Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-11-04
Milton Letter


struck a match to light cigarette
was sitting in the car when he
The head of the match flew off anC
fell on the rug in the front of the
machine, which was saturated with
gasoline from a leaking tank. In
stantly the interior of the car was
a mass of flames. Mr.. Donovan sue
ceeded in getting his child, who
was asleep on the rear seat, from
the burning car and called for help.
The fire department extinguished
the flames but not until the body of
the car was badly burned.
On Sunday afternoon a car owned
by Paul Pfeiffer, and driven by
George Ellingsworth crashed into
the rear of a Virginia car parked on
Union Street, opposite the home of
H. Ernest Conwell and turned over.
EllingswOrth escaped injury but Mr..
Pfeiffer was severely lascerated
about the head and hands. He was
taken home where medical attention
was given. The Virginia car escap-
ed without bent fender while the
Pfeiffer car was wrecked. 1t is
thought the accident was caused by
the breaking of the steering gear on
the Pfeiffer car.
Early Monday morning the resi-
dents of Milton were called from
their beds by an alarm of fire. The
home of Walter Wright, on East
Front Street was found to be on fire
but for the efforts of neighbors,
would have been destroyed before
the fire department arrived. 1t was
quickly extinguished by the depart
ment. The house is owned by John
Bailey and will be repaired. The
fire started from stove in the sit
ting room, the pipe from this stove
did not reach into the chimney, and
set fire between the weather board
ing and plaster. A daughter of
Wright's, who was sleeping on the
second floor, discovered the blaze
and gave the alarm. Wright, who
was sleeping on a couch in the sit
ting room, would have been burned
mad not William Burton, near
neighbor, succeeded in arousing
him.
At the third quarterly conference
of Nassau circuit on Saturday after
noon, the Rev. Harry Smith was in
vited to return to this charge for an
other conference year. Mr.. Smith
has done excellent work on this
charge and it is to be hoped that he
will be returned.
The Parent-Teachers Association
of Milton held their regular monthly
business meeting last night with
about one hundred present. Mrs. L.
C. Darby, president, was in the chair
A. J. BOlin, of the Milton
school, addressed the meeting, tell
ing of some of the things being done
by the school and outlined the work
for the year. Mrs. Darby, in an ad-
dress, urged the enrolment COM
mittee to secure new members, de-
claring that every person interested
IN public education should belong to
The P. T. A. This organization has
presented to the school a set of
books on Good English" The first
and second grades, under the direct
on of their teachers, Mrs. Coda
Owens and Mrs. H. E. Conwell, pre-
sented a little play, entitled 'Hal-
owe'en". At the next meeting it is
hoped to enroll many new members.
James w. Hahn has moved his
family to Devon, Pa, where he has
accepted a position with a large
larry concern. Mr.. Hahn was agri-
culture teacher last year, but owing
% i'll health, was forced to stop
and secure outdoor work
William Stewart, of Wilmington,
paid short visit with w. w.
Crouch on Friday morning. Mr..
Stewart and Mr.. Crouch were at one
line employed at the Milford Chron-
Gle. This is the first time they have
net since 1914 and the visit was en-
Dyed by both men.
Owing to illness Miss Emily Y.
Naull has been compelled to return
% Milton from st Luke's hospital,
Philadelphia, where she has been a
student nurse for about two years.
She will spend about two months
lere recuperating her health.
A large garage has been erected at
he rear of Pilgrim Holiness parson-
lge for the use of the pastor, Rev :
I. P. Adams.
Mrs. Emma Coffin is having erect
I'd a dwelling on East Street, which ]
'he will occupy as soon as complet-
I'd. ]. c. Clendaniel is doing the
work.
Milton celebrated Halloween on I
Monday night with appropriate cere- {
Monies, including street parade of
On Friday afternoon the various !
trades of the Milton school held
lass parties in celebration of Hal
owe'en. The children were in cos =
ume and enjoyed the affair immens- 5
Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Moore of Phila- :
elphia spent the weekend with her 4
arents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Rich
rds.
On Sunday evening the Sunday
chool of Milton M. P. Church held
leir rally Day. services. The
hurch was tastily decorated with
lowers and greens and the follow
lg program was very well render
d: Recitation, Roberta Messick;
ne Rally song, by the school; pray q
r by the pastor, Rev. A. M. Green;
ecitations by Carl Clendaniel,
ladys Burton, Louise Messick, l
NINA Spencer, Phyllis and Doris G
7alls, Pearl Burton, Mary Betty
rouch. Song, by the school; recit- 7
tons, May Ellingsworth, short talk
Y the pastor, collection, amounting y
} $63.56; pantomime hymn, Sarah
arby, Martha Mustard and Bernice
lendaniel; recitations, Dorothy
eed, Alberta Clendaniel, David Dut-
IN, Mabel Walls, Junior Carey, 3
ong by school.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wyatt of
georgetown, were Sunday visitors
18th Mrs EInhn T Crouch