Milford chronicle., 1922-07-28
HARRINGTON


The Kent & Sussex Fair opened here
last Tuesday for its third successive yeal
for the past two weeks the secretary
mas been exceptionally busy with the let
, ting out of concessions and making the
entries for the exhibits He had a corps
OF stengraphers under him to assist with
the work. The SuperintendentS of the diff
terent departments were very busy Mon
day arranging the exhibits Billy Clarkes
famous shows will furnish the amuse-
fment for the week. They arrived Monday
with thirty car train of equipment The
main attraction each day will he the
day. there will be thrilling auto races.
Each evening there will be shown splen-
did fireworks, and the admission to the
grounds will be Csc at night. Prize win
ners will be announced in these columns
next week.
Mrs. Chas. Hopkins is on the sick list.
At a preliminary test of the new pump
on the fire engine this week, 1st Asst.
George B. Potter made test, using so
lbs. pressure. He threw stream of wa
ter over the M. E. Church steeple, only
using about half the pressure that the
pump is able to attain.
Miss Helen Lewis of Smyrna is spend
ing a week as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs Oscar Wilson Cf George
town, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
H E.~Tee on Tuesday.
1885 by the late VIM. Shaw and occu-
pied for a number of years as a post
office and then later used by the late S.
L. Shaw who carried on a furniture bus
mess there, was sold Saturday last at
public auction. The bidding was very
spirited and finally it was struck off to
Mrs Lilly Reese Smith. Consideration
81, 140, which only shows that real eS-
tate values are soaring in Harrington.
The Misses Dorothy and lucille Tharp
have returned home after spending four
or five weeks as the guests of Mrs. Har-
ry Hudson in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hudson of Phila-
delphia are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
d. B. Tharp, during fair week.
Ernest w. Dean is confined to his home
seriously ill with Indigestion.
Miss Delema Quillen has returned home
after spending several days during the
past week in Philadelphia.
Mrs L. c. Robinson of Philadelphia was
a Harrington visitor last week.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Percy Reese and Miss
Mary Reamer of Philadelphia have been
spending several days during the past
week as the guests of Mrs. L. B. Har-
rington.
Miss Margaret Drennen has returned
home after spending a week with Mr.. and
Mrs Ernest Raughley.
Mrs. Warren Lynch has been the guest
of Mrs. j. M. Waller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Miller of Whining
ton are the guests of the latter's mo-
ther, Mrs. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Harrington and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Powell spent Sun !
day with friends at Easton, Md.
Mrs. Thos. ,Hurd is entertaining out
Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Thomson have sew
eral out -of-town friends as visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Adams We're the !
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Sanford Clifton !
Mrs. Kathryn Townsend. of Camden, N. |
J., is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |
M. T. Adams. She will spend a month !
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Stevens have been
entertaining the latter's father, ~ w.
Shin, of Mt Holly, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Smith were the
guests of friends at Rehoboth on Sunday
Mrs. Fannie Martin and daughter Jean,
of Pittsburgh, Pa, have returned home
after spending three weeks as the guests
Of her mother, Mrs. w. S. HaViland
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Satterfield spent
several days here the past week as the /
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Cahan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Smith were week.
end visitors with their respective par
ents
Miss Ann Becker of Atlantic City, N.
J., has been a recent guest of her fa-
her, F. H. Becker, near town.
John Rapalje, former resident of this
section, paid us a call this week. About
year ago he sold out his property here I
ind returned to Long Island.
Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Massey entertain I
ID number of friends from Wilmington
'ver the weekend. Among them being +
1r and Mrs. H. d. Walker and son, Mr.
md Mrs. Leslie Walker and daughter, S
Kathryn, Mr.. and Mrs E. NJ. Massey and
children. y
lome after spending some time with
riends at Wilmington. I
A number of our young folks held a | e
each party at Colchester last Sunday.
he following were among those present: / +
fr. and Mrs. Fred c. Powell, Mr.. and
Irs. Samuel Williams. Mr.. and Mrs. y
Warren Lynch, Mr.. and Mrs Preston
rice, the Misses Edith Bryan and Helen T
eckWith and the Messrs Horace Quill
n and Theodore Harrington. a
The funeral services of Mrs Emily, Il
ge Is years, who had been seriously i'll n
" some time, took place from the NJ. P.
h'Irch last Sunday with lnterlnent at i,
hollywood cemtery The deceased is sur -
ived by one son. + red, cashier of the Il
copies Bank and two daughters, Mrs.
. G. Creadick and Mrs. Vertie Cahall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry West and son and q
IT. and Mrs. D. w. Wells visited their
rother, Rev. Zack w. Wells, of Will
ington, last Sunday.
Rev. Zack w. Wells was the guest of
RS Harry West here last Sunday.
John S. Harrington of Bayonne, N. j.,
the guest of local friends this week.
Miss Mary Hastings of Hurlock, Nd,
spending this week with Miss Sarah
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Adams rendered
eir youngest daughter, Ada, birthday
lrty last week.
Charles Edward Tee, Jr., celebrated his
cond birthday last week with chicken
nner.