Milford chronicle., 1927-08-05
HAPPENINGS IN
II AND ABOUT TOWN

The State Highway Department
has built an amisite road across the
Baptist Branch between Milford and
Thompsonville This will eliminate a
very dangerous spot.
Causey Hill, of near Milford, lost
control of his car on the boulevard
on Sunday night. The car skidded
into a ditch and was damaged and
he was slightly injured.
James Frank Alice, Jr., of Dover,
had his automobile slightly damaged
while driving to fire near Milford
on Friday. He got on very heavy
dirt road and in endeavoring to ex-
tricate the car, the back of the ma
chine struck tree. He was accom-
panied by his wife, but neither was
injured.
A. E. Sheppard, of Chestnut Hill,
was fined $25 and costs on the
charge of reckless driving on Mon
day night. While driving up the boul-
evard the wheels of the car rubbed
against H. w. D. Moore of Milford,
and at the same time ran into a
Maryland car on the other side. He
was arrested on the complaint of
Moore.
An automobile driven by Edward
Daniels, a negro who lives near
Lewes, collided with a car driven by
Clifford Wilson of Milford, at an in
tersection on South Front street, on
Monday evening. Both cars were
badly damaged, Wilson being cut
about the face by flying glass. Dan
iels was arrested and fined $25 and
costs by Justice E. V. Hendrixson,
on a charge of reckless driving,
made by officer Courtney.
A little frog whose color changes
with a cameleon-like adaptability to
the color of the object on which 1t
is placed, is the pet of lady in Mil
ford. When watering the flowers in
her garden one morning a few
weeks ago, this lady discovered the
tiny frog, it's light green color merg-
ing into the color of the leaf where
it was saucily perched.- Being quite
contented in its pretty home, the lit
tie pet has consented to stay for a
while, has become very tame, and
hops about happily among the plants
and flowers all day.
The heavy rain on Sunday and
Monday is said to have damaged the
wheat and other crops standing in
! the fields. In Cedar Neck very little
( of the wheat has been threshed and
/ that standing was badly soaked by
the rain, some it it being entirely
washed away. In Milford Neck some
of the fields are now under water
and hot sun will scald The grow
ing crops, such as tomatoes and
corn. Unless the water drains off in
a few days the dampness will rot
the roots, entailing a loss TO farm
ers of many thousands of dollars.
Harry Warrington, young man ol
Harrington, suffered serious injury
on last Saturday when he was i'm
paled on a sharp-pointed post at the
Harrington Fair. Warrington was
on top of a ridge pole in the struc-
ture over the exhibition booth OF
hogs, in order to get better view
of the races. A number of others
climbed on the pole, and it gave
away. Warrington fell a distance OF
several feet on sharp pointed post
| where he was impaled. He was tax
en- to the Milford Emergency Hospi-
tai, where he is getting along very
well.
The residence of Nicholas Till
! Just out of the southeastern part OF
the Milford town limits, was almost
completely destroyed by fire on Fri
day night. Also part of the furniture
was lost. The total loss is estimated
at $4,000, covered by insurance, Mr..
Till and his family were across the
road calling 'at the home of a
neighbor, when he glanced out OF
| the window and saw the roof OF his
home in flames. The Carlisle Fire
Company was hastily summoned, but
owing to the inflammable nature OF
/ the building, the wood being dry, and
| the fire having gotten such q start,
/ the fire company was of little assls-
tance, and were unable to check 1t.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
While driving an automobile in
the races at Harrington Saturday,
Harry Riggen of Norfolk, Va, was
badly injured. The accident was
caused by another car skidding, rip
ping his wheels and pushing him in
to the fence. The car ploughed
through two fences, the small picket
fence and the high board fence. The
machine was completely demolished,
and Riggen was found lying face
down, with his foot caught in the
steering wheel, and blood pouring
out of many wounds. He suffered a
broken arm and many deep lacera-