Milford chronicle., 1924-10-17
Harrington
Kent County Farmer Discovers
Strange Bug

II. y. OUuDA dL5 q Bl OopOA Ouo LetA 4lASi
residing near Shawnee. According tC
Mr.. Donovan he was making an in
spection Of his orchard when he dis
covered Il number of apples with
several holes in them. A more care
full search revealed the fact that a
small bug, a little larger than a
honey bee, was doing the damage
Mr.. Donovan captured several OF
the bugs. He sent some to Harring-
ton. together with some of the dam
aged fruit, which are on exhibit at
Sharp Il Fleming drug store. Some
more of them will be sent to the
University of Delaware for inspec-
tion. Another peculiar thing about
the habits of the bug is the fact
that it does not seem to bother any
other variety of fruit. Other farmers
in this locality state they have not
seen any signs of the damage in the
OHhards
~ fire drill was held at the high
, school yesterday and according to
report of Supt. Adam the entire
student body of about 500 pupils and
the instructors were out of the
building in orderly style in one and
three-quarters minutes
Rev. w. S. Cantwen of CheswOld
preached the sermon at the Union
revival services being conducted at
the NJ. T. Church this week. His
audience fell just a few short of the
size of the Sunday night audience,
when the main auditorium and bal
cony botn were filled to capacity.
Ten converts were at the alter last
Monday evening.
Miss Mildred Saunders was Sea-
ford visitor this week.
Miss Irene Richards is the guest
of friends at Hampton, Va, this
week.
Mrs. George Beck of Denton, Md,
has been the guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Harrington
this week.
Chas Derrickson, railroad engi-
neer, has a new home about COM
pleted on Harrington avenue.
Mrs Ruth Johnson and Miss Maud
johnson, both of Hebron, Md, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. S. o. Bailey
this week.
Mrs. w. T. Chapman and Mrs. Lou
der L. Sapp have been Philadelphia
visitors this week.
Senator Charles D. Murphy has
been in New York part of this
week on business.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. E.
Church will be held at the home of
Mrs. w. w. Sharp next Tuesday ev-
ening.
Union Revival Services Closed On
Sunday Evening-W. Thomas JEFF
fersOn, Evangelist, Was a Won
derful Success
The Union revival services came
TO a close at the M. E. Church last
Sunday evening after three weeks OF
wonderful success, both financially
and spiritually. The publicity COM
mittee conceived the idea of holding
special services for both men and
women Sunday afternoon. They were
considered a great success. Rev.
Leonard White, of Wilmington, de-
livered very enlightening sermon
to the men at the M. E. Church, us
ing as his theme: Behold a Man"
At the same time the women were |
listening to another excellent SER
mon delivered by Rev. C. S. Straus-
burg. He used as his theme Better |
Folks" It had been previously an |
nounced that every effort would be
put forth by the men to have a
greater number present at their
meeting then the women. According |
to information given out the women |
had about one hundred and htty !
present while the men had about
hundred.
The Sunday evening crowd more
than filled the church for the final
service. Rev. George L. Hardesty OF
Seaford delivered the sermon.
w. Thomas Jefferson, Of Whining
ton, evangelist and solOist, who has
had charge of the music during the
entire three weeks, certainly has en-
deared himself into the hearts of the
people. He was full of pep and vim
and his added inspiration was very
noticeable in every song sung.
The death Of the infant daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Merritt occur
red early Monday morning, after
suffering several hours from burns
received by falling into tub of
boiling water, which horribly sCald-
ed the childs arms to its shoulders.
1t was so badly scalded that the skin
and meat dropped from its body. Ac-
cOrding to an interview with the
parents, the mother was busiy en-
gagged in washing clothes last Friday
morning, the child, which was just
barely able to tOOdle around came
lear the tub of water unnoticed by
is mother. The horrible screams of
he baby attracted the attention of ,
he mother, who grew hysterical '
when she was aware of the baby's 7
accident. 1t was hurried to the !
Hospital at Milford t
where its intense sufferings were
somewhat relieved. At that time {
loctors in attendance held out little {
lope for its recovery. '
Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Hanley left {
for an extended visit to
-olorado and Texas. Mr.. Hanley is
he owner of a fine farm there which I
S directly in the vein of oil pro- d
ucing wells. Tests will be made on 5
lis farm to ascertain whether it
yould be advisable to drill for oil.
Mrs. o. P. Mowbray and Mrs. Elva :
app were Philadelphia visitors last
eek.
Mrs. Maths Raughley and Mrs.
Iva Sapp are spending some time
18th Mr.. and Mrs. Gooden Sapp at
Eyanett, Ill.
Miss Doris Reynolds of Thompson,