Milford chronicle., 1905-04-07
HARRINGTON.

In company with friends. the writer haC
the pleasure OF visiting Fleming GordOnt
spoke factory here in HARRINGTON one day
this week. The men were very kind and po-
lite and exhibited all the workings Of the
mills, Including the large roller process flour
ing mills adjoining. II is sight well worth
seeing, is the manufacture Of spOkes, as they
are formed and finished. They are put into
the machines in the rough state, and come
out perfectly formed, and then another ma
chlne smoOthes ana poishes them autOmat'
ically. II Is an art not every man can master
TO operate the machines
Mr.. Kitchlin, an expert maehinist at these
works, has made an engine OF brass at odd
times which runs smoothly, swiftly and per-
fectly, and IL is pretty sight TO look at IL.
! The mills and the home Of Mr.. Fleming are
lighted by electricity, the generating plant
being operated from the power In the mills,
and the workings OF this were duly explained
tip and by the time we reached home, felt
mill" indeed.
A beautiful monument to mark the grave
of his child in Hollywood Cemetery has been
purchased by Mr.. John Brown. II Will be
/ furnished by George Burton.
! The peach crop Will not be a failure about
Harrington, unless something comes later to
kill the fruit buds. Some think that only
fourth OF crop will be harvested but there
are plenty OF buds now living.
The raspberry crop both Of the red and
black varieties, is expected to be short this
season, as the canes were badly killed during
the winter.
There never was a better prospect for a
crop OF pears and apples here.
An attempt at suicide was made by Dave
Harrington, who lives near Marsh Hope
Bridge. He last week tied rope around his
neck and attempted to hang himself He
was unconscious when found, but is now get
Among the NJ. E. pastors who were NOV
ing to their new appointments aBd stopped
over IN our toWn,We Rev. Theo. Beauchamp
and family and Rev. h. I. Coursey and fam
Miss Della Richards has resigned her posi-
sitiOn at the pOstofiice here.
The Young WOmans Temperance Union
will hold their regular monthly meeting Sat
urday evening April sth, and all are desired
Arbor and Bird Day was observed by the
Public Schools OF Harrington.
The High School recently formed q literary
society, and last Friday afternoon they had |
an interesting program. A paper which was |
edited and read by Miss Helen Barber. with /
recitations and a debate Oh the subject: "POv-
erty rather than riches, develops the charae-
ter" was very interesting. Those on the ar
hrmative were: Misses Amanda Shaw Hulda |
Schultz, Emile Sapp and Charles Wingate.
The negative were Misses Violet Barber,
George Johnson and Reba Eieenbery.
The graduating class had the honor of
planting the tree on the school grounds.
Luther Wyatt and wife have moved to
brldgeville, where they have opened the
butcher business.
Mr.. W. E. Ross spent a short time in Phila-
telphia this week.
Mr.. Gesrge CallaWay,Of Wilmington, was a
guest OF his mother and sisters for a few days.
Miss Lulu Macklin visited Philadelphia this
week,
Mr.. Dion Waller has gone to the city to
axe position.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Smith, VINO have been
Tisiting Mr. and Mrs. C. Trice for some time,
ave gone to visit friends In Maryland.
Mrs. Goodman Creadic has been visiting
Ter sister in Dover
Mrs. Fanny KenHerly spent day in Fred
riea last week, guest Of DR.. and Mrs. Thos
'ahall.
Mr.. Ewell AtkiAs,of Newark, Del, and stu
ent of Delaware College, is visiting friends
. town.
Miss Beulah Ford, of Smyrna, is visiting
Iiss Eva Hutchinson. a
Mrs. Emma NickOls, nee Emma Mastcn and .
IN, OF Dover, are visiting her mother In =
'wn, while Rev. NickOls is attending the NJ II
Conference being held at Salisbury, Md. O.
Rev. n. o. Gibson left Tuesday to attend
in Salisbury. Mrs. Gibson has
lne 70 Baltimore to visit relatives during q,
r. GtbsOn's absence 81
Miss Carrie Shaw is spending some time in bl
over. a,
Rev. P, H. Rawlins, OF seaford, was caller n n
town Thursday. II