Milford chronicle., 1915-01-08
HARRINGTON


At last Harrington is assured of having
a new post office. The owner of the new
Reese Block on the main street of Har-
rington has closed deal with the Postal
Department at Washington, by which
the large room especially built for the
purpose of housing the United States
Post Office, has been leased for ten years
by the government. The rooms are now
in the finishing stage, and it is expected
that the post office will be moved into
the new building about the first of April,
or possibly before that date. For years
Harrington has been badly handicapped
for the lack of room in which the incom
ing and outgoing mails; especially since
the rural delivery of mail came to be the
great business as it now is. The new
office will have ample room at the rear
for the U. S. mail carriers teams, and the
building itself is well lighted, high cell
ings and large enough to install conven-
fences not now possible to have.
Information reached the cottage owners
at Bowers Beach, and who reside in Har-
rington, that robberies had entered sew
eral of the cottages there, so E. c. Reese
and others from Harrington made an
auto trip to Bowers last Monday to see
what the situation really is. They found
that the Reese cottage had been entered,
the thieves had pried a rear window open,
and after ransacking the house carried
off considerable bed clothing. The And
erson fish house had been entered at the
same time, and it is supposed that the
same party did both jobs. A man who
came there last fall is suspicioned.
The silver wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs, Alfred H. Ross was celebrated
on New Years Day, when sixty friends
assembled and took part Of the sixty
only four of the number were present at
the wedding twenty-five years ago, and
they were Andrew Thawley and wife, of
Wilmington, and George R. Ross and
wife. There were many beautiful presents
given, and the table was trimmed with
bride and La France roses and ferns. A
musical program was rendered by John
K. Shaffer, of Wilmington, on the piano.
1t was a delightful evening for all who
participated, and the guests hope that
the cebrants may have a golden we'd
ding to celebrate.
The wedding of Miss Allie Hopkins
and Mr.. Austin Stafford took place on
New Year Eve at Hobbs, Md, the Rev.
Cullum, of the M. P Church, tying the
knot. The happy couple will reside on
the Greely Brown farm near Brownsville,
and they have the best wishes of their
friends.
A turkey dinner was served at the
home of Mrs. George Ross this week, at
which MIR, sand Mrs. VIM. Smith were
the guests.
For the first time in fifteen years the
Christmas dance in Harrington failed to
be held by the young folks, and it is
stated the reason why it was abandoned,
was because so few persons knew how to
dance the new styled dances, that it was
deemed best to not have any dance at all. |
Lex Kennerly, of Detroit, passed the
holidays here.
Miss Kennerly and Miss Jones have
been guests of Mrs. Downs at Mt. Plea
SAINT.
George Lekie, of Philadelphia, has
been visiting Mrs Coverdale
Herman Wright, of New York, was
visiting friends here last week.
Emile Potter has taken a position at
Clayton.
Mrs. Amos Layton was in Philadelphia
last week, where she had a surgical
operation performed upon her jaw.
Jennie Freestone, of Smyrna, has been
guest OF MIS. }. Y aAS euAS
week.
The Misses Fleming passed the holi-
laws in New York, and H. c. Fleming,
If Baltimore, was Harrington visitor.
Miss Katherine Cannon has been in
for medical treatment.
The Parents Teachers meeting for
December was largely attended, and
growing interest seems to be manifested.
Harry Sullivan, who has been residing !
n Pennsylvania has rented farm near ,
lere and resumed the business of farm
ng. .