Milford chronicle., 1927-10-21
HAPPENINGS IN
II AND ABOUT TOWN

Harvest Home service at M1llWOOd
was postponed until Sunday, Octo-
Der %, at 2:30 o'clock.
The Friendship Bible Glass of the
Avenue M. E. Church, will hold the
first of a series of bakes, Saturday,
October 20, at the Pierce Hardware
store.
The Women's Home Missionary
Society will meet at the chapel on
Tuesday, October 25th, at $3.50 p. m.
A full attendance is earnestly de-
sired.
electric fan, a heater, a complete
medicine cabinet, and a stretcher,
this wonderful new ambulance has
already been put into active use by
the hospital.
The beautiful new ambulance do
mated to the Milford Emergency
Hospital by Pierre du POnt was de-
livered on Friday. Complete in ev-
cry detail, beautifully lined, with an
A card party will be held on next
Tuesday evening, October II, at the
parish house of Christ Church. Tick
cts at rs cents can be purchased
from any member of the church, or
at the door.
The Ladies Aid of Wildwood
Church will give a chicken and waf-
file supper at Wildwood Hall, Friday
evening, October 28th, from five to
seven-thirty. Price of supper SOC.
The public is invited to attend.
While drilling wheat, Freeman
Coverdale of Milford Neck was
struck in the face by the handle Of
lever on the drilling machine. His
face was badly lacerated by the
blow, and his left eye nearly closed.
At the rummage sale, held in Coo
persmith's store on Saturday, con-
Quoted by Mrs. S. P. Toadvine and
Mrs. John C. Truitt, $50 was clear
ed toward the paying for the eleva-
tor for the Milford Emergency Hos
pital.
About 20 people, mostly employ
ees of the L. D. Caulk Company,
drove in four cars to visit Long
wood, the country home of Pierre
du POnt, on Saturday afternoon, all
enjoying seeing the beautiful gar
dens and greenhouses on this mag
nificent estate.
On Saturday, October 22nd, the
Willing Workers class of the Ave
nue. Methodist Episcopal Church
School will have a rummage sale in
Simpsons feed store on East Front
street. Sweaters, children's clothes,
shoes and many other garments will
be on hand. The sale will start at
10 o'clock. Come early and have a
greater choice.
While w. D. Pearce was putting
a horse out to pasture last week, the
horse kicked him on the leg, break
ing a blood vessel, and he has been
suffering some pain ever since. This
horse, formerly of the race track,
has been a very lively animal ever
since Mr.. Pearce first purchased
him. About two years ago he broke
one of his owners ribs.
William J. Griffin, cOlored, was
knocked senseless on Friday of last
week by heavy bar of iron falling
on his head. Griffin was stoOpins
over in front of his home on Second
street, where some carpenters were
repairing the roof, when the piece
of iron fell with great force from
above. He was taken to the Mar
shall Hospital where his wound
was dressed.
The farmers in the lower part Of
Delaware are commencing to dig
their sweet and white potatoes. The
State has prospects for a big yield
James Shockley of Lincoln was
arrested by officer Messick of the
State Police charged with driving
an unregistered automobile, and al
so with switching tags. He was TAX
en- before Justice of the Peace w
A. Truitt, and fined $40 and cost fol
each offense.
Lincoln can now boast of a new
modern hatchery which has JUS
been completed on the farm owned
by Tom Robinson of Georgetown
and Frank Vadakin. This hatcher!
has a capacity of approximately &c.,
900 eggs. Both Mr. Robinson and Mr.
Vadakin are we'll known and liked
throughout the state. Mr.. VadakiI
has gained quite an enviable repu
tation in Delaware as a real au'
thority on poultry, and has render
ed valuable assistance to hundreds
of flock owners while managing the
Public Ledger Egg Laying Contest
He advises that the two large Smith
incubators will soon be going at full
blast, and the entire plant in oper-
alton.
At about $3.50 p. M, last Wednes-
day, the Carlisle Fire Company was
called to Lincoln, in time to save
some nearby dwellings, but too late
to save the basket factory owned by
the Smith Manufacturing Company
which was practically destroyed
The origin of the fire, which started
in the factory, is unknown. This
factory, of which w. A. Aldred is
president, has been idle for several
years, and there was no insurance
on the building. The heavy rain
falling at the time of the fire, to-
gether with the efforts of the fire
company, prevented the fire from
spreading, in spite of the heavy
wind that was carrying the flames
to the homes nearby.