Milford chronicle., 1921-10-07
HARRINGTON

Denton VlSlIOr.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Potter have been
out of town guests.
Mrs. Jacobs recently entertained
Mrs. Daniel Vinyard.
w. w. Sharp spent the weekend
with friends in Virginia.
Mrs. Hasty Cain is entertaining
Mrs. Sullivan of Wilmington.
H. c. Smith has returned from the
hospital very much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Twilley have been re-
cent guests of Laurel friends.
Mrs. Wesley Blades has been enter
tanning friends from Wilmington.
Mrs. Maud Curtis has been re-
cent guest of out of town friends.
DR.. W. T. Chapman recently remov-
ed the tonsils of little Mary Dean.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Smith entertain
ed out of town friends last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Jones motored
to Penns Grove, N. j., last Sunday
Brintain Raughley is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Raugh-
ley.
Clarence Graham has returned home
from a business trip to Washington,
D. c.
Miss Martha Lord has been visit
ing friends in Baltimore and Wash
ingtOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Fleming spent
the weekend with her parents at
Bridgeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Dean spent a
few days with friends in Jersey City
and New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Potter entertain
ed Miss Clara Miller of Philadelphia
over the weekend.
Mrs. C. NJ. Raughley, Mrs. James
Rust, Miss Ruth Day and friends were
Harrington visitors recently.
Mrs. William Tharp has been at
tending the G. A. R. Convention which
was held in Indianapolis, Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Hastings have
returned home after spending the
weekend with friends at Hurlock, Md.
Mrs. Wilson Vinyard and daughter
of Milford, accompanied by Miss Car
oline Sharp, visited the Wild Flower
Tea House last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Adams enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Adams and
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Wilkinson of
Wilmington over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hudson of Phil
adelphia spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. D. B Tharp and family.
They motored to near Bishop Sunday
to visit Mr.. HudsOn's mother.
The Town Council met in regular
session also last Monday evening and
with representatives of the Water
Company present ways and means of
purchasing the water plant were dis
cussed.
For the first time Tag Day was in
augurated in Harrington by the fac
ulty and students of the Harrington
high school, with the result that the
neat sum of $14O.5O was realized from
their labors. This money will be US
ed toward the purchase of tennis
courts, balls and other athletic sup
plies for use of the hign school.
The Harrington Fire Company met
in regular session last Monday even
ing and had one of the largest bunch
of enthusiastic members present for
quite some time. Matters of much in
terest were discussed. One of which
was to replenish the treasury which
is very low. A committee was appoint
ed to discuss the holding of an indoor
fair or carnival as means OF getting
some money in the treasury. If any
of the committee will call upon you
for assistance be sure to come across.
All property owners should know that
by having a fire company they save
enormous sums in insurance.
The funeral of Mrs. Sadie Wyatt,
age "a years, took place last Sunday
from the Holiness Church, which was
one of her requests. Services were /
conducted by the Rev. Adams, former
" of the Harrington charge. Mrs. /
Wyatt, although in spite of her age,
was in the best of health until she
received a paralylitic stroke from
which she died She leaves seven /
children and four brothers and three
sisters, besides a host of friends to
bourn her loss. She was a well loved .
old lady by those who knew her. Her
remains were laid to rest in Holly
wood cemetery in charge of Major .
Wyatt, funeral director.
The Harrington Fire Company was .
called into service last Friday night .
at the sound of the fire alarm and .
found hey were up against a serious /
proposition. The Jones Milling Com /
pany, a large three story frame build
ing, was a mass of flames in the in !
terror, which soon burst forth after
the arrival of the firemen. A brisk !
wind was blowing but by placing men
on nearby buildings to guard against
their catching on fire, the fire was
stopped almost in it's original starting
place. The residence of George Ste
vens, adjoining the mill property,
caught fire and was badly burR~1, he
however, carried enough Insurance to
rebuild to the unburned portion. All
of his personal property was taken
from the house without much damage
being done to it.
With a brisk wind blowing and with
the exception of one good stream of
water from the engine, the fire COM
pany had nothing to fight the fire
with, so fearing that fire might spread
to several adjoining buildings, includ-
ing the chicken dressing plant, two
canneries, the ice plant and several
other dwellings, the Carlisle Fire Co.
was called for. They responded very
kindly and put down line of hose.
But after putting down their hose it
was found that our connections were
not of the same size and that they
could not couple to our connections,
therefore, they didn't go into action.
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