Milford chronicle., 1916-05-19
The PubIic Sehools and Teacher,

the last meeting OF the BOaru Oh Ed
ucation. Both designations were ac-
cepted. Miss Laura Belle Kennerly
was elected to succeed her sister In
the third grade. Miss Kennerly is
teaching at Laurel now. Miss Anna
Roe was advanced from the 9Th to the
7th grade. Other teachers reelected
for the next year we're: Miss Jennie
Richards, 1st grade; Miss Edith Smith
I'd grade; Miss May Jones, 4th grade
Miss Arta Baker. 5th grade; sixth to
be supplied; Miss Ada Jones. 8th
grade; ninth to be supplied; Miss
Anna Langrell for the 10th grade, or
assistant principal; the principal to
be supplied.
Miss Pearl Cahall of Harrington,
has been teaching for the past school
year at Port Penn. in New Castle
County, and from reports which have
come from the school authorities of
that county, Miss Cahall has made
good in her work and has also had in
fuence with the people Of the local
district to make several changes and
improvements in the school property.
It is a pleasure to give credit for
good work.
Seventeen in Graduating Class.
The following list of the names Of
those who will graduate from the
Harrington High School was publish
ed in the Harrington Journal last
week as follows, viz:
Jehu Camper. president; Homer
! Tatman, vice-president; Annie Cliff
ton. secretary; Agnes Sapp. treasur-
er; Minnie Price, Lillian Short, Helen
Harrington, Christina Paris, Mary S.
Greenlee, Emma Taylor. Jennie Pret-
lyman, Edna Warrington, Irene Tat
man, Layton Masten, Mary J. Ander-
son. Florence L. Smith and Ethel
Porter.
The address of the graduates will
be delivered by Dr. Rothermel, prin-
cipal of Keystone State Normal
| School at Kutztown, Pa, in Reese
Opera House. Thursday, May 25th.
The Baccalaureate sermon will be
preached by Rev. E. L. Barrett at
the NJ. E. Church on Sunday even
ing. May 21st.
Glass Day exercises will be held on
evening of May Gath, at Reese Opera
House. The program will consist of
two parts. Part one is as follows:
Glass Prophecy-Emma Taylor.
Glass HistOry-Mary S. Greenlee
Florence Smith
Class Legacy-H. Layton Masten.
Presidents Address,. F. Camper
Presentation of Gifts-Homer Tat
man
Part two will consist of a play en-
titled, "A Dress Rehearsal" followed
by Glass Song.
Memorial Day to be Day of Sports.
The people of Harrington are get
ting ready to observe the annual hol-
iday set aside to decorate the graves
of soldiers who fell in defense of their
country by an additional program of
sports in the line of horse racing
target shooting and a parade.
Memorial Day falls upon Tuesday,
May Both, and the Grand Army Post
No. IS, of the Department of Della
ware, which is stationed at Harring-
ton, will observe the day as usual.
viz: by decorating the graves and
holding a camp fire in the evening.
The program and committees will be
announced this week.
The Kent Gun Club will hold a tro-
ply shoot on their grounds in the
morning
The Driving Park Association is
arranging for grand racing program
which is in charge of Mr.. Hudson Of
Selbyville. and the horses are being
trained daily. Most of the horses
around Harrington are at the Farm
ers' Shed and as there will be a 2.1S15
race, there will be some pretty fast
stepping at the meet on Memorial
Day
Love finds a way always, and the
wedding of Miss LeOla Nelson, form
erly of Harrington to DR.. Ernest King
reveals a pretty little love story
]. VIII Powell expects to attend
the National Republican Convention
in Chicago as an alternate in the
place of the late Alvin B Connor.
The Harrington Journal has been
enlarged to a seven column paper and
looks we'll.
The streets of Harrington have
been greatly improved during the past
ten years, and the approaches to the
town made good by the county; but
the road leading from the town linn
its into the centre of Harrington from
Milford is in need of a general resur-
facing either with shells or stone.
The sooner it is done the better will
be travel conditions, and travel is
what makes the town grow.
Amos Layton is building a new
dwelling on the lot recently purchas-
ed by him.
Royal Collision has been improving |
the stables of c. A. Harrington's |
farm, tenated by Elwood Minner, by |
cement work.
This week many who have gone to |
Bowers Beach after trout have come |
back disappointed The fish seem to |
be hard to get, while many brought |
back hard heads" instead Of trout. |
Mrs. R. W. Ross was entertained /
by Mrs. A. H. Ross on the latter's
birthday, May 10th. A number of
pretty and useful gifts we're received.
A number of those who will grad
uate this year have already sent in
their applications for several of the
rural schools nearby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson have been en-
tertaining their daughter, Miss Leola
Nelson, who is a trained nurse in the
city.