Milford chronicle., 1915-07-16
HARRINGTON.

The Firemen of Harrington have been
working hard for several months to raise
a fund with which to procure an auto
mobile fire fighting apparatus, and to
further the plans, a Ford Touring Car
was chanced off at so cents for each
ticket, and 2429 were sold when the
drawing took place on Monday evening,
July 9Th. When it was announced that
ticket No. 439 was the lucky one drawn,
EX-Sheriff William A. Smith proved to
be the holder of it, and he Immediately
announced that he will put the automo-
bile up at public auction, on Saturday,
July 18th at 2. 30 P. M, and the entire
proceeds will be donated to the treasury
of the Fire Company of Harrington.
This makes double winning for the
company, and the decision of Mr..
Smith was welcomed with loud hurrahs.
When the result of this sale is added to
the funds already in hand, it will ap-
proXimate 81, 500 in the treasury for the |
purpose desired, and the best of all is,
that it assures the Firemen of Harring- |
ton that they will have at once fire
fighting apparatus which can be moved
too and from a fire in quick time, and
at the same time carry the men who
will fight the fire when it arrives On the
scene. They deserve success.
The |. d. Short Lumber Company of
Harrington held its annual meeting of
the stock holders last week, and the
balance sheet showed a very satisfac-
tory result for the year ending with
June 30th 1915 A cash dividend was
struck on the regular stock, and a spec
ial dividend amounting to several dollars
per share was also declared.
The new waiting shed at the west
side of the railroad tracks at Harring-
ton has been almost completed, and the
next thing done will be raising the
tracks and platforms to the grade to ;
with the improvements.
Wheat yields are reported as falling
below expectations generally about Har :
rlngton, and the cause is attributed in :
large part to the heavy rains which
came at the time wheat was in bloom, +
and this washed off the polarization, :
In some fields the reports are of less
than ten bushels per acre, while few
have reported as high as p bushels per 7
acre. Occasionally a small acreage !
which had exceptional advantages, has
made larger yield per acre; but gen
orally the reports show from twelve to y,
eighteen bushels per acre. 3
Miss Ethel Reese will pass next week
1t Atlantic City.
Cantelouges and water melons are =,
ooking well in the fields around Har- =
ingtOn. l'
The sweet potato crop should be large d
lext fall; the growers have set a large Il
acreage and the plants are not only :,
standing well; but they have started to =
row well. q
The newly organized Presbyterian
laseball team recently defeated the
Brownsville team, while the fremont
cam of Wilmington and Harrington
ivided a double-header.
The Boy Scouts contests were con- sc
ucted at the local headquarters owing er
o the inclemency of the weather.
Mrs. Riggin has been spending some B.
ime at Rehoboth. m
Mrs. Frederick Masten has been the tn
uest Of Rev. T. H. Wright at Union
OWN, Md. fo
Mrs. Wolcott donated $1,000 to the S,
hemical Engine Fund. ia
Many. of our citizens attended the CT
1neral of Francis A. Porter of Burrs- ar
lille on Sunday afternoon, it being one d,
the largest ever held in this part of so
he county.
Mrs. Clancey, husband and friends da
gently motored to Glen Cove, L. l. ph
The Misses Hazel and Elizabeth Tur-
er have been guests of Mrs. Elwood &c
Inner Mrs. Minner will entertain %
RS. William Turner next week. on
Miss Ida johnson visited the Misses
nnie and Laura Fleming last week. Nj
The next social of the Grange will be re-
ED at the home of w. G. Workman on
lily 2lst pit
Mrs. Frank Hanson, of Wilmington. da
spending several weeks with relatives
Id friends. ne
Mrs. j. w. Sheldrake and Miss Eliza 10,
eth Fleming are spending the month
July at Rehoboth. tn,
The Presbyterian Sabbath School, we
hich was reopened July 4th, is having
efficient management. A cordial in he
tation is extended to ALL of
Mrs. Anna Paris is visiting her son
lther at Rehoboth Beach. mi
Mrs. Linwood Beauchamp has been on
sitting her son in Philadelphia. {
Arthur B. Cahall will leave Philadel- cor
ia tomorrow to spend the remainder ant
the month with relatives and friends. ito