Milford chronicle., 1924-09-12
Harrington
Firemen to Attend Denton Parade,
Thursday, September 11th

Thursday, September lit
The regular monthly meeting {
the Harrington Fire Company wa
held last Monday evening with Chic
Potter presiding, due to Presiden
Harmstead and Vice President Van
both being absent.
Wilbert Richards made applica
tion for membership and was declar
ed elected, after the application haC
taken the proper course.
The local firemen accepted the in
VitatiOn of the Denton Fire Company
to participate in their parade which
annual carnival,
Chief Potter announced that City
Council had informed him of the in
stallation of new fire hydrant on
the corner of AIilby street. The P. r.
r. Company desiring water out to
their ash pit, connected up with the
water supply with a new four inch
main, while this was being installed
the new hydrant was placed in SER
vice. This will give the residents liv-
ing in that section additional fire
protection.
An unusual thing happened this
week, a call for the Fire Company
was made during the height of an
electrical storm, at which time the
electric current was off. It was nee
essary to call the Fire Company out
with the old engine rim alarm which
was left in place after the new siren
,,1o IN, nj Of
thing has never happened since the
organization of the company-that
the current just happened to be off
when the alarm of fire should have
been sounded.
Salisbury Men Win Close Fight for
Delegates; Bailey Loses by Vote
Senator Charles D. Murphy, Lor-
EMO T. Jones and James A. Smith
were the three successful candidates !
for delegates to the State COnven- !
tion. Mrs. Laura Sapp and S. o. Bail |
ey were the defeated ones on the |
ticket. According to prominent poll
ticians two of the delegates are con- |
sidered Salisbury men, while the
third knows no faction. Lorenzo T.
Jones, who is General Manager of
the I. D. Short Lumber Co., led the
race and polled the highest vote.
Only a small number availed them
selves of the privilege of voting. 1t
is said that S. o. Bailey was a very
anxious candidate and worked hard
to get his friends to the polls to
vote
NeWsy Notes
Miss Geneva Billings is spending
her vacation with relatives and
friends at Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Miller of Will
mington spent the weekend with
the latters mother. Mrs. Mary
Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A Hoover of
Mechanicsburg, Pa, have been re- {
cent guests of w. A. Becker near =
town.
E. S. (POp) Richards, a well known
and former base ball t
player from this section, is without (
exception the proudest man in this t
section. The stork called last week
and left him a fine baby boy. He will
be known as E. S. Richards, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Becker of Dow s
Pa, have been spending the !
past week with the formers father,
Fremont A. Becker. t
Announcement has been made that (
all the concrete has been laid on the "
rrington-Burrsville road, except a {
short distance, the approaches to y
the bridges The road will be open /
ed to traffic by the last of September \
but motorists are warned to drive Il
as shoulders will not be t
for some time.
Miss Eleanor Chapman has return e
ed to her home after spending the a
past week with Miss Mary Satter- il
ield. e
Maurice Lazarus of Philadelphia
has been a recent guest of Miss V
Nary Satterfeld. C
Miss Bertha Jamerick of Balti- g
more, Nd, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G.
v. w. Baker. 7
James L. Harmstead, Jr, of Phil a
.delphia has been spending the past
week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. n
ames L. Harmstead. Il
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Jefferson, Mil d.
on and Irving Wilson Of Heilwood,
"a, have been recent guests of Rev. 81
nd Mrs. G. A. Morris. el
Leonard Harrington and Elijah
took in the beauty page f.
mt at Atlantic City last week. c,
Mr.. and Mrs. Millard Fitzgerald
nd Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tee spent
sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Kin
amon, near Dover.
Mrs. Leeds, Mrs. Twilley and Miss F
5allie Elsey, all of Salisbury, Md, Ii
ave been recent guestsIof Rev. and "
Irs G. A. Morris. II
Mrs. ElWoOd Killen of Wilmington
as been spending the past week
nth Mrs. ]. Watson Cain. II
Life Insurance. Chas. J. Rolzmuel- I
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