Milford chronicle., 1925-09-11
Harrington
Firemen Plan Elaborate Program
10 Days of Entertainment;
Parade Thursday Evening,
SeDtamber 18TH

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10 Days Of Entertainment;
Parade Thursday Evening,
September 18th
Every member of the committee il
on the job attending to the final de-
tails in arranging for the opening
date of the fourth annual Firemens
Carnival here next Wednesday. This
years affair promises to be the most
successful of any year. The pur-
chasing committee visited Middle
town last week and purchased near
ly $4,000 worth of merchandise; in
cluded in the purchase are many
new items, which will give the
friends of the firemen an opportunity
to make choice selections.
One outstanding feature of this
years affair is the loyal service be-
ing rendered by the ladies OF the M
e. Church, M. P. Church, Maccabees,
Century Club and P. o. of A. They
will have charge of the eating booth
each night of the carnival, serving
delicious dishes of chicken salad'
oysters in all styles. pie and MILK
sandwiches and coffee and ice cream
Each of the organizations have ap-
pointed their chairman and nameG
their committees and at general
committee meeting held last week
they were assigned two nights eacn'
without a doubt one Of the DlggesI
nights during the entire celebration
will be firemen's night, Thursoay
evening, September II. Plans are
eomplete for the staging OF one OF
the largest firemens parades ever
held in Harrington. Already hre
comDanies from Middletown, Clay
ton. Dover, Milford and GREENWOOD
have accepted their invitations anu
stated they would be present with
men. equipment and some bands. In
addition to these many more COM
Danies from Delaware, Maryland ana
Pennsylvania are expected. The
companies in the parade will COM
pete for four silver loving cups anu
two cash prizes. The judges nave
been selected. Another extra feature
this year will be the awarding OF d
valuable prize to the holder OF tne
Iuclv number at the close OF tne
carnival each night. To win thls
nrize the person must be present
when the drawing takes place. Ihe
local business men are cooperating
and donating the prizes 10 De gwen
swav Included among the hst OF
nrizes is a floor or bridge lamp par
rell of -four, load of WOOD hlgn
grade automobile tire ana many
other items.
The route of the fremen's parade
is as follows: Form on Reese ave
nue north on Commerce street, TO
FLEMING street to Weiner avenue
vest on Center street to Dorman
street. south on Dorman to Com
nerce street to Mechanic street ana
park fire engines.
Harrington Wins Odd came FEOm
Houston; Burgess and LegaGes'
Local Players, Star
Like Napoleon met his Waterloo.
so did Hummell, star pltcner OL
here last Wednesday al
ternoon. when he ascended the
mound to pitch the third game OF
The series between Harrington anu
Houston. The locals started rlghL al
-er him in the very first inning and
.nnexed two tallies, after that Hum
nell developed a wild streak ana
walked two straight, he was taken
mt and sent to center field. Jackson,
tar of Caesar Rodney High, finished !
he game. He walked the first man
le pitched to, before he could locate
he plate. ,. \
Anticipating a hard fought game,
much enthusiasm was manifested
nd both sides imported several !
,lavers. The Houston roster contain
Il such well known stars as COLI
on from Greenwood, Phil Marvel {
ormer coach of Laurel High, jack
on. Caesar Rodney star, Nye, form y
rIv with Eastern Shore League, :.
Vootten from Laurel. The Harrlng- !
On roster was composed mostly OF L
lembers of the high school nine Il
18th a few additions: Andrews and =
.ickards from Ridgely, Nd, and Ad- 2
ms from Philadelphia, and Dawson L
rom Wilmington. Dawson went the l,
ntire route and allowed but five Il Il
-idely scattered hits. He is said to q
E the pitching ace of the Trinity n
,am in the Wilmington Church ~
eague. M
Locates and Burgess made several D1
,nsational stops and lightning "
rows. This excellent fielding and NJ
tting contributed materially in !"
lding the game to the win column. -
The score: ~
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