Milford chronicle., 1903-02-20
HARRINGTON


talks, musical and literary features
will make the meeting attractive
10 everybody. Miss Matilda Con
well, a fine contralto singer, and
Miss Mary Shallcross, a beautiful
reCiter, will render some fine Sc
lections. The topics and speakers
are as follows
Growing Potatoes and General
Trucking" Z. w. jenkins, Dover
Poultry" Chas. Phillips, Houstan,
and F. c. Bancroft, Camden; The
San Jose Scale" Wesley Webb
Some Soil Examinations" Prof.
lC. L. Penny; Fruit Trees and
Cover Craps" Prof c. P Close;
Spraying Orchards" +" S. H. Darby,
Woodside; Peach Orchards" R.
/ NJ. Cooper, Cheswold; Sweet PO-
tato Culture" J. J. Rosa, Milford;
"The Tomato Business" A. N.
Brown. This should be one of
the best meetings ever held in Del
aware, and should be attended by
every farmer and every farmer $
wife within reach of Harrington.
On Saturday evening about nine
O'Clock, fire destroyed the building
tenanted by Mr. Lord, but owned
by Mr. f. Fleming. Mr.. Lord s
mother-in law was burned to death
and two others badly injured The
surviving ones have the sympathy
of OftheentirecOmmunity. The build
ing was near the cemetery.
The pupils of Prospect School
celebrated Lincoln's Birthday. The
exercises consisted of essays on
Lincoln, read by Herbert Cain,
Georgia Cain, Morris Graham, Har-
old Cain, Tharp Galloway, Ida
Smith, Elmer Cain, and John Nc
Master, interspersed with national
songs and patriotic recitations by
Norman Outten, John Bowers and
Mary Baker; a dialogue entitled
Red, White and Blue, by George
Brown, George SimonsOn, Lawrence
Sullivan, and Rosa Quillen. Mrs.
Ross recited Lincoln S Speech at
Gettysburg. The exercises we're
concluded by a poem rendered by
Lee Outten, and entitled the Sol
dier Brave" which was composed
bv Mrs. Ross in honor of her father,
Alex L. Harrington, who was one
of the first to respond to Lincoln's
call for volunteers in 81. The
program was interesting and in
structive and was greatly enjoyed
by the pupils. Exercises Of this
sort are very benehCial,a as they are
conducive toward fostering a pa
triotic spirit in our public schools
D. Smith, negro, was committed
TO the Kent county Jail Monday, by
Magistrate Vangesel, for cutting
Moses Cassons on Saturday night
last on both sides of his face with
a knife or razor. 1t is presumed
the difficulty arose from the result
of a crap game" from which so
many breaches of the peace have
happened.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Outten were
guests of their son, James Outten,
on Tuesday
Mrs. Tharp and Mrs Will Sim
mons have returned from visiting
Mrs Will Hargadine, of near Wood
side.
Miss Stella Jones was the guest
Of her cousin, Miss Augusta Jones,
last week.
Rev. Mr. Hudson and Miss Re
becca B. Harrington, were guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Ross on
St. Valentines Day,and of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred H. Hopkins on Sun
day.
Mr., Alfred Raughley has re-
turned from a business trip to the
West.
Mr.. Ora Sapp is visiting has par
ants in Illinois
Miss Evans is visiting friends in
Clayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Blades
spent Thursday and Friday with
heir son, George Blades, at Burrs-
Vile.
Miss Villa Wilson,of Burrsville,
spent last week in town as the
guest of Mrs. Raughley.
Miss Ola Potter is home from the
,ity.
Mrs. Doniphan is visiting her
granddaughter, Miss Mollie Evans.
Mr.. Will johnson and wife, of
Houston, we're in town on Wednes-
lay.
Mr.. Wesley Wyatt is on the
iick-list.
Mr.. Jones, of Smyrna, was in {
own on Tuesday
Miss Cad Fleming entertained {
Miss Mabel Conner, of FELTON,, on
Mr. and Mrs Moore Of ,,aor NIL