Milford chronicle., 1941-08-01
MILTON
Lad Breaks Leg

and Mrs. Robert Workman, sus-
tanned broken ankle at Harring-
ton Fair on Sunday, when a pony
he was riding around the track
reared and threw him to the
ground. The pony stepped on the
child's ankle, breaking it, The in
jured boy was taken to the Memo
rial Hospital, Milford, in an am
bulance, where the fracture was
reduced. He is now at the home
of his parents near town.
Accepts Position
William wilkins, Jr., son of Mr..
Franklin Wilkins, has accepted a
position with the Cities Oil Service,
on the tanker Halo, out of New
York. He left on Friday to join
the boat at New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Corkran, of
Philadelphia, are spending tn e
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar
Reed in Cave Neck.
Lawn Social
The Women's Society for Chris
tian Service of Grace Methodist
Church will hold a lawn social on
the lawn at Social Hall on Satur-
day evening. The public is COR
daily invited to attend.
Harry Edginton and son, Franklin,
and Clyde Belts attended a ball
game at Shibe Park, Philadelphia,
ON Sunday.
Mrs. Maggie Collins is visiting
her son, Wallace Collins, and fam
lily, near Dagsboro.
Married
Miss Margaret Black, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Black, and Mr..
David ,Dutton, son of Mrs. Eliza
Dutton, were married at the home
of the brides parents, ON Friday
evening, July 25, by Rev. ], b.
Vaughn, pastor of Goshen Metho-
dist Church. The bride is grad
uate of Milton High School, and the
groom is a graduate of Milton High
School and also of the School Of
Marine Engineering, New York,
and is employed in the Cities Ser
vice Company. After a wedding
tour of the north the young couple
will make their home in Milton.
The bride wore a gown of blue silk
with white accessories. The brides
maid, Miss Mary Black, a sister of
the bride, wore a gown of blue and
white. Robert Hetherington, Jr.,
of Sharon Hill, Pa, was best man.
Little Miss Betty Lou Wilson, a
cousin of the groom, was flower
girl. The bride and groom are
prominent among the younger set
of the town, who wish them a
long and happy married life.
Storm Damages Fruit Crop
The severe wind and rain storm
on Monday evening knocked from
the trees hundreds of bushels of
apples, peaches and pears in this
section. Corn was blown fiat to
the ground and tomato plants in
many fields were broken off and to-
tally ruined.
Here And There
Miss Gladys Madjarosy has re-
turned home after spending week
in Ocean City, Md, where she was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Scott
and daughter, Tillie.
Mrs. Emily Mas left on Sunday
for a weeks visit with relatives in
New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Carpenter
and children spent the weekend at
Cape May, N. ].
Miss Frances Leverage and Miss
Gladys Burton spent the weekend
at Riverdale.
Mr. and Mrs. William Richards
and Mr.. and Mrs. Layton Richards
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Marvel at Stockley.
After spending a week with Mr..
and Mrs. w. W. Crouch, William c.
Crouch and daughter, Mrs. Gather
inc -, returned to their home in
Philadelphia on Sunday, Mrs.
Crouch and daughter, Peggy, will
remain here for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Barker
have returned from a weeks tour
of the Southern States.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter W. Crouch
and Mr.. and Mrs. William C.
Crouch were Saturday evening
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lin
denberg at Fenwick Island beach.
Many BrOilers Die
The heat wave of Sunday and
Monday caused the death of many
chickens in the Broadkiln district. |
1t is estimated that several thou
sand broilers of marketable size
were killed by the heat. The local
fire company was called to the
houses Of John Jensen, on North
Union street, and washed down the
exterior of the buildings and
sprinkled the surrounding runs.
Mr.. Jensen lost many broilers be-
fore he called the firemen. Dyson
Spencer was another heavy loser at
his house on FINLEY street.
DIR. Hearn at Grace
District Superintendent DR.. Wal
ter Hearn occupied the pulpit at
Grace Church on Sunday morning
and delivered splendid sermon on
'The Responsibility of the Church"
Mrs. Clara Rice, 70, died at the
Polytechnic Hospital, in Philadel-
phia, on Monday, July 2S, after an
illness of several weeks. She was
the daughter of the late Henry and
Jane Sharp, of Cave Neck, Sussex
county, and since her marriage to
p. Warren Rice had made her
home in Philadelphia for more
than forty years. She is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. Frank Wei
ser, and one grandson, Walter
Weiser of Overlook Hills, Pa,
and by one sister, Mrs. Hetty Mar
tin; one brother, Charles Sharp,
and two nieces, Mrs. George B. At
kins and Mrs. Daniel Wagamon,
Jr., all of Milton. Funeral services
were held and interment made in
Arlington Cemetery, Philadelphia,
on Thursday.
Otis Workman, husband of the
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