Date
1909
Description
Newspaper clippings (2), August 13, 1909 "A Disasterous Fire at Milton this Morning/18 Buildings Burned in the Business Part of the Town/ The Loss will be about $100,000/ The Blaze, Which Was of Unknown Origin Started About 1 o'clock/ In the Rear of a Large General Store/Aid Was Summonded From Lewes and By 6 o'clock the Fire was Nearly Out" List of stores impacted: Markel & Hartman's Store (origin of fire, discovered by a night watchman at 1 am) W. P. Starkey's Store Mason & Davidson Store Post Office Telephone Exchange C. A. Conner's Store Black & Lingo's Store Carey & Darby Store J.H. Walls' Meat Store Hall & Stevens' Store Mary E. Fields' Store First National Bank Ponder House (Hotel) W. H. Mears' Barbershop & Residence J.B. Graham's Residence J.C. Clendaniel's Meat & Provisions Store S.J. Wilson & Sons Funeral Directors Article lists building values.
