another letter from
the Holeproof people on June 3ru'
stating that the imposter had been
apprehended and arrested at orange
va, and that they would take acton
against him. They advised that the
victims take action against this man
by writing to the prosecuting attor-
ney at Orange and perhaps through
the Delaware States Attorney who
will take the matter up with the Vlr-
ginia attorney and perhaps secure
refund from this imposter.
A fatal accident occurred on the
Nilford-Rehoboth road late Sunday
afternoon when a car driven by Her
old Brittingham or Lewes, struck
and so badly injured Betty, the six
year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stewart Steen, near Milton, that she
died in the Emergency Hospital, at
Milford, at p. m. the same evening.
The little tot was accompanying her
father on a short walk, and had gone
but a short distance from her home
when she Jagged short distance be-
hind her father to gather flowers.
She finished picking the blossoms
along the roadside and walked out
upon the concrete road directly in
front of the car driven by Mr.. Brit
tingham. Another car coming in the
opposite direction prevented Mr.
Brittingham from passing the child
on the left and he swerved his ma
chine sharply to the right onto the
dirt shoulder of the road and would
have missed hitting her but she
again turned to go back and ran In
front of the car. The little girl was
knocked forty feet by the impact. A
passing motorist took her to the hos
pital, but death came at p. m. MT.
Brittingham was almost prostrated
by the accident. He was not arrest
ed by the State police who arrived
short time after the accident, but
allowed to go home to appear at the
coroner's inquest, which was held by
Coroner Hickman, of Millsboro, on
Monday. The jury rendered a verdict
that the accident was unavoidable
Herold Brittingham
from all blame. Funeral services
were held on Wednesday and inter-
ment made in Slaughter Neck Gem
etery.