Milford chronicle., 1924-06-27
Harrington
Harrington Firemen to Parade at
LeWeS

State tIremen convention, TO De
held at Lewes next week. Chief Geo.
B. Potter and vice president, r. w.
Vane, were named delegates, with
second assistant chief, H. G. Tee and
George NJ Jester as alternates.
The company then voted to take
part in the parade, with their new
piece of fire apparatus and twenty
uniformed men. A transportation
committee was appointed as follows:
H. c. Tee, George NJ. Jester and
Frank Swain. Final plans were dis
cussed for the Annual Carnival,
which will be held from July 4th to
July 18th. The company has con-
tracted for a merry-gO-rOund and
set of eight Venetian Swings.
The whole community is cooper
ating with the firemen, the ladies of
the NJ. P. Church Choir and the Cen
tury Club Ladies will be on the job
each night, both organizations will
operate a booth, in which they will
have good things to eat and quite
variety of merchandise.
Scoutmaster Cooper has offered
the services of the scouts. They will
be stationed at each booth and will
act as errand boys. Greenwood Boys
Band will furnish music for the oc-
casiOn.
There has been quite little mis-
understanding about the location of
the carnival, due to unfOunded re-
ports that it would probably be held
on the street or on the high school
grounds. It has finally been decided
to hold it on vacant lots owned BY
Mrs. N. NJ. Harrington and William
Ruze, and which are located on the
north side of the Harrington and
Milford State Highway, just east of
the Enoch POore and d. Bunting
properties.
DIR. Holmes Observes His 18th
Birthday
Dr.. J. N. Holmes, D. D., a super
anuated minister of the Maryland |
Conference, observed his 18th birth !
day at the home of his daughter, |
Mrs. George B. Potter last Sunday |
Dr. Holmes, though probably one |
of the five oldest citizens, is usual
" seen about town daily, though it
is very discernable to those who
come in contact with him, that Ee
seems to grow more feeble every
day.
AS a young man he entered the
ministry and was rated as one of
the ablest ministers in the NJ. P.
Conference He has filled the pulpit
in many of their best appointments.
III, !
he performs much missionary work
to foreign fields. He gathers TOgeth-
er thousands of used picture post
cards and then pastes several scrip
ture verses on the opposite side and
forwards them to the little children
in China and Japan. He is a Civil
War veteran and one of the remain
ing six members of Captain Carter
Post, No. 19, G. A. R. At the out
break of the war, he was too young !
to get in the service without the
consent of his parents. This he OBJ
tanned and enlisted. He carries the /;
scars from the battlefield.
At the M. P. Sunday school on
Sunday morning, the Primary De-
partment observed birthdays, by de-
posting a penny for each and every
year of age. DR.. Holmes became as t
a little child and deposited his pen f
nies while the children sang their d
song. n
He is a widower and has three
grown children. He makes his home il
with his daughter, Mrs. Lulu Holmes t.
Potter, who rendered him a birthday J
dinner on Sunday; only a few inti- il
mate friends were present.
DR.. Holmes is an honorary mem n
Der of the Harrington Fire Com V
)any, filling the position of chap S
ain for many years, receiving the
under former Chief v
2oyds. II
Many of his friends gave him
post card shower. vi
Harrington News Notes ri
A notice has been posted that all in
Jerks of the Harrington Post Office
nd the city carrier, will be obliged R
o take a civil service examination H
n July 5th. d5
A special meeting of the Harring-
on Fire Company was held on Mon ia
ay evening when final plans were s.
aid to attend the State Firemen's 81
'arade at Lewes.
Mrs. 0. c. Passmore has been an
pending the past week with Mr.. and Ii
Irs. Wilson at Wilmington. be
Senator and Mrs. o. D. Murphy
-ere Philadelphia visitors last Tues to
ay. he
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Ramsdall were
visitors last Wednes- Mi
ay and Sunday. Mi
Mrs, Reyner Salisbury of Mont Fir
Omery, Pa, has been spending the
asst week with Mrs. J. w. Cain tie
Elmer Tee spent Sunday with Mr.. ar
nd Mrs. Edward Tee at Whining an
N.
Miss Marian Jones is attending da
le National Convention of the Kap- Ell
/ Kappa Gamma College FrateTni- Ga
r, which is in session at Toronto,
anada. She will tour many inter in
iting points in Canada. Ma
Mrs. H. c. Smith is visiting Mr..
i'd Mrs. E. J. Raughley at Chester, we
De
Miss Sara Reese of Chadds Ford, ar'
l., is visiting her grandmother, If
RS. Sallie Wright. be
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Moore and -
mily and Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Mil
r were among those who spent 3
lnday at Oak Orchard. Ia
Speaking of painting the town red 4
Burton, the sign painter, has just
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