Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-08-17
Milton Letter

During "a severe electric storm
/ shortly after noon on Thursday,
| lightning struck the stables on the
farm in Prime Hook Neck, tenanted
by Walter Argo and owned by the
John B. Smiths estate, setting fire
to the buildings. An alarm was sent
to Milton and Milford and fire COM
panies from these towns responded
but the fire had communicated to
other outbuildings and had gained
such Roadway that the firemen could
do nothing but prevent the destruc-
ton of the dwelling. Two stables,
barn, granery, cattle sheds and corn
cribs were entirely consumed by
the flames. Nearly all farm ma
chinery was saved but four hum
bred bu\hels of wheat and a large
quantity of hay was consumed. The
blaze and smoke could be seen for
miles and in a short time hundreds
of automobiles were at the scene.
Assistant Chief Neal, of the Milton
Company, was severely burned
about the hands by falling embers
as he played the hose on a burning
building. The loss is estimated to
be about $4,000 1
B. Frank Walls, a well konwn |
farmer and land owner, died at his |
home near Milton on Thursday af- !
ternoon of last week of heart trou-
BILE. Mr.. Walls had been ill lbout |
three weeks, yet his death came as
a shock to his family and friends.
He was about 20 years old and at
one time was Receiver of Taxes for
Sussex county. He was prominent
in Republican politics, several times
being a member of the county COM
mittee from Broadkill district. He
leaves a widow and four children,
Mrs. Walter Lark of Drawbridge,
Mrs. Leroy Moore, near Milton,
Mrs. Milton Graves of Milton, and
Elwood Walls at home. Funeral
services were held on Sunday at st.
John Church. Interment made in
the adjoining cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Collins and
children of Assateague, Va, are the
guests of his mother, Mrs. Sarah H. ,
Holland.
Mrs. Viola DAILY who has been
spending two weeks with relatives
in Georgetown and Dagsbnro, has ,
no her home here. :
, The Draper Canning Company be-. p
gan the canning OF lima beans on i
Friday morning. The Milton Can =
hing Company will be canning early e
lext week. The crop. despite the
extreme weather, will be about nor E,
nal in this section. E,
The Red Men Of Milton will hold ~
carnival on the Atkins lot on
Jnion street, from August "a to NJ
september 1. Prizes will be given M
way every evening. Several attrac- ~
ions have been secured and there bI
ill be booths in which various ar y,
cles will be for sale ~
Pilgrim Holiness Camp Meeting =,
ill begin in Lavinia Woods on Au- nc
lst "a, and continue over three -
undays, under the direction of the on
lstOr, Rev. H. P. Adams. Several do
rominent ministers of the denomi-
alton will be present and preach. co
our new cottages have been erect Oh
on the circle, together with a 70,
rye boarding tent and dormitory. ett
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Davidson
Id Mr.. and Mrs. H. HIM. Burns of ,rr
are spending their va hi.
ton with relatives in Milton 10
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Layton Reed ~,
We returned from a trip through bo
wv York and Massachusetts, and b,,,
e spending this week at Broad en-,
Il Beach. ~
Mrs. Maggie Powell of Atlanta, no,
... was the guest last week of her Me
mt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. John :
Wright Ton
Thomas Entwisle, a former prin- ~,
)al of Milton public schools, with oT1r
party of boys from his school at mo
wexford Township, Pa, are camp \
: at Broadkill Beach. They arriv- for
on July 9th and will stay until +ao
gust goth. They have erected a
ttage, 22x34 #. at the Cedars in SCR
Itch they are sleeping. To the rear at
this building they have built r
ge room for kitchen purposes. In inc
, party is Max Forrest, captain of \
, Haverford School football team +,,-.
/ champion junior high school feu
1t putter of Philadelphia and SUI 7
RIBS. The parents of the lads TON
1e from time to time visited the Foi
mp and are we'll pleased with the T
alton and conditions under which oon
boys are living. During the cas- arc
ly storm a large power boat own ia
by the campers was washed high n
the shore and slightly damaged. cbil
e lads are digging a channel to ena
2 water and expect to soon have or'o
craft afloat. No,
Big Thursday" was celebrated at Mrs
)adkill Beach yesterday by one M
the largest crowds present for s1ol
rs. This resort is growing in S1a1
,ularity each season. Next Thurs IA
will be big Day" at Slaughter n
.ch. ~ :
ate potato growers are COM ~
ming of a poor stand in this crop -
ng to the heavy rains at plant -
time and extreme hot suns since
t time. The crop will be a short