Milford chronicle., 1916-07-07
HARRINGTON.
Biggest Celebration Ever Held.

Biggest Celebration Ever Held.
me town OF Harrington is certainl!
VI the map to stay, and the people
VINO are back of the business as vel
as the sporting interests of Harring-
toH' are men who know how to gel
results from advertising. This state
nent was proven by the results OF
week.
Fully two thousand people attended
tne horse races in the afternoon, and
they saw what they came for-real
good horse racing. The time for the
condition of the track and the weather
; was more than could be expected. Two
races were trOtted in less than 220-
one being in 2.16-and they were all
real horse races.
In the morning of the Fourth the
Kent Gun Club held a shoot on their
grounds, but the parade and other af-
Ialrs going on prevented a large at
tendance of loOkers-on. The "greas-
ed pig" chase, the climbing of the
creased pole and other stunts on the
school campus, was lots of sport for
the great crowd that looked on. In
the evening the Firemen's Carnival
attracted the crowd and the fireworks
ended day of pleasant enjoyment for
them all.
In the morning the parade and dis
play Of handsomely trimmed automo-
biles would have been a credit to any
large city. The prize awarded for
the best decorated automobile was on
ly given after the judges had consult
ed and hesitated for considerable
time, as to the merits of three of the
machines; but it was finally brought
down to a question of two, the ma
chimes owned by Mr.. Harrington and
Mr.. Sol Sapp. The vote of the COM
mittee finally awarded it to Mr.. Har-
rington on points. Fully so machines |
were in the parade, and the music was |
furnished by the Milford Cornet Band, |
under the management of Jules Rey-
bold the leader.
Little Drunkenness ON Fourth.
There was little evidence of indul-
gence of liquor by the lower class OF
Individuals fact it was remarked
that in a crowd so large there were
no cases of demOralized drunkenness.
Ten years ago there would have been
fifty drunks and a score of fights with
so large a gathering at Harrington.
with the saloons open.
Rebuilding the Milford Road.
The repairing of the Harrington
Milford road is a welcome bit of news
for the people of Harrington, and the
thought that the lower part of Kent {
County is to have a tarvia roadway
for several miles is doubly welcome i
news.
Plants Stand Badly. '
Many are complaining about the
stand of cantalOupe and also OF sweet z
potatoes. The trouble with the lat I
er is that the plants seem to have
otted off even with the ground, while b
he cantaloupe seed failed to germin-
tie. and also that the bugs have de-
troyed them to an unusual extent.
The berry market is holding up a
yell. and those who are growing the
are getting good money e
or the crop.
The weather has been unfavorable j
,r wheat threshing. but with dry c.
-eather during the next week, this F
ill be general in this part of Kent
! well as in Sussex County. P
James Myers, a crippled man who c
as worked for E. C. Reese for
umber of years, was stricken with hi
aralysis last Tuesday. 1t affected W
is face mostly.
The wedding of Miss Ethel Clark D
IN and Ernest Raughley took place m
the home of the brides sister, Mrs.
orris Adams, and after a wedding NJ
reakfast they left for a wedding trip. NJ
he groom is one of the firm of Smith by
Raughley in Harrington. -.
Miss Mary Hughes, who has con- M
acted to teach the Browns Neck al
,bool. is attending the summer Gl
hool at Newark. Miss Irene Tat OF
an. who will teach at the Coon ST
an" School, is also attending sum
er school at Newark. wi
The old NJ. E. Parsonage has been
night by Wilbur Jacobs for $4,000. tn
improvements are being made on
e building occupied by W. c.
right.
william Simpson bought one of the
rms from the estate of James Simp- Wis
n. for $4,000.
William Wooters has bought a farm en-
ar his home farm for $4,000. He
one of the progressive young fruit far
overs and farmers. an
Yrs. Anna 7. Russell recently
1ght the Russell farm" for a trife be,
sr $4,000. pal
Mrs. r. W. Ross is visiting at {
ederica. an,
m and Mrs. John Evans will leave N.
n week for LeOnardstOwn, Md. an,
Irs. Frank Hanson from Whining .
has been visiting her parents, Mr.. FIR
Mrs. Joseph Simpson, near town. Sth
Irs. Thomas Curtis has been enter Z
hing her parents from Illinois. of
irs. John Outten has been quite Do,
this week. on
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