Milford chronicle., 1915-02-19
HARRINGTON

Rev. j. NJ. Holmes Treasurer, Miss
Cad Sharp; Secretary, Mrs. Garrett
Harrington. Much interest has been
already aroused, and relief contributions
will be solicited generally.
H. Mahoney Dennlng mas been trans
fered from here to Georgetown. where
he succeeds to the assistant supervisor
ship of the D., M. & V. Railroad, made
vacant by the resignation of w. B.
Donovan to take rural mail route.
Miss Anna Trice has accepted posi-
ton as teacher in the Mt. Pleasant Pub
lie School.
The first annual banquet of the Har-
rington Firemen was beld at their hall
and it was a success. This organization
appears to be active and ready for
emergencies.
Mrs. Bertha Trice while visiting with
friends in Wilmington fell down a cell
larway and was severely bruised but no
bones were broken.
An Athletic Association has been or
ganized at the High School and it will
help to keep the general interest of the
boys aroused in civic pride. Its a good
thing to encourage.
The new septic tank which was put in
to care for the waste water and the
water closets for the entire school build
ing of Harrington is working fine, and
it should have been installed when the
building was erected, instead of having
the nasty, noisome and health leopard
izing closets under the windows of the
school for a year or two. Harrington
has one of the very best schools in Della
ware.
The wedding of Miss Catherine T. /
Trice and George R. Culver, both of
Hnr nj nf
on Friday, evening, February II, 1915. |
They were accompanied by Franklin !
Anderson of Newark, Del, who acted
as best man, and Miss Anna Trice,
sister of the bride, who was the maid of
honor. Mr.. and Mrs. Culver are both
well known in this vicinity and have the
best wishes of all their friends for a
long and happy married life.
The Grange held a very interesting
session last Saturday at which "Domes-
tic Science" was discussed. The meet
ing was conducted by the younger peo-
pie, and original valentines were dis
tributed.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Anthony near Whites
last week and left them ten pound
boy. Very proud parents.s
domestic Science" was the topic
for the New Century Club, when it met
at the home of the chairman, Mrs. John
Harrington last Monday evening. The
Club will have a Martha Washington /
Party next Monday and it is expected
that this will be very delightful af- I
fair :
Postmaster English, of Wilmington,
was in Harrington recently and in look \
ing over the new post office building he 7
pleasure at seeing so great +
in the post Office facilities
for the town, and the new cite he was @
pleased with.
In loving remembrance of our dear
father, Alexander L. Harrington, who 7
departed this life February 10th, 1913 n
He is not dead but sleepth. His daugh- n
ter. f
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred H. Ross enter 9
tanned on Valentines Dav Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Smith, who motored from Colds +,
OorO. Mrs. Wesley Ross was also a ii
guest at the same time. "
Frank Porter, of Burrsville, passed "
Sunday with Arlington Porter, who is
from a complication of dis f,
eases, and on Monday he took him to a Ia
hospital in the city for treatment. h,
Miss Alys Hates was a guest of Mrs.
Henry Noble this week. p
Miss Helen Ross was recently a guest w
# banquet given by the fredericksburg s,
sed Men. -.
Miss Myrtle Hanson was a week-en # #
.uest of Harry Hanson and wife. ri
The Misses Jones entertained socially to
large number Of friends to meet their
uest Mrs. 0. H. Kirke, of Braddock M
leights, Va. 1t was a very pleasant 60
fair. nj
Miss Laura Smith has returned home P'i
rom visit with friends in Philadelphia. o;,
Mrs. Harry Bullock and son have re- 81;
armed from trip to Philadelphia and M,
and have been guests of Of
lexander Smith and family at,
In honor of the fourth birthday ami
ersary of their daughter, Marian, a inv
irty was given to ten of her friends, fer
2 Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Gooden. tny
Mr.. and Mrs. William Thompson, of ri,
erchantville, N. j., have been guests "a
is week of A. T, Dickerson and family. 0a,
Irving Shaw on his birthday anniver- FIs
ry entertained number of his friends./
Miss Ada Jones has returned from 4 LII
sit to Philadelphia. " III
For the first time in many years the
liars of Harrington have had water +
ring up through the ground and stand mo
om one to three inches deep in them wei
IS is the result OF excessive rainfall goo
is winter. {
Mrs. John S. Harrington chairman of list
'mestic Science. entertained the Cen NJ
~ Club most delightfully."- on Monday heal
ening. The house was very prettily Rot
;orated in honor of st. Valentine. M
ter a very interesting program which and
lsisted of music both vocal and in sper
select readings, games etc. H.
were served delicious refreshments. M
ch lady brought something made from
avorite recipe and there were biscuits, Al
ads, cakes, puddings, pies, candies, heal
serts that would delight an epicure. way
n lady received a blank recipe book rend
h pencil attached with cover daintily hoof
GRATED with our club colors-green trea
yellow-as a souvenir of the occasion For
which we could copy any recipe we Hoo,
red. used