Milford chronicle., 1927-05-06
Harrington


hampton, N. Y, and Mrs. ID. NJ. Rhodes
of Chester. Pa, have been recent guests
of J. f. Graham and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnett Potter and J. f.
Graham spent Sunday with relatives in
New Jersey.
Mrs. William Haisch of Williamstown,
N. j., spent last week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Cain.
Mrs. w. w. Sharp, Mrs. J.. T. Jones
and Mrs. L. B. Harrington attended the
club luncheon at Middletown on Tues
day
Harrington High Loses to Milford;
Thistlewood Gets Home Run
Harrington High received a severe
drubblng at the hands of Milford High
on the local grounds here last week.
ThlStleWood allowed but seven hits
and kept them well scattered. Day, the
local twlrler seemed to have a battling
delivery as nlne visitors succumbed by
the strike out route. lie pitched C'ie of
the best games of the season, but his
team mates faltered on several occas-
ions, when miscues meant runs. Collins
who usually plays a classy game in
right field, was the chief offender. Mil
ford started right after the game in the
first inning. Tatman singled and scored
a moment later when Thistlewood con-
nected with one safely and drove it to
deep left for a home run.
With the defeat, Harrington now is
charged with three defeats and is now
eliminated from the sectional cham
pionship. The locals have three more
games on their schedule. The score was
Milford z, Harrington 4.
Harrington High Gets Revenge
The local lads got sweet revenge over
FELTON, High here last week, for the de-
feat suffered at FELTON, in the Iirst game
of the schedule.
Both teams had on their batting
clothes, each getting ten hits. Berry is
usually effective against the locals but
fhau Gnluad hiG daliNnrNy la ST week He
also issued four passes.
Lord who throws from the port side
and who aspires to lead his team
mates in the batting averages, collect
plate. Taylor is beginning to find his
batting eye. In the second inning he
crashed out a long triple.
n double, three singles and two err
for the visitors, and then they were
BANKED until the last inning when they
added their last counter
The score was Harrington 10, FELTON,
Aged Couple Celebrate Golden Wedding
tlfty years of happy married life was
celebrated Sunday ny MI ana NiFs'
Theodore Smith of TINS town. IN honor
of the event d real family gathering OF
children, grandchildren and cousins
was held Alr. ana Mrs. Smith We're
married in the FELTON, NJ. e. Church
,
members of the local NJ. +. Church,
where MIR. Smith is u basso singer IN
the choir. He is at present connected
with the State Highway Department as
an inspector on road construction. Mr..
Smith is Il years old while Mrs. Smith
is IS years. He was born in New Jer-
sey and when but a small boy his fam
lily moved to Delaware. He has been
resident of this locality for the past 62
years. Mrs. Smith is a native Della
Warean. On the happy occasion they
were greeted with many flowers, $500
purse of gold and many cards of con-
gratulations.
On their happy anniversary they were
surrounded by their children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
NJ Eberhard, Mrs. Grover Brown, Jer-
ry o. Smith, Philadelphia; Mr. and
Mrs. l. L. Smith, Lambertville, N. j.;
daughter, Miss Gertrude, and also sis
ter of Stockton, Md, cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Dare of Monroeville, n. j.,
were also present. Two sons, Harry
Smith of California and DR.. James u:
Smith, of Camden, N. j., were not
present for the occasion.
smoke and is very fond of base ball
and motion pictures. He is somewhat
an expert at checkers. Despite their
age both are hale and hearty and go
about their daily tasks cheerfully. They
are comfortably situated in modern
bungalow, with all the latest convent
ences on Harrington avenue, the gift of
their son. DR.. James D. Smith Prev
ious arrangements had been made for
their anniversary dinner at Swain's
Hotel.
Fellowship Bible Glass Organized
Under auspicious circumstances the
Fellowship Bible class composed OF
young men from Is years UP was duly
organized at the M. p. Church last
Sunday morning. Rev. H. b. Jester
was chosen as teacher with Mlllard
Fitzgerald as assistant. The other ofl-
GERS of the class and the standing com
mittee are as follows: President, Geo.
w. Swain; vice president, J. w. Green
lee; secretary, George 3. Potter; treas
urer, Fred l.. Masten; the executive
committee is composed OF the above Oh
ficers together with the teacher Mem
bership committee, Harry 9. Tee,
chairman and Wilbur E. Jacobs and
Jos. B. Fleming; social committee, j.
Is. Mitchell, chairman, and Samuel M.
Williams, Thomas Bradley; flower COM
mittee, not named. A constitution and
by laws will be drawn up in. the near
future by the executive committee and
submitted to the class for approval.
Sixteen were present as starter ana q
strong campaign will be started by the
membership committee to increase this
number to at least fifty. a race is on
between the newly. organized mems
class and a class of women also newly
OFSdIlLGu uAlNtI Tic AGelOCAo oAAlP VI -'AA -
II. u. Jester.
Harrinqton's Oldest Citizens Dies
With the death of Robert J. Donovan,
age "a years, a retired railroad man,
which occurred here early Sunday NOR
ming, Harrington loses another OF its
oldest citizens Mr.. Donovan was porn
in Sussex county, Delaware, near Rop-
bins Station and married for his first
wife, Rachel Clendaniel, who died Al
years ago. For his second wife he mar
ried Tabitha Johnson, who survives him
and is now IS years old. Mr.. Donovan
was a well known railroad man and as
sitsed in the construction of the M. ID.
& V. Railroad, working on the laying
of the rails from Milford to Georgetown.
He was well conversant with the times
when wood burning engines We're used.
He was a track laborer at Georgetown
and track foreman at Harbeson, bag
gage agent at Franklin City, Va, and
Snow Hill, Md. In his declining years
as a railroad man he was crossing
watchman at the Clark street crossing
of this town, one of the busiest cross
ingS in this town. His Watchfur eye
caused many an accident to be avoided
at this crossing. He retired from active
service fifteen years ago, and due to
his advanced age has been pretty much
of a cripple for many years though at
the last general election both he and
Mrs. Donovan were brought to the polls
in automobiles by party leaders and
both voted the Democratic ticket. Mr..
Donovan was a life long Democrat and
is reputed to be rather wealthy. In adj
ditional to his widow he is also surviv-
ed by two sons and one daughter, Mrs.
George Harris of Georgetown, Rev.
Avery Donovan of Fawn Grove, Pa,
and j. r. Donovan, chief train des-
patcher, Delaware Division, Whining
ton. Rev. Avery Donovan was also
former railroad man. He resigned his
position when ticket agent at Dover in
1861 and took up the ministry. Funeral
services were held from his late resi-
dence, corner Delaware avenue and
Liberty street, Tuesday morning at
$3.50 a. m., in charge of Rev. H. B. Jes-
ter. Interment made in the old Clendan-
iel graveyard near Ellendaie.
Fire Destroys OutbuiIdings and
Threatens Dwelling
Fire of undetermined origin, but